The students love this idiom activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the idiom catchphrase and then explain what it means. They have 22 to complete! There is also a fun activity on ten international idioms where the students discuss what they mean.
Simile/Metaphor quiz based on the TV show ‘Catchphrase’. The students love it!
The students decipher the catchphrase
the students decide whether it is a simile or a metaphor.
Idiom Catchphrase available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/idiom-catchphrase-12057026
The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the TV catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete! I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.
A fun introduction to Shakespeare's language for KS3. I've used this with Y7 but older year groups could enjoy. There is a quiz, then the catchphrase activity.
The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the movie catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete! I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.
A really fun starter! Students have to guess MOVIE & SERIES based on the images on the board. Two separate PowerPoints. Over 35 films/series to guess. The students absolutely love it.
Some other TES contributors also present in the catchphrase but alot of my own. Over 40 catchphrases (say what you see) within the powerpoint. Ideal starter for all abilities and ages. KS3 primarily designed for but KS4 could also use.
A game aimed at KS3/4 students studying Macbeth.
Each page has questions behind the numbers about a certain character within Macbeth.
Great for revision.
Ideal for English GCSE or Functional Skills.
This is a Power Point with four catchphrase boards. Each board has the answer slide covered by nine squares. The learners choose a square and answer the question to remove the square, revealing part of the answer slide. The winner is the learner who guesses the catchphrase on the answer slide.
It is an enjoyable and fun game for a class.
This game cannot be played during a slide show.
*Please remember not to 'save changes' when you have moved all the squares.
Great for helping students learn and remember 28 quotations in a fun and interactive way using the Catchphrase game format. Each slide has a clue for a quotation for students to guess. Bonus points can be given for identifying who said the quotation and when they said it.
Can be played individually or in teams.
Quotations are in chronological order, so it can be used as starter or plenary activities whilst reading the play. A great revision tool with extension activities based around the quotations. Also ideal for cover lessons.
Two separate PowerPoints. The students love this activity based on the TV game show ‘Catchphrase.’ The students have to guess the movie and TV catchphrases / puzzles. They have 12 to complete on both activities. I have included the PowerPoint and the cut-out sheet.
A collection of 10 starter activities designed to recap student knowledge. Each time a student gets an answer correct, they have the opportunity to guess the catchphrase. Comes with a teacher document which records all the answers and the catchphrase. An editable resource which makes learning fun.
A fun and competitive review/plenary activity to check student understanding of the novel's themes and ideas. Students reveal an image one piece at a time. They need to identify the image and then explain why it is relevant to Lord of the Flies. There are suggested extension questions attached to each slide.
Catchphrase PPT Game
Here is a nice, simple fun activity for ESL/English learners, especially younger ones.
Students have to identify the images and put them together to make a word. This is very similar to the UK TV Show Catchphrase.
Students can either answer verbally, write them down on whiteboards, or on paper.
A nice time filler for 10-15 minutes at the start of a lesson.
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Based on the TV quiz game but using squares instead of hexagonal shapes.
Using knowledge and strategy learners have to plot a route across the grid, side to side or top to bottom.
The original activity can be found at https://learnanytime-mycreations.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog-post.html
A picture catalogue of all my resources can be found at : https://learnanytime-practising.blogspot.com
The download text file is the html coding for the activity.
All of my activities are created on an Acer Chromebook in a series of Posts in a Google Blog
So, if you have a blog, or want to create one to try this concept out, simply copy and paste the text as a NEW POST and PUBLISH.
The activities are meant to be fun, flexible and differentiated.
They are meant to develop transferable skills and be cross curricular.
As a result they hopefully reinforce small chunks of information and give a better understanding of a topic.
Most of the activities are aimed at UK National Curriculum KS1 and KS2.
If you have any ideas please contact me at :** learnanytime@gmail.com**
Based on the TV quiz game but using squares instead of hexagonal shapes.
Using knowledge and strategy learners have to plot a route across the grid, side to side or top to bottom.
The original activity can be found at https://learnanytime-mycreations.blogspot.com/2025/10/an-index-of-free-educational-online_5.html
A picture catalogue of all my resources can be found at : https://learnanytime-practising.blogspot.com
The download text file is the html coding for the activity.
All of my activities are created on an Acer Chromebook in a series of Posts in a Google Blog
So, if you have a blog, or want to create one to try this concept out, simply copy and paste the text as a NEW POST and PUBLISH.
The activities are meant to be fun, flexible and differentiated.
They are meant to develop transferable skills and be cross curricular.
As a result they hopefully reinforce small chunks of information and give a better understanding of a topic.
Most of the activities are aimed at UK National Curriculum KS1 and KS2.
If you have any ideas please contact me at : learnanytime@gmail.com