Word Association

Arrange students in a circle.  First student thinks of a word, which can be tailored to suit the lesson (e.g. adjective, verb, noun) or else just kept open.  The next student must think of a word which is related to the first one in some way.  For example:  Sun - Rain - Umbrella - Carry - Bag - Books... etc.

The teacher must decide if the link is strong enough.  Students are eliminated when they can't think of an example, hesitate for too long, or repeat a word that's already been used.

This is a nice little warmer to get the students' brains in gear!