Backs to the board

Most of you will know this, it is a very common and simple vocabulary game with great classroom potential. In this case, I use it to focus students' attention on new lexis. After a brainstorming session leads to a board full of words, sit a student with their back to the board and circle one of the words. Other students then describe it without saying it. The student sat with their back to the board has to guess what it is. Repeat this until three or four word remain, and move on.