Play grammar games with ESL students to promote their own learning. Buck suggests playing whole group games, in which you take a ball and start with a verb in its full form, like To Be. Then, throw the ball to the first student. They have to say the "I" version of that verb, I am, in a sentence, before they throw the ball to the next student. The next student has to say the "he" version of the verb, "he is", in a sentence, before they throw the ball, and so on. Set a timer, and the student who is left holding the ball when the timer goes off has to sit down.

Play another type of grammar game with students to promote their ESL knowledge, suggests Buck. Have students diagram sentences on the board, and then switch groups and correct the sentences done by other students. For each mistake they find, they can earn a point, and the other group can lose a point. Count up the points at the end of five sentences, and see which team has more.