Race to the finish line in this grammar-fuelled challenge! In this fast-paced digital game, students zoom around the track by answering questions about direct and indirect speech. Each correct response pushes their car forward, helping them edge closer to the winner’s podium.

Students will be presented with a variety of sentence scenarios. For each one, they’ll decide whether the sentence is written in direct or indirect speech. This helps reinforce grammar skills by encouraging them to look closely at punctuation, reporting verbs, and sentence structure.

Let’s Race – Direct & Indirect Speech combines real-time decision-making with grammar practise. It’s perfect for building fluency in sentence-level understanding, and students will love watching their car speed ahead with every correct answer!

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify whether a sentence is written in direct or indirect speech
• ✅ Understand punctuation and structure differences between speech types
• ✅ Strengthen grammar and sentence analysis skills
• ✅ Practise language conventions in a competitive setting
• ✅ Engage with grammar learning through interactive gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students are shown a sentence and must decide if it is direct or indirect speech.
2. Correct answers make their car zoom forward on the race track.
3. Incorrect answers slow them down, giving others a chance to overtake!
4. The race continues through a series of questions.
5. The player who crosses the finish line first earns a spot on the winner’s podium.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during grammar units or revision sessions focused on reported speech.
• 💡 Great for Year 3–5 students learning how to distinguish between sentence types.
• 💡 Add to literacy rotations or Friday fun sessions to keep grammar light and engaging.
• 💡 Pair with sentence rewriting tasks for deeper consolidation after the game.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task.
• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins.
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play.

Let’s Race – Direct & Indirect Speech puts grammar into high gear, driving understanding forward one sentence at a time!