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Gather several (around 6 works well) objects or possibly flashcards. If you want, you can teach the question "What is missing?" or "What is in my pocket?". Place the objects/flashcards where the students can't see them. Have one student choose an object and put it in his pocket (or just hide it if it doesn't fit in his pocket). Display the objects and have the student say "What is in my pocket?". The students now guess what is in the student's pocket.
I spy with my little eye.
One student chooses an object (they must be able to see it). Their opening statement is: "I spy with my little eye.... something green." They can say anything that describes the object they have chosen (or its location, e.g. I spy with my little eye something that is ON the table). And another player tries to guess what it is, “the spyer” can only say “yes” or “no” to the guesses. The spy provides as many clues as he (she) can. Whoever guesses correctly becomes the spy. Variations: Set a time limit that the students have to guess the object. Set a limit on how many descriptions the spy can give.
Beat The Clock
Time the students as they race to put flashcard numbers in order. Have them try again to see if they can beat their fastest time.
Charades
Divide and line up the class into two teams. The first student from each team comes to the front. The teacher whispers a word or shows a flashcard to the two students and they act it out. The first team to call out the correct word gets a point.
Clusters
Play any music and have the students walk, skip, jump, hop, etc. around the room at random. Stop the music and call out a number between 1-10. The students must quickly get together in a group or groups of that number, and the odd students must sit out until the next round.
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Conversation Relay
Line up the students in two teams and have the last student in each team tap the shoulder of the student in front and have a conversation, e.g. "What's your name?", "How are you?". Theanswering student then starts the same conversation with the student in front, and so on. When the
conversation reaches the first student he (she) must run to the back and continue the procedure. The first team to get all the students back in their original positions wins.
The Bomb
Pass a ball, object or a flashcard around a circle of students. When the timer rings, the student holding the ball must answer a question, make a sentence or say a word of the studied topic.
I've Got It
Have students sit in a circle. Give each student an item flashcard. Ask "What is it?" and elicit the vocabulary. Call out the vocabulary and have the students stand up and name the flashcard item. Repeat until all the students are standing, then continue until all the students are sitting. Go at a fast pace so the students are sitting down and standing up rapidly.
Number Touch
Call out the number and have the students find and touch them in the classroom, on posters, etc.
Bingo
Bingo can be used with any topic. Blank Bingo sheets can be used, and the students can write of draw randomly in the boxes. The winner is the first student to cross out all the numbers/letters etc. on the sheet.
Picture dictation
Give each student a piece of paper (or get them to take out their notebooks). Tell the students that you want them to draw the word that you say. Tell them they can draw the pictures anywhere on the page but do not let the person beside them see where they are drawing.
Dictate the vocabulary. For this example, I have chosen hamster, dog, cat, bear, zebra, monkey. The students draw their secret pictures and each one will be different.
Shopping
Use some plastic fruit, vegetables or corresponding flashcards. Gather the students around you and let them ask for what they want to use a dialogue such as: "Excuse me, can I have some apples?", “How many apples?” "3 apples, please.", "Here you are.", "Thank you.". Then the teacher calls back the objects from the students, "Apples, please". Then the students put the fruit back into the basket.
Simon Says
Play "Simon Says" as a review using the classroom objects, etc., or with actions. E.g. "Simon says wash your hands" = Students mime like they are washing their hands. "Touch your pencils" = Students don't move. When a student makes a mistake, he/she must sit out until the next round.
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Jeopardy
Make a jeopardy grid on the white board as follows:
| Fruit | School things | Animals | Body | |
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In teams, or individually, let the students randomly pick a category and the points to be attempted. The teacher then asks a question and (a 40-point question should be more difficult than a 10-point question) if the students get the correct answer their team name is written in that box. When all the boxes are filled the team with the most points wins.
Gestures
Use western gestures in your class. Expressions Gestures
Hello. wave
Goodbye. wave
It's cold. put arms around shoulders
It's hot. fan your face with hands
No! shake your head "no"
Come here. move your index finger
Me! touch your chest
OK. make the OK sign
I don't know. pull shoulders and hands up
Shhhh! index finger in front of the mouth
Stop. hand up, palm out
Stand up. raise your hand slightly, palm up
Sit down. lower your hand slightly, palm down
Hand/Eye Games For Younger Kids
Model the activity and have the students repeat after you.
Rolling A Ball
· Have your child sit with legs apart, and you roll the ball between the legs.
· Your child needs to try and stop the ball before it hits his tummy.
Object Relays
· The kids stand in a line and pass the ball/object to the child behind them.
· Do it overhead, then between the legs.
· Encourage the kids to use both hands together.
· Make it more fun by having a basket of objects in front of the children that have to be transferred back to the empty basket.
· You can do this in a fireman relay style, where everyone keeps their place, or have the last kid run to the front after placing the object back in the way they all gett heir turn to be in front.
