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Post by con's fly is open on Mar 22, 2006 17:58:42 GMT 7
Chanting, TPR and other repetitive crap are essential with kindies: they don't learn, they just absorb. And that works via repetition. It also has a place with older students- a far lower place. Ideally, a class size is small enough that you can make them all say it seperately.
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Post by Stil on Mar 28, 2006 8:25:51 GMT 7
A very simple filler game I sometimes use at the end of classes. This is senior middle. I have 60+ in every class and no room to move around.
Divide the class into 2 teams. Let them name them (they like that) Give them a situation. ex. A large paper company is moving into a small town. One team is 'For' the other 'Against' having the company. Teams take turns giving a reason. Each student may only speak once for their team and one reason only (large class sizes) A better student can help a weaker one with what to say. each team has 30 seconds to speak(close to the end of class I shorten to 15) Pause the game at anytime to correct mistakes and give new info. ex. If someone says it will make too much noise - teach them the term noise pollution. points for the idea, speaking in full sentences, the grammar etc. In some classes I give an extra point if the speaker is a boy. No writing! If a student is caught even holding a pen or pencil, their team loses a point. (when they help each other I don't want them reading)
This game is easily modified. ie make one team past tense, the other future and have them come up with sentences on travelling. It always has something to do with what was taught that period. Many of the slackers now pay attention to class so that they can do better in the game.
I often cheat the points to keep the game close. I give points for any reason i feel like. ex you are very handsome today - extra point. Your voice is very clear - extra point. answered early - extra point. A team that may be far behind can catch up. If a student uses a word I just taught them they get an exrta point etc. full and complex sentences are always rewarded well even if the grammar is a little off.
I have a trophy for each class that the winning team keeps until the next time the game is played. Sometimes i give a prize (candies, pens etc) sometimes not.
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Post by Ruth on Mar 28, 2006 11:56:12 GMT 7
Thanks, Stil. My classes are senior middle and over 80. I think I can use your idea. It's always a challenge to come up with ways to make these kids talk.
Last week I used an alliteration exercise downloaded from Bogglesworld (I think). Many mothers making ______. I put a different phrase on the board in front of each row and challenged them to come up with as many words for the blank as they could. I wrote their suggestions under the blank and then we read each example together as quasi tongue twisters. It was fun and killed about 15 minutes of class time.
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Post by acjade on Mar 28, 2006 17:41:58 GMT 7
We played 'Blind Man's Bluff' today.
The blind man when he finds someone has to describe them.
EG. Long hair/ short hair
Tall/ short.
Wears glasses.
Has a toggle in her hair.
Puts gel in his hair to make it spikey.
Good for drumming in the gender pronouns, too. She has long hair. etc.
We played it outside on the basketball court and then we played the Chinese version of Tag.
If the chaser gets ominously close to you cross your arms and count 1,2,3,4, SAFE.
You get language like... save me, unfreeze me, help me, I'm stuck. etc.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Mar 29, 2006 0:04:30 GMT 7
We had debates for my Oral English class today - Chinese style. One class on the death penalty, and the second class on euthanasia. While they debated I noted the words they had difficulty saying (irreversible, rehabilitation, compensation etc) and then at the end of the lesson we practised these. Tonight's debating team practice was "This house rejects the Chinese way of life". They defined "Chinese way of life" as the 1 child policy. Had some good arguments on both sides. The previous practice session was "Teachers salaries should be based on students academic performance".
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