This is a lesson that i came up with for summer camp. The principle asked me to do simple lessons that were also interesting (and didn't involve reading or writing). I started with the powerpoint and showed them the word they already knew (hello, goodbye, money, good, etc.) and then gave them some slang options and showed some of their usages (what's up, peace/cya, bank, etc.). I went through the ppt a until they had a decent grasp of the vocab.
I played a game where I printed out all the slides from the powerpoint twice and laid them on the floor like a board game. They had to roll the dice, proceed, naming all the slang for a given slide, etc. Standard game.
Then I showed them a couple of youtube videos of cool handshakes (baseball ones are the best). I made them line up facing each other and do a dialogue and handshake using the new vocab.
Finally with a little time left over I played a 'two lines' game that I do a lot. Two lines, I say a word (ex. what's up, ill) and they have to whisper along down the line to the front where one student draws on the board. The first done or the best done gets a point.
The next day I reviewed it by tossing a ball and having a dialogue. I haven't included the slang I used because I figure everyone has their own they want to use (and not use).
All worked pretty well and the kids love to use the slang and do the handshakes now. Anyone have anything to contribute to make this lesson better?
