I'm really grateful to whoever posted the "How Much Is It?" PPT and various review PPTs on here... My co sent it to me and I thought that it was so similar to The Price Is Right that I figured that I might as well make an accompaniment. I attached a mash-up that I made, and added a few slides to, so that we could review numbers that the kiddos had trouble identifying, like 12 and 20. For this class, we focused mainly on the numbers.
I used this video to play a "real" game of TPIR with my 4th graders:
Sure, the English is fast, so I warned them in advance- I like to call my game show classes my Real English Challenge!
I set the board up with five columns: a picture of the item, "Our Price" "Her Price" and "The Real Price". As she answered, the kids said her response, and made their own as a class (that way, it's easier to organize, and I could pick the ones that weren't gonna lose them the car
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I played it and stopped at strategic moments to explain or have my co translate (usually the "if" clauses like "If you win, you get a car!").
00:30-00:54 : I turn down the volume/skip it and ask a question like, "What can we win? Who is that?" Some of my kids knew Snoop, others wondered why a random Indian man was lounging in the car. HA.
01:00 to 01:20: "The rules are very fast, so listen well!" I ask them what they heard, after playing it twice, then I boil it down to: There are five things. How much are they?
I will add it up later.
1:20-1:44: I just let the kids call out what the things are as the announcer is talking a mile a minute. I also drew pictures on the board so we could keep it straight, and I had a few props lying around.
Just pause the video after each time Alexis answers to get the response from the kids. After that, I would repeat Drew and Snoop for the most part. "How much is the pizza?" "Who has a bird? Can you help us?"
That way, they had a baseline for their decision and could choose to agree with her or make their own answer. My class did really well, and applauded at the end when "they" won a convertible. Ah, cute ^^
Plus, the dynamic is the same for the "How Much Is It?" game, so the rules didn't need much explaining and they had a burst of confidence for when practicing the sentences. I worried that they'd be overwhelmed by the rapid blahblahblah going on in the show, but they seemed very comfortable. To each their own. I hope it's helpful, though!
If someone likes this idea but wants slower, less intimidating language, I'd suggest some of the earlier shows from the '70s. Bob's enunciation is magnificent.
