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My latest lessons, following in the 'slightly despondent' mode that settles on me at this time of year are once again the same game rehashed for Grades 1, 2, and 3.  I only have a couple of classes from each grade before the exam so I wanted to make it simple. 

I've made a whole new game called 'Mystery Box' with bits stolen from elsewhere of course (credits to all).  I've incorporated all the things my students really like - the randomness of points, a one on one challenge and  the chance to batter another team into ignominious defeat. Instructions are on the first 2 slides.  The twist is, basically, that the teams choose to keep or give away the 'mystery points' before they know what's in the box.

The 'questions' themselves are simple, straight from the book revision of Lessons 3,4,5 or 6 - depend on what the co-teacher for each grade has covered though I haven't stuck too closely to that, throwing in random bits from random lessons already covered. 

Here is a ppt I put together for Grade 3 lesson 6 The river rises. The lesson is mostly about natural disasters so I made a ppt about them and there are also some youtube links at the end so the kids can watch the videos and explain what they saw/what they should do if they are even in such a situation.

I have to say your game was a huge hit and I'll definitely be using it in future lessons!  All of the elements you've incorporated were great.

My latest lessons, following in the 'slightly despondent' mode that settles on me at this time of year are once again the same game rehashed for Grades 1, 2, and 3.  I only have a couple of classes from each grade before the exam so I wanted to make it simple. 

I've made a whole new game called 'Mystery Box' with bits stolen from elsewhere of course (credits to all).  I've incorporated all the things my students really like - the randomness of points, a one on one challenge and  the chance to batter another team into ignominious defeat. Instructions are on the first 2 slides.  The twist is, basically, that the teams choose to keep or give away the 'mystery points' before they know what's in the box.

The 'questions' themselves are simple, straight from the book revision of Lessons 3,4,5 or 6 - depend on what the co-teacher for each grade has covered though I haven't stuck too closely to that, throwing in random bits from random lessons already covered.

Grade 1, Lesson 4-6 Review

I'm just playing games to help my 1st graders review for their upcoming exam. I noticed that there are several Grade 3 review games, but none for Grade 1. One reviews the phrases from the books, while the other reviews the grammar points. As usual, there are a few slides that pertain to things I've discussed with my classes (What is New York's nickname? The Big Apple) and sentences about me.

Mario reviews key phrases from chapters 4-6.
Grammar is a Simpsons Bomb Game that reviews... grammar (past simple, am/is/are, verb+ing).

Not sure if you made the Mario game, but thanks so much. I adjusted it slightly for my grade 1 kids and had an absolutely manic class playing it!

We had 1 team with 18 points, and the other teams were all on 1.5, 3.5,5 etc so they all started asking me to combine their 3 teams so they could compete with the other team. Was hilarious and it was good revision, so thanks.

Have changed the questions for my Grade 2 class, hopefully that goes well too!

Dear DevilMogun,

Freaking Awesome!!! 

Note to all...if you haven't played it yet...you gotta!  We started playing it this week with the class split up into groups and each group taking turns answering questions.  My co and I talked about this format and how teams have to wait a long time for their turn.  She suggested that all teams answer every question.  If you get it right you get 2 points.  The team who chose the question gets the box and can keep it or give it.

While we were playing, the team who had control didn't answer the question proplerly so we decided to auction off the box to the highest bidder for points.  We subtracted those points and then let the auction winner decide what to do with the box.  What a scream!

Thanks again,

Sonya

these are my books! nice!

Just try to add when you have something you think is worth sharing or after major improvements to work already on here. It's a collaboration and a lot of us have put a lot of time and effort into our work

I have a few approaches for making the dialogues more fun.

1. I mock the voices on the video, especially the nasally man that is on there occasionally. I just hold my nose whenever I repeat one of his lines. Same for anyone with a cold or who is sick.

2. I act out the scenes really dramatically. This is my most commonly used tactic. I just spruce things up by pretending the 2 characters are angry with each other, are flirting and secretly in love, are just amazed by the other person. I also like it when one character compliments another and the other replies, "yeah, I know" - I normally just casually brush my shoulder like the person is THE MAN.

3. Watch the animation during one of the listening rounds. Then when repeating, just talk like my voice is out of sync with my mouth like the animation. Normally gets a few laughs from anyone that is paying attention.

Hope that I'm not the only teacher making a fool of myself using these stupid tactics.