Author Topic: Games, games, games (Read 20407 times)

sonya · « **on:** November 18, 2009, 12:12:13 PM »

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incognito84 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 20, 2009, 07:37:30 AM »

Clever! I'm going to use some of these with my low level High School students today. Thanks a ton!

kaymac · « **Reply #2 on:** November 20, 2009, 03:31:54 PM »

your give me five game is great! my students really loved it- thanks a lot!

sonya · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2009, 11:02:03 AM »

Glad you guys enjoy it...I've been using them for years myself and don't get tired of them!

dporter · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:38:57 PM »

Love the games.

I did a similar game called Name 3 Things.

I used the attached PPT to introduce the lesson. I walk through the slides asking the class to name 2 things based on the prompt.

At first the slide has the written instructions. This is for higher level learners.

Then a image appears. This helps lower level students understand.

Then 1 example appears. This helps the lowest level students understand.

I go through the entire PPT so the students understand the exercise.

Then I let the students work in pairs to Name 3 Things using the attached game board.

jumpingjustyna · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2011, 11:06:36 AM »

I have to make my own lessons for 40 grade 3 students and today I played "Give me 5" and it worked wonderfully. The students were so focused on being the first to win. They were in groups of four and each group has one advanced student that helps with English.

I spent the whole class on this activity. Very successful. Thanks for the idea.

sonya · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2011, 09:09:58 PM »

You have a demo in the summer? Good luck!

Sonya

acekoom · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2011, 08:52:50 AM »

I believe I can utilize this game in my last mintes of my summer camp this week. My students are dying here lol

aggy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:37:03 AM »

These games would be great for my after school classes. And I like the fact that they cater to different student levels. Thanks~ ^.^

tastytom · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2012, 11:31:34 AM »

Hi there,

Just wanted to throw a quick game idea out there that another teacher taught me. This game is called "Don't Hit the Teacher." You'll need a ball with suction cups that sticks to the whiteboard. Here's how it works...

Stand in front of the white board and draw concentric circles around yourself. The farther away from you, the less points. Closer to you, more points. Let them know that if the ball hits you, it's minus a lot of points.

Have them line up at a long enough distance that they're throwing accuracy is going to be a little bit compromised. Have some sort of material ready to quiz them on and one by one, give them a question related to whatever you've been studying. If they get it right, they get one throw. Some students are going to want to get a lot of points. Some students are going to hit you by accident. Some of them are going to hit you on purpose. Either way it's going to be funny, and they're going to laugh a lot when you cover your face/groin with a book in anticipation of their throw. This is a great way to burn some time and get some review in as well.

Dewald · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2012, 12:46:54 PM »

@tastytom I'm nit sure I would like my students throwing things at me....haha. But its a good idea. Sometimes you have a few minutes to spare and its not enough to start with more wok, so these games are pretty helpful and we should look at finding more. I know teachers will appreciate it.

molany · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2012, 01:16:56 PM »

Thanks Sonya for great games ideas and PPT!

Here is a Jeopardy game that I used in my grade 1 classes.
Divide the class into 5-6 teams and give them a mini white board and marker (my school had them already so I used it alot for activities and games but if not, ask the school if they can buy them or if they can't, you can buy them in the stationary shops in Korea). They have to work as a team to come up with the answer. Give them about 20 sec to discuss and write the answer on the mini whiteboard and they have to hold it up to show me the answers. Correct answers get 1 point and for more difficult vocabulary, if they get spelling correct I gave them 2 points! Team with the most points wins the game. it's really fun and great way to check grammar and review what they learnt so far (It's a lot like a Korean quiz program, Golden Bell).

This is my first time sharing on this waygook.org. I will share more lessons that worked really well in my middle school.

Enjoy :D

Aisling :) · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2012, 02:51:06 PM »

@Tastytom, i think this game sounds great :) as long as it is something soft being thrown. The students must get a great kick out of this game and i am definitely going to try this.
Thanks :)

sonya · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2012, 07:59:45 AM »

Molany,

Jeopardy is always a great game...that are lots on here to choose from! Thanks for adding one!

For those of you who don't want/can't purchase whiteboards, here are a couple of options...

1. Use those plastic holders in binders you see everywhere and put a blank piece of paper in there... you can also put blank forms in there like the scattergories one for students to fill in.

2. Laminate a piece of paper...I use coloured paper and put a team name on it with some stickers on it or something...you can use these over and over again!

Another game I like to play to practice vocabulary is the fly swatter game. I haven't tried it with my large classes...only my small ones. I scatter the vocabulary words all over the board. Put the students into 2 teams and give the first one on each team a flyswatter. Say the word and the first student to hit the right words earns a point for their team. This game has never failed to please!

Sonya

mmerc06 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2012, 09:19:16 AM »

The Don't hit the teacher games sounds like it will be a sucess!! Im going to try it for review

jbaile · « **Reply #15 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:41:03 AM »

Hey just wanted to say thanks for this.

Saved my butt this morning for an unexpected class.

oh5sarah · « **Reply #16 on:** March 12, 2012, 11:45:36 AM »

Two truth ans a lie is also a good one :)

sonya · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:28:18 AM »

It's always nice to have something in your back pocket that doesn't rely on technology as a backup!

shnids · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:28:38 PM »

Money. This just saved my bacon in one of my low level 1st grade high school classes.

jbaile · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2012, 03:58:55 PM »

Yeah it is!

"Would You Rather" is a good game to use. If you search the site there's a PPT for it...but it really doesn't need one.

All you do is ask the students would you rather questions, for example would you rather eat only american or Korean food forever (all my kids said American!). Once they're warmed up they get really into and speak quite a lot of English, than you can get them to make up their own questions to ask the class.

Author Topic: Games, games, games (Read 20407 times)

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