write two language games for teaching Englishin class 2
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1. Where are you?
This one makes for a noisy few minutes, but it’s worth it! This game provides the kids with lots of opportunities to practice listening and speaking in the target language.
Create groups with three or four members and assign them a specific word or phrase. If you have a smaller class, or if you just want students to take longer to finish the game, consider having pairs instead. (The smaller the groups, the longer the game. You’ll soon discover why.)
The assigned word or phrase will be the group’s cattle call. They’ll bellow out those words or phrases as soon as the game starts.
Why? Oh, because the students will be blindfolded and mixed with other groups. The goal is to find all their members as quickly as possible.
At the sound of a whistle, everyone tries to locate their group by calling out to them using their cattle call. And these target words or phrases could be anything. For example, in a Spanish class, you can use greetings: “¡Buenos días!” (Good morning!), “¡Adios!” (Bye!) or “¿Cómo estás?” (How are you?). You can also use Spanish colors, days of the week, numbers, etc.
The words don’t even have to belong to the same category or topic. The important thing is that your students are actually walking and talking in the target language. They’re also honing their ears while listening for it.
Instruct the class to raise their hands if they think they’ve rounded up every last member of their team. The first one to do this wins!
You can have several rounds of the game and assign different words for the groups each time. That’ll give the kids more time to practice more words.
You can play this inside the classroom or outdoors. Just make sure to clear the area from objects that may cause kids to stumble. Also, be on the lookout for “strays,” or kids who venture too far from herd.
This is a fun game that’ll easily become your students’ favorite.
2. The boat is sinking (with a twist)
We all know this classic. The teacher cries, “The boat is sinking! The boat is sinking! Group yourselves into three!” The kids then scamper and assemble themselves accordingly. Students who fail to find a huddle with the appropriate number of members are then sent packing. This is repeated until the two last remaining souls on-board are declared winners.
The twist comes with the creativity of the grouping instructions. It’s not just about numbers. Groups can be formed by gender, shirt color, letters in students’ first names, etc. It all depends on your target vocabulary. You can even transition into a TPR-style (Total Physical Response) activity and encourage your kids to get moving by, for example, saying, “The boat is sinking! The boat is sinking! Everybody, jump three times!”
This game can be used to have restless kids up and about. It also allows you to have a comprehension check to see whether your wards have understood specific instructions barked in the target language. So for beginners, use simple, plain instructions.
This one makes for a noisy few minutes, but it’s worth it! This game provides the kids with lots of opportunities to practice listening and speaking in the target language.
Create groups with three or four members and assign them a specific word or phrase. If you have a smaller class, or if you just want students to take longer to finish the game, consider having pairs instead. (The smaller the groups, the longer the game. You’ll soon discover why.)
The assigned word or phrase will be the group’s cattle call. They’ll bellow out those words or phrases as soon as the game starts.
Why? Oh, because the students will be blindfolded and mixed with other groups. The goal is to find all their members as quickly as possible.
At the sound of a whistle, everyone tries to locate their group by calling out to them using their cattle call. And these target words or phrases could be anything. For example, in a Spanish class, you can use greetings: “¡Buenos días!” (Good morning!), “¡Adios!” (Bye!) or “¿Cómo estás?” (How are you?). You can also use Spanish colors, days of the week, numbers, etc.
The words don’t even have to belong to the same category or topic. The important thing is that your students are actually walking and talking in the target language. They’re also honing their ears while listening for it.
Instruct the class to raise their hands if they think they’ve rounded up every last member of their team. The first one to do this wins!
You can have several rounds of the game and assign different words for the groups each time. That’ll give the kids more time to practice more words.
You can play this inside the classroom or outdoors. Just make sure to clear the area from objects that may cause kids to stumble. Also, be on the lookout for “strays,” or kids who venture too far from herd.
This is a fun game that’ll easily become your students’ favorite.
2. The boat is sinking (with a twist)
We all know this classic. The teacher cries, “The boat is sinking! The boat is sinking! Group yourselves into three!” The kids then scamper and assemble themselves accordingly. Students who fail to find a huddle with the appropriate number of members are then sent packing. This is repeated until the two last remaining souls on-board are declared winners.
The twist comes with the creativity of the grouping instructions. It’s not just about numbers. Groups can be formed by gender, shirt color, letters in students’ first names, etc. It all depends on your target vocabulary. You can even transition into a TPR-style (Total Physical Response) activity and encourage your kids to get moving by, for example, saying, “The boat is sinking! The boat is sinking! Everybody, jump three times!”
This game can be used to have restless kids up and about. It also allows you to have a comprehension check to see whether your wards have understood specific instructions barked in the target language. So for beginners, use simple, plain instructions.
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