Game Fair!TYL Week 9

Agenda

• Games: Why? How?

• Fair: Group A

• Break

• Fair: Group B

• Final Words / Evaluations

Why use games in class?

They • Require effort• Motivate• Create a context for learning• Allow students to experience language• Are fun!

They’re better than drills because . . .

They • Involve emotions• Require interaction• Demand more “talk time” for individual

students• Show living communication• Help students absorb information better

How do you know if a game’s good?

If it . . . • Is entertaining/engaging• Is challenging• Is interactive• Demands a lot of “talk time”• Does this activity make students actually think?

Also, consider . ..

• Is it competitive? (Do you want it to be?)• Would students want to do the game in their own language?

Introducing Games

• Clear, simple English directions with pictures

• Sentence frames needed (“This is a ___.”)

• Social language needed?– “It’s your turn!”– “Sorry, but good try!”

• I do, we do, you do

What is the teacher doing when the students are playing?

What is the teacher doing when the students are playing?

• Walking around

• Ensuring understanding

• Keeping students on task

• Assessing – Checklist?

Think-Pair-Share

• What are some possible problems with playing games?– How can you solve these problems before they

start?

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Group A• Kohei• Molly• Rachel• Shoko• Junko• Munehiro• Kazue• Sandra• Jung• Mamiko• Chiho• Saori

Group B• Eri• Rumi• Hidemi• Ayuko• Norimasa• Sophia• Steven• Ichiro• Lilian• Tamami• Helen• Aki

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER . . .

WE’VE BEEN LEARNING ALL ABOUT TEACHING FOR THE SKILLS, SO HOW DO WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER?

A Daily Routine

Brain Breaks

• Jump-n-Spell

• Slap Count

• X and O

• Cha Cha Slide– 1st grade