The games we used to play

As a child we played hundreds of interactive games which gave us hours of enjoyment; talking papers, bingo, battleships, to name but a few. In this session we look at how these games can be used in the primary classroom to promote speaking and writing skills whilst children have fun as they learn.

As we move through the session, please consider the following:

Aim of activity e.g. recognition or production of

language Age range suitability Alternative ways in which you can

exploit the activity. Please share your thoughts with a

partner at the end of each activity. Thank you!

Games are….

E _ _ a _ i _ _ (8) N _ _ s y or q _ _ _ t (10) G r _ _ t f _ n (8) L _ _ _ _ _ r s _ _ _ e f _ _ _ _ _ _ y (20) I _ _ e _ a _ _ i _ e (11) S _ r _ c _ u _ e _ (10) _ _ _ h l y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l e (15)

Games are….

E n g a g i n g N o i s y or q u i e t G r e a t f u n L e a r n e r S t y l e F r i e n d l y I n t e r a c t i v e S t r u c t u r e d H i g h l y m e m o r a b l e

Talking papers Clear demonstrations needed with

game language highlighted Be aware of the level of motor

skills development Can be used for any type of

question forms Written and oral productive skills

practice

Battleships www.activityvillage.co.uk

Battleships

A E I O U Y

G

1 2

J 4 1 1

C 2 3 2

K 3 3

B 5 4

V 2 1 1

BINGO

cat dog hamster fish snake rabbit frog bird mouse sheep pig chicken spider etc

big bedroom small bedroom

bathroom

lounge kitchen study

Wordsearch numbers

70 45 66 32 20

11 80 39 22 90

19 50

Categories.

Version One – brainstorming game:

In teams students call out (or write down) as many animals / food items / pieces of clothing / shops, etc as they can think of.

You can use a stopwatch to add to the excitement.

They either get points for all their items, or for those which are different to the other teams.

Good for checking understanding of lexical sets and oral / written production

. Categories

Version Two - Alphabet race game

Played as a team game, students in a race to complete their rows

Either teacher led, or teams then play against each other

Great revision game, and for pronunciation and spelling

ANIMAL HOBBY PLACE PEOPLE VERB

b

m

h

Put the foodstuff into 4 categories

meat peach tea cheese chicken crisps milk biscuit potato grapes cake bacon egg bread lettuce pepper

Odd one out

teacher sausage purse bikini hockey

meat peach tea cheese /i:/

chicken crisps milk biscuit /I/

potato grapes cake bacon /eI/

egg bread lettuce pepper /e/

Chants and rhymes Stand up! Sit down! Walk! Stop! Turn around! Touch your head, Touch your shoulders, Touch your knees, Touch your toes, Touch your eyes, Touch your ears, Touch your mouth, Touch your nose.song....heads, shoulders, knees and toes... Hands in the air, Clap your hands, Point at the door, Sit on the floor, Sit on your chair, Touch your hair, Point at Claire, Point in the air, SUPERMAN!!! Jump up and down, Turn around, around, SSHHH, don’t make a sound, Goodnight....go to sleep...WAKE UP!

Useful webpages

www.activityvillage.co.uk www.storyit.com www.triptico.co.uk (use the old

version of word magnets)