Games at the English lessons

Children don’t think they are learning

they think they are doing games

Alphabet�Learning the alphabet is the first step to start reading. We should play, create and move with letters.

• Air writing ( sand writing)
• Back writing
• Magic box
• Guess the letter ( Keyhole )
• Roll the dice
• Rabbit’s letter
• Ship battles
• Alphabet maze
• Clips game
• Memo game
• Tic Tac Toe
• Pass the card
• First to say Z

Reading

• Guess the sound
• Come to me, sounds
• Spy Find the letters, words

Magnifying glass

• Make the word
• Traffic light
• Row game
• Word hunt
• Sounds aquarium
• Reading and Spelling

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Flashcards

Flashcards are really handy resource to have and can be useful at every stage of the lesson. They are a great way to introduce, practice and revise vocabulary. I try to incorporate the cards into different activities. Here are simple ideas for introducing and reviewing language using flashcards.

• What's missing ( Magic Eyes)
• Guessing game ( Flash)
• Clap or stamp
• Turn around
• What's my number
• Snap (Bib Bob)
• Spoiled telephone
• Slowly Slowly
• Duel
• Flyswatter activity
• Riddles (vocabulary in a context)
• Flashcard Chain (Passing card)

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Learning a word

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Hear it Say it Read it Translate it Write it

Picture it Sing it Rhyme it Mime it Group it

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Change its context Translate it Free association

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Changing words in a sentence

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Creating stories

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Vocabulary

Slips of paper is one of the best way to deal with vocabulary. This is an available resource to every teacher in any situation. These activities have never let me down.

* We should pick one of the words and call out

(dice)

• Definition
• Synonym or opposites
• Write phonetic transcription
• Explain the meaning of the word

* Snowball or I packet my suitcase. (I’m taking a trip, and I’m going to take an apple… )

* Give me 5

* Running game ( team game)

* Four corners is a simple game can be used in any classroom with all ability levels.

* Bingo

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TPR games

1.Simon says is a great TPR activity that will get our pupils moving and learning.

2. Stand up and sit down

3. Listen Watch Imitate

4. Rubber racing

5. Hot chair

6. Which one?

7. Jumping words

8.Movement breaks (animal walks)

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TPR is used to connect English instructions with quick responses from students

Lesson plan

Every lesson needs a plan. The main reason is to know the aim of the lessons, secondly, what are

are we going to do during the lesson in order to achieve that aim. Plan helps teachers organize structure of the lesson, build its steps. As for me, it helps to own my lesson and my pupils too. My plan helps to reflect needs of my class. Each class is different and I should adapt materials.

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Topic of the lesson

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Objectives: by the end of the lesson pupils will be able to…

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Procedure

1. Greetings.

This simple interaction helps to build a rapport between a teacher and a pupil.

2. Warmer

Warmer is an activity that awakens pupils’ brain cells .A good beginning can set the tone of the lesson and get pupils relaxed.

III.Lead-in.

PPP

IV. Free practice

V. Feedback

VI. Evaluating

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Grammar

• Tree chair’s game
• I like… She (He) likes
• Paint the picture (plural)
• Who has got?
• Big circle, small circle (has got)

Star of my life

• Board race
• The panel(pupils try to write matching answers for some situations using the second conditional)
• Hide-and-seek
• Guess What I am doing?

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Speaking

• Who I am?
• Taboo
• What's my story?
• I can…( + sport )
• Uses and Abuses
• I would rather be…
• My card is… (for assessment)
• Hot seat (GUESS THE PERSON)
• Jeopardy
• Thinking hats

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A B

Farmer dress

Teacher key

Doctor glass

Cat door

Elephant bag

I would rather be …than…

hammer nail

sweet bitter

Writing

• Wizard words
• Board race
• Spoiled telephone
• Sleeping Pandas

HOTs exercises

• Writing a different endings to the story
• Writing a biography
• Debating
• Interview

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Wizard words

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1. 7 nouns
2. 6 verbs
3. 5 adjectives
4. 4 pronouns
5. 3 prepositions
6. 2 adverbs
7. 1 exclamation

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My favourite sites

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learnenglishkids.com

British council.org/kids-games

busyteachers.com

Blog de Cristina

onestopenglish.com

teachingenglish.org

flashcards.online

LearningApps.com

Quizlet

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Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats is a simple, effective parallel thinking process that helps people be more productive, focused, and mindfully involved. A powerful tool set, which once learned can be applied immediately!

Що символізує колір кожного з шести «капелюхів»

Капелюх певного кольору передбачає включення відповідного режиму мислення, якому має слідувати учень чи команда в момент аргументації своєї позиції у процесі дискусійної гри:

• Білий – фокусування уваги на інформації (аналіз відомих фактів та цифр, а також оцінка того, яких відомостей не вистачає та з яких джерел їх можна отримати).
• Жовтий – дослідження можливих успіхів, пошук переваг та оптимістичний прогноз ситуації, яка розглядається.
• Чорний – оцінка ситуації з точки зору наявності недоліків, ризиків та загроз її розвитку.
• Червоний – увага до емоцій, відчуттів та інтуїції. Не вдаючись у подробиці та міркування, на цьому етапі висловлюються всі інтуїтивні здогадки.
• Зелений – пошук альтернатив, генерація ідей, модифікація вже наявних напрацювань.
• Синій – управління процесом дискусії, підбиття підсумків і обговорення користі та ефективності методу в конкретних умовах.

Advantages of using games

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1. Games at the lesson get students interacting with English

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• USING games pupils put their knowledge into practice and push their creative thinking skills

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• They are an essential component of the learning experience

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• Games give pupils confidence and a chance to communicate in English

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