Collective Drawing Dictation

Activity 1

Age group: 6-8 year-olds

Game: Collective Drawing Dictation

Vocabulary: Free Vocabulary - chosen by the T (suggestions: Sun, coat, rectangle, bowl, sock, eye, hat, skirt, hand and cake)

Time: 15’

Material: a classroom with an E-board and some A4 sheets of paper

Interaction Pattern: T-Ss / Ss-Ss

Preparation for the game: The game is to be played in a classroom with and E-board.

 

Instructions:

1.   Separate the Ss into 4 or 5 groups with 5 Ss each in different places in the classroom

2.   Give out one sheet of paper per group

3.   Say a word at a time out loud and give the Ss some time to draw

4.   When the T finishes dictating all the words, he/she can mingle the sheets of paper among the groups so that each group doesn´t correct their own dictation

Note: The number of words can vary depending on the T´s availability.

Colouring a Rainbow

Activity 6

Age group: 3-5 year-olds

Game: Colouring a Rainbow

Vocabulary: colours (red, yellow, pink, green, orange, violet and blue)

Time: 15’

Material: website (http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/paint-it/rainbow)

Interaction Pattern: T- Ss

Preparation for the game: to be played in a classroom with an E-board with internet access.

 

 

Instructions:

1.   Revise the colours previously worked on.

2.   Help the Ss with some extra vocabulary (sky, Sun,…) What really matters in this step of the game is to have the Ss recognize the colours.

3.   Make sure all the Ss participate. If you need to play the game more than once just reset it.