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[crazy_arcade]

Hey all,

A couple of my grade 2 middle school classes are way ahead of the others (due to class cancellations) and I don't want them getting too far ahead. I'm pretty bogged down paperwork and open-classes at the moment so I don't have much time to search and prepare something.

Anyone got any good ideas/activities for a 45 minute filler class?

Cheers.

[kat2]

You could create a couple of battleship game boards on word. All you have to do is make a table. Put 5-10 names down the left side and 5-10 verbs on the top. They have to make a sentence to ask about the spot.
YOu can really do it with any vocab/gramar structure. mes-english.com has a good template.
http://www.mes-english.com/games/bombsaway.php
In 45 minutes, they would probably have time to do it twice after you took the time to explain it to them. Minimal prep, just copying basically.

[Fishead soup]

If you have a computer monitor that works and a good internet connection try Grammar rock on Youtube.

[Atavistic]

BOMB GAME! Damn, my kids love it. Choose something to review and review it.

Hold on, let me find the post where I described it...

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=101477&start=23

You will have to make the paper with points/bombs on it, but that's really it.

NO, I haven't played it with middle schoolers, but I've played it with 3rd through 6th graders and they ALL liked it. ALL of them were equally enthusiastic about it. I think it'd work.

[Loza]

http://www.esnips.com/user/gepikteacher

check this site for great powerpoint bombs away game, my kids LOVE it.

this site is a treasure trove of good stuff. i love the new songs written to replace the elementary text songs for 5th and 6th grade. thanks to simon and rob.

[ddeubel]

What a coincidence, I just made a post about battleship. A game I've promoted for quite awhile.....

See here and come and join the conversation with us about teaching and the classroom. Lots of resources, lots of ideas.

http://eflclassroom.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=826870%3ATopic%3A10395

DD

[icnelly]

[quote="Atavistic"]BOMB GAME! Damn, my kids love it. Choose something to review and review it.

Hold on, let me find the post where I described it...

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=101477&start=23

You will have to make the paper with points/bombs on it, but that's really it.

NO, I haven't played it with middle schoolers, but I've played it with 3rd through 6th graders and they ALL liked it. ALL of them were equally enthusiastic about it. I think it'd work.[/quote]

I've got a .zip file with some pictures/templates/etc for making a big board bomb game on one of those big green felt boards:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/e02223d3-5a3c-4df5-b5df-4d3cda0b3673/The-Bomb-Game

The .ppt one on Rob's site is great too!

Don't underestimate the Big Wheel .ppt when used with some authentic Korean material: I did it for "Who's this?" --> The kids loved it.