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[stumptown]

Great ideas, great thread. I'll write some of the vocabulary from a lesson just studied on a piece of paper and divide the kids up into teams. Then, I put the paper in the back of the classroom. The kids start by touching the wall at the opposite end by the blackboard. I yell out a number and the kids have to run to the paper, look, and then run back and write the words. It's interesting because you can change it and use shapes and number sequences and notice the difference between the kids' recognition skills. I'll use even/odd number sequences and there'll be kids who have to look at it only once.

[OiGirl]

[Universalis]

I forgot where I found it, but I've had a lot of success with a game I call Preference Bingo.

To start, write the pattern "What do you prefer, [blank] or [blank]?" on the board, along with the correct response. Then, pass out 5X5 bingo boards (with the middle square a "free" one) to each player. Then, go down a prepared list, asking for preferences. For example:

What do you prefer, McDonalds or Burger King?
Who do you prefer, Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt?
What do you prefer, dogs or cats?

After each question, the students are to write down their answer anywhere
on their board, until it's totally full after the 24th question.

Then, the next phase of the game begins. Go around the room asking individual students their preferences, and have them compare the two choices. For example, "I prefer Burger King because their burgers taste better." Or "I prefer Brad Pitt, because he's more handsome than Tom Cruise." Every student who shares the same answer gets to X out their space and the first student to get 5 in a row wins.

It's fun, and get practice for comparatives.

Brian

[Ya-ta Boy]

"Bump" because this is a great thread.

I really like the Preference Bingo idea.