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ernie
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 Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: Outdoor Sports & ESL Ideas |
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like many others on this forum, i'll be doing winter camp in january... i've gathered a bunch of classroom material and i have lots of ideas from the last semester that i can use again...
i was thinking today that it would be great fun, some exercise, and a good way to break up the day by playing some sports in the schoolyard for an hour every day... does anyone have any ideas on how to incorporate some kind of english learning into a game like soccer or baseball?
i was thinking something along the lines of:
baseball:
- 1st base: spell a word
- 2nd base: answer a question
- 3rd base: tell me about your school
- home plate: sing a verse from a song
ultimate frisbee:
- catch the frisbee: ask a question
- run 3 steps: tell me about your dream job
are these good ideas? has anyone tried anything like this? do i even have to pretend that these activities have anything to do with english? |
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safeblad
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IMO these are terrible ideas.
maybe if you have the kids for a long time you can teach them how to play a new game ( in english ) and not pretend that it has any english value other than the explanation part. kids do need a break and some exercise every now and again.
i think you really need to ask someone what is required/acceptable at your camp tho. |
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ernie
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| i have the same kids for 4 hours straight form monday to friday... my co-teacher and principal see no problem with it... what problems do you see with these ideas? |
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safeblad
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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| ernie wrote: |
| i have the same kids for 4 hours straight form monday to friday... my co-teacher and principal see no problem with it... what problems do you see with these ideas? |
the main issue i have with them is that they would take far too much supervision to make sure that the kids do the english part (which might just get forgotten about once the blood starts flowing.) It could be possible with a few hyperactive teachers.
The english aspect of the games could also make the games a bit stop/start and kill the flow of the game. What will you do if the kid cannot answer a question?
just an opinion. for what its worth i do a lot of english camps. Ive done touch rugby with kids, which can be good if explained really well. And 'bordenball' which i think is a canadian game. There are lots of things you can do.
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ernie
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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| what's bordenball? |
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safeblad
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| ernie wrote: |
| what's bordenball? |
the way we played it it was like netball but you have to knock over a bowling pin in a circle (a hula hoop). there is a goalkeeper who cannot leave the circle.
just trying to show you there are some options for games to teach and play if its cool with your school without doing ultimate with english questions.
even with these games though you need to be a really active referee.
good luck with whatever you decide. maybe there is a good way to integrate english into an existing game. |
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