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[Howler Monkey]

One of my most difficult classes consists of 3 year olds.

Any game ideas?

I need something simple, quick moving, and that hits basic language points effectively. Failing hitting the language point effectively it should at least keep them entertained and from screaming at the top of their lungs.

Normally they are a joy to work with, lately they've been a real pain in my keister.

Need to switch up my material some is my guess.

[Linda868]

What are they learning?

For my kids when they are reviewing ABC's, I made laminated alphabet flashcards. I then stick them onto the floor (not in order). I then use this to play alphabet twister, singing ABC's while jumping onto the correct card( and timing the kids). Although mine are a few years older than yours. But you can make them do more difficult things like jump hop on one foot, etc.

Action race is always good as well and it can be combined with things like numbers if they can count in English.

[HollyLove]

[HollyLove]

[Linda868]

Oh sorry! I have a class of 6 students. You can look on genkienglish.com. They have some great ideas for larger classes. Good luck.

[mimi belle]

Games with songs.

Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes
The Hokey Pokey
Good for learning body parts and letting the kids have a chance to wiggle and move.

Maybe Barney or Sesame Street?

If you search on youtube, you should see these and more.

[Louis VI]

peek-a-boo?

but seriously: duck-duck-goose

[Howler Monkey]

Uggh.. I've had one of those impossibly long days. I taught my young learner classes this morning and felt like I was half dying. The heat in my classroom about overwhelmed me.

Note to self, loose weight ASAP.

Note to self, pry AC remote out of the cold dead hands of my coteacher.

Anyhow, after a long afternoon of curriculum design, routine paperwork, visa assistance to a new incoming teacher, and my favorite... rewriting all the mid-term exams that were thrown together by the clowns at the main office.

Or it could have been monkey's who threw them together.. hard to tell really..

End result.. I look back on my day and I recognize that the young ones by far are the easiest part. Now If I could just get them to behave.

Cattle prod maybe?

[curiousaboutkorea]

Korean 3 or Western 3?

[northway]

[Waluigi]

Mr wolf is a great one that they love. have them chant the vocab as they step towards the 'wolf' with his back turned (you)... then turn around and growl and they'll all run laughing and screaming, they love it.

Also 'find the flashcard' is good for drilling vocab. Make them all close their eyes then hide the flashcard somewhere in the room. First to find it and repeat the word gets a sticker or equivalent.... then when it's found, hold it up and have them all chant the word.

[ESL Milk "Everyday]

I've done Mr. Wolf too... they really like it! I've also done some pretty dumb stuff like playing 10 Little Indians and counting as they walk through a hula hoop.

Another game I used for kindergartens (some had just turned 4):

Get some of those magnetic letters from the dollar store, then grab a beating stick and tie a shoelace or something to the end. Tape or tie a magnet to the other end... then put a hula hoop on the floor and put the letters inside. Then they have to 'fish' out the letters one by one and tell you what they are.

I also played BINGO with just letters as opposed to words.... again, drawing the magnetic letters from a bag.

I also bought one of those 2000 won Jenga games and used a marker to write letters on the sides of the blocks. It was just like Bingo except they would build a tower... and I guess whoever had the tallest tower won, but if it fell over, they would lose (and they always knocked it over ). Actually, the game didn't make very much sense but they liked building the towers.

Seriously, magnetic letters are the best.

Also, I played this game with 4 year olds:

Get one or two of those sleeping masks from the store... blindfolds are always good for games!

Then just grab a flashcard and walk around the room (or stand still if they're really young), and repeat whatever word or letter it is. And they have to find their way to you without being able to see! Maybe give them a time limit too.

I also did lots of arts and crafts stuff... collages are pretty easy. All they have to do is color, cut and glue. You can do letters and just do a google image search of coloring pages of things that begin with those letters.

I especially like the crafts and stuff because it kind of gives you a break from the limelight and being 'on'... the kids are busy with their projects and all you have to do is help... which can also be hard, but it's always a nice change.