Need fun activities for classes of 2, interm. level
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Need fun activities for classes of 2, interm. level
It's a blessing to have just 2 kids per class to focus on at the elem school that I teach at, because it's like tutoring. However, I'm so used to larger class sizes, in which we could have games with teams to spice things up! Hard to do with 2. Any ideas on intermediate level games/acticities?
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Sally Olsen
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Have you checked out the Sticky on games at the top of this forum. Lots of ideas. Also Dave's Cookbook. Most team games would work I would imagine with two players. Slap. Memory. Go Fish. These can be played with vocabulary cards.
I used to make gameboards with vocabulary. You make a path and put the vocabulary on the stones of the path or the squares in a Snakes and Ladders format and then make difficulties where they have to go back or bonuses where they can jump ahead. More advanced students can make sentences with each word or find a synonym or antonym. For advanced students they had to make a story as they went using the vocabulary.
I used to make gameboards with vocabulary. You make a path and put the vocabulary on the stones of the path or the squares in a Snakes and Ladders format and then make difficulties where they have to go back or bonuses where they can jump ahead. More advanced students can make sentences with each word or find a synonym or antonym. For advanced students they had to make a story as they went using the vocabulary.
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It can be tough to have just two. Sometimes too much quietness is bad! I would have the students play games like concentration, hangman or pictionary to work on vocabulary. For readings you can have the students match questions from the passage to the answers you put on index cards. To work on pronunciation you can have one student read while making intentional errors while the other listens and points out the errors. Good luck!
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shelleyvernon
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Fun plays and skits
Hello there Dianea,
These plays and skits should be ideal for your elementary school pupils.
They are written for any number of "actors", from one to about a top recommended number of 15 kids.
You can take a role as well. The scripts are basic but easily jazzed up to be more intermediate, and some of them are already done for you at two levels.
Try out the free one on the plays page - I'm sure your kids will love doing it, especially if you put the skit on to parents, or even at the school assembly, this kind of thing is really motivating for kids and they love being at the center of attention.
If you happen to have super shy children the skits will help bring them out, and if the performance idea is too much for them, video them yourself and let them watch it, they should enjoy that.
Here's the link for the plays and skits and also the free one:
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/eslplays.htm
Shelley
PS Prepare for the skit through games - I have a book of games for one to one, and all those are usable with two children too - check out the video to see if you think this would help also:
http://www.homeenglishteacher.com
These plays and skits should be ideal for your elementary school pupils.
They are written for any number of "actors", from one to about a top recommended number of 15 kids.
You can take a role as well. The scripts are basic but easily jazzed up to be more intermediate, and some of them are already done for you at two levels.
Try out the free one on the plays page - I'm sure your kids will love doing it, especially if you put the skit on to parents, or even at the school assembly, this kind of thing is really motivating for kids and they love being at the center of attention.
If you happen to have super shy children the skits will help bring them out, and if the performance idea is too much for them, video them yourself and let them watch it, they should enjoy that.
Here's the link for the plays and skits and also the free one:
http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/eslplays.htm
Shelley
PS Prepare for the skit through games - I have a book of games for one to one, and all those are usable with two children too - check out the video to see if you think this would help also:
http://www.homeenglishteacher.com
I'm a big fan of note cards and pair work crosswords (once in a while).
Another thing you can do from time to time is keep a running stack of the vocab they use in the lessons. Keep this during the semester and once a week you can do a vocab review game.
One more thing I like is do is have a 1 minute debate where you choose what side each person takes, and the winner is the one with the better argument. I give them a few seconds to prepare. This works great if they get along well.
e.g. Which is better
boys vs girls
mobile phone vs computer
super strength vs super speed
Another thing you can do from time to time is keep a running stack of the vocab they use in the lessons. Keep this during the semester and once a week you can do a vocab review game.
One more thing I like is do is have a 1 minute debate where you choose what side each person takes, and the winner is the one with the better argument. I give them a few seconds to prepare. This works great if they get along well.
e.g. Which is better
boys vs girls
mobile phone vs computer
super strength vs super speed