LET’S PLAY!

• Jumbled sentences • Bingo life• The fruit salad• The pools• The treasure hunt

GAMES

What?

Why?

When?

Types

WHAT ARE GAMES?They are above all enjoyable and fun.

• Games are the stuff of life in the primary classroom.

• As well as providing stimulation, variety, interest and motivation, they help to promote positive attitudes towards learning English.

• Another characteristic of games is the existence of some kind of contest.

• They can be competitive or cooperative.

• They help to develop young children’s social skills, such as listening to others, learning to follow and respect the rules, taking turns…

Types of games• Developing physical skills• Creative thinking or numeracy.• Concentraqtion and memory skills• Associating language and meaning with actions,

pictures, objects…

• Examples:• Name games• Mime and drama games,• Feely bag games• Playground games• Games for getting into pairs or groups• Muscial games• Spelling games• Word games• Team games• Revision games• Dice games• Drawing games

OUR SUPER GAMES !• Monkey monkey• Spelling shark• Pass the chocolate cake/ box• Say 3 times! • The pools• Back to back: what are you wearing?• Can we cross the river Mr. Crocodile?

Board games

• Dominoes• Puzzles• Quizzes• Memories• Guess who?

TIPS FOR PLAYING GAMES

• Go for simplicity• Make sure all the dhilcren are involved.• Make sure you know how the games works.• Give clear instructions.• Teach children interactive language for

playing the game.• Be fair and firm about enforcing rules.• Stop the game before they begin to lose

interest• Keep favourite games.

REFLECTION TIME!1. Setting up the game: were the rules goals of

the game clear to the children?2. Interaction pattern: pairs-groups-teams-whole

class3. Competitions vs cooperation: was the game

competitive or cooperative or a mixture?4. Classroom management: were you able to

manage the game positively and effectively?5. Appeal of the game: can you learn from this for

planning other activities?6. Language and learning benefits: what were the

apparent language and learning benefits of playing the game?

500 activities for primary classroom, Carol Read.Macmillan