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Individual games, in pairs, in groups and in teams against each other, against the teacher and against the game itselfthere are speaking games, reading games and writing gamesgames inside or outside the classroom, Total Physical Response Games (TPR), word games, guessing gamesBoard games, card games, games based on drawing, musical games
Total Physical Response
It is based on the idea of giving a comprehensible input (Krashen, 1982) through commands which
the student responds to with physical actions rather than verbal
phrases.
Songs
Songs can help reinforce language, consolidate lexicon and structures, favor practicing listening abilities and teaching sounds and rhythm , as well as offer an introduction to
the traditions and folklore of a foreign language.
Rhymes and chants
The characteristics of repetition and the presence of actions favor the weaker
students or those with learning difficulties; these activities are less
discriminating for the weaker students, respect the different learning styles,
encourage the positive dynamics of the group and cooperative learning, since the students must work together in the
production phases.
Storytelling
It plays a role of primary importance both in children’s educational process
and in the early teaching of English as a foreign language.
It plays a central role in the growth and education of children, for it is a
motivating and fun activity in addition to being a socially shared exercise
It stimulates a positive attitude towards the foreign language It stimulates fantasy
Puppets and visual aids
Puppets, images and gestures are very important for making the storytelling
activities efficient, especially when the children begin studying a foreign
language at an early age. The children remember the words as
though they were images
Bibliography
“Learning activities close to the children’s world: games, songs, stories and drama”
By Glenn Alessi and Patricia Taylor – Scientific Coordination by
Marina Bondi INDIRE
