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Games for Teaching English to Young Learners
For young learners, games mean the
world to them which means that there is nothing more fun than playing game as
their characteristics which are energetic (Harmer:2001).
a. Board Race
This game is suitable for young learners especially for elementary school students. This game is usually used as warming up to know the students’ vocabulary mastery. In this game, teacher divide learners into two groups. They are to categorize let say wild and tame animals. Then, they write the words on the board alternately. Moreover it can be used to know the grammar mastery of the learners. Teacher prepares sentences with different colors and breaks the sentences into several words. They are to arrange the sentence correctly. This game is loved by students because they have to draw the word they find. This game is also used to know the learners vocabulary mastery.
b. Pictionary
This game is loved by students because they have to draw the word they find. This game is also used to know the learners vocabulary mastery.
Here are the steps to do pictionary game : Before the class starts, prepare several words written on a card and put them in bag or fishbowl; then split the class into two teams. Then, draw line down in the middle of the board; Give each team a pen or marker and ask them to choose one word from the bag; let the the learner from each team to draw the word as a picture on the board and encourage their teammates to guess the word.
c. Treasure Hunt
This game can be used to teach listening, reading and writing. Here are the steps to play with treasure hunt. Teacher prepares the text and the questions. Then put the answers somewhere that students have to find; learners are divided into two or three groups; each team are given the text and questions; then ask them to find the answers and stick the answers on the paper. This game can also be used to evaluate the students’ writing ability by using jumbled paragraphs or words. Then they have to find the paragaraphs and arrange the paragraphs into correct order.
d. Creative Chair
This game is used to teach speaking. The steps of this game are, as follows.
Ask the students to place their chairs in a circle. Give one sheet paper and a pen or pencil and color pencils to each student. Use as many different colours as possible. Ask them to write their names on the back of their piece of paper. Then, tell them to sit on their chairs and to draw anything they like on the piece of paper; tell the students that when they hear music, they have to start dancing around the chairs; when the music stops, the children should stop and stand behind the nearest chair and draw another picture on the paper on the chair they are standing behind.
a. Board Race
This game is suitable for young learners especially for elementary school students. This game is usually used as warming up to know the students’ vocabulary mastery. In this game, teacher divide learners into two groups. They are to categorize let say wild and tame animals. Then, they write the words on the board alternately. Moreover it can be used to know the grammar mastery of the learners. Teacher prepares sentences with different colors and breaks the sentences into several words. They are to arrange the sentence correctly. This game is loved by students because they have to draw the word they find. This game is also used to know the learners vocabulary mastery.
b. Pictionary
This game is loved by students because they have to draw the word they find. This game is also used to know the learners vocabulary mastery.
Here are the steps to do pictionary game : Before the class starts, prepare several words written on a card and put them in bag or fishbowl; then split the class into two teams. Then, draw line down in the middle of the board; Give each team a pen or marker and ask them to choose one word from the bag; let the the learner from each team to draw the word as a picture on the board and encourage their teammates to guess the word.
c. Treasure Hunt
This game can be used to teach listening, reading and writing. Here are the steps to play with treasure hunt. Teacher prepares the text and the questions. Then put the answers somewhere that students have to find; learners are divided into two or three groups; each team are given the text and questions; then ask them to find the answers and stick the answers on the paper. This game can also be used to evaluate the students’ writing ability by using jumbled paragraphs or words. Then they have to find the paragaraphs and arrange the paragraphs into correct order.
d. Creative Chair
This game is used to teach speaking. The steps of this game are, as follows.
Ask the students to place their chairs in a circle. Give one sheet paper and a pen or pencil and color pencils to each student. Use as many different colours as possible. Ask them to write their names on the back of their piece of paper. Then, tell them to sit on their chairs and to draw anything they like on the piece of paper; tell the students that when they hear music, they have to start dancing around the chairs; when the music stops, the children should stop and stand behind the nearest chair and draw another picture on the paper on the chair they are standing behind.
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