BANDITS and SHERIFFS

CLASSROOM OBJECTS

Hi again!

This week I introduced classroom objects to my students.

I used flashcards, geniue objects and poster.

We repeated the words for the correct pronunciation and played a game for the effective learning. I’m working with young learners so I generally use videos, games songs and etc.

I believe in the power of the games with young learners.

I’m here with a game again.

We played and had really fun with the game.

“BANDITS and SHERIFFS”

Here is the original of the game:

1.       Split the classroom into two teams.

2.       Give each sheriff nd bandit a number.

3.       Place the classroom objects in the middle of the teams.

4.       Call out and object and say anumber. Eg. Pencil-5

5.       Bandits and the sheriff run. If the bandit manage to pick up the object and run back to his place, s/he calls out “I’ve got….”

6.       If the sheriff manage to catch the bandit, S/he call out “I’ve caught….”

( I’ve made little change here: Sheriff asked the question “What’s that? The bandit answered: “That’s a ….”)

7.       The game continues until all the objects have been stolen.

8.       Then 2nd round starts with exchanging roles. 

( We drew lots to determine the groups)

Sheriff  badges

Number 3- the sheriff and the bandit

Ps: Be ready for the noise and distruption by the other teachers. Don’t forget to make the rules clear for all the students before playing the game otherwise there will be a chaos in the classroom.

With the morning group we pushed to play outside because of the noise :D

No matter where we were, we had fun!

the little sheriffs are waiting for the start :D

What did we learn by the game?

     Recognize the classroom objects

  Ask the question “what’s that?” and give answers.

Revise the numbers 

What happened in the end?

He had a lot Fun!

&

We were exhausted :D

CLASSROOM OBJETS AND "HOW MANY?"

The subject "Classroom objects" is one of my best subjects to teach because we are in a classroom and we have many geniue materials around :)

But this isn't satisfying for me so I always support the subjects with the flascards.

And ta-ta-ta-taaaaa:
"What's this?"
We practiced it shortly .

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
And I think the best way to teach the classroom language is TPR. 2nd or 4th graders it doesn't matter, all the students like the way. During the class while we were learning the classsroom language, They were having fun as if we were playing games :))

And we have a hand out.

It focuses on spelling  the classroom objects and recognizing the classroom language phrases :)

HOW MANY?
The most enjoyable part of the subject for the students is this part. because we played a game together. First, I prepared the cards you see in the picture.

I talked about the plural "-'s" briefly.

Now, the game is starting :))

1. Use a Tack-it adhesive and pin the cards anywhere in the classroom.

2. Group the students according to the card groups. For instance, I have five different card group so I grouped them into five :)

3. Draw 5 circle for each group and write word for cards which they will pick.

4. Give the groups only 30 seconds to pick up the cards. They have to pick the card and put it into the correct circle.

5. Choose an energetic music to make the process more exciting.

6. Check the cards and give a feedback - I use stars to motivate 2nd graders-.

Now, you have this image on the board.

Then, ask the students "how many pencils? and count the pencils together. Now, write the quantity of the pencils. Repeat this for each kind of card. 

Then, write the questions on the board and answer them with your students. It really worked in my classes. Many of my students can say the quantity without any hesitation.

I used different colors for cards to practice the colors at the same time :)

DID I DO ALL THESE THINGS IN TWO CLASSES?

Of course NOT :) I spent 3 weeks which means 6 English classes (40 min. X 6 )

P.S. : Be ready for the interruption during the game because there will be a little (?) more noise in the classroom :)

I hope it helps you.