Today’s class tired me up a bit though not really that much since I also enjoyed my kids this morning. Imagine me playing with them in the game of ‘Move the Square’. Here is how to do it in your class. First you need to split them into groups maybe in four or more if you have a bigger class. Then, you need to set up the room, a bigger activity room would add up the thrill. You need four chairs for two teams as they have to transfer or move the [whatever target vocab you are teaching]. Next, you have to choose one smart student if you also want to play in either teams. Hahah which makes them go crazy over it because they think it’s so challenging to compete with their teacher. Well, so then you would somehow be the first to give them a sample and then later on they can be the teacher and then you can enjoy in the game. You only have to shout – ‘Move the [whatever vocab]‘ provided that both teams got equal number of items on their chairs and all they got to do is stay at the center of those chairs and listen to your instructions. After you shout out the phrase they can now pick the square [small laminated flashcards are durable and you can use it for long time] and move it to the other chair. You could just imagine them tired after playing this game. Hahah. There is one more trick though: you got to shout it faster and then they would go crazy looking for the right flashcard. Grins. The first one who put the flashcard on the chair and shout the word will earn points for their team. Indeed this is the best way to make your students tired at the same time speak for those who are very shy to speak in class. Smiles. Surely, my kids love this game. I hope you could try this one too. Lemme know how it goes. Smiles.
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