For warm up activities:
-Make flash cards with pictures and written words from the last lesson(s). Play Concentration having the learners match the picture with the word and then pronounce it correctly.
-Write a scrambled word on the board or paper. Have learners see how many one letter, two letter, three letter, etc. words they can find from the scramble.
-Make sentence strips using 3x5 cards. Write different subjects on cards in one color, different verb forms you're working with in another color, and sentence endings in a third color. Have learners form sentences with a subject, verb, and ending card, then read the sentence out loud. The class can repeat the sentences and make changes if necessary.
Laura,
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A hands-on activity I've used as warm up or "take a break": 1) place common items in a bag or in the middle of table; 2) write one or two-word descriptions of those items on 3 x 5 cards and place cards in a pile next to items; 3) have learners pull one item at a time and find matching 3 x 5 card OR have one learner hold up an item and ask: "What is this? or What do I have?" and another learner must find the matching card and read the item description. You can make this easier, if necessary, by drawing a quick picture clue on the 3 x 5 card to match to the item, but it offers more challenge if they have just the
ReplyDeleteword(s) as clues. Example: Item in bag is a fork: write on 3 x 5 card: a fork (always use articles).