MABUHAY CLASSROOM

The Whole Language Approach and PPR in Children's English Class

2012-02-09T19:06:00.003+09:00

The Whole Language Approach to teaching, which focuses on using developmentally appropriate activities that integrates LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, and WRITING is explored in this presentation. Included are suggestions for developing speaking and reading skills, PPR, GAMES, and strategies for creating a positive learning experiences for children.

In this presentation Marco will show you how you can incorporate the WHOLE LANGUAGE APPROACH with PPR so that your students are practicing the four skills the FUN and EFFECTIVE way. The games he will be sharing are designed to allow children plenty of opportunity to practice speaking without neglecting reading and writing.

When: February 26 (Sunday), 2012

Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Where: Ashikaga Shimin Plaza

Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken

Fee: 1,000 yen

Pre-registration Required!

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When: April 1 (Sunday), 2012

Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Where: Tsukuba Science Information Center

Azuma 1-10-1

Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken

Fee: 1,000 yen

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Fun and Easy Games to keep your students Motivated, Moving and Remembering | Oxford University Press

2012-01-25T14:20:00.000+09:00

Fun and Easy Games to keep your students Motivated, Moving and Remembering Oxford University Press

(IETC) INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN: A 2-DAY INTENSIVE CERTIFICATE COURSE IN TEACHING E...

2011-12-30T10:49:00.000+09:00

(IETC) INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN: A 2-DAY INTENSIVE CERTIFICATE COURSE IN TEACHING E...: Teaching English to Children? The INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN invites you to train with us. Become a bette...

The awarding ceremony.

2011-10-27T08:33:00.000+09:00

Institute of English Teaching to Children (IETC)

2011-10-27T07:43:00.000+09:00

GAMES: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S ENGLISH CLASS

2011-10-18T23:56:00.001+09:00

When:      Sunday, November 6, 2011
Time:        10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Venue:      Ota Gakushou Bunka Center
                  Ota City, Gunma-ken
Fee:          1,000 yen

Pre-registration required. To pre-register please write your name and your email address in the comments box below.

Institute of English Teaching to Children (IETC)

2011-09-27T14:16:00.000+09:00

Institute of English Teaching to Children (IETC)

Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop present ...for its first anniversary celebration TRICK OR TEACH ON HALLOWEEN

2011-08-25T20:11:00.005+09:00

Imagine what would have happened if the wicked witch didn't offer Snow White a poisoned apple. This and more...

Halloween songs will be provided by Devon Thagard's Super Simple Songs. Fun and easy Halloween lesson. That is the message.

So, come join Mabuhay Classroom Teacher Workshop on Halloween and Marco will show you how you can give a very successful Halloween Party that your kids will remember for a long time!

Date: October 10th, 2011

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Venue: Tsukuba Capio Hall

Main Rehearsal Room, 2nd Floor

Pre-registration Required!

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A 2-DAY INTENSIVE CERTIFICATE COURSE IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN

2011-05-06T13:59:00.008+09:00

2011-03-10T09:35:00.036+09:00

Teaching English to children?

The (IETC) INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH TEACHING TO CHILDREN invites you to its 2nd SUMMER PROGRAM ...

BECOME A BETTER TEACHER IN TWO DAYS ...
CONFIDENT
COMPETENT
EFFECTIVE
and SUCCESSFUL!

You don't need a degree to learn how.
You don't need experience to know how.
Join this course and Marco will teach you how!

This 2-day teaching course will:
... help you understand how children learn.
... show you the skills and techniques you need for teaching children.
... teach you how to manage your class effectively.

plus if you are applying for a teaching job this course will:
... teach you how to write a resume.
... advise you on what to do for your demo class.

ABOUT THE COURSE
A basic and general introduction to teaching children English. This is NOT A LECTURE COURSE. It is an intensive hands-on, interactive program filled with practice sessions. Methodology is supported by theory, but the emphasis is on how to apply this theory in the classroom. Sessions are enthusiastic, dynamic, energetic, and filled with FUN.

TOPICS COVERED
1. How do children learn?
2. Effective drilling: How it is done?
3. Communicative Approach to Teaching Children English.
4. Functional Approach to teaching Children English.
5. Phonics and Sightwords: Empowering Children to Read.
6. Classroom Management and Guidance
7. Professionalism In The Classroom

Why train with us?
Your instructor, MARCO BRAZIL, is a well experienced teacher for children and teacher trainer who has been writing, presenting, and developing teaching materials for over 15 years. He has two bachelor's degree in Development Communication (DevCom) and Child Psychology. He is also a regular and popular presenter for Oxford University Press Teaching Workshop Series. Marco also runs his own school - SmartKIDS CIRCLE. This course reflects his own 15-year experience in teaching English to children in Japan.

Date:    September 18th - 19th, 2011
Time:    10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: 3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall

Tution Fee:    12,000 yen/includes all handout and CERTIFICATE

90% Full. Pre-registration required.

Date:     September 23rd-24th, 2011
Time:     10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue:   Conference Room 1, Kawasaki International Center

Tuition Fee:   12,000 yen/includes all handout and CERTIFICATE

90% Full. Pre-registration Required.

Date:     November 13th (Sunday), first session
              November 23rd (Wednesday, Holiday), second session
Time:     9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Venue:   Tsukuba Information Center
Tuition: 12,000 yen/includes all handout and CERTIFICATE

Maximum number of participants: 20
Pre-registration Required.

Type your reservation (your name and email address) in the comment box below.

Mabuhay Classroom Teachers Workshop Program 2011

2011-03-03T08:51:00.044+09:00

Workshop 1
EFFECTIVE DRILLING: HOW IT IS DONE?
Drilling is a very effective method and should always be a part of every teacher's program. But children doesn't like drilling at all. This workshop will teach you different techniques in making drilling fun and easy so that children will enjoy doing it.

April 29th (Friday, National Holiday)
9:30-12:30 am
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
FREE Admission. Pre-registration required.
100% Full / CLOSED

Workshop 2
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE
15 Great ways for making your English classroom, a successful and enjoyable place for children.
Classroom management is everything the teacher does to assure that teachers, will have a well-organized classroom where children can be successful. How do you develop good classroom management? Come join me as we discuss ways to achieving good classroom management.

June 26th (Sunday)
9:30-12:30 am
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
FREE Admission. Pre-registration required.
100% Full / CLOSED

Workshop 3
FROM CRIB TO CLASSROOM
(The Heart and Science Of Preschool Teaching)
Having mothers in the classroom should be fun and should make your job much easier. This workshop is all-in-one that gives you guidelines ans step-by-step suggestions for making the most of both the "heart" and "science" of preschool teaching.

July 17th (Sunday)
9:30-12:00
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
FREE Admission. Pre-registration required

Workshop 4
PROFESSIONALISM IN THE CLASSROOM
Being a professional is an integral part of our job. As teachers of children it is important for us to take a look at ourselves. Are you the kind of teacher you would enjoy working with? Do you model the kind of behavior you wish your children to have? Come join me, as we talk on skills and attitudes
that are important for everyone who works with children.

August 14th (Sunday)
9:30-12:30 am
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
Pre-registration required

Workshop 5
PHONICS AND SIGHTWORDS: EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO READ
Phonics and sightwords acquisition are two important building blocks in the construction of children's ability to read and should be introduced in such a way to make it seem easy, fun, and relevant. Phonics and sightwords instruction is most effective as regular, short sessions, integrated into normal classes. This workshop will teach you ways to making phonics and sightwords fun and easy for both children and teachers.

August 14th (Sunday)
1:30- 5:30 pm
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
Pre-registration required

Workshop 6
TRICK OR TEACH: HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP
October 10th (Monday)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Rehearsal Room, Tsukuba Capio
Pre-registration required

Workshop 7
CHRISTMAS JINGLE:
November 27th (Sunday)
3F Conference Room, Tsukuba Capio Hall
Pre-registration required

Here is how you can join Mabuhay Classroom:

Workshoper
An attendee who is a member of other organization, who doesn't want to sign up as a member of Mabuhay Classroom.

Mabuhay Member
An attendee on a regular basis, who signed up as a member

Mabuhay Fellow
A bona-fide member of unquestionable dedication towards teaching and loyalty to the group. Needs induction to this elite group.

Note: To be a member of MABUHAY CLASSROOM FELLOWSHIP
Workshop 1, Workshop 2, Workshop 4, and Workshop 5 are required and a confirmation from the Director and Founder.

Type your reservation (name and email address) in the comment box below.

I Am Super

2011-02-20T10:35:00.000+09:00

Have you ever been to an auction sale before? In the Philippines, subasta means auction, and it is normally, a public sale at which items are sold to the person offering to pay the highest price. This reinvention of auction for EFL classroom doesn't have any items up for sale it doesn't have any currencies or toy money involved. What is negotiated in this game is vocabulary, and the means of exchange are number cards. This is a "winner takes all" game, meaning the player to put up the winning number takes all the other cards.

Players
three or more

Matertials
picture cards and number cards (trump cards)

Vocabulary
adjectives, comparatives and superlatives

Target Language
Q: How old are you?
A: I'm (ten) years old.
    I'm (younger) than you are.
    I'm (older) than you are.
    I'm (the youngest).
    I'm (the oldest).

Q: How tall are you?
A : I'm (4 feet) tall.
     I'm (shorter) than you are.
     I'm (taller) than you are.
     I'm (the shortest).
     I'm (the tallest).

How to play
Determine the order of play. Shuffle one deck of number cards (minus the Kings, Queens, Jacks, Jokers, and Aces). Cut into two piles, and place them facedown on a playing surface. Player 1 turns over a card from the pile. The class asks the question; "How old are you?" Player 1 answers; "I'm (seven) years old." (His card is number 7). Player 2 takes his turn. He turns over a card from the pile. The class asks the question; "How old are you?" Player 2 answers; "I'm (five) years old. I'm younger than you are." (His card is number 5). Player 3 takes his turn. He turns over a card from the pile. The class asks the question again; "How old are you?" Player 3 answers; "I'm (ten) years old. I'm the oldest." Player 2 butts in; "I'm the youngest." Then Player 2 and Player 3 do RSP (rock-scissors-paper). The winner gets all the 3 cards. Play several rounds for mastery. At the end of the game who ever got the most number of cards is the WINNER!

Cat And Mouse

2011-02-20T10:00:00.005+09:00

In the US, they call it Duck Duck Goose. In Bulgaria, they call it Pesek and in Ghana they call it Antokyire. Children across the globe call it in many different names.In the Philippines, we call it Iring-iring. Iring is a Bisaya (a Filipino vernacular) word for cat. This is my reinvention of this games and I would like to call it Cat and Mouse. The objective of the game is to identify the card (vocabulary) and be the first to occupy a vacant seat in the circle.

Players
ten or more

Materials
picture cards

Target Language
Q: What is it?
A: It's (a book).

Q: What do you have?
A: I have (a comb).

Q: Where are you going?
A: I'm going to the (super market).

How to play
Players sit in a circle facing each other. One player is the "it", and he walks around the circle with a card (vocabulary) in his hand. As the "it" walks around, he tags one of the players and both run in opposite directions. When the "it" and the player meet half-way, they do Q and A, followed by RSP (rock-scissors-paper). The winner gets the card and again both run in opposite directions trying to take a vacant seat in the circle. The rule is; if a runner has the card and was succesful in taking a seat, he places the card at the center of the circle and the game continues with a new card. But if a runner has the card and remains standing, he must continue the game with the same card, until he is successful in securing a seat.

EFFECTIVE DRILLING: HOW IT IS DONE?

2010-12-12T20:20:00.004+09:00

What is drilling?
Drilling is a listening and speaking exercise using prompts from the teacher, from words or from pictures. Driling is not reading. Students reading aloud a sentence on the board isn't drilling; it's reading.
While most teachers might only use one kind of drill, there are in fact quite a few different kinds.

Come join me on March 20th, 2011 as we explore the importance of effective drilling and how it is done!

date:         March 20th (Sunday), 2011

time:         9:30 - 12:30 am

venue:      Tsukuba Capio
                3F Conference Room
                http://www.tsukubacity.or.jp/

This workshop is FREE. Pre-registration required.
To pre-register please click the COMMENTS button below.

CHRISTMAS JINGLE: Fun and Easy Games for Children's English Class

2010-10-20T13:49:00.005+09:00

Jingle bells... Jingle bells... Jingle all the way!
Once again, Christmas is just around the corner. Looking for games for your children's Christmas party? Come join me on December 5th (Sunday) for another smashing presentation on games for Christmas.

Venue: Tsukuba International Congress Center, EPOCHAL TSUKUBA
            4 Floor Conference Hall 407
            http://www.epochal.or.jp/

Date: December 5th (Sunday), 2010

Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Note:   Pre-registration required.
          (You can pre-registered by clicking on the COMMENTS button below)
          Limited to 30 participants only.

The First MABUHAY CLASSROOM TEACHERS WORKSHOP ON HALLOWEEN (October 11th, 2010)

2010-10-19T13:49:00.003+09:00

The first MABUHAY CLASSROOM TEACHERS WORKSHOP was a blast! Thank you so much for making it possible. To all fantastic Filipino teachers mabuhay!

Halloween Spelling Race

2010-10-07T14:51:00.001+09:00

Divide the board into two by drawing a line. Write HAPPY HALLOWEEN at the right side and TRICK OR TREAT at the left side. Prepare a set of letters for the same words in two different colors (orange and black) and attach magnets at the back of each letter. Hide the letters in random around the room and group the class into two (2) teams. Assign each team a banner HAPPY HALLOWEEN (orange team) vs. TRICK OR TREAT (black) team. Say; "Go!" players start to find letters and form the words of their banner. If a player is on "orange" team and sees a letter for the "black" team he/she just leave it alone. The first team to complete their banner wins.

Note: To make the game more challenging players are instructed to follow the sequence of the letters on the banner.

The Haunted House

2010-10-07T14:09:00.001+09:00

Children sit in a circle. Teacher says; "I went into the haunted house and saw (a black cat)!" All players say; "Happy Halloween!" to other players to their right and to their left. The teacher continues; "I went into the haunted house and saw (a ghost)!" All players say; "Happy Halloween!" to other players to their right and to their left. "I wen into the haunted house and saw (a robot)!" All players stand and change chairs shouting; "Happy Halloween. Let's go!" The teacher quickly grabs a seat too. Now, there will be one player left standing without a seat, that player will be the new 'it'. He stands at the middle and starts the game all over again.

Find Jack O' Lantern

2010-10-07T13:56:00.002+09:00

Jack O' Lantern Song

Jack O' Lantern
Jack O' Lantern
Halloween, Halloween
Let's go trick or treating
Let's go trick or treating
Halloween, Halloween!

Children sit or stand in a circle, their backs to the wall. The "it" sits at the middle of the circle, head down and eyes closed. Children pass a small plastic Jack o' lantern (or card), while singing the Jack O' Lantern Song. After awhile, the 'it" shouts; "Stop!" Children stop singing. The player who has the pumpkin hides it at his back, the other players follow. The "it" will approach one of the players and say; "Happy Halloween!" If the player has the pumpkin he will show the pumpkin and say; "Happy Halloween!" If the player doesn't have the pumpkin he will show his hands, but will not say anything. The aim is for the "it" to find the pumpkin. The "it" is allowed to make three (3) guesses.

(Variation)
For big number players, choose three (3) or five (5) players to be the "it". They stand in front of the class facing the board with their backs to the class. All other players stand in random. Pass about five (5) small plastic pumpkins or cards at the same time, while singing the Jack O' Lantern Song. When the five "it" shout "Stop!" The class stop singing and the player(s) who has the pumpkins hide them. The five (5) "it" faces the class and try to find the pumpkins.

HALLOWEEN PECHA KUCHA

2010-09-27T14:10:00.007+09:00

What is PECHA KUCHA? It is a six minutes and forty second presentation consist of twenty slides discussed in twenty seconds each. So fast, yet very informative and effective way to show off or sell your work. Here I borrowed the phrase and given it a new meaning with this game I created for Halloween.

Target Language

noun (Halloween characters)

adjectives

verbs

Players

ten or more

the whole class

Materials

picture cards of Halloween characters

How to play

Divide the players into five (or more) competing teams. Have each team stand at each corner of the room where each team can observe the others. Assign each team a Halloween character and the corresponding verb and action that best describes the character, like;

WICKED WITCH the verb FLY, with action of flying on a broom stick

JACK O' LANTERN the verb ROLL, with action of both hands doing a locomotion

BLACK CAT the verb CREEP, with action of cat like creeping

WHITE GHOST the verb FLOAT, with action of floating in the air

SCARY MONSTER the verb STOMP, with action of feet stomping alternately on the floor

Players say the name of the Halloween character two (2) times, say the verb three (3) times and do the action simultaneously before passing the task to another Halloween character. Example:

Black Cat Team: Black cat... Black cat... creep, creep, creep to Wicked Witch FLY!

Wicked Witch Team: Wicked witch... Wicked witch... fly, fly, fly to Jack o' lantern ROLL!

Jack o' Lantern Team: Jack o' Lantern... Jack o' Lantern... roll, roll, roll to White Ghost FLOAT!

... and so on.

Disqualify any group which commits mistake such as lack of synchronization or wrong action of the verb. Do not allow the action to be passes back to where it directly came.

Have fun. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The Auction

2010-09-08T00:10:00.004+09:00

Have you ever been to a subasta before? In the Philippines, subasta means auction , and it is defined as a type of sale where price of the item is negotiated through the process of competitive and open bidding. It is normally, a public sale at which items are sold to the person offering to pay the highest price.

This reinvention of auction for EFL classrooms doesn't have items up for sale and it doesn't have currencies or toy money involved. What is negotiated in this reinvention is vocabulary (target language), and the means of exchange are number cards. The aim of the game is to put up the highest number (from 2-10) possible to win. This is a "winner takes all" game, meaning the player to put up the highest number takes all the other cards.

Target Language
(In this video)
Class            What do you have?
Player           I have (some paper).

Also best for practicing:
(Occupations)
Class            What does (he) do?
Player           He is (a doctor).

(Places)
Class            Where are you going?
Player           I am going to (the park).

Players
four (4) or more

Materials
picture cards
number cards (tramp cards)

How to play
1. Determine the order of play.
2. Shuffle one deck of tramp cards (minus the Kings, Queens, Jacks, Jokers, and  Aces), make two piles, and place them face down on the playing surface. Place a picture card (target language) between the piles of number cards, for example; picture card of ribbon. The class asks the question: "What do you have?"
3. The first player answers: "I have (some ribbon)." He then takes a number card from the pile; place the card in-front of him, but keeping it facedown.
4. The second player takes his turn. The class asks the question again: "What do you have?" The second player answers: "I have (some ribbon)." He then takes a number card from the pile; place the card in-front of him, but keeping it facedown.
5. The third player takes his turn and does the same. When all the players have had their turns, the teacher calls out: "Turn over your card now!"
6. Players turn over their cards at the same time. The player with the highest number takes all the cards. If there's a draw (two or more players with the same number), they do rock-scissors-paper, and the winner takes all the cards. The game continues until there are no more cards to turn over. The winner is the player with the most number of cards.

PALAYOK : Reinvention of a Traditional Game for EFL Classrooms

2010-07-27T11:59:00.028+09:00

Ask any Filipino about Pukpok Palayok or Hampas Palayok, and chances are they played it or saw it played at least once during their childhoods. The game is so immensely popular that any celebration or town fiesta is not complete without children (oh yes, sometimes adults) playing it. Having colonized by the Spaniards for three hundred and thirty three years, Pukpok Palayok is the Filipino version of Pinata, and just like the fiesta, Spaniards used the game to attract the natives to their ceremonies and convert them to their religion. The Filipinos, known for reinventing things to suit their needs out of limited resources, adapted it by using a clay pot instead of the Mexican painted paper Pinata. In those times paper and paints were scarce and expensive, whereas clay pots were plentiful and cheap.

In the Philippines, pukpok means to hit, and palayok is a clay pot, so the game literally means to hit a pot. Traditionally, the game is played with the decorated clay pot filled with goodies (candies, sweets, coins, and sometimes peso bills), suspended by string in the air, high enough for players to reach and smash it. A player is blindfolded and a long bamboo stick is used to hit and break the pot, so that other players as well as by-standers can grab as many goodies as they can. The player who breaks the clay pot wins a prize, usually a gift or in currency.

For EFL classrooms, Pukpok Palayok uses no clay pot, nor a bamboo stick. Instead, the game makes use of the white board, picture cards (with magnets attached at the back), and an ovesize party hat (my children hate to be blindfolded with a handkerchief). In this adaptation, hitting is not permitted; children make use of their sense of directions, understanding of the commands given, and using their hands to feel for the targets. In my experience, the game works wonderfully for preschoolers, for teaching the alphabet, colors, shapes, animals, fruits and vegetables. While for elementary graders, it works very well for practicing specific target language like; ("I'm hungry! What do you want? I want ... Go find it!" or "Where are you going? I'm going to ... Go find it!"). In addition to target language, this is also a great way to reinforce language for giving directions like: go straight, to your left, to your right, stop, that's it,

Target Language

S1 : I'm hungry!

Class : What do you want?

S1 : I want (a hamburger).

Class : Go find it!

S1 : What's for lunch?

Class : (Spaghetti) is for lunch.

Do you want (spaghetti)?

S1 : Yes, please.

Class : Go find it!

Class : Where are you going?

S1 : I'm going to the (park).

Class : How are you going there?

S1 : I'm (riding a bicycle).

Class : Have fun!

Players

Two (2) or more the merrier

Materials

picture cards

board

magnets
a party hat (oversize) or a blidfold

How to play

1. Determine the order of play.

2. In random, using the magnets. attach all the picture cards on the board.

3. Instruct the players to remember the placements of each card.

4. The first player takes his turn. He stands 12 steps (more is better) away from
     the  board. The other  players ask the question; for example, "What do you
     want?" The first player answers "I want (a hamburger). The other players
     answer back "Go find it!"
5. The first player puts on the oversize hat (covering his face), and turns around
     three (3) times.
6. The other players give directions, starting with "Go straight!" or "To your
     right!" "To your left!" etc.

     The aim is for the player to find the target by following directions given by
     players (class).

Alphabet Rhythmic Game

2010-06-07T22:59:00.009+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language

the alphabet

Players

two (2) or more

Materials
alphabet cards

How to play

Best tried when children start to gain some mastery over the alphabet. In random, lay the alphabet cards on the playing surface or on the floor. Determine the order of play. The first player picks up letter Aa, says the letter and attach the card on the board. The second player picks up letter Bb, says the letter and attach the card on the board next to letter Aa. The next player picks up letter Cc and do the same. The aim is for the children to make a complete alphabet line from Aa to Zz. Once they're done, the children recite the alphabet together. Next, the teacher removes some letters in random. The children start again saying the alphabet , but when they come to a missing letter, they should not say the missing letter, instead they should clap their hands together. The player who will be out of synch (commit mistake) is eliminated.

Have fun and enjoy playing Alphabet Rhythmic Game with your children.

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Hot Tote Bag

2010-06-07T15:24:00.010+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : What do you have in your bag?
A : I have (a book) in my bag.

Q : How many (squares) are there?
A : There are (ten squares).

Players
five (5) or more

Materials
small tote bag
picture cards (playing size)
music player

How to play
Put the picture cards in the bag. Players stand in a circle. Play some music and players pass around the bag, but when the music stops the one who is holding the bag draws a card out from the bag and identify it. If he is right he keeps the card, if he can't identify it, he returns the card back into the bag and the game starts all over again. The game continue until all cards are gone. The player with the most card wins the game.

Have fun and enjoy Hot Tote Bag with your children!

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Frogs In The Pond

2010-06-07T15:12:00.005+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : What is that?
A : It's (a chair).

Q : Where are you going?
A : I'm going to the (park).
Q : How are you going there?
A : I'm (walking).

Q : Who is (he)?
A : He is (Mr. Brown).
Q : What does (he) do?
A : He is (a teacher).

Players
two (2) or more

Materials
picture cards
music player

How to play
In random, lay picture cards face down on the floor. Play fast beat music. Children hop in from card to card. When the music stops, children stop hopping and remain where they are. Players find a pair and do Rock-Scissors-Paper. The losser turns over his card and the pair do Q & A. The aim is for players not to step on the floor or on any identified cards. Children keep playing until all picture cards are all identified.

Have fun and enjoy playing Frogs In The pond with your children.

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Fruit Basket

2010-06-02T19:30:00.021+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : How's the weather today?
A : It's (sunny) today.

Q : What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
A : It's going to be (cloudy).

S : I'm hungry.
Q : What do you want?
S : I want (rice) and (fish).

Players
five (5) or more

Materials
picture cards (one less tthan the number of players)
chairs (one less than the number of players)

How to play
Players are seated in a circle. Shuffle the picture cards (the weather) and place them upside down on the floor. One by one players pick up a card without letting other players see it . The 'it' stands at the center of the circle, approach one of the player and ask the question, for example; How's the weather (the picture card)? If the answer is; It's rainy (the picture card)! The players remain seated. But if the answer is; It's sunny (the picture card)! Everybody shouts; Let's play! and exchange seats. The 'it' must also grab a seat. Whoever will be left without a seat will be the next 'it'. Play several rounds for mastery,

Have fun and enjoy Fruit Basket with your children!

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Stone Bridges

2010-06-02T17:58:00.033+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : Can you (play the piano)?
A : Yes, I can.
      No, I can't.

Q : Who is (he)?
A : He is my (grandfather).
Q : Who is (she)?
A : She is my (sister).

Q : Where are you going?
A : I'm going (to the park).
Q : How are you going there?
A : I'm (walking).

Q : Excuse me.
      Where is the(classroom)?
A : It's next to the (office).

Players
two (2) or more

Materials
picture cards (teacher cards size)
cards of naughts and crosses (student cards size)
counters (colored magnets)
magnets
challk

How to play
Draw two vertical lines parallel to each other mark START and GOAL. Give enough space between the two lines and draw (7) 'stone bridges' in it. Using magnets attach the (7) picture cards (one on each 'stone bridge'). Determine the order of play and give each player a counter (colored magnet). Shuffle enough number of noughts and crosses, make two piles and place them upside down on the playing surface. The players place their counters on START. The first player takes his turn, moves his counter to the first stone bridge. Answers the question and turns over a card from the pile. If the card shows a nought, he moves his counter to the second stone bridge and continue playing. But, if the card shows a cross, he stops playing and remain in the same stone bridge. The second player takes his turn and do the same. The aim is for the player to cross the stone bridges and reach the GOAL first.


Have fun and enjoy Stone Bridges with your children!

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Musical Chairs

2010-06-02T09:45:00.017+09:00

(This game will need to be adopted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : What's this?
A : It's (a bag).
Q : Is this (an eraser)?
A : Yes, it is.
     No, it isn't. It's (a crayon).

Q : How many (balls) are there?
A : There are (three balls).

Q : Who is (he)?
A : He is my (bother).
Q : Who is (she)?
A : She is my (grandmother).

Q : Can you (sing)?
A : Yes, I can.
     No, I can't. But, I can (dance).

Q : Where are you going?
A : I'm going to the (zoo).
Q : How are you going there?
A : I'm (taking a bus).

Players
four (4) or more

Materials
picture cards (one less than the number of players)
chairs (one less than the number of players)
music player

How to play
Place chairs in a circle back-to-back facing outward. There should be one less chair than the number of players. When the music starts all the players march in circle around the chairs. When the music stops players find a chair and sit down as quickly as they can. The player left standing answers a question, while players sitting asks a question.
Play several rounds for mastery of the target language..

Have fun and enjoy Musical Chairs with your children!

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Peek-A-Boo

2010-06-02T09:12:00.022+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
Q : What is this?
A : It's (a book).

Q : Is this (a crayon)?
A : Yes, it is.
      No, it isn't.

Q : Who is this?
A : (He) is my (father).

Q : Is (she) your (sister)?
A : Yes, (she) is.
      No, (she) isn't.

Players
two (2) or more

Materials
picture cards (teacher cards size)
color cards (four various color)

How to play
Prepare four (4) color cards of various color (should be of the same sizes with the picture cards). Punch a hole of varying sizes on each card (the first card the smallest, the last card the biggest) in the middle. Cover picture cards with these holed color cards. The children are to peep through the holes to identify the picture.

Have fun and enjoy Peek-A-Boo with your children!

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Siklot

2010-06-01T10:12:00.024+09:00

Flick a card.

Start the game.

And let's have fun!

Siklot is one of the most popular games in the Philippines. The game is usually played by children ages from seven to sixteen years old. It can be played with two, three, four or more players. Indoor or outdoor. I remember having great times playing the game at home with my siblings when I was a kid. In those days having a big family was the norm in the Philippines (I have four brothers and a sister), and in those days we don't have the technologies that children of today have, so when the weather (the Philippines has only two types; super hot or lots of rain) was non-cooperative for an outdoor adventures, we gathered around in one part of the living room and played Siklot.

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Siklot
(Reinvented for EFL Class)

Target Language
(Q & A )
what
who
how

Players
two (2) or more

Materials
picture cards (students playing card size)
a table or any flat surface

How to play
Determine the order of play. Shuffle the picture cards and deal one each to players, (this card will be use for flicking cards from the pile). Toss the remaining cards in the air. The cards should land on a flat surface, usually in a pile, but sometimes in two or three broken piles. Players say the chant: Flick a card. Flick a card. Start the game. And let's have fun! Players take turn flicking a card from the pile by flipping over, if he is successful, he performs a task (answer a question or ask a question), saves the card to himself and keeps on playing. If he fails to flip over a card, he stops playing and the next player takes turn. The objective of the game is to flip over a card away from the pile. Players keep playing until all cards are gone. The player with the most number of card wins the game.

Have fun and enjoy Siklot with your children!

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Three Truths And A Lie

2010-06-01T08:38:00.013+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
simple sentences

Players
Four (4) or more

Materials
some paper and pencils

How to play
Instruct players to write four (4) statements about themselves. One of the statements should be false while the other three (3) should be true. Explain that to win is to fool the other player about which is the lie. Allow five (5) to eight (8) minutes for writing statements, then have each player read the four statements and have the group guess the lie. Award a point for every incorrect guess. The winner is the player with the most points.

(note: If the students are not ready to write the statements by themselves, ask them to wishper to you the lie instead.)

Have fun and enjoy Three Truths And A Lie with your children!

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Sports Festival

2010-06-01T01:28:00.017+09:00

(This game will need to be adapted to the teaching items you're teaching and the abilities and interests of the children you teach.)

Target Language
sport''s name
verbs

Players
ten (10) or more

Materials
picture cards of different kind of sports

How to play
Divide the players into five (5) teams of equal number. Players stand in a circle where each group can observe each other. Assign each group a sport to play with a verb that best describes the sport and the corresponding action such as in the examples below:

Basketball
The verb shoot, with the action of both hands up as if throwing an imaginary ball into the basket.

Volleyball
The verb spike, with the action of rolling an imaginary ball with the right hand forward.

Baseball
the verb hit, with the action of hitting an imaginary ball with both hands swinging from the right.

Football
The verb kick, with the action of kicking an imaginary ball with the right foot forward.

Bowling
The verb strike, with the action of rolling an imaginary ball with the right hand forward.

Players say the name of their sport, say the verb three (3) times and do the action simultaneously before passing the task to another team such as:
Basketball team : Basketball shoot... shoot... shoot to Football kick! While saying Football kick, the group kick an imaginary ball in the direction of the Football team.
Football team : Football kick... kick... kick to Baseball hit! While saying Baseball hit, the group hit an imaginary ball in the direction of the Baseball team.
The Baseball team do the same and so on...

Disqualify any group which commits mistake, such as lack of synchronization or doing the wrong action for the verb. Do not allow the ball (imaginary) to be passed back to where it directly came.

Have fun and enjoy Sports Festival with your children!

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