Post by matt on Oct 13, 2016 16:34:33 GMT 8
One activity that I've done with my students to try and be more active in my classes is musical commands. I haven't given it much thought but it could be used with different lexis.
When doing units about commands and after pre-teaching the lexis, I started playing musical commands. At the beginning the command "stand up" is given. Most students already know stand up/sit down by this stage. Like musical chairs, when the music is playing, everyone walks around the chairs. When the music stops, a command is given. That command can be for everyone, or in some cases directed at one student.
The first round or two, as the teacher, I will give the command after we have to "sit down." Once the students understand the game, we go around the group and one person gives the command for when we sit; and then on to the next and so on. To make the game more fun I will try to get the students bunched up before shutting the music off as when everyone else sits down, they may have to run around the table to another chair and the other students find it funny. The students like giving the commands and watching the other student(s) follow. It's a fun interactive way to learn this lexis and keep all the students involved.
When doing units about commands and after pre-teaching the lexis, I started playing musical commands. At the beginning the command "stand up" is given. Most students already know stand up/sit down by this stage. Like musical chairs, when the music is playing, everyone walks around the chairs. When the music stops, a command is given. That command can be for everyone, or in some cases directed at one student.
The first round or two, as the teacher, I will give the command after we have to "sit down." Once the students understand the game, we go around the group and one person gives the command for when we sit; and then on to the next and so on. To make the game more fun I will try to get the students bunched up before shutting the music off as when everyone else sits down, they may have to run around the table to another chair and the other students find it funny. The students like giving the commands and watching the other student(s) follow. It's a fun interactive way to learn this lexis and keep all the students involved.
