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| Title | Beginning of School Ideas, Part 2 |
| Body | In last week’s InterCom we shared some ideas for beginning the school and for icebreaker activities. Here are some more: --- First, I create two sets of cards. One card has just a number and the other card has the number with a word or phrase that the students learned in the last level. So, level 2 students might get die Kirche or die Katze or something of the sort. On each desk is a can of play-doh. On the projector, I display the following rules (in English for 2, German for the rest): 1. There is NO TALKING. 2. Do not show anyone else your card. 3. After the bell you have 1 minute to create whatever it is that you have on your card. 4. If you finish early, get out a piece of paper and number it 1-(however many you're expecting - you can always change this). Once the minute is up and everyone has a sheet of paper out, I tell them to take their paper and pencil with them and do a tour of the items. The numbered index card is left face-side-up on their desk next to their play doh creation. I collect the other card. Then, they have 3 minutes (or so) to walk through the classroom and to write down what they think each item might be - in German. Once the 3 minutes is done, I have them sit back down and I call out each number. The person with that number stands and holds up his or her item and tells us what it's supposed to be - using a complete sentence. The rest of the class checks their work. On the projector, I have a list with all of the correct answers. If anyone says "I don't know what that is" I just tell them to 'warte' and we move on. Once everyone goes through, we see who has the most right and then I give everyone a pencil for participating and the winner gets a little something extra (maybe a piece of candy or something). After we're finished, I have each item with the German on a PowerPoint and we go through them all (so anyone who didn't know something can see what each item is). Although it only takes about 10 minutes to do the entire activity, it really gets them started using German. Snow, E. [AATG-L] My first day activity - levels 2+. American Association of Teachers of German listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 16 Aug 2010). --- One activity that I do sometimes during the first few days of class is ask students how can I throw away a garbage can. I have had one for many years, but the hole on the bottom is now just about as big as the hole on the top. A student will suggest leaving the garbage can out with the trash. I reply that I put it out with the garbage and the people on the truck keep giving it back. Students can get very creative with their answers. McLellan, N. Re: [FLTEACH] First day, level 3 icebreaker ideas?? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv (FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU, 25 Jul 2010). --- Teach them a simple children's poem or song (with pictures and German only). Let them go home and say they learned something in German today and it was easy and enjoyable - while they were filling out information index cards and writing "what I did on my summer vacation" in their regular class(es). Give them HW to teach it to a family member (and yes pets count). Dailey, W. Re: [AATG-L] Activities for first days of school—elementary. American Association of Teachers of German listserv (AATG@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU, 2010). |
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