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| Title | More Suggestions for Teaching Young Learners |
| Body | Here are some fun games for children from a generous French teacher on the FLTEACH listserv. Again, although these were suggested for use in classes with younger learners, many of them may be appropriate for less inhibited adults... More of these to come next week! ---- Do TPR pretending to put on clothes. When you sing songs always have motions or gestures to go along with the words. That gives them something to do with their hands while singing, plus it helps them remember. Play la Professeur contre la classe (the teacher vs. the class). Hold up something (piece of clothing, picture of family member) and say a word in French. If it's the right word, they have to all repeat it for a point. If it's the wrong word, they have to be absolutely silent to get a point, otherwise you get the point. Tally up the points on a little paper or whiteboard and count them at the end. They will win by a mile and practice counting and love it. Play Hatschi Patschi. Sit in a circle, each kid on a little rug or an X made out of masking tape. There is one less spot than people (including you if you're going to play, or not including you if you're going to supervise). Ask each child the same question. Qu'est-ce que tu portes? They answer a piece of clothing. One child has secretly hidden a little card or toy that represents "Hatschi Patschi". When you ask that child the question (you don't know who it is) that child says Hatschi Patschi! Everyone must get up and find a new spot. The one who doesn't find a spot must go hide their eyes while the next Hatschi Patschi person is chosen. Then they have to come and ask everyone the question. (You can help them say the question until they get it.) And so on. This is a fun game you can do with any vocab and it helps in learning to ask questions as well & you can do it with or without props/cards. It's nice to start out with something easy like "Ca va?" Stop playing while they're still wanting more. Use this game as a reward because they love it. Play 4 corners. Put an object in each corner. Ccount to 10 in the middle of the room with eyes closed while the kids all choose a corner to stand in. Call one of the corners with eyes still shut. Those kids come and help you count in the middle. The other kids change corners as you count again. Continue until one person is left (or more if it takes too long). That person is the king or queen of something. Like the king of colors, or the queen of fruit, etc. Everyone bows and says "votre majesté". Allow no running. Once they get the hang of it, a kid in the middle can hide his eyes and call a corner. This is one of the best games for introducing new vocabulary. Do a cakewalk. Set out objects or pictures in a circle. The kids walk or hop or swim or whatever around them while music is playing. Say an object, and someone near it picks it up and holds it for the remainder. You can try to time it so everyone gets something. There are lots of variations possible. Margaret Kohler, M.J. Re: teaching French to 7-8 year olds. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (23 Apr. 2006). |
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