|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Teaching material > Go fish
Go fish
|
blunderbuster
|
Go fish
|
Hullo,
Well, inspired by some "go fish" (happy families) games, I am thinking about trying myself at making some as well. What I have been wondering, though, is this: Wouldn �t this be a rather passive way of teaching? Wouldn �t this be more like a learning toy for students � private use?
Don �t get me wrong, I am asking out of curiosity and, probably, ignorance. Curious to see what you have to say about your experiences with the game.
Regards
|
18 Aug 2010
|
|
|
|
lisa.weix
|
Hi Blunderbuster,
my view is that if the kids really get talking playing their games, it�s always worth the time. Just recently somebody posted links to me_fig�s printables, where I found lots of these games. I downloaded almost all of them because they�re a great way to drill questions and short answers, and at the same time they practise their vocabulary. I�m curious myself to see how much time it�ll take to play these games - I guess it won�t be so bad as soon as the kids are familiar with the rules.
Just my humble opinion ... ;)
Have a great day everybody,
Elisabeth.
|
18 Aug 2010
|
|
|
juliag
|
|
Hi
As Elisabeth says the same goes for me: this is just my humble opinion, but:
I think some of the best classes are the ones where the teacher takes a more passive role (depending on the purpose of the class), as in my mind some of the best classes are when the students are completely active and involved as they are in these kinds of games.
Repeating the same structure over and over but never getting bored with it as it �s in the context of a game - perfect for speaking practice for little ones, but as I said just in my humble opinion.
Anyway, if you do make any please do upload as I am always happy to have more of these kinds of activities.
Have a lovely day
Julia |
18 Aug 2010
|
|
|
