Owls hoot in English, making a sound like "whoo, whoo", which sounds like "Who, who".
8 year old students might like imitating the owl sound and associate it to asking for an unknown person. Example:
Who is on the phone? "Whoo, whoo!"
Who is at the door? "Whoo, whoo!"
Who is happy? "Whoo, whoo!"
Who is feeling sick? "Whoo, whoo!"
The students could dance and then freeze in a funny position. You could ask then quesetions about their poses. For example,
Who had his hands in the air? "Whoo, whoo!"
Who has a foot in the air? "Whoo, whoo!"
Who has his hands on his hips?
"Whoo, whoo!"etc.
For How, you could use a picture of a rubrik cube or other puzzle or a boat in a bottle.
How can we sovle the rubrik cube?
How did they put the boat in the bottle?
How will he ever get his room cleaned up? (show picture of messy room).
In November Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. Native Americans (Indians) helped the pilgrims survive the winter by showing them how to plant squash, beans, and corn.
The Native American greeting was a word that sounded like "how".
8 year old students might like imitating the Native American greeting, "how".
You can show a picture of the pilgrims asking the Indian how they can survive the winter.
The Indian can respond, " I can show you HOW to grow food so you will not starve."
"I can show you HOW to plant squash, corn, and beans for the winter."
The students can greet each other with a "How"before asking a question.
Student1: "How!"
Student2" "How! How can I make a cool toy?"
Student3: "How!"
Student4: "How! How are you?
Student 3: Fine.
Student5: "How!"
Student6: "How! How old are you?
Student5: 8
