domingo, 4 de março de 2012

Games outside the classroom

Children learn better if they enjoy what they are learning. Whenever I can, I go outside with my students and play games. Children love to be outside and they learn english playing games, such as:
- "What's the time, Mr. Wolf?
One player is the wolf and he/she will stand with his/her back turned to the others. The others call out, "Whats the time Mr. Wolf" and the wolf turns to face the others and shouts out a time. Eg: 10 o'clock. The others would then take 10 steps towards the wolf. The group will take the same amount of steps towards the wolf as the amount of hours in the wolfs time. eg, 2 o'clock = 2 steps, 6 o'clock = 6 steps etc. etc. The wolf will then turn his back to the group again for them to yell "whats the time...." (He looks at the group only when he shouts the time at the group". When the group gets close to the wolf the next time the group yells "what's the time Mr. Wolf" the wolf will say 'DINNER TIME" and run after the group who are running back to the start line, and hopefully catch one of the group who will then be the wolf.
It's a very enjoyable game. Children love it!

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