100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Second Languages in the Primary Classroom e.g. Irish

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100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Second Languages in the Primary Classroom e.g. Irish

Activities for Developing Oracy and Literacy Skills

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100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Classroom contains 137 fun activities for developing oracy and literacy skills using simple props such as flashcards, puppets and bean bags.

 

The tried and tested activities in this book can be used to with almost any language. Sue Cave, the author, has chosen these particular ideas due to the enthusiastic responses she has received from young learners and the positive impact the games and activities have had on the learning of another language.

The inherent rationale behind each activity is that it is enjoyable, interactive and allows for as many children as possible at one time to communicate. with activities ranging from ‘Clap if true’ and ‘Draw a monster’ to ‘Find Mr X’ and ‘Puppet mind reading’, you will never be stuck for ideas. 

 

Flashcards ……………………… 9

Oracy:

1. Listen and show

2. Card sequencing

3. Point to a card

4. Clap if true

5. Splat!

6. Say and show

7. Picture bingo

8. Strange voices

9. Numbered cards

10. Guess the card

11. Card above the head

12. Slow reveal

13. Quick flash

14. Snap!

15. Which is missing?

16. Mime a card

17. Ask for a card

18. Which card do you have?

 

Literacy:

 

19. Match the word to the image

20. Pairs

21. Order the words

22. Make a sentence

23. Join up the words

24. Dictionary order

25. Read and show

26. Word bingo

27. Word sequence

28. Verbal dominoes

29. Words in a bag

30. Spot the phoneme

 

Puppets and soft toys …… 27

Oracy:

 

31. Model puppets

32. Puppet fun

33. Puppet mind-reading

34. Reveal the pet

35. Pass the animal

36. Hunt the bear

37. Hands under the table

38. Puppet story-telling

 

Literacy:

 

39. Puppet display Realia ……………………………. 37

Oracy:

 

40. Props in songs

41. Build a pile

42. Which colour?

43. Sort by category

44. Pick and show

45. Dressing up

46. Please and thank you

47. Feel in the bag

48. Yes or no?

49. What’s in the bag?

50. Pardon?

51. On the phone

52. Buying and selling

53. Creative role-playing

 

Literacy:

 

54. Writing labels

55. Favourite foods

 

Balls, beanbags and dice … 51

 

Oracy:

 

56. Add up the dice

57. Snakes and ladders

58. Throw and say

59. Secret die

60. Throw and mime

61. Pass and answer

62. Lip-reading

63. Balls everywhere

64. Musical ball

65. Grab the beanbag

 

Literacy:

 

66. Roll and construct a sentence

Get up and move ………….. 63

 

Oracy:

 

67. Stand up, sit down

68. Simon says

69. Don’t do it!

70. Quick draw

71. Odds and evens

72. Fruit salad

73. Grab the card

74. Catch me if you can

75. Left, right, straight on

76. Twister®

77. Stand up and say

78. Higher or lower

79. What am I thinking of?

80. Eleven

81. Secret signal

82. Mime

83. Hello, goodbye

84. Chinese whispers

85. Draw with a finger

86. Mexican wave

87. Picture dictation

88. Circles

89. What’s the time, Mr Wolf?

90. Find Mr X

91. Find your partner

92. Find your group

93. Find someone who…

94. Cock-a-doodle-do

95. Question chain

96. Mastermind

97. Who is speaking?

Literacy:

98. Human sequence

99. Human sentence

100. Hangman

101. Write with a finger

102. Running dictation

103. Treasure hunt

104. Scavenger hunt

Interactive whiteboard …. 93

Oracy:

105. What is it?

106. Noughts and crosses

107. Find the sweets

108. Kim’s game

Literacy:

109. Click, drag and match

110. Construct a sentence

111. Fill in the blanks

112. Jumbled paragraph

113. Picture lyrics

Creativity and imagination …………….. 101

Oracy:

114. Listen and clap

115. Actions

116. Musical accompaniment

117. Clapping games

118. Happy birthday

119. Story-telling

120. Counting-in rhymes

121. Fashion show

122. Weather forecast

123. Recipes

124. Video presentation

 

Literacy:

125. Photos and captions

126. Horrible sandwich

127. Ideal timetable

128. Likes and dislikes

129. Birthday chart

130. Menus

131. Fortune teller

132. Draw a monster

133. Wanted!

134. Poetry

135. Letter to a pen friend

136. Speech bubbles

137. Treasure map