Hi, there.
Although Let's Make Questions was designed for elementary school students and up, I also use it with great success in my kindergarten classes.
The best game to start with is "Dealer's Choice", because the only English the students have to know to play the game is "Yes" and "No".
Step One: Yes/No
1. Select the cards you want to teach. Make sure you've got each topic card in all 5 colors.
2. Split the cards into 2 stacks. The Dealer Stack (for example all the blue cards) and the Player Stack.
(all remaining cards/colors)
3. Give each student 5 cards from the Player Stack. (more cards will be difficult to hold for small children)
4. Take the top card from the Dealer Stack, put it in front of you, face up and say the target language.
for example "Drink Juice!" or "Drinking Juice!"
5. The students who have one or more "Drink Juice" cards say "Yes!" and put the cards (face up) in front of them. The students who don't have any "Drink Juice" cards say "No!".
6. Continue until all cards from the Player Stack are played out.
Step Two: Repeating the Target Language
Game play is the same as Step One, but this time the children REPEAT the target language and THEN say "Yes" or "No".
Sometimes you will have a student who will only say "Yes!" and then put her/his card(s) down without using the target language. If that happens only once, it's no big deal. But if it is consistent, you might want to "Announce" a new rule :
"If you only say "Yes", you can't put your card(s) down!"
That usually takes care of the problem....
Step Three: Extending The Target Language
Game play is the same again, but this time, instead of "Drink(ing) Juice", the target language is:
"Do you like drinking juice?" or "Do you want to drink juice?"
or whatever you want the target language to be....
Step Four: Using The Target Language
Now it's time for Real Action!.
Play "First Out" with the students (5 cards each), but make sure to tell them that they can only put down ONE card at the time.
NOTE: Instead of "Play Volleyball", I say "Play Dodgeball" because it sounds more familiar...
My experience is that they catch on very quickly and that they love to play the game(s)
Have fun!!
If you are looking for more ideas/games to use with your students, be sure to check out the Thinking World Game Page.
Although Let's Make Questions was designed for elementary school students and up, I also use it with great success in my kindergarten classes.
The best game to start with is "Dealer's Choice", because the only English the students have to know to play the game is "Yes" and "No".
Step One: Yes/No
1. Select the cards you want to teach. Make sure you've got each topic card in all 5 colors.
2. Split the cards into 2 stacks. The Dealer Stack (for example all the blue cards) and the Player Stack.
(all remaining cards/colors)
3. Give each student 5 cards from the Player Stack. (more cards will be difficult to hold for small children)
4. Take the top card from the Dealer Stack, put it in front of you, face up and say the target language.
for example "Drink Juice!" or "Drinking Juice!"
5. The students who have one or more "Drink Juice" cards say "Yes!" and put the cards (face up) in front of them. The students who don't have any "Drink Juice" cards say "No!".
6. Continue until all cards from the Player Stack are played out.
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Game play is the same as Step One, but this time the children REPEAT the target language and THEN say "Yes" or "No".
Sometimes you will have a student who will only say "Yes!" and then put her/his card(s) down without using the target language. If that happens only once, it's no big deal. But if it is consistent, you might want to "Announce" a new rule :
"If you only say "Yes", you can't put your card(s) down!"
That usually takes care of the problem....
Step Three: Extending The Target Language
Game play is the same again, but this time, instead of "Drink(ing) Juice", the target language is:
"Do you like drinking juice?" or "Do you want to drink juice?"
or whatever you want the target language to be....
Step Four: Using The Target Language
Now it's time for Real Action!.
Play "First Out" with the students (5 cards each), but make sure to tell them that they can only put down ONE card at the time.
NOTE: Instead of "Play Volleyball", I say "Play Dodgeball" because it sounds more familiar...
My experience is that they catch on very quickly and that they love to play the game(s)
Have fun!!
If you are looking for more ideas/games to use with your students, be sure to check out the Thinking World Game Page.
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