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Originally submitted by Joyce P. Le on Nov 21, 2008.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Greetings attachments
- Dice: One for each group
DETAILED EXPLANATION:
- Give each student a worksheet and fill in the appropriate responses for each greeting. Before class, teachers should have thought of a list of appropriate responses the students know or should learn.
- Divide the class into groups and give each group a die and a game board. Students should prepare their own game board playing piece; they can use their eraser, pen cap or anything small they have with them in class.
- Then, the students play Janken to decide who will move first.
- It is important to tell students that for their FIRST move, they can move forward regardless of what number the die lands on. That means, if students roll a "2" or "6" on the first move, they can move forward 2 or 6 steps. This is to ensure that students have a chance to be on the game board. However, after the first move, students need to follow the rules on the game board.
- The rules are: Roll a "2" or "6" and they have to move back 2 or 6 steps. Roll any other numbers, they can move forward. When students land on a square, they have to say whatever is on square to their teammates and the teammates must respond. For lower level classes, allow students to use their worksheets as a cheat sheet. If a student land on the square with a star on it, they have to say it to the teacher instead of their teammates and the teacher responds appropriately.
- The first student in the group to reach the end is the winner.
VARIATIONS:
- When a student lands on a square, instead of them saying what is written on the square, have the teammates say it and the student who rolled the die must respond accordingly. If the student cannot respond, s/he cannot move forward and it becomes the next person's turn. Teacher or teammates are encouraged to help.
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