8. Rainy Days And Sundays Always Get Me Down
Resources from The Magic CrayonsLots of expressions and gestures
To Play: Go through the weather cards and for each one come up with an appropriate expression; smile for sunny, frown for rainy etc.., it's up to you. Placing the cards around the room have the class ask you "How's the weather?". You look out the window and with dramatic effect show your reaction. The kids have to run/gather/congregate under that card and say "It's cloudy". Other kids can be the teacher using their faces to full effect.
Resources from The Magic CrayonsTime: 5-7 minutes
Receptive Language: instructions, various
Productive Language: flash card vocab
Game Explanation: Two teams. Divide the whiteboard in half; on each side of the board draw a boy or girl (or the class members, if you like) floating in the air supported by a bunch of balloons, while a hungry shark (or monster, alligator, etc) waits in the water below. Teams compete to name flashcards. If Team 1 answers first, erase one of the balloons supporting Team 2’s floating character. The losing team, obviously, is the first to fall into the hungry jaws of the beast below. Feel free to draw the appropriate gore when this occurs.
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