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Selasa, 31 Juli 2012
Javanese traditional chess
Javanese traditional chess (Montoran). This is a traditional chess when I was a kid. This game is not popular anymore due to modern games that hit current childhood. This is called montoran because the move of the chess beads is like motorcycle and the track is like road.
road.
This is the starting position. There are 40 beads each division. There are two divisions. The beads should have different color of each division. How to play the chess?
1. The red team division must move first. A bead can only move one-step but if it passes by the circle, it can move many steps following the line until it hit a bead of the opponent division. Picture 1
2. How to eat? First, To eat the opponent a bead must jump over one step.Second, if a bead move and follow the circle, it becomes a motorcycle. The movement is clockwise. It can hit an opponent. An opponent, which is hit, must be removed. Picture 2
3. Who win the game?
The winner is the division, which can eat up the opponent, or hit more beads of the other division.
4 . The movement of each bead is free. It can move forward, backward and aside. When the beads become fewer each bead is freely move following the circle. A can hit B even though A must pass through a long circle and many grids. See Picture 3
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Senin, 16 Juli 2012
How to teach young student English grammar
Most English teachers find difficulties to teach English grammar to young students. Young students will easily get bored to learn grammar. They sometimes label grammar learning as dull and useless activity. However, they can learn this hard topic but they need special treatment and methods. Young students who come from English speaking countries will learn English grammar better than they who come from non-English speaking countries. Young students from England understand English grammar lesson more easily than the ones from Korea and most Asian countries.
Most young students find learning English grammar die-hard. Teachers must recognize this situation. They need to have enough collection of teaching tips and tricks in delivering grammar lesson. They must learn how to entertain and deliver the lesson at once. They also have to provide a sort of collection of activities and lesson plans to teach English grammar, which are different from teaching other topics.
Young students’s mood will change easily when they face a boring situation of learning activities. Teachers should set the classroom and manage the time allocation well. They also should focus on one skill to master. Once the young students master the topic, go on to next topics. They should provide short stories or reading materials to entertain the learners. The short stories must contain the grammar exposure, which is being studied.
Teachers should make all young students feel fun. They are not allowed to burden them with hard exercises and grammar names to remember. They must present exercises both oral and written in correct and proper sentences. Young students are good copiers. They will copy from their teachers. They will receive wrong input too If the teachers give wrong models. Teachers moreover should arrange activities that encourage their students’ exposure to the grammar target. Proper model of dialogues, writing chests, and exercises needs to be presented.
Assessment is also important to know the percentage of the lessons that the students have obtained. It used for identifying and minimizing errors. Teachers will know where they should emphasize the topic. On the other hand, they are not allowed to interrupt or give too many red marks in grammatical errors that are not being studied. They will discourage their students by doing these.
Drilling communicative model dialogues and exercises extends students exposure the grammar target. The model dialogues and exercises must contain no errors and proper grammar so that students will use those types of models in their speaking and writing activities in the future. Young students should not know the names of the grammar sentences they use but they know the correct forms in delivering their speech and writing.
Teachers should avoid teaching grammar directly to their students. Presenting a grammar focus in front of students will only build mental block. Most young students do not like learning English grammar because grammar rules do not tolerate little mistakes even adult learners hate this direct method. This is an example of intolerant of grammar rules. When students learn subject agreements they think that their answers are correct but in fact, they make mistakes. Here is the illustration; “ My father goes to his office” Young students usually write “ My father go to his office” What students write has no different meaning from the correct grammar form. Students only make a mistake in the word “ go” it should be ‘ goes”. In fact, they have made an error and they are not to be tolerated to make this error. This intolerant rule is confusing not only for them but also for adult students
In the end, learning English grammar is necessary but young students need special dealing. All students can learn grammar. They are the best copiers so that teachers must provide them with proper and right speaking activities and writing exercises.
Most young students find learning English grammar die-hard. Teachers must recognize this situation. They need to have enough collection of teaching tips and tricks in delivering grammar lesson. They must learn how to entertain and deliver the lesson at once. They also have to provide a sort of collection of activities and lesson plans to teach English grammar, which are different from teaching other topics.
Young students’s mood will change easily when they face a boring situation of learning activities. Teachers should set the classroom and manage the time allocation well. They also should focus on one skill to master. Once the young students master the topic, go on to next topics. They should provide short stories or reading materials to entertain the learners. The short stories must contain the grammar exposure, which is being studied.
Teachers should make all young students feel fun. They are not allowed to burden them with hard exercises and grammar names to remember. They must present exercises both oral and written in correct and proper sentences. Young students are good copiers. They will copy from their teachers. They will receive wrong input too If the teachers give wrong models. Teachers moreover should arrange activities that encourage their students’ exposure to the grammar target. Proper model of dialogues, writing chests, and exercises needs to be presented.
Assessment is also important to know the percentage of the lessons that the students have obtained. It used for identifying and minimizing errors. Teachers will know where they should emphasize the topic. On the other hand, they are not allowed to interrupt or give too many red marks in grammatical errors that are not being studied. They will discourage their students by doing these.
Drilling communicative model dialogues and exercises extends students exposure the grammar target. The model dialogues and exercises must contain no errors and proper grammar so that students will use those types of models in their speaking and writing activities in the future. Young students should not know the names of the grammar sentences they use but they know the correct forms in delivering their speech and writing.
Teachers should avoid teaching grammar directly to their students. Presenting a grammar focus in front of students will only build mental block. Most young students do not like learning English grammar because grammar rules do not tolerate little mistakes even adult learners hate this direct method. This is an example of intolerant of grammar rules. When students learn subject agreements they think that their answers are correct but in fact, they make mistakes. Here is the illustration; “ My father goes to his office” Young students usually write “ My father go to his office” What students write has no different meaning from the correct grammar form. Students only make a mistake in the word “ go” it should be ‘ goes”. In fact, they have made an error and they are not to be tolerated to make this error. This intolerant rule is confusing not only for them but also for adult students
In the end, learning English grammar is necessary but young students need special dealing. All students can learn grammar. They are the best copiers so that teachers must provide them with proper and right speaking activities and writing exercises.
small group icebreakers for student
These are icebreakers games for student. student will feel comfortable and be ready to study.
1. Find the match
This is good for young students. Name your students with the names of vegetables and fruits. Each student must remember the name that you give. Check by asking “ what is your name?”. How to play the game? Locate the chairs aside in your classroom so you have large space in the center. Ask all students to stand up. Ask them to make a group by matching category of color. You can give instruction. When you say “ Green” all students who have alias name green must hold on and make a group. The other students who are not green also make one group. There will be only two groups. They are green and other colors. Check the group! If you find students who are in the wrong group take them out of the group. Repeat giving instruction to make a group by different colors. When you have enough students who make mistake you must stop. All students who are taken out from their group must get funny punishment.
2. Make a line.
Ask students to stand up in the center of the class. Give instruction to make a line. They must make a line based on their first alphabet name. For example; students whose name “ Albert should stand at the front of the line”. Limit the time! all students will be crowded when they have this game at the first time because they will need time to adjust their name in alphabetical order. You can also change the line in order of Height, and birthday. Stop the game while they feel fun and start the lesson.
3. Yell
You might be a scout member when you were at school. You can remember yells that you learn. You can also create a yell on your own. You can also combine the yell with clap hand and step on foot. The yell will wake your students up.
4. Forehead label
You need and adhesive label. Each student write a famous name on the label but please don’t tell the name to others. Stick the label on each student forehead. All students must exchange their label. Remember not to tell the name to the student whose forehead got the label attached. Now ask your students to get the name of the label. They must ask with yes no questions “ Am I an artist?, Am I a doctor? Am I a female? And other questions! Let them ask until they know the answer or can guess the answer. First five students who can guess the label name they win the game.
5. What are you?
First, you must draw three or four circles with a chalk on the floor. Locate all tables and chairs. Then, each circle has different name you can choose animal, fruit, vegetable, and artist. Next, ask all students to stand up. They are out of the circles. After that, give instruction to enter the circles. All students are free to choose a circle they like. Finally ask “ What are you? To each student in the circles. Each student must answer correctly. When he or she in circle of animal, he or she must answer “ I am a lion” if he or she answers “ I am a banana” he or she has made a mistake. Take him / her out of the circle. Continue asking to all students if you have enough time. Give funny punishment to student who gives wrong answer.
1. Find the match
This is good for young students. Name your students with the names of vegetables and fruits. Each student must remember the name that you give. Check by asking “ what is your name?”. How to play the game? Locate the chairs aside in your classroom so you have large space in the center. Ask all students to stand up. Ask them to make a group by matching category of color. You can give instruction. When you say “ Green” all students who have alias name green must hold on and make a group. The other students who are not green also make one group. There will be only two groups. They are green and other colors. Check the group! If you find students who are in the wrong group take them out of the group. Repeat giving instruction to make a group by different colors. When you have enough students who make mistake you must stop. All students who are taken out from their group must get funny punishment.
2. Make a line.
Ask students to stand up in the center of the class. Give instruction to make a line. They must make a line based on their first alphabet name. For example; students whose name “ Albert should stand at the front of the line”. Limit the time! all students will be crowded when they have this game at the first time because they will need time to adjust their name in alphabetical order. You can also change the line in order of Height, and birthday. Stop the game while they feel fun and start the lesson.
3. Yell
You might be a scout member when you were at school. You can remember yells that you learn. You can also create a yell on your own. You can also combine the yell with clap hand and step on foot. The yell will wake your students up.
4. Forehead label
You need and adhesive label. Each student write a famous name on the label but please don’t tell the name to others. Stick the label on each student forehead. All students must exchange their label. Remember not to tell the name to the student whose forehead got the label attached. Now ask your students to get the name of the label. They must ask with yes no questions “ Am I an artist?, Am I a doctor? Am I a female? And other questions! Let them ask until they know the answer or can guess the answer. First five students who can guess the label name they win the game.
5. What are you?
First, you must draw three or four circles with a chalk on the floor. Locate all tables and chairs. Then, each circle has different name you can choose animal, fruit, vegetable, and artist. Next, ask all students to stand up. They are out of the circles. After that, give instruction to enter the circles. All students are free to choose a circle they like. Finally ask “ What are you? To each student in the circles. Each student must answer correctly. When he or she in circle of animal, he or she must answer “ I am a lion” if he or she answers “ I am a banana” he or she has made a mistake. Take him / her out of the circle. Continue asking to all students if you have enough time. Give funny punishment to student who gives wrong answer.
Kamis, 12 Juli 2012
Florence Nightingale the founder of modern nursing
Sidney Herbert, The minister of war, wrote to Florence Nightingale to go out to the Crimea with a group of nurses. Florence Nightingale was ready to go with thirty-eight nurses. She sailed for Scutary.
Florence Nightingale was born in Florence in 1820. She was highly educated in music, art, literature, Latin and Greek. She spoke Italian, French and German. She had nursed villagers, cats, and dogs since she was a child. Her parents did not want her to be a nurse because at her time woman of the lower society did nursing. Florence insisted to her dream.
She was interested in nursing. She visited hospitals every time she went abroad. She loved reading books of nursing, medical society, and history of hospitals. She worked some weeks at a hospital as a sister in Paris . She took three months nursing schools at Kaiserwerth in Germany . Finally, her mother agreed to Florence being superintendent of an “Establishment for Gentlewomen during illness” in Harley street . Florence was living there when the Crimean war broke out.
She arrived at Scutary. The condition was terrible. There were no bandages, few medicines, and lack of food. She brought a lot of food and medical supplies. She sometime spent her money for boots, socks, blankets, shirts, because of the army regulations; she could not supply essential stores immediately. She did not care about the regulations.
She often worked over time, dressing wounds, helping surgeons in operation and comforting the dying. Soldiers knew her as “ Lady with the lamp”. She and her nurses cooked the best meal, scrubbed floors and walls. She did a great job. The rate of death fell from sixty every one thousand to three every one thousand.
She became Inspector of all hospitals in the Crimea in 1856. She got fever but continued her work from her bed. She went home in 1856 after peace was declared. She brought changes in English life.
Even though she had the same opposition from “ officials” she got support from Queen Victoria . She changed the whole system of hospital organization of the army. She reformed the health service in India . She wrote books of nursing. She opened the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas ’s Hospital, now one of the finest in the world. She received merit the highest civil honour in 1907. She died in 1910.
Resource book: Essential English Book IV C.E.Eckersley, Longman, London
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Horace Austin Warner Tabor
Leadville is a unique and highest city in the United States . It is about 10,000 feet above sea level. It is in the Rocky Mountains . It is an old city. It has long story. In the late 1890s, there were 40,000 people living in there. There are romantic and glamour stories from the city. The big hotel, Tabor Opera House and saloon are the glamour.
The story began from a man named H.A.W Tabor. He had a second wife. Her name was Elizabeth Mc.Cart, known as “ Baby Doe”. Tabor and Baby Doe were the legend of the old west. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a schoolteacher in Vermont . He went to Homestead in Kansas by covered wagon in 1855. He might be lured by rumors of fortunes in Colorado mines. Few years late he moved to a small Colorado mining camp. It was called California Gulch which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen.
Tabor was not a miner. He opened a store. He sold everything. He sold salt, sugar, tobacco and boots. Tabor also supplied “grub” for miners who were looking for ore in return he would get a share in the mine. He got no one found a mine.
The story started from 1878. Two miners asked for grub but Tabor had stopped supplying it because he spent too much money on it. The two miners insisted to get the grub. In the end, Tabor had seventeen-dollar worth of supply in return he would get a one-third share in the two miners finding.
The two miners began to dig. After nine days, they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the shares of the other two men. Finally, he owned 100 % of the mine. It was called Pittsburg Mine. It was worth $1,300,000 in return for seventeen dollars.
Tabor bought the Matchless Mine for $117,000. It became bigger than Pittsburg . It produced $ 35,000 worth of silver per day. Leadville grew. Tabor became lieutenant governor of the state.
He met Baby Doe, a girl with blonde curly hair and big blue eyes. He got divorced with his first wife and secretly married Baby Doe. He gave $ 1,200,000 as divorce settlement. Later he was the United States senator. Tabor and Baby Doe married publicly in a big ceremony in Washington . Mr. Chester A Arthur , President of the United States attended the wedding party.
Tabor was 53 and Baby Doe was 21. They spend $ 10,000 for honeymoon. Tabor gave Isabella Diamond for Doe as a wedding gift. He wore $ 250 nightshirt. He and his wife moved to Denver where he built million-dollar opera house.
In 1893, the United States no longer used silver as coinage. The price of silver was down. Tabor could not afford to run the Matchless Mine. He got bankrupt because he spent all his money in glamour. He had to work as a day laborer while his first wife lived comfortably with $ 1,200,000.
In 1899, Tabor died. He said to his Doe to reopen the Matchless. Baby Doe did what his husband told her. In 1935, a 73-year-old woman died in the mine.
The story summarized from Language and life in the USA
Happer $ Row , Publisher 1968.
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Collection of ice breaking activities for classroom use 3
Icebreakers are easy and short games to lead students concentrate in the classroom. You can start a lesson with ice breaking activities. This is useful to make students ready to receive lesson.
1. Hand pistol
This is suitable to young children. First, you point your hand with fore finger pointed like holding a pistol. Walk around the classroom. Shoot “ DOOR” to a student that does not concentrate. Ask a funny question to him/ her. You can ask “ how many legs does a goat have?” Find other students! When class becomes crowded and entertained stop and start to open today’s lesson.
2. Meditation
It is good for teen or adult students. You can set the meditation affirmation “ close your eyes, sit straightly, take a deep breath, breath in, breath out, feel the wind blows, relax!” you have any ideas to lead a meditation. This is very comforting when you want to start a class at the end of the school day.
3. Write words
Write on the white board a sentence for example” My mom is cooking chicken soup” ask all student to write down how many words they can write from the alphabets available in the sentence. They may will write “ nine, pass, go, sing, etc” give compliment or reward to students who can write the most words. Don’t forget to use stop watch to limit the time!
4. If I have one billion dollars\
This is an interesting game. Ask your students to take a note and write five things they will do if they win a prize one billion dollars. Check the answers of each student. Give reward or appreciation to students who will spend the money wisely. Most my students spend the money for shopping and buying they need but only few of them who save the money in a bank and give a charity. You can see various lists and it is fun to know your students lists.
5. Linking sentence
You must say a sentence. Then your students continue to make a sentence from the last word. For example ; you say “ My friend is from Italy” choose one student randomly to go on with the word “Italy” he my say “ Italy is a big country” then choose another student to make a sentence from the word “ country”. You must use time to create spontaneous response. You sometime will find funny sentence from your student.
6. Solving problem
This is a group task. Make a group of four students. Ask the entire group to find solution to a problem. Give one problem to all groups then match the answers of each group. For example “ you can ask your students to solve the problem what to do if they are flying a plane. Suddenly the plane lands on a desert island where there is no electricity, telephone or communication service. Give 15 minutes to write down in a note and read all the group solution in front of the class.
7. Write some words
Students must write some words from a certain letter to start. You decide the first letter, for example; you write a word “ B”. All students must write words that start with letter “B” They may write “ BOOK, BALL, BANANA, BED, BAD and other words. They will explore their memory. You must limit the time so the children will focus and try to do the task as quick as possible. After the time is up, you must check your students’ work. Give reword to the students who can write the most words. You also must check the spelling.
8. Blind painter
Children must draw a face. They must follow the rules to draw the face. Here are the rules. You must make sure that all children close their eyes. All children must follow your instruction. You give instruction to draw parts of the face randomly for example ; first you ask “ draw the left ear, draw the nose, draw the mouth, until children draw all parts of the face. You will see the result. There will be children who draw nose on the forehead and mouth on the hair. That could be fun but remember to make sure all children eyes closed.
9. No yes or no
Children must answer your questions but they are not allowed to answer with “yes or no”. This is the illustration. You ask :” Do you have brother?” ask a student to answer. He / she may respond quickly “ yes/ no” but the answer is wrong in this game. He/ she must answer “ I have no brother”. You can ask another question like “ Do you like cats?” the correct answer is “ I like them or I don’t like them” choose the students randomly to answer the question. One of them will be slipped, they will answer “ yes/ no” a student who answer “ yes/ no” will get a funny punishment. You can ask him/ her to sing or act out in front of the class. Remember to write list of questions you want to ask.
10. Massage
Line up in a circle. You can divide the class into groups. Each group lines up in a circle. Put each of the children’s hand on their shoulders. You give instruction to massage gently. This is good for relaxing. This can be practiced for adult students. Let the students massage their friends for one or two minutes. You can also join in this game.
1. Hand pistol
This is suitable to young children. First, you point your hand with fore finger pointed like holding a pistol. Walk around the classroom. Shoot “ DOOR” to a student that does not concentrate. Ask a funny question to him/ her. You can ask “ how many legs does a goat have?” Find other students! When class becomes crowded and entertained stop and start to open today’s lesson.
2. Meditation
It is good for teen or adult students. You can set the meditation affirmation “ close your eyes, sit straightly, take a deep breath, breath in, breath out, feel the wind blows, relax!” you have any ideas to lead a meditation. This is very comforting when you want to start a class at the end of the school day.
3. Write words
Write on the white board a sentence for example” My mom is cooking chicken soup” ask all student to write down how many words they can write from the alphabets available in the sentence. They may will write “ nine, pass, go, sing, etc” give compliment or reward to students who can write the most words. Don’t forget to use stop watch to limit the time!
4. If I have one billion dollars\
This is an interesting game. Ask your students to take a note and write five things they will do if they win a prize one billion dollars. Check the answers of each student. Give reward or appreciation to students who will spend the money wisely. Most my students spend the money for shopping and buying they need but only few of them who save the money in a bank and give a charity. You can see various lists and it is fun to know your students lists.
5. Linking sentence
You must say a sentence. Then your students continue to make a sentence from the last word. For example ; you say “ My friend is from Italy” choose one student randomly to go on with the word “Italy” he my say “ Italy is a big country” then choose another student to make a sentence from the word “ country”. You must use time to create spontaneous response. You sometime will find funny sentence from your student.
6. Solving problem
This is a group task. Make a group of four students. Ask the entire group to find solution to a problem. Give one problem to all groups then match the answers of each group. For example “ you can ask your students to solve the problem what to do if they are flying a plane. Suddenly the plane lands on a desert island where there is no electricity, telephone or communication service. Give 15 minutes to write down in a note and read all the group solution in front of the class.
7. Write some words
Students must write some words from a certain letter to start. You decide the first letter, for example; you write a word “ B”. All students must write words that start with letter “B” They may write “ BOOK, BALL, BANANA, BED, BAD and other words. They will explore their memory. You must limit the time so the children will focus and try to do the task as quick as possible. After the time is up, you must check your students’ work. Give reword to the students who can write the most words. You also must check the spelling.
8. Blind painter
Children must draw a face. They must follow the rules to draw the face. Here are the rules. You must make sure that all children close their eyes. All children must follow your instruction. You give instruction to draw parts of the face randomly for example ; first you ask “ draw the left ear, draw the nose, draw the mouth, until children draw all parts of the face. You will see the result. There will be children who draw nose on the forehead and mouth on the hair. That could be fun but remember to make sure all children eyes closed.
9. No yes or no
Children must answer your questions but they are not allowed to answer with “yes or no”. This is the illustration. You ask :” Do you have brother?” ask a student to answer. He / she may respond quickly “ yes/ no” but the answer is wrong in this game. He/ she must answer “ I have no brother”. You can ask another question like “ Do you like cats?” the correct answer is “ I like them or I don’t like them” choose the students randomly to answer the question. One of them will be slipped, they will answer “ yes/ no” a student who answer “ yes/ no” will get a funny punishment. You can ask him/ her to sing or act out in front of the class. Remember to write list of questions you want to ask.
10. Massage
Line up in a circle. You can divide the class into groups. Each group lines up in a circle. Put each of the children’s hand on their shoulders. You give instruction to massage gently. This is good for relaxing. This can be practiced for adult students. Let the students massage their friends for one or two minutes. You can also join in this game.
Minggu, 08 Juli 2012
Collection of ice breaking activities for classroom use 2
1. Grid words
Each student makes a grid and writes words. The grid contains maximal 5 square boxes. Use stopwatch to count the time. Each student must fill words on his/ her own. 3 words score 1, 4 words score 2, 5 word score 3, and 1or 2 word score 0
This is the grid.
2. Where is my shoe
This game is appropriate for young or adult learners. First, ask students to put off one of their shoes. Put the shoe in front of the class. Make a pile of shoes in random. Make a line and count for 20 second. Ask the student to put on their shoe. One who is able to wear the shoe first he/ she wins. Don’t worry about the crowd.
3. Paper airplane
Each must make a paper airplane. Write a hobby on the paper plane. Then fly it for 1 minute in the classroom randomly until not everyone knows his / her paper plane. Everyone must hold on a paper plane. Ask each student to find the owner of the plane “ Whose paper plane is this?” “the hobby is swimming” one who possesses the plane will raise his/ her hand. Then, make a group of students whose the same hobby. This is good to create classroom work group at a certain situation.
4. Linking word
This is very easy but needs spontaneous answer. As a teacher you post a word like “ Banana” then you choose a student randomly to continue the last letter of the word “ banana”. The chosen student may response “ ant” . next you choose another student to continue the word “ ant”. He/ she has to start from the letter “t”. you can do this to all your student. One who takes too long time to response should get a silly and fun punishment. You can get what suitable punishment.
5. Shopping list
Children or students must say their shopping lists. Each student must mention a product to buy. For example, a student say “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy apples” The first student wants to buy apples. The word “apples” start with letter “A”, next student must mention a product that starts with letter “ B” for example the second student says “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy “Beef”. Continue the shopping list statement until the end of the student. You will find some weird shopping lists in the games. This is fun for young children even for adult students.
6. Completing sentence
You must prepare at least 20 sentences. Then you omit the phrase at the end of the sentence. You must recognize your class. If you have young children, you must put easy and familiar phrases at the end of the sentences. For example; you say “ yesterday, I went to a super_________. Choose a student to complete the phrase, give appreciation to students who can complete the phrase correctly.
7. Is it big?
This is also good to reinforce young children to participate actively in the classroom. First, you prepare a picture or a note. The picture or note can be an animal, a fruit, a person, or anything. Fold the picture, then say “ what is this?” ask your student to post questions that need answers “ yes or no” for example your student will ask” Is this an animal”, if it is correct you say “ yes, it is” then another student may say “ is it big?” it is incorrect you say “ no”. Search students until someone can guess the answer, at the end show the picture or the note to all students. Give appreciation to the student who can guess the correct answer!
8. Alphabet game
Ask one student to spell alphabet from A to Z. at a certain letter you stop the student. Then ask another student to say a word, which begins with the alphabet that you have stopped from the first student. For example a student spell alphabet “ A B C D E F G H I J K L STOP” another student that you choose randomly must make a word begins with the letter “L” like “lamp”. Limit the time to train your students’ spontaneous response, repeat few times and stop when your students feel entertained before they got bored.
9. Arms linked
Two students sit on the floor facing their backs. Their feet are at the front and their arms linked. Ask them to stand up together. When they are successful to stand up add two more students so there are four students facing their backs with their arms linked. Ask them to stand up! If there are more than three or four groups, give applause to the group or 4 students who can stand up first.
10. Tell a story
Cut some pictures! The size is about 6x8 cm. Put all the pictures in a bag. Pass the bag to each student. Ask each student to pick up a picture then tell a story about the picture. The length of the story is only one minute. Make sure each student give contribution to the story. You can choose various picture so that the story will be various too.
Each student makes a grid and writes words. The grid contains maximal 5 square boxes. Use stopwatch to count the time. Each student must fill words on his/ her own. 3 words score 1, 4 words score 2, 5 word score 3, and 1or 2 word score 0
This is the grid.
2. Where is my shoe
This game is appropriate for young or adult learners. First, ask students to put off one of their shoes. Put the shoe in front of the class. Make a pile of shoes in random. Make a line and count for 20 second. Ask the student to put on their shoe. One who is able to wear the shoe first he/ she wins. Don’t worry about the crowd.
3. Paper airplane
Each must make a paper airplane. Write a hobby on the paper plane. Then fly it for 1 minute in the classroom randomly until not everyone knows his / her paper plane. Everyone must hold on a paper plane. Ask each student to find the owner of the plane “ Whose paper plane is this?” “the hobby is swimming” one who possesses the plane will raise his/ her hand. Then, make a group of students whose the same hobby. This is good to create classroom work group at a certain situation.
4. Linking word
This is very easy but needs spontaneous answer. As a teacher you post a word like “ Banana” then you choose a student randomly to continue the last letter of the word “ banana”. The chosen student may response “ ant” . next you choose another student to continue the word “ ant”. He/ she has to start from the letter “t”. you can do this to all your student. One who takes too long time to response should get a silly and fun punishment. You can get what suitable punishment.
5. Shopping list
Children or students must say their shopping lists. Each student must mention a product to buy. For example, a student say “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy apples” The first student wants to buy apples. The word “apples” start with letter “A”, next student must mention a product that starts with letter “ B” for example the second student says “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy “Beef”. Continue the shopping list statement until the end of the student. You will find some weird shopping lists in the games. This is fun for young children even for adult students.
6. Completing sentence
You must prepare at least 20 sentences. Then you omit the phrase at the end of the sentence. You must recognize your class. If you have young children, you must put easy and familiar phrases at the end of the sentences. For example; you say “ yesterday, I went to a super_________. Choose a student to complete the phrase, give appreciation to students who can complete the phrase correctly.
7. Is it big?
This is also good to reinforce young children to participate actively in the classroom. First, you prepare a picture or a note. The picture or note can be an animal, a fruit, a person, or anything. Fold the picture, then say “ what is this?” ask your student to post questions that need answers “ yes or no” for example your student will ask” Is this an animal”, if it is correct you say “ yes, it is” then another student may say “ is it big?” it is incorrect you say “ no”. Search students until someone can guess the answer, at the end show the picture or the note to all students. Give appreciation to the student who can guess the correct answer!
8. Alphabet game
Ask one student to spell alphabet from A to Z. at a certain letter you stop the student. Then ask another student to say a word, which begins with the alphabet that you have stopped from the first student. For example a student spell alphabet “ A B C D E F G H I J K L STOP” another student that you choose randomly must make a word begins with the letter “L” like “lamp”. Limit the time to train your students’ spontaneous response, repeat few times and stop when your students feel entertained before they got bored.
9. Arms linked
Two students sit on the floor facing their backs. Their feet are at the front and their arms linked. Ask them to stand up together. When they are successful to stand up add two more students so there are four students facing their backs with their arms linked. Ask them to stand up! If there are more than three or four groups, give applause to the group or 4 students who can stand up first.
10. Tell a story
Cut some pictures! The size is about 6x8 cm. Put all the pictures in a bag. Pass the bag to each student. Ask each student to pick up a picture then tell a story about the picture. The length of the story is only one minute. Make sure each student give contribution to the story. You can choose various picture so that the story will be various too.
Senin, 02 Juli 2012
traditional chess from Java
I often play this traditional chess when I was a kid. I live in a small village in central Java, Indonesia. I do not know if there is a similar game like this now. I also do not find this traditional game in other provinces in Indonesia. If anyone has the same game like this, please leave me a comment here! This game can be played anywhere because you can use stones and draw the chess board on the ground or on the floor. I do not see children playing this game anymore in my village. That is a pity. I think it can be extinct. Let’s play the game, read and learn the instruction below!
Traditional Javanese Chest ( Dam-daman/ Macanan)
Players : Two children / Adults
Time : Unlimited
Equipment: 1 Big Stone, 15 Small Stones, a Chest board( Drawing board on the floor with a chalk)
How to play
This is the chest board. This is the starting position. There are fifteen small stones and one the big one. If you are creative enough you can create the hunters and the giant from more attractive materials. See the picture 1!
Rules of the game
A hunter and the Giant can only move one pace. Both can move forward, backward or diagonal following the line. The Giant can only eat if it can jump over a hunter one pace. When the hunter is eaten, it should be removed. The Giant will die if it cannot move and cannot eat any hunters.
The Giant can eat by jumping over the hunter: see the picture 2! It can eat following horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. It jumps over a hunter, then the hunter is removed. Look at the green line!
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The Giant will die if either it cannot move nor eat any hunters. The hunters will win the game if the Giant dies. When the Giant is able to eat up all the hunters or the number of the hunters is impossible to kill the Giant, the Giant wins the game. See picture 3!
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