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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book
Activities
Alternatives
• If there is not enough space on the floor, the flashcards can be attached to the board.
• If you do not like the idea of hitting the cards, children can stand on the cards or grab the
cards (but this can cause arguments).
• In larger classes you can do steps one and two using the board, with the children sitting in
their seats. You can then divide the class into two circles to play the game. In this case, you
will need two sets of cards.
• If you do not have hammers, you can play an alternative version. Carry out steps one and
two as explained. Then start to turn the cards over by asking the children in turn to identify a
word and then turn it face down. When all the flashcards are face down, repeat the process.
This time it is more difficult as children have to remember where the flashcard was!
No resources?
If you do not have flashcards, use pictures from magazines or newspapers. If you do not have
hammers, use empty plastic bottles or rolled up newspapers.
Acknowledgements
Weronika learnt about using plastic hammers from Jane Cadwallader at an IATEFL workshop in
Poland called ‘Understanding messages in kindergarten’.
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