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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian As a Second Language
Lesson 3
Kindergarten - Grade 3
• Turn and Face
Basic Listening
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls and chalkboard.
Group the stu dents together in the center of the classroom. Say
one of the vo cabulary words and the students should turn to face
the illustration for the word you said. Depending upon the size of
your class, this ac tivity may be done in small groups. This activity
may also be done in team form. In this case, have a player from
each team stand in the center of the classroom. When a player
faces the wrong di rection (i.e., the wrong il lustration), he/she is
"out" until a later round of the ac tivity. Repeat until all players have
had an opportunity to participate.
• Flashlight Find
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls, chalkboard, win -
dows, etc. Have a student stand in the center of the classroom with
a flashlight. Say one of the vocabulary words and the student must
find the illustration for the vo cabulary word you said using the light
of the flashlight. This activity may also be conducted in team form.
In this case, have two flashlights available. Have a player from
each team stand in the center of the classroom. When you say the
vocabulary word, each player must attempt to find the correct
illustra tion with the light of his/her flashlight. The first player to correctly
identify the il lustration for the vocabulary word you said wins
the round. Repeat until all players have played.
• Hop The Line
Make a masking tape line on the floor. Have the students stand on
the line - their toes touching the masking tape line. Have the stu -
dents listen for a spe cific word or sentence. Say a number of other
words or sentences - eventually repeating the word or sentence
you said at the beginning of the round. When the students hear that
word or sentence, they must hop to the other side of the line. When
the students hop to the other side of the line, they should then turn
around and place their toes on the line once again. Repeat this pro -
cess using a number of different vocabulary words or sentences.
• Illustration Hold-Up
Before the activity begins, prepare a stencil which contains small
versions of the vocabulary illustrations. Provide each student with
a copy of the stencil. The students should cut the illustrations from
their copies of the stencil. When the students' illustrations are cut
out, say a vocabulary word. Each student should then hold up the
il lustration for the vocabulary word that you said. Repeat this
process until all of the illustrations/vocabulary words have been
used in this way.
• Flashlight Find
Grade 4 - Grade 6
Basic Listening
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls, chalkboard, win -
dows, etc. Have a student stand in the center of the classroom with
a flashlight. Say one of the vocabulary words and the student must
find the illustration for the vo cabulary word you said using the light
of the flashlight. This activity may also be conducted in team form.
In this case, have two flashlights available. Have a player from
each team stand in the center of the classroom. When you say the
vocabulary word, each player must attempt to find the correct
illustra tion with the light of his/her flashlight. The first player to correctly
identify the il lustration for the vocabulary word you said wins
the round. Repeat until all players have played.
• Actions!
Basic Speaking
Group the students together in front of you. Perform an action
which represents one of the key vocabulary words. The students
should say the vocabulary word for the action you perform. Repeat,
using a different ac tion for each vocabulary word.
• Out of Order
Stand the vocabulary illustrations in the chalkboard ledge. The students
should look carefully at the sequence of illustrations. Then,
have the stu dents close their eyes. Switch the order of two of the
illustrations. The stu dents should then open their eyes and identify
(orally) the two illustrations which were re-arranged. This activity
may also be done in team form.
• Flashlight Name
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard and the walls
of the class room. Darken the classroom as much as possible. Use
a strong flash light to direct the students' attention to one of the illustrations.
The students should iden tify the illustration which is illuminated
by the light of the flashlight. Con tinue in this way until all of
the vo cabulary words have been said a number of times.
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