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Speed Vowels Tournament Submitted by: Jesse Noble Borrowed from or inspired by: Phonics Karuta Date added: 09/08/09 Edited by: まだ
Outline: This is a fast game for vowel sound differentation.
Materials Needed:
A set of cards with A,E,I,O and U on them. One set for each pair of students. (not included)
Picture/Flashcards with the spelling of the included vocabulary (optional, and also not included)
Procedure:
- Divide the students into pairs, and have one desk set up for each pair (they will move positions a lot, so maybe set up a row of desks and have them play standing.
- Have them lay out the cards for each vowel in from of the two of them.
- When the students are quiet and ready, say a one syllable word. ex. If you say "cat" The goal is to take the "A" card faster than your partner. The winner keeps the card until the end of the round.
- Show the answer via picture card or writing the word on the board.
- Since "cat" was just said, E,I,O and U would be left. Say a word for each remaining letter until there is only one card left. For example, "no", "pet", and "pig"
- This leaves us with only "U". When there is only one card left, it becomes the "key Word Game", so say a few words not containing the remaining vowel, but when you say a word that has the letter, they are to take the card, for example: nice, rain, stop, sun, etc." Upon saying "sun", they can take the card. if someone takes the card before sun was said, that card defaults to their opponent.
- This marks the end of the round.
- Five words per round should decide a winner. If it fails somehow determine a winner, simply resort to Janken.
- The winners of each round progress like a tournament bracket by finding another winner and facing off against them. So have them line desks up in an appropriate fashion so that it will be easy to move to the next round. You can have those who lost just find any partner of their choice.
- Repeat rounds until a winner is determined.
Teaching Suggestions:
Use both long and short vowels, maybe a round of only long vowels and a round of only short vowels.
Be aware of the order in which you say what words in relation to what vowels sounds are close to another. This is to say that if you want to say "stop", and pronounce it like I do, most of them will take the a card since they heard a sound which is like A to them. So, do it after the A card is gone.
At first, use only words that are words they have studied, and gairaigo (Japan created words that are formed using foreign language).
This works as a good as a follow up to the phonics based karuta game.
Cautions: