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Breakfast Cootie-Catcher

GRAMMAR: Present Tense Verb (Simple)     GRAMMAR: Demonstrative Pronoun     EXAMPLE: I have rice and miso soup. / It is a hospital.     DATE ADDED: 07-27-10 

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Brief Outline: Student make a Cootie-Catcher in order to practice engaging each other in simple conversations.

 

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Detailed Explanation:

  1. NOTE: The Present Tense Verb grammar point is used below to explain the activity, but it can easily be changed to practice Demonstrative Pronouns.
  2. After practicing the dialogue with the students, get them to make the Cootie-Catchers.
  3. One student should run up to another student and ask, "What do you have for breakfast?" The other student replies with a number from 1-4.
  4. The student whom asked the question moves his catcher the amount of times as the other students stated number and opens it up.
  5. The student who was asked the question then says, "I have... How about you? The other student replies, "I have..." The answer should be based on the food showing on the Cootie-Catcher. The student then lifts up the paper fold and underneath the food it should say, "How about you?" and have a blank space next to it. The student whom they did the dialogue with should sign the blank space.
  6. Reverse roles.
  7. After a set period of time stop the game and see who has the most signatures.

 

Variations:

  • Since both parts of the dialogue ask and answer the question. The way to reward and recieve a signature can change.

 

Teaching Suggestions:

  •  The dialogue is from the New Horizon English textbook series, but can easily be used with any other English textbook.

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments:

  • (July 4, 2011) Ben said: Maybe this would be an interesting way to teach the students some adjectives for describing a person and their personality. Rather than signing the "cootie catcher", the students could reveal a piece of information. For example, some numbers. The total of their numbers combined at the end of the time limit reveals their personality.
    25 points - genius, destined for greatness
    20 points - a good try, a useful member of the team, a prince among men.
    15 points -
    10 points -
    5 points etc etc etc.
  • (June 27, 2011) englipatrick (mod) said: To get a list of the foods the students might know, you might check out the ES section of Englipedia: http://jhsenglipediaproject.com/esp_food.aspx There is a list of foods, fruits, vegetables, etc. the students will most likely know. 
  • (June 27, 2011) Anna J. said: This looks fun! I plan to try it with my first graders this week. I have one question, though. Does anyone know what all the pictures on the cootie-catcher are? Looks like toast, orange juice, fruit, salad, and yogurt. Are the other two beans and tofu? I haven't been in Japan long enough to know all the breakfast foods. I want to review before the game, and don't want to get it wrong. Thanks if anyone can help!

 

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