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Brief Outline: This fast-paced activity has the students working in pairs figuring out partial pictures of various objects. It can be adapted to fit three different grammar points: demonostrative pronouns, copular verbs and 'what' questions.
Materials Needed:
- Huh worksheest: The attachment includes Partial Cards, Partial Cards Answer Sheet, and 2 Huh worksheets
Detailed Explanation:
Pass out one worksheet to each group and have them write their names on them. While they are doing this, scatter the 'partial cards' around the back of the room.
The object of the students is to discover what each of the tiny thumbnails on their worksheets are, while using the dialogue located on the worksheet as a conversation model.
I found it easiest to NOT explain the game to the students but rather pair up with the JTE and do a demonstration for the students. Let's say you are using this activity to practice the demonstrative pronouns 'this/that'. The dialogue would go something like this:
JTE: "What is this?" (pointing at the small thumnail on their worksheet)
ALT: "I don't know."
JTE: "What is number __?"
JTE: "What is that?"
ALT: "That is a _____."
JTE: (Flagging the teacher over) "This is a _____."
If the student is correct, the JTE/ALT signs and they move onto the next thumbnail. I allow the students to jump around to any thumnail they want. This ensures every pair partner isn't at looking at the same picture.
Teaching Suggestions:
- I started out this activity explaining what 'huh' meant. Personally, I think 'pardon' sounds too polite and strange. The students actually thought the name of the game was quite funny and seemed to enjoy knowing this little factoid.
Tips/Cautions:
I walk around closely monitoring to make sure no Japanese is easy, especially 1st graders who still aren't quite used to using English in class.
This might not be a problem in your class, but my students were pretty excited to play this game. Too excited! One student was looking at a picture and turned around to head back and delivered an accidental elbow to the nose of her friend rushing up behind her. After her nose didn't stop bleeding for 20 minutes, she was taken to the Nurse's Room.
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