Tuesday 26 January 2010

Pass the Chicken! (Variation)

Without doubt, one of the most popular games in my arsenal is Pass the Chicken.  The idea is simple. 
  1. Buy one rubberized chicken that makes a ridiculous noise when squeezed.  Then pass it around a circle while the teacher counts he to 10.
  2. When the teacher reaches 10, he/she says "STOP!" and the kid the chicken lands on needs to say the grammar point. That kid then needs to say the grammar point before the chicken is passed round the circle and reaches him again.  If the student is unable to say a sentence before the chicken reaches them, they must say the grammar point one more time.  
  3. Of course , some kids just love holding the chicken and actually want to say the grammar - which I heartily encourage of course!
  4. If the kid says the grammar point fast enough, they then say STOP! and the person whose desk the chicken is on at that moment, must answer the next grammar question.
I've played this game all class (a good 20 minutes plus) without kids tiring of it.  I try not to play it too often but when I do, the kids always request it class after class - It's the chicken they love the most though!

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