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CIRCLE TIME ENGAGE 5: GAME – The telephone game

MATERIALS: Flashcards
STEPS:
 Announce the game, e.g. Let’s play the telephone game!
 Begin by helping children whisper. Say or chant the target language in a whisper together.
 Look at a flashcard without showing it to the children. Place it on the floor, board or wall face
down.
 Whisper the flashcard word into a nearby child’s ear. Put your hand in front of your mouth and
emphasise that it is a whisper for the child only.
 Encourage the child to pass on the word they have heard you whisper. Help them cover their
mouth with their cupped hand.
 Help the children pass on the whisper. If they have problems hearing, get them to say Pardon,
please repeat! Follow the whisper around the circle.
 When it reaches the last child, ask them to say it out loud. Turn over the original flashcard and
ask them if it is the same. If it is, praise the children for being such a great telephone. If it is
different, say Oh no! The telephone is broken!
 Play another time, this time going in a different direction around the circle.

Extension
 Ask a child to begin the game and to be in charge of the flashcard to compare the word
that gets passed around at the end.
 Instead of using a single word, use a question or a sentence, e.g. It’s hot and sunny.

Progression notes: Observe which children are able to ask for repetitions and who
successfully whispers the word.

CIRCLE TIME ENGAGE 6: GAME – The head and toes game

MATERIALS: Flashcards
STEPS:
 Announce the game, e.g. Let’s play the head and toes game!
 Begin by dividing the topic flashcards into two halves. Place one half towards the top of
the wall or board space. Place the other half towards the bottom. If you wish, draw a line
separating them.
 Explain that when you say something with a word in the top set they touch their head, if
you say something with a word in the bottom set they touch their toes.
 Demonstrate what you mean.
 When you begin to play with the children explain that if they make a mistake they have
to sit down for two calls.
 Call out full sentences, e.g. It’s sunny today. Alternate and repeat so children are caught
out. They will enjoy being challenged.
 Praise children who don’t make mistakes.

Extension to lead to an exploit situations
 Ask a confident child who is not making mistakes to come to the front to call out the
target language.
 Use different topic sets, e.g. colours at the top and weather at the bottom. Children
respond according to the topic you call out, e.g. I like blue or It’s rainy today.

Progression notes: Observe which children are able to quickly respond by touching their
head or toes.

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