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CIRCLE TIME ENGAGE 7: GAME – The run and collect game

MATERIALS: Two of each flashcard (maximum of 16 in total)
STEPS:
 Announce the game, e.g. Let’s play the run and collect game!
 Begin by placing a set of flashcards in two sets on the floor at the end of the room.
 Divide the children into two teams and decide upon a name for each team, e.g. a colour, a
favourite cartoon character. Nominate a set of flashcards for each team.
 You will need to collect team points, so arrange either to write tallies on the board or use blocks,
Lego, plastic coins, beads etc. as representative of each team point.
 Two children begin, one child from each team. Explain that you will call out a word and
they should run to their team’s flashcards, pick up the flashcard and bring it back to you.
The first child to return gets a point for their team if they can say the word correctly.
 Call out the target language in a sentence, e.g. It’s rainy today!
 When the children return with the flashcards, ask them what they have brought you:
What’s the weather like Sarah?
 Award a point to the child who arrived first and can successfully say what is on the
flashcard. Either mark a tally on the board or place an object to represent the point.
 Keep going until all children have had a go at running.
 Count the points. Start with the team with the fewer points. Count them with the children.
Write the number for the children to see. Clap the team. Do the same with the winning
team. Ask the children who has the most points and clap the winning team.

Extension to lead to an exploit situations
 Ask a confident child to be the caller.

Progression notes: Observe which children are able to pick up the correct flashcard and
name it confidently.

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