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CIRCLE TIME EXPLOIT 6: GAME – The alphabet game

MATERIALS: Topic flashcards and word cards
STEPS:
 Announce the game, e.g. Let’s play the alphabet game!
 Place the flashcards on the floor, wall or board.
 Hold one of the topic word cards hidden from the children.
 Say, I’m thinking of a colour word beginning with …
 If a child guesses correctly say, Yes it is and show the word card. Point to the first letter and say
it with the children. If it is easily sounded out, do this too.
 Invite the child to come to the front and select a word card for the topic. Help them say I’m
thinking of a colour word beginning with …, and Yes it is, or No it isn’t.

Notes:
Using the word cards helps reinforce the children’s word recognition skills.
When you show the word card you can ask children what other words they know that begin with the
same letter in different topics.

Extension
Play with multiple topics
 Place the flashcards on the floor, wall or board.
 Select a word card and hide it from the children.
 Say, I’m thinking of a word beginning with …
 When children have guessed correctly ask them if they can see any other words that begin with
the same letter in the flashcard collection. Look for the matching word cards together and
compare the letters. If the words are easily sounded out, do this too.

Progression notes: Observe which children are able to recognise letters and think of different
words that start with similar letters.

ENGLISH LEARNING AREA (ELA) - EXPLOIT

MATERIALS: all resources used in English lessons, e.g. puppet, flashcards, realia,
storybooks, games, rhyme and song sheets, props for role play
STEPS:
 Suggest to the children that they have an area for English. Ask them what they think it
should include. It can be decorated with their table work, or images of words and
expressions they know in English.
 Together with the children agree upon rules of use, e.g. Use English as much as
possible, four children at a time, tidy up the resources after using them.
 At the end of an English lesson, place the resources you used in that lesson into the
ELA.
 When children select a learning area encourage them to include the ELA in their
selection.
 As you observe children playing during free play, include the ELA in your observations.
Who is using it? Are they able to use the language they have learned to interact with the
resources? Which resources are most popular?

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