Mock Teaching: Mock Teaching: English English

LanguageLanguageLevel: Level:

KindergartenKindergarten

Animals Animals

AlligatorAlligatorFishFish

DinosaurDinosaur

ButterflyButterfly

CatCat MonkeyMonkey

CheetahCheetahSnakeSnake

Memory Activities Memory Tester

Place a selection of flash cards Place a selection of flash cards on the floor in a circle or from on the floor in a circle or from

the slide (if available).the slide (if available).Students have one minute to Students have one minute to

memorize the cards. memorize the cards. In groups, they have two In groups, they have two

minutes to write as many of the minutes to write as many of the names as they can remember. names as they can remember.

Drilling ActivitiesThis A What?This A What?

Students sit in a circle. Students sit in a circle.

You show a flash card to Student 1 and say "This is a You show a flash card to Student 1 and say "This is a cat." cat." Student 1 looks at the flash card and ask you "This is Student 1 looks at the flash card and ask you "This is a what?" a what?" The teacher replies "a cat" and passes the flash card The teacher replies "a cat" and passes the flash card on. on.

Student 1 passes the flash card on to Student 2 and Student 1 passes the flash card on to Student 2 and says "this is a cat". says "this is a cat". Student 2 asks Student 1 "This is a what?" and Student 2 asks Student 1 "This is a what?" and Student 1 asks the teacher "This is a what?" the Student 1 asks the teacher "This is a what?" the teacher replies to Student 1 "a hamster" and Student teacher replies to Student 1 "a hamster" and Student 1 replies to Student 2 "a hamster" and so it goes on 1 replies to Student 2 "a hamster" and so it goes on until the flash card travels full circle. until the flash card travels full circle.

When the group has mastered it, 2 flash cards can go When the group has mastered it, 2 flash cards can go around the circle in opposite directions. They will around the circle in opposite directions. They will cross over mid circle.cross over mid circle.

When students know the game, choose one of them to do the When students know the game, choose one of them to do the teacher's role teacher's role

Identification Activities

Fast Finger Fast Finger

Stick flash cards on the board or on the wall (for very little Stick flash cards on the board or on the wall (for very little people who won't reach the board!) in a line. people who won't reach the board!) in a line.

Give a clue to indicate which flash card you are thinking of. Give a clue to indicate which flash card you are thinking of. When presenting a new lexical set for the first time, give When presenting a new lexical set for the first time, give the whole word, e.g. "Say stop when the fast finger is the whole word, e.g. "Say stop when the fast finger is above the cat". When revising, or with higher levels, you above the cat". When revising, or with higher levels, you can just give a clue, e.g. "It's an animal that can't fly, but it can just give a clue, e.g. "It's an animal that can't fly, but it can climb trees." can climb trees."

Ask students to shout STOP when your finger is above the Ask students to shout STOP when your finger is above the required flash card. required flash card. Then bounce your finger along in a random fashion to a Then bounce your finger along in a random fashion to a silly tune until they shout STOP at the right time. silly tune until they shout STOP at the right time.

When they get the idea, ask a student to be the Fast When they get the idea, ask a student to be the Fast Finger. Finger.

You can also use the word cards instead of a finger. When You can also use the word cards instead of a finger. When the word is above the corresponding pictorial flash card the word is above the corresponding pictorial flash card students shout STOP! students shout STOP!

(Total Physical Response)(Total Physical Response)TPR activities TPR activities

Point or race to the flash cardsPoint or race to the flash cards Stick flash cards around the Stick flash cards around the class. class. Say one of them and students Say one of them and students point or race to it. point or race to it. Students can then give the Students can then give the instructions to classmates. instructions to classmates.

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