Survive & Thrive in Korea
Finger Dance, Dance Revolution 1. Take your favorite chant or song 2. Plug in the words into the grid. Have the kids follow along with the song, tapping the correct box as the song plays. 3. Have fun! FINGER DDR Play I Basketball Badminton Looby Let’s Can’t Sorry Li Chant Looby looby looby looby li. […]
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Dice of Fortune takes a spin from Wheel of Fortune. First, divide the class into several teams. Each team then sends a member to roll the die. Depending on the number the group then gets to either pick a letter, lose a turn, or steal another team’s points. Each letter they guess is multiplied by […]
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So here is another activity you can use to liven up a lesson. First, draw a soccer field on the board. Then place a magnet in the middle of the field to act as the ball. Next, divide the class into two teams. Each team selects a member to compete against the other team in […]
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So now you’ve got your Engl on the blackboard. Your kids know your rules, but like all kids they slip up and slide toward that cliff of obnoxious ruckus that children all around the world have mastered. What do you do? You could just snatch up the eraser and make a letter disappear or you […]
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In South Korea rock-paper-scissors isn’t just a kiddy game for preschoolers. Nope, it’s practically a national pastime. Unlike back home in the states where an occasional instance of RPS happens every so often if the circumstances allow, in Korea, people use RPS so much so that I’d be surprised if someone somewhere isn’t playing every […]
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I thought I would start a new segment on the blog featuring activities I do in the classroom. Sometimes coming up with a fun activity to help the kids process the target language for the day’s lesson can be daunting. So here is one out of my hat. Flippy Cup Basically, you take the drinking […]
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