Q: How to teach shapes?
A: As you've probably seen with Genki English, we like to teach language
that the kids want to learn, rather than what teachers traditionally teach.
Hence at the moment we don't have anything for shapes as the kids never
use that type of language!
The only game suggestion I have is ...
1. Get the kids into two or more groups.
2 Give the groups funky names ( e.g. animals for younger kids).
3. Then you say "Cats, make a circle" "Hamsters make a circle".
4. Each team makes a circle and join hands.
5. Then you can say other things like "Hamsters, make a triangle.
Cats, make a square" and see which team does it the quickest!
6. Repeat from 5.
As I say, I really would avoid teaching shapes unless you really have to,
there's a lot more useful language out there to teach, but this idea might
help you out.
If you have a question then please send it in. Or if you have any comments or additions to the above messages, then
please send those in as well.
Or for more questions, have a look at the main Teachers' Questions Page.
Be genki,
Richard
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