1. Teaching Skills, Grammar, and Vocabulary through Games Lynn W. Zimmerman, PhD English Language Fellow A. Xhuvani University Elbansan, Albania

2. Hangman

3. What Are Games? What are games for the language classroom? – Reflect on games you have used that were successful not successful

4. Language Games Often game-like activities which allow students to interact with language and with one another in a fun way Should have – a clear and easily achieved objective – some kind of rules Games are useful because students don’t realize they are learning.

5. Choosing a Game It should – be easy to prepare, explain and manage – easy for the students to understand – have at least one learning outcome – be appropriate for the students – be engaging – involve all the students – be managed within your time frame

6. Categories of Games Puzzles Chain games Board games Q/A games Card games Memory games Kinesthetic games Rhythmic games

7. Puzzle: Pronunciation Journey http://pgd-nghiahung.namdinh.edu.vn/uploads/pgd- nghiahung/news/2014_02/pronunciation_games.pdf

8. Puzzle: Categories FruitAnimalsSportsColors

9. Tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses) FrogShirtTomato BananaCatHat SocksPeasCow

10. Your Turn In groups of 3-4, look at the various puzzles. About each one, discuss the ease the usefulness the learning potential

11. Board Games American English – http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/activa te-games-learning-american-english http://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/activa te-games-learning-american-english Bingo

12. Q/A Games Find someone who… Backs to the Board 20 Questions

13. Memory Games Test Your Memory Memory Game

15. Kinesthetic Games Charades What’s in the bag? Flashcard Race Go to… Stand up! Sit down! Gallery Walk

16. Rhythmic games Tongue twisters Jazz chants Short poems Songs

17. Jazz Chants – Hello. How are you? – I’m fine. How are you? – Thanks for asking. I’m fine, too.

18. Short Poems Little Bo-Peep – Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep – And doesn’t know where to find them – Leave them alone and they will come home – Wagging their tails behind them.

19. Songs: London Bridge London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady. Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold, Build it up with silver and gold, My fair lady. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUke3Hnv8o4

20. Songs: If you’re happy… – If you’re happy and you know it If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (x2) If you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it, If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands – Stamp your feet – Say hurray – Do all three

21. Songs: The itsy-bitsy spider The itsy-bitsy spider Climbed up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain And the itsy-bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again

22. Your Turn Uses – Warm-ups – Fillers – Review – To introduce – To practice – At the end of the lesson How do you or will you use them?

23. Resources Penny Ur – Grammar Games Mario Rinvolucri - Grammar Games Raul Carter – English with games and activities Elizabeth ball – The lighter side of TEFL Magdalena Szpotowicz and Malgorzata Szulc- Kurpaska - Teaching English to Young Learners Google – games for EFL Crossword and other puzzle builders