[dragonele]

Hi guys!
Well, I tried out both your ideas. I went through old magazines I had at home and made a list of things that she already knew and thus, I knew she could find. For example, a pink skirt, a young girl, a puppy, etc. I also brought along some of my daughter's Barbie stickers for the things that weren't in the mags (a sun, hearts). Once we were all set up and she had found what I asked for, we glued them onto a big poster board in a way that represented a very simple story which I got her to tell me in her own words. Like I said, it was a very simple story but it was great hearing her speak on her own!
Then we did the funny pictures. Actually, they were cute animals pictures I found on the internet. I printed them at the top of a sheet of paper and left enough space at the bottom for her to write what she saw. It was a super way to get her using adjectives and the present continuous!!
Well, what can I say guys?...thanks, I owe you one!

[chammi]

Another thing that words really well for me is playing BINGO. We play "Audio Bingo" Where I fire up Audacity (but really all you need is a cheap mic and Sound Recorder or something like that).

I make little cards with the vocabulary on them (grab pictures off the net, use the "Windows Photo Printing Wizard" to make 2 sets of "wallet prints" and you're done).

Then I record a start track. Something like "Are you ready to play audio bingo? . . . Let's start!"

Then record sounds files of you saying the words twice.

Ex: "Dog . . . dog."


Import these into iTunes or any other audioplayer that shuffles and plays the shuffled songs once.

Make a playlist of the tracks.

Then it's showtime! You and your kid each arrange your cards into a 3x3, 5x5, etc grid.

Once that's ready, you open the playlist and turn on shuffle and double-click on the START sound file. Then run back to your place and start flipping over cards as they are called.

The game is fair because it's really a game of chance at this point.

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Another variation can be done with squares of construction paper and audio recordings of "Are you ready to play audio Twister? Let's start!" ; "right foot blue"; "left hand green" etc.

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the beauty of audio bingo is that once you have recorded your sound files, you can mix and match them to review.

[clivehawkins]

Quote dragonele

Well, what can I say guys?...thanks, I owe you one!

Don't mention it. I'm delighted that it went well.
That's why this site is so great - I've been given so many ideas by the members. It's a great example of a community pooling ideas to improve our teaching!!!