Combining a game directly into a song is a really fun way to involve both music and an adrenaline rush. Here’s an excellent idea from reader Brad M:
I gave this variation of the weather Clap! Clap! Game a try today and the students loved it!
Great for review…seems to work especially well for reviewing the When, when, when? time expressions…
1. Go through this year, next year, last year lesson,
2. In each chorus of the song, in the final (the 6th) “when” have the students do one of the 3 gestures as suggested by Richard in the When, when, when? page (e.g. either jump with arms raised for “this year”, jump with arms forward for “next year”, or jump with thumbs pointing behind you while singing “last year”.)
3. If the students do the same gesture as the teacher they are out.
4. You can continue on with the remaining students for …month, week, today, tomorrow, and yesterday and the corresponding gestures.
Good luck and enjoy!
