Recipes Tagged ‘music’
This is a fun way to teach negative commands, wake up the class or simply make them laugh.
- Write on the board "DON'T TOUCH ME".
- Have the class say the phrase with you one or two times to get used to it. Some may already know it.
- Poke a student GENTLY on the shoulder or on top of the head. The student may need to be prompted to say "Don't touch me." Alert
This is a fun way to not only to incorporate singing into the lesson, but get the class moving.
- Find a section of an unfamiliar song that the students have probably never heard.
- Teach lyrics to the class using a powerpoint or handouts. Either way, lead the class through the song line by line and make sure they understand it.
- Divide class into teams and tell them they have
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I was reminded of this game while watching an excellent Korean teacher's English lesson this week. Pass the Paper (Snowball).
Students in groups pass around a piece of paper while music plays. When it stops, whoever has the paper must answer the question or do a specific task. In this game - finish the Christmas Carol.
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Where the Hell is Matt?
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24 Aug 2009
These series of videos are amazingly effective for classroom instruction. They also give students a view of the world and are a great global issues primer. Matt "danced" his way around the world. Here are several ways to use these videos in the classroom ...
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Music and Karaoke – Choral singing
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21 Jul 2009
Singing is a great way to teach English and students will enjoy it very much. One great way is to take a song which repeats a lot and give groups of students a part. One song I like to use is ABC by Michael Jackson. Give each group a task / lyric to sing... for example.
Group 1 - ABC
Group 2 - …
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Last One Standing Song Game
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21 Jul 2009
This game is fantastic! Select some vocabulary from a song your student's enjoy (select words that repeat a lot). Then, ask them to choose and write in large letters, one of those words/phrases.
Divide the students into groups. The students stand up showing everyone their word and holding it high.
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