Drama & fly swatter competition game

A first problem appears when the Arabic teacher disappears while she should provide activities in the first whole, small focus and the last whole because the literacy lesson has more time because it’s for the Arabic and English. I faced two subsidiary problems:

1.    I should think of how to use the time effectively to cove the topic and the concept.

2.    Make the lesson interest and enjoyable for the children.

 

How did I solve it!

 

1.    I plane to do simple drama before the lesson as introduction for the lesson but I make it longer to review the words. The children enjoyed it because they were creating the story depending on the picture flash cards I showed (words related to the letter of the week /g/).

2.    The second step was to take the children to the centers so they make the letter /g/ use their hand print.

3.    The activity doesn’t last longer so I divided the children into two groups with mixed ability children and I make a competition between them. (fly swatter game , who can remember the words)

 

The children were so excited but some of them were reacted emotionally because they were afraid of lose and they wanted to win. E.g.  S.T was crying because he wants another chance to challenge the other group.

1.    Firstly I choose him to VS another child from the other group (I chose a low ability from the other group because S.T was middle ability child in order to motivate him and encourage him to try again and win).

2.    The second step was doing the competition again but with new rules. For example, no shouting, no moving to the board and showing the right answer and if they break the rules they will lose a point. As well as I asked each group to come to the board and review the words together. Mostly, the leaders, high ability children, were the ones who remember the words better.