games language teaching pel guru new

B. YUNIAR DIYANTI
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Present ed in Pelat ihan Guru-Guru SD dan SMP
FBS Universit as Negeri Yogyakart a
20-23 Desember 2006

 Children

love playing games. In f act
everybody love playing games!

 Games

provide non t hreat ening environment
f or coping wit h new learning.

 Find

t he games t he children would
probably enj oy and like.


 St op

a game bef ore t he st udent s want t o
st op, so t hat t he next t ime we int roduce
t he game t he st udent s would f eel t hat
“ t hi s i s t he game we want ed t o pl ay, but
we coul dn’t ” .

 The

same games can be used several
t imes, but t he level of dif f icult ies should
be increased.

1.

Do What I Say!

Purpose:

To int roduce some basic classroom
languages and act ivit ies.
Expression:

wr i t e, be qui et , st and up, si t down, open
t he door, cl ose t he door, col or, dr aw, r ead,
l i st en, et c.

Level: any
In class:
 Shout t he expression clearly.
 When st udent s look puzzle, act out t he
inst ruct ion.
 This should be done many t imes t o make sure
st udent s get t he idea.
 When st udent s are f amiliar wit h t he expression, ask
t hem t o replace you t o shout and act out t he
inst ruct ion.

2. The Fruit Basket

Purpose:
To int roduce new vocabularies or expressions /
t o expose new vocabularies or expressions.
Preparat ion: some cards/ pict ures
Expression:
 Names of animals, veget ables, f ruit s, house
ware, sport s, et c
 Anyone who l i kes….
 Anyone who hat es….
 Anyone who scar es of ….
 Anyone who has….

Level: any
In class:
 Place

st udent s in a big group at your opposit e

side.
 Give st udent s each a card wit h a pict ure of t he

new words t o be int roduced.
 Call out a word, if st udent s look puzzle, show
t hem t he pict ure.
 Tell st udent s wit h t he same pict ure t o come t o
you.
 Level and kinds of expression should be raised
once st udent s get t he idea.