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Traditional English games

Traditional games vs. modern games

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Blackboard boys. OpenClipart-Vectors. Pixabay. CC0

What are traditional games?

  • What's the difference between traditional games and modern games?
  • Can you tell one or two examples of each?
  • Do you like traditional games?
  • Which is your favourite one?
  • Do you prefer traditional or modern games? Why?

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Chalkboard blackboard. Prawny. Pixabay. CC0

Do you know this game?

Look at the picture below and discuss with your partner.

  • What is its name?
  • Is it a traditional or modern game?
  • Can you explain the instructions to play?
  • Have you ever played it? When and who with?
  • Did you like it? Why or why not?

 

Tic tac toe. Pixel 2013. Pixabay. CC0
Well done! Now you can have a look at the answers and know everything about this game!

Action games

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Teamwork team. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0

What are action games?

There are different types of traditional games. Action games are very popular. But do you know any of them?

  • If you know, tell your group about one.
  • If you don't know, don't worry, we are going to work on some of them.

Play play. 422737. Pixabay. CC0

Each group is going to work on one game.

1- Have a look at these websites and choose the game you prefer (choose one you never played before). When you decide tell your teacher so that all the groups work on a different game.


2 - Summarize the game in a chart in your notebook. You can use a model like this:

Name of the game
Number of players
Equipment
Instructions

3- Decide how you are going to present it and practise. You can include a demonstration.

4- Present it in front of the class and listen to the other groups´ games.

5- Play all the games with your class!!!

6- In some games you will have to choose someone to be "it" (the person who is going to count, catch...).

Let's learn a very popular rhyme to decide who is "it".

“Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe”

Eeny meeny miny moe.
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he squeals let him go.
Eeny meeny miny moe.

Now you can practise saying it. Watch the video and pay attention to pronunciation!!

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. McMillan ELT Spain. (Accessed on 12/06/2018).

Hand games and skipping games

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Teamwork team. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0

Hand games and skipping games are two types of traditional games. Some of them are very simple and others a bit more difficult.

  • What's the difference between them?
  • What's the similarity between them?

Perhaps these pictures can inspire you...

 

Two girls playing skipping rope. Maksym Kozlenko. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA                                                                        Team friends. Shelley shang. Pixabay. CC0

  • Can you give an example of a hand game or a skipping game?
  • Have you ever played?
  • Which one do you prefer?
  • Is there a similar game in your language?

Working on a game...

Each group is going to work on one of these games. Two of them are hand games and the other two are skipping games. You will know when you starting working on it!

  • Cinderella.
  • Teddy Bear.
  • A sailor went to the sea.
  • Miss Mary Mack.

This time your teacher decides the name of your game. When you know it, scroll down and find the activity with the name of your game!

Creating your own rhyme...

When you finish, try to invent a rhyme for a hand or skipping game or you can change the rhyme you worked on with some new words.

Then, sing it to the class and listen to the other groups rhymes.

Are you ready to sing?

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Feedback confirming. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0

Well done!

The difference is that skipping games involve skipping a rope and hand games involve moving your hands.

The similarity is that both games involve singing a rhyme.

Skipping rhyme - Cinderella

While listening to the rhyme, complete the gaps.

Cinderella jump rope song. Suzanne Lugo. (Accessed on 12/06/2018).

Cinderella, dressed in
Went to kiss her
Made a
And kissed a
many
Did it ?
One, two, three, , five . . .

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Skipping rhyme - Teddy bear

While listening to the rhyme, fill in the gaps.

Teddy Bear Jump Rope. Seaaiiruhh. (Accessed on 12/06/2018).

Teddy Bear, Teddy ,
Turn .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Touch the .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Touch your .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
That will .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Go .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Say your .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,
Turn out the .
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Say good !

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Hand game - A sailor went to the sea

While listening to the rhyme, complete the gaps.

A sailor went to sea, sea, sea. Active music. (Accessed on 12/06/2018).

A sailor went to

To what he could sea, sea, sea

But all that he could sea, sea, sea

Was the of the deep blue sea, sea, sea.

A went to chop, chop, chop

To see what he could

But all that he could chop, chop, chop

Was the bottom of the deep blue chop, chop, chop

A sailor went to

To see what he could knee, knee, knee

But all that he could knee, knee, knee

Was the bottom of the deep knee, knee, knee

A sailor went to sea, , knee

To see what he could sea, chop, knee

But all that he could sea, chop, knee

Was the bottom of the deep blue , chop, knee

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Hand game - Miss Mary Mack

While listening to the rhyme, finn in the gaps.

Children's song Miss Mary Mack. Patty Shukla. (Accessed on 12/06/2018).

Miss Mary
All dressed in
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons
All down her

She asked her
For 50
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants
Jump over the

They jumped so
They reached the
And they didn't come back, back, back
'Til the 4th of

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What are we learning?

Record with your group in OBS STUDIO the new words or ideas of this lesson, you can give examples or show pictures.

Do you need help? Have a look at the video with the instructions on Playing time page.

Save your recording in your group folder with the name: Progress 2.

Success Gradual. Geralt. Pixabay. CC0