11/17/2023 0 Comments Angry gorilla at desk![]() ![]() I start as the angry monkey, but whomever I tag is the next. The game and they jump every time a card is flipped! (I use this We try and go as fast as possible through the vocab rather than do matching,Īnd their retention of the vocab after is surprising! 2 minutes into Grade! I changed some things, like the name is angry monkey, and This game is the 'best seller' in my classrooms- from pre-school to 6th This helps keep down the casualties! - Richard Then we continue changing placesĮach time the gorilla appears. Run to the back and they run to the front. "Do you likeįish?" or whatever), then when it's the Gorilla, we swap places, I I hold up a flashcardĪnd they say the appropriate question or answer ( e.g. Instead of runningįor the board, I'm at the front and they are at the back. Used this game with 80+ kids in a normal classroom. ( As with any of the running games, make sure you can control the classīefore you start, and calm them down if they get a bit too rough! I've I've decided no longer to use it in my classes- too much potential for ![]() The push each other and squish each other,Įspecially as the game gets more exciting. I found that in a regular sized class, the kids tend to get hurt when It at least 6 times! It has been the best way to get them to practice months which is usually a challenge. I have never seen my 4th graders so excited. I've done lion, spider, snake, angry green-peas, giant cockroach, and dentist, but the students seem to like the gorilla the best.įantastic. of course you can change the key word to anything that matches what flashcards you happen to have available. this game works best if you really get into your role as a gorilla and act furious angry if all the students make it to the board before you can catch them. If the gorillaĬard comes up, they get chased to the blackboard. Stack of flashcards having the students repeat them after you. Forget the matching game and simply go through your this game can also be simplified as a great way to trick students intoĭrilling flashcards. Is about to end, change the rule so that caught students also become gorillas. If you catch a student, they have to sit out for one round. If they make it to the blackboard before you catch them, they are safe. Turns over a gorilla card, you yell out gorilla and all the students run to the front of the room. Several cards have a picture of an angry gorilla on them. The second student does the same, and the third, and so on.Ħ. Gets a match, the cards stay turned right-side-up. The students again chant the word on the turned over card. Then the student tries to find the card's match. The first students turns over a card and everyone chants the English (eg: 2 fire fighters, 2 police officers, 2 doctors, 2 cooks, etc.) The cards are turned upside-down.Ĥ. On top of the desk is two identical sets of about eight vocabulary words. All the students place their hands on the one desk at the back of the class.ģ. Put one desk at the back of the class, and push all the others to the side of the room.Ģ. this game works best for groups of 5-10 and for grades 1-4ġ. This is a variation of the matching memory game where students take turn turning over pairs of cards to try make a match. Or if you'd like to know when this page is updated, have a look at the RSS Updates page! To this page! Or check out the main Genki English Games Page ![]() If you have a great idea please share it with everyone by submitting it Here is a great idea sent in by a Genki English viewer. ![]()
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