Materials Preparation: If you have enough time to print, laminate, cut, then this activity would be ideal.
Materials:
cut laminated miniatures(see attachment for sample and ready-to-print pictures)
adhesive magnets
white board
How to do it:
Put students in groups. Bigger group is better (about 6~7 members)
Introduce the miniatures to be used. Make sure that students know these things so they will not be confused when the game starts.
Show students how to play the game. The goal is to listen to the instructions from the ALT on where to put the things on the white board according to the hints given. To start, there should be a default setting each round.
E.g. The ALT will show a default setting: the bridge, toilet, the family, and bench should already be on the whiteboard for position reference
When all groups have finished setting the default, ALT then will start giving instructions on where to put them. Since there are 11 things (including the mentioned 4 inthe example), each member should hold at least 1 thing and wait for that thing to be mentioned by the ALT on whereto put it.
Here is an example of instructions:
The tree is between the family and the bench.
The lightpost is next to the bench.
The bird is on the tree.
The "No Dog Peeing"sign is on the treetrunk.
After giving the instructions, show the students the right position of all the things mentioned in the slides. Feel free to edit the .pptx.
After several tries, let the student play in their groups. Have one member to put the on the miniatures at the right position, while the rest of the members give instructions. After several tries, have each group make their own instructions and quiz other groups.