Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Procedure
1 Write the name of one adventurer or hero on the board. Choose from the
teacher’s column in Box 48. Clap out the rhythm of the name, paying
attention to stressed and unstressed syllables. Say the name as you clap.
(The national origin of names are included in this activity for added
interest.)
2 Ask the children to clap and copy as they say the word you have chosen.
3 Next, ask the children to find a similar pattern from the list on the board.
See the learners’ column in Box 48.
4 Then ask the children to clap out the two names, one after the other, and
say the names as they clap, e.g. Superman, Monkey King.
5 Encourage the children to find other words with a similar pattern and
add these to the chanting and clapping, e.g. Superman, Monkey King,
Samurai.
6 Next, choose another word from the teacher’s column. Clap the rhythm
as you say the word.