Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

4.12 Popular Asian game
Level
**
Language focus
Procedure, imperatives, comparatives
Skills focus
Reading instructions
Thinking focus
Recalling
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Group work, suitable for large classes
Preparation
Either photocopy or write the instructions on an overhead
transparency. See Box 84.
The game of Paper, scissors, stone is a popular game in Asia. It is used by
children to make decisions such as who will go first. The instructions in Box
84 are a variation of this game.
Procedure
1 Put the children into groups of three.
2 Ask them to read the instructions from Box 84.
3 Then ask the children to play the game. You will know if they have
comprehended the instructions by how successfully they play the game.
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