THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENTTHANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE SOME TRICKS TO PLAY GAMES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 2 The implementer: Nguyen Thi S
Trang 1THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT
THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE
EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE
SOME TRICKS
TO PLAY GAMES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 2
The implementer: Nguyen Thi Sen
Position: Teacher
School: Dien Bien 1 Primary school
Subject: English
THANH HOA 2019
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2.4 The effectiveness of experience initiatives for educational activities,
with themselves, colleagues and schools
Trang 3In the trend of global integration of society today, equipping yourself with agood knowledge of foreign languages, especially English, is essential LearningEnglish becomes very popular not only for working people, having to useforeign languages to communicate in work but it is also very necessary forelementary students who will soon be owners of the country With the abovesituation, every student must now equip themselves with a basic knowledge offoreign languages suitable to the level of education and study.
With such a particularly important and necessary role, however, students'language learning is not really focused and not evenly distributed amongregions, among students Many students are indifferent, do not like the subject.The majority of students' psychology is feared when there is a subject Thenumber of weak students in the subject is always high As an elementary schoolteacher, who directly teaches English subjects, he has been teaching for nearly
18 years During the working years, the school management assigned to teach inall classes from grade 1 to grade 5 When teaching each grade I myself havedifficulties but with my love for young people, I have learned from mycolleagues and friends, on books and mass media to overcome Looking back on
my teaching journey in recent years in the classroom, one of the classes that Imistakenly thought I would perform my professional work in the easiest wayand would meet the least difficulty on the contrary, I have a lot of difficulties: It
is the 2nd grade I think about the poor learning results of the students myself, Ihave been thinking and finding many methods and tricks during the teachingprocess My teaching with the advice of my colleagues and teachers finallyovercome difficulties but one of the ways that I find myself most effective is the
"Some tricks to play games for students in grade 2"
1.2 Research purposes.
In recent years, education has focused on promoting innovation and teachingmethods Effectively implementing foreign language teaching under the newprogram Organize teaching in the direction of activities, promote the activeness,initiative and creativity of students
English is another independent subject, unlike other subjects Because outside ofclass time, the children received little tutoring or help from the family.Especially in Do Dong Primary School, a rural commune where most parents donot know English
Primary students are students aged 6 to 11 years old The children are young, thebody is in the changing period, the personality is also changing, like to learn theunknown but also quickly forget, quickly bored, easy to lose focus, so they do
Trang 4not want to learn So for elementary students to acquire and memorize theknowledge they have learned in class, there must be excitement and interest inthe subject Especially English, in addition to remembering the meaning ofwords, they must remember the sentence structure, remember how to read andremember the letters in the words they have learned That is why they think thatlearning English is a difficult task for them, causing them a fearful spirit, afraid
to say, afraid of wrong They still lack confidence in their abilities and they haveencountered many difficulties while learning To help elementary students getused to the use and love of English So the teacher must make the children havethe passion and interest in learning, they must simplify the content so that it issuitable for the primary school age, giving them a lively and fun learningatmosphere looks and excited, actively takes initiative in learning To do so, theteacher must play the role of a facilitator, a guide to help them learn quickly andlong That's why I have integrated games into my lessons to help them becomemore interested in English lessons
In the 2018-2019 school year, I applied a number of methods to help studentsmemorize vocabulary as well as the method of using visual aids, methods ofusing games and they had a capital Rich knowledge of vocabulary In theprocess of teaching and applying like that, I noticed that:
- "Game" is an activity that they are most interested in
- Games with rich content, using really interesting and rewarding language inaccordance with their perceptions When we offer games in an hour to learnEnglish on a regular basis, science is sure that the quality of teaching Englishwill increase That's why I chose the topic of this initiative
1.3 Research subjects.
The 2018-2019 school year was assigned by the School Board to teach thesecond grade of English, I chose Class 2C and the 2nd grade textbook to be theresearch subject for my topic
Limited scope of research:
- Class 2C of Dien Bien 1 primary school
- Time: From September, 2018 to April, 2019
- Materials: Textbooks, teacher books, game materials
1.4 Research Methods.
In order to conduct research on this topic, I have read, explored and consulted anumber of documents referring to games After researching, learning andmaking conclusions to see which games are suitable for the age of elementarystudents I organized and conducted the use of games during my teaching hours
Trang 5In addition, I exchanged ideas with my colleagues about the purpose, how toorganize games that are the most scientific Finally, summarize and drawexperiences and provide reasonable play and play rules for elementary students.The first year of the school year 2018-2019: Study the situation of the class aswell as the physiology of students combined the appropriate games for eachlesson type.
The second year of the school year 2018-2019: Continue to implement ideas andsurveys to collect feedback from students and through the test results of thesubject at the end of the semester against each other to verify the effectiveness
of change teaching methods Summarize the process of testing the new method,discover the positive and limited aspects, and then draw up a detailed outline forthe project and write about the experience
2 CONTENT
2.1 Rationale.
For many years, since the beginning of the implementation of educationalreforms, teaching methods have changed a lot Education Law - 2005 (article 5)
Trang 6stipulates that "Educational methods must promote the activeness, awareness, initiative, creative thinking of learners, fostering learners' ability to self-study, real ability practice, passion for learning and the will to rise” The
self-taking of students at the center of the teaching-learning process has been applied
to promote students' activeness in the learning process From this, there has been
a movement to improve teaching methods in the teaching staff The method ofreading beforehand in the teaching process has been excluded even critically.There are many new teaching methods that have been used by teachers asstudents work in groups in groups to practice as well as to explore to find aproblem in learning Studying in the form of games has also been adopted bymany teachers
In 2008, the Ministry of Education also launched the movement "Building friendly schools, active students" to educational institutions nationwide, From
this movement, to build a happy atmosphere in classrooms, in the teaching ofgeneral subjects especially English, teachers have promoted the integration ofmany games in their teaching process
The project of "Teaching and learning foreign languages" in the national
education system was approved by the Prime Minister in 2008 Especially in thisproject, teaching and learning English has an extremely important position,especially the Teaching for teenagers and children There are 6 golden principles
in teaching English to children and teenagers, young people, so that teaching andlearning English effectively One of those principles is: Play more than teaching
In this principle, the class teacher cannot follow a certain lesson, but thedominant thought is to create a diverse and colorful playground in English forstudents From there, guide students to master the playgrounds and graduallymaster the different activities
2.2 Actual situation before applying experience initiatives.
Through the process of directly teaching class 2C, through the results of the study on the learning results of students over the recent school year comparedwith the learning results of other classes, I see the rate of students is weak ofclass 2C is usually much higher than other classes Distraught about such asituation, I conducted a survey of students at the same time, directly exchangedwith the students in my class, and conducted a quality survey of students to findout rationale for the above situation
self-* Content of the poll: (Performed after 2 weeks at the beginning of the newschool year)
Please cross the column to match yourself:
Trang 7Question Content of question Yes No
1 Do you like learning English?
2 Are you afraid of this subject?
3 Do you feel boring when studying this subject?
4
Do you feel less fearful and reduce the pressure oflearning when teachers apply games in the process ofteaching?
5 Does the test of new invitations and structures make
my own prior knowledge, through learning from fellow colleagues and on themass media, mainly through online English websites
2.3 The solution used to solve the problem.
2.3.1 Objectives of solutions and measures.
In recent years, education has focused on promoting innovation and teachingmethods Effectively implementing foreign language teaching under the newprogram Organize teaching in the direction of activities, promote the activeness,initiative and creativity of students English is another independent subject,unlike other subjects Because outside of class time, the children received littletutoring or help from the family Primary students are students aged 6 to 11years old The children are young, the body is in the changing period, thepersonality is also changing, like to learn the unknown but also quickly forget,fast and easily lose focus, so they do not want to study Primary students whoacquire and memorize the knowledge they have learned in class must have theexcitement and interest in the subject Especially English, in addition to
Trang 8remembering the meaning of words, they must remember the sentence structure,remember how to read and remember the letters in the words they have learned.That is why they think that learning English is a difficult task for them, causingthem a fearful spirit, afraid to say, afraid of wrong They still lack confidence intheir abilities and they have encountered many difficulties while learning.
To help elementary students get used to the use and love of English So theteacher must make the children have the passion and interest in learning, theymust simplify the content so that it is suitable for the primary school age, givingthem a lively and fun learning atmosphere looks and excited, actively takesinitiative in learning To do so, the teacher must play the role of a facilitator, aguide to help them learn quickly and long
That's why I have integrated games into my lessons to help them become moreinterested in English lessons
2.3.2 Content and how to implement solutions and measures.
A fun activity is an activity where its motivation lies in the process of playingthe game itself, not in the results of the game The game is a common type ofplay activity, playing by law and by law Games are rules that define thepurpose, results and requirements of the game action, the rules of the game must
be clear Learning games are games whose laws include rules attached to theinner Using lessons, help students exploit their own experience to play Throughplay, students can apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in thegame's situation Therefore, students practice practicing to strengthen andexpand their knowledge and skills Thus, learning skills of English subjects areput into the game It can be said: Play is a necessary need for elementary schoolstudents, it is important to eat, sleep, study in their lives That's why they alwaysfind ways and take advantage of time in all conditions to play To play thechildren will participate very self-consciously and proactively, when they play,they show very clear feelings, such as joy in victory and sadness when they fail.Glad to see teammates complete the task, they themselves feel sorry for notdoing their job well Because of the collective, they overcome difficulties, strive
to the best of ability to bring victory to the team and group in which they are.This is a very high emulation characteristic of games, students often use theirfull strength, focus attention, intelligence and creativity Learning game changesthe form student activities, helping students acquire knowledge in a self-conscious and positive way Helping students to practice and strengthen theirknowledge while developing their experience gained through playing activities.The game learns to practice skills, techniques, promote intellectual activities,
Trang 9thanks to the use of learning games that the teaching process becomes a funactivity but still more attractive, more diverse opportunities for activities, gamesare not only means but also methods of education.
Some games in primary school in English lessons:
Organizing games during school hours For games to be highly effective during school hours, when organizing and designing games, the following principles must be ensured:
• Designing games during English lessons:
Organizing learning games to teach English in general and English in primaryschool in particular, we must rely on the lesson content, the time conditions ineach specific lesson to bring the game to match well suited When I want toorganize games in teaching English for high efficiency, every English teachermust have a plan to prepare carefully and thoroughly and ensure the followingrequirements:
+ The game has the meaning of education
+ The game must aim to reinforce and deepen the content of the lesson
+ The game must be appropriate to the psychology, the level of students, inaccordance with the ability of the instructor and the physical condition of theschool
+ The form of games must be rich and diverse and must be carefully andcarefully prepared
+ The game must cause excitement and passion for learning for students
• Structure of learning games:
+ Game’s name
+ The purpose of the game: Indicate the purpose to review and strengthenknowledge and skills The purpose of the game will regulate the game playdesigned in the game
+ Game’s items: Describe game items used in learning games
+ Game’s rules: Should play the rules, specify the rules of the play actionspecified for the player, the rules of winning and losing the game
+ Number of players: Need to specify the number of participants in each game.+ How to play: State clearly, specific and simple of each game
• How to organize games:
- Time to play the game: Usually from 5-7 minutes
- How to play: First, introduce the game named game, guide how to play by justdescribing and practicing and specify the rules of play
- Play to guide and emphasize game rules
Trang 10- Carry out real play: Students participate in play and teachers act as referees.
- Commenting on the results of play, attitudes of participants, teachers can addknowledge to learning through games and mistakes to avoid
- Ending the game: Enjoy the quibble, the rules of the game so that players canaccept the comfort and self-awareness of making more attractive and stimulatinggames for students Punish students who break the rules in simple forms that arefun to clap, hop on, sing a song, or greet the winners
• Introducing some elementary school English learning games.
Here, I would like to introduce some typical games that I have applied in theprocess of teaching for elementary students
Game 1: Slap blackboard
- Purpose:
+ Practice reading and strengthen the skills of listening to the learned words andrecognizing the typeface
+ Quick reflexes for children
- Preparation: No need to prepare any utensils.
- How to play: The class sits on the spot The teacher introduces the game name
and draws a number of different shapes on the board: circle, triangle, square,rectangle, diamond, ellipse then record some new words just learned on thepictures above The teacher gives first as the teacher will read all words.Students stand in front of the board, listen to the teacher read and beat the wordfast
- Game’s rules: Play in pairs, the teacher divides the class into two teams and
names each team, one by one, each team should play against the other team'sfriends The two of you stood in front of the board at a certain distance andlistened to the teacher and then quickly slapped your hand on the text the teacherjust read was written on the board, who hit fast and rightly will bring your team
1 point Continuing with the other pair of matches, the end was enough wordsthat the teacher had raised before reading
- At the end of the game: In addition to any team score, the team wins, the teamthat wins will be awarded a round of applause
* Note: This game can also send a good friend up to read any words just written
on the board for the two of you to recognize and hit the picture with the wordyou just read
Example: Unit 3: “Ar”
st ar
c ar