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Course Name: Fun English: Play & Learn Board Games
Level: Primary 4 – Primary 6
No. of Lessons: 4 (Suggested)
Lesson Duration: 1 hr 30 mins (Suggested)
Instructors: Native English teachers with a university degree ; related teaching experience, and/or teacher training such as TEFL, TESOL, CELTA, PGDE/PCEd, etc.
Objectives
To develop students’ English language skills through fun and engaging board games, enhancing vocabulary, speaking, and listening abilities while boosting confidence and fostering collaboration.
Features
- Encourage communication: Students practise speaking and listening in English during gameplay and natural dialogue.
- Build vocabulary: Games introduce new words and phrases through context and interaction.
- Foster creativity: Games involve storytelling and imaginative thinking
- Promote teamwork: Students collaborate and interact with one another.
- Boost confidence: The playful nature of games helps reduce anxiety, making students more comfortable in using English.
Outline
1. Hello and Connect
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- Greetings and introductions
- Six Bricks: Form your group and make your logo
- Board Game: Pile-up
- Foster speaking and interview skills by question cards and dice instructions
2. Play with Ugly Dolls
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- Six Bricks: Blind Building Game
- Learn location prepositions and colors.
- Board Game: Ugly Dolls
- Expand vocabulary and descriptive language by describing dolls.
- Six Bricks: Blind Building Game
3. Infinite Stories
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- Six Bricks: Body Balance Game
- Enhances spoken English comprehension and fine motor skills through instructions.
- Board Game: Infinite Synapse
- Practices sentence construction and vocabulary with picture cards.
- Promotes creativity and coherence in collaborative storytelling.
- Six Bricks: Body Balance Game
4. Guess their Clues
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- Six Bricks: Tower Building Game
- Enhance teamwork through communication and strategic planning.
- Board Game: Dixit
- Boost creative thinking and vocabulary by interpreting imaginative illustrations.
- Foster effective communication and listening skills during discussing clues.
- Six Bricks: Tower Building Game
*Additional board game lessons are available upon request.*