Continuous reading and study by one method always
lessen the interest of study. A various ways of study can easily increases the interest and makes pupils more
active.
Don’t
be worried, I am introducing some study
games for your child to make them active and happy. Try at home for enriching
the knowledge of your pupils in English subject.
1. Identification of words by acting.
This is the most interesting and active game for parents,
teachers and pupils.
One needs to
keep one word in mind (specially, verb, adverb, or adjective) and do the action
regarding the word. Instruct the pupils to identify the words. In class room
teacher can take this activity by classifying into groups. Parents can do the
same activity at home and let the child to identify the word.
Benefits: 1.
Students / child become active and can learn the expression.
2. Vocabulary can be leveled
2. Complete the word.
It is an Easier game to apply and learn new words with its
connected words.
Parents/
Teacher should give some incomplete words with blank space. Provide the synonym
or antonyms of the same word as a clue. Let your pupils to fill the blank and
complete the words.
Example:
complete the given word.
S_C_E_S. (Clue: opposite to
fail.)
Ans:
SUCCESS.
Benefits: 1.
Pupils can able to judge the words.
2. Increase vocabulary and
relating words.
3. Describe the object.
The equipment free game to build the power of narration.
Ask your
pupils to describe any object nearby him in 3 or 5 sentences.
Give 2
minutes to think about object and ask to write or explain the object.
Example:
pupils observe the object nearby you.(give 2 minutes)
(Suppose
your pupil is thinking about the fan).
Now explain
the object in 3 sentences.
Ans: 1. Fan
is electronic machine.
2. It is used to get flow of air.
3. Generally we use it in summer
days.
4. Identify the parts of speech.
Grammar
based activity to build up the basic knowledge of grammar.
Parents/
Teachers need to give some sentences to their pupils and ask them to identify
the parts of speech. Give a bunch of 10 questions for 5 minutes.
Example: 1.
Abdul Kalam is one of the greatest scientists of India.
Activity:
Identify the adjective from given sentence.
Ans:
greatest.
5. News paper heading judging.
One of the
good activity to activate the enthusiasm of your pupils.
Teacher /
Parents need to read the matter regarding any news heading in mind. Just
explain the theme of news in your words and ask the pupils to find out the news
with its heading from Newspaper.
Example:
find out the title and news in which the inauguration of college annual festival
is described.
Benefits:
Habit of news paper reading can be grown.
6. Reading news headlines of T.V
Watching
television is one of the fond of children. Just change the mode of this fond in
study game.
Allow your
pupils to read the bottom news slider as fast as it slides. Give them One
minute and note how many sentences were uttered correctly. It develops the fast
reading skill accurately.
7. Memorize words from T.V
This may
stand a very simple way of catching new words for your pupils.
Just ask your
child to keep blank paper and pen to note down the words of certain program
while watching television. Ask him/ her to find meaning of the noted words.
8. Use of Dictionary.
This one is
very active and skillful game for your pupils.
Give some
list of new words and ask to find out and write the meaning of those words with
the help of Dictionary. To grow intensity, allow them only one minute to find
the words. Check how many words were found by your pupils. It encourages the
proper use of Dictionary among pupils.
9. Story telling questioning.
Select any
story of 10 to 15 lines having a good message. You can create story as per your
experience. Tell the story to your pupils and ask some questions on it. Method must
be oral. It will develop a listening skill and comprehension of your pupils.
10.
Riddles.
Riddles are
a major favorable part of pupils. It creates interest and curiosity among the
students. You can use many education or non educational riddles for students. It
is good for group as well as individual.
Example of some
riddles:
1.
Give it food and it will live: give
it water and it will die.
Ans: Fire
2.
What two things you can never eat for
breakfast?
Ans: Lunch and Dinner
3.
You can catch but not throw,
identify.
Ans: A cold
4.
I have no legs but I can run.
Ans: Nose
5.
Take one out and scratch my head, I am
now black but once was red.
Ans: A match. (machis box)
6.
A room with no window or door.
Ans: Stars
7.
It has no top or bottom but it can
hold flesh, bones and blood all at the same time.
Ans: A Ring
8.
Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup, Even
a river can’t fill it up.
Ans: A kitchen strainer.
9.
Take off my skin, I won’t cry, but
you will.
Ans: An Onion.
10.
What do you serve but can’t eat?
Ans: A tennis ball
11.
What can go up and down without
moving?
Ans: The temperature.
12.
Which letter of the alphabet has much
water?
Ans: ‘C’ alphabet
Very nice sharing sir These study games really motivate children toward English Thanks 🙏
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea sir . Thanks for sharing this blog with us.
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