KIDS GAME: The wheel of fortune

• The purpose is that children learn easy verbs through the mimic of their daily live's actions, in a short, fun and easy way.

• It also helps to waste their extra energy by doing each movement.

• It is focused to help in the development of the kinesthetic intelligence and the fine motor skills.

• Also, is a helpful tool to calm kids and capture their attention.

1. A Cardboard Circle of 50 cms of diameter2. An arrow shaped piece of cardboard3. A stick of wood of 40 cms of large and 1 x 1cm of thickness4. Colored Papers, Paints, Pictures, Drawings… 5. Silicone, a big nail and a hammer.

It can be design as you wish!

1. Just spin the wheel carefully, and do the mimic of the action represented.

2. Try to be energetic, and do repetitions so kids would catch the meaning of the sound.

•Eat• Cry• Jump• Brush• Dance• Scream• Clap

It can be used to teach different content as :

The colours• Fruits• Animals• Clothes• The Weather

And also it can be used in a wide spectrum of ages between 4 to 12 increasing the difficulty.

• Theory– http://www.educacioninicial.com/EI/contenidos/00/4300/4348.asp– http://inglesparaninos.wikispaces.com/file/view/DIDACTICA+PARA+ENSE%C3%91AR+IN

GL%C3%89S+A+NI%C3%91OS.pdf

• About wheels:– http://www.eslprintables.com/games_worksheets/wheels/

• Content:– http://www.educacioninicial.com/ei/areas/ingles/index.asp– http://supersimplelearning.com/songs/original-series/one/the-bath-song/– http://www.agendaweb.org/songs/english-songs-for-kids-2.html

• Extra material:– http://www.educacioninicial.com/ei/contenidos/00/0550/559.ASP