EPIC Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 453
9. The Cube Game
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Use the cube on the colors/numbers or emotions side.
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Throw the cube in the air and let it land on the floor.
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Ask (depending on the side of the cube):
What color is this? (Elicit the color of the side that faces up) / How many is this?
(Elicit the number of dots on the side that faces up)
How do you feel? (Elicit the emotion on the side that faces up: I feel _____.)
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Repeat this a few times.
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Now, toss the cube to a pupil and ask a relevant question.
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Have the pupil toss the cube to another pupil and ask a relevant question.
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Repeat this until many pupils have had a turn.
10. Hot and Cold
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Decide on an object or flashcard of an item to hide in the classroom together as a
class.
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Have one pupil leave the room.
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Ask the class to help you decide where in the classroom to hide the object.
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To signal to the pupil to come back into the room, the class chants the “Knocking on
the Door” Chant (song #140) as you open the door.
1, 2, 3, 4, who is knocking at the door? 5, 6, 7, 8, come on in – it’s getting late.
9, 10, 9, 10, don’t be late for class again. 9, 10, 9, 10, don’t be late for class again.
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The pupil enters the room and looks for the object.
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As they approach the object, the class says HOT. As they move away from the
object, the class says COLD.
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When the pupil finds the object, they must say where it is, using a preposition: The
crayon is under the desk. The book is on the chair, etc.
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If the pupil answers correctly, they choose the next pupil to play.
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Do this several times with different pupils. Change the object you are hiding and the
hiding place each time.
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This game can be played as a competition where two pupils from different teams
need to find the object before their competitor.
11. Show Me…
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Play the game with the pupils' school items, or body parts.
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Say: Show me (a red crayon).
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Have pupils hold up the correct puppet and say: This is my (red crayon).
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Choose a pupil to run the game and have the pupil say: Show me (a pencil).
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APPENDIX III / GAMES