Game Activity: "Number Hunt Adventure"
Objective:
To practice the key sentences: "What's this number?" and "How many ____ are there?"
To reinforce vocabulary related to numbers 11 and 12, such as spaceships, friends, etc.
Materials Needed:
Flashcards or pictures of objects (spaceships, fruit, friends, etc.)
Small numbered cards (11 and 12)
A few props related to the theme (optional)
Game Instructions:
Step 1: Introduce the Game
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Teacher's Output Language:
"Today, we are going on a number hunt adventure! You will find different items and count them. Are you ready?"
Students' Output Language:
"Yes!" (Students are excited and ready to play.)
Step 2: Number Recognition and Game Setup
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Teacher's Action:
Show flashcards of the number 11 and 12.
"Here are our special numbers today: eleven and twelve!"
Hold up a flashcard of the number 11. "What’s this number?"
Teacher's Output Language:
"What’s this number?"
Students' Output Language:
"Eleven!"
Teacher's Action:
Hold up a flashcard of the number 12. "What’s this number?"
Teacher's Output Language:
"What’s this number?"
Students' Output Language:
"Twelve!"
Step 3: Hide the Numbers
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Teacher's Action:
Hide small numbered cards around the classroom, each card with a number 11 or 12 on it.
"Now, I’m going to hide these numbers around the classroom. Your job is to find them and tell me the number you’ve found. Are you ready to go on the hunt?"
Students' Output Language:
"Yes!" (Students are excited and ready to search for the numbers.)
Teacher's Output Language:
"Go and find the number eleven! And remember, when you find it, tell me, 'This is the number eleven!'"
Step 4: Number Hunt
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Teacher's Action:
As the students search for the numbers, provide encouragement:
"Good job, I see you are looking carefully!"
"Have you found the number yet?"
"What number did you find?"
Students' Output Language:
"I found the number eleven!" (or)
"I found the number twelve!"
"This is the number eleven!"
"This is the number twelve!"
Step 5: Count the Items (Reinforcing Vocabulary)
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Teacher's Action:
Once students find the numbered cards, ask them to count items in the classroom that correspond to those numbers. For example, if they find the number 11, they will need to count 11 spaceships or 11 friends (toys, pictures, or props).
"How many spaceships are there?"
"How many friends are there?"
"Let’s count together: one, two, three… up to eleven!"
Teacher's Output Language:
"How many spaceships are there?"
"How many friends are there?"
Students' Output Language:
"There are eleven spaceships!" (or)
"There are twelve friends!"
Step 6: Show the Flashcards and Review
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Teacher's Action:
After counting, ask the students to repeat the key phrases and sentences.
Show flashcards again: "What’s this number?"
"This is the number eleven!"
"This is the number twelve!"
Teacher's Output Language:
"What’s this number?"
"This is the number eleven!"
"This is the number twelve!"
Students' Output Language:
"Eleven!"
"Twelve!"
Step 7: Reflect on the Game
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Teacher's Action:
"Great job, everyone! You all found the numbers and counted so well!"
"Let’s all say, 'There are eleven spaceships!' and 'There are twelve friends!' together."
Students' Output Language:
"There are eleven spaceships!"
"There are twelve friends!"
Step 8: Wrap-up and Homework
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Teacher's Output Language:
"Now, for your homework, please finish the worksheet where you will practice writing the numbers eleven and twelve. You will also count the items at home, like how many fruits you have, and tell me 'There are eleven apples' or 'There are twelve bananas.' Can you do that?"
Students' Output Language:
"Yes!" (Students respond enthusiastically.)
