Activities for Very Young Learners

1️⃣NAME GAME 

Say: Let’s make a circle. Children stand in a circle around you. Play some music and pass a ball around the circle. The children pass the ball to the person next to them while the music is playing. When you stop the music, the child holding the ball says their name. 

Split the children into two teams. Line them up, facing away from you. Stand behind the children holding colour flashcards. Say 1, 2, 3, 4 turn! The last children in the line (the children closest to you) turn and say what colour is on the flashcard, then they move to the front of the line. Continue until everyone has played.

Split the children into two teams. Line them up, facing away from you. Stand behind the children holding colour flashcards. Say 1, 2, 3, 4 turn! The last children in the line (the children closest to you) turn and say what colour is on the flashcard, then they move to the front of the line. Continue until everyone has played.

Children stand or sit in a circle. Show children a flashcard with number 1, model the word, and pass the flashcard to the child next to you. The children pass the card to the person next to them and say the number, and so on around the circle. Depending on the size of the group or the age of the children, you can have one card moving around the circle at one time, or several, going in one direction or in two directions. The game can be repeated slowly/quickly.

British Language Centre - BLC