Activity Instructions

Printing

Print the survey forms on ordinary white paper.

To reduce printing costs, the survey forms are designed for black & white printing. Colors will need to be added manually with colored pencils or crayons (see Preparation below).

These materials are designed for students to start with a fresh survey form every time they participate in a new round of the activity. To complete the activity, students will need to write on the survey forms, which will make re-use difficult.

The "answer key" can be printed on cardstock (300g cardstock is recommended, but any weight 200g or above will be sufficient) or printed on ordinary white paper. If printed on ordinary paper, lamination is recommended.

Unlike the survey forms, the "answer key" is intended to be used again and again, as will not be written on while completing this activity. You should only need a few copies of the "answer key" at the most.

 

Activity Set-Up Instructions

Preparation

Cut each survey form sheet in the middle to separate the two survey forms on each printed sheet of paper.

As the survey forms are designed to be printed in black & white (to reduce the costs of printing a larger number of copies), the color circles in the top row of the information tables must be manually colored in. You can use colored pencils or crayons to do this (or invite your students to help).

To avoid confusion for your students, it's important to ensure that the order of the colors in the top row of the survey form information tables is always in the same consistent order. This will make it much easier for your students to double-check their work for accuracy.

The color circles should always be in the following order (as this will match the answer sheet):

 

Color Order

 

Activity Set-Up Instructions

 

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Presentation

Use flashcards to ensure that your students know the animal and color vocabulary words used the current step of this activity. Refer to the list provided below.

Students will only need to know 25 core vocabulary words to participate fully in in Step 1 of this activity.

The memory words listed below are provided for reference. However, students DO NOT need to be directly taught any of these 5 memory words. They can simply be utilized in the sentences used to communicate in the activity and students can be trusted to gradually internalize the words' meaning from context, as the same words will continue to be used in other speaking activities as they progress through this curriculum program.

After you have ensured that your students have good knowledge and recall of the included core vocabulary words, use the "answer key" to demonstrate the two sentences patterns used in this activity. Ask questions and then point to the appropriate checkmark or crossmark and say the correct answer to your answer.

 

Activity Presentation Phase Instructions

 

Vocabulary Words Used in Activity
Core Vocabulary Words alligator, ant, bear, bird, black, blue, cat, color, dog, duck, elephant, fish, green, horse, kangaroo, like/likes, lion, monkey, mouse, octopus, rabbit, red, turtle, white, yellow
Combination / Compound none
Memory Words does, no, not, the, yes
Supplemental Words none
Review Vocabulary Words none

 

Sentences and Sentence Patterns
Does the _________________ like _________________?
Yes, the _________________ likes _________________.
No, the _________________ does not like _________________.

 

Practice

Even if you do not speak a language that the students can understand (or are prohibited from doing so by policy where you work), you can provide a demonstration that your students will understand by following the following simple steps. The best way to teach this game is to simply demonstrate it.

  1. Invite one student to play the role of answerer and give them "answer key." The student will probably need to help, so position the "answer key" so that you can both see it/point at the information on it.

  2. For this first demonstration, you'll play the role of asker. Take a "survey form" and a pencil. Ask the student playing the role of answerer questions about which colors each animal likes using the provided sentence pattern. Coach the student to answer your question by consulting the "answer key."

    Use a checkmark to indicate which colors each animal likes and a crossmark to indicate which colors each animal does not like (according to the "answer key.")

  3. After a first demonstration of the activity, invite a second student to play the role of answerer and repeat the activity with a fresh "survey form."

  4. Once you've completed the second "survey form," switch roles and be the answerer for the next round of the activity. Invite a student to play the role of asker and give them a "survey form" to fill out. However, don't let them see the "answer key." Keep it secret and make it clear that the only way for askers to get information is ask questions and receive answers verbally.

  5. Repeat the activity with different students being askers until your students appear to understand how to participate in this activity. Then have a pair of students play the roles of asker and answerer as the other students continue to observe.

  6. Continue partner-pair demonstrations until all (or most) of your students appear to understand how to participate in this activity.

 

Activity Practice Phase Instructions

 

Production:

There are two ways to organize this activity for the Production phase.

You may divide your students into partner-pairs, and give one partner in each pair a "survey form" and the other a copy of the "answer key."

Alternatively, you may give each of your students their own "survey form" and allow them to systematically take turns asking questions while you, as the teacher, play the role of answerer. You could also let your students take turns being the answerer for each round of the activity.

After each round of the activity, have your students check their "survey form" answers against the "answer key" to check their accuracy.

 

Activity Production Phase Instructions

 

Expanded Learning:

  1. Use the provided blank templates to create an "answer key" and "survey forms" featuring your students' names and photos (instead of the animals). Use verbal English to collect your students preferences about what colors they like and do not like to create an accurate answer key.

    Then use the "answer key" and "survey forms" you have created to allow your students to practice the speaking activity using each other's names and color preferences.

 

Activity Expanded Learning Options

 

 

Important Note

The above instructions are provided as suggestions for best practices. However, the teacher should always be the ultimate decision-maker about which communication approaches are best suited to a particular student / group of students.

Teachers are encouraged to modify the recommended steps for introducing this game if they believe that there would be a better way to explain it to their students.