Age Group: 6-8 Goals: The goals of the “Duplicating What You Hear” activity are to • learn to listen with good attention • improve concentration • repeat what they hear • enhance memory • recognize different cadences of the spoken language Materials: A thoughtful instructor with a strong, clear voice Students ready to listen to their teacher and repeat what they hear Procedure: 1. An instructor says a four-word sentence very rapidly. 2. The children repeat the sentence that they hear. 3. Then the instructor says a five-word sentence. 4. The young learners duplicate the words in the order they were spoken and match the teacher’s cadence. 5. With each new sentence, the teacher adds one more word to build longer and longer sentences and speaks faster and faster. 6. The students repeat and have great fun as the sentences get longer and longer.
“Fun-Inspired Learning Games from Teachers’ Treasures.” Linda Davis-Kyle, MA, collaborator, compiler, contributor, editor, & photographer. Copyright © 2012-2013.
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