PRACTICING GRAMMAR WITH

PLAYFUL ACTIVITIES
INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Contextualization
3. Justification of the topic chosen
4. Objectives
5. Contents
6. Presentation:
a) Methodology
b) Time distribution
c) Material and didactic resources
d) Lesson planning development
1. Introduction
- 5th grade of primary education.
- The topic is past simple.
- Children learn to differentiate regular and irregular verbs and when they have to use
the past simple.
- Three sessions with three different games.
- Gamification methodology → Children learn easier in a dynamic and fun way.
- Constructivism → Previous knowledge → Basic vocabulary and verbs.
- Proposals → Students enjoy while they learn.
 2. Contextualization
- School : Sotomayor y Terrazas / Jerez de los Caballeros (Badajoz)
- 25 children : 15 girls and 10 boys
- 10-11 years old
- None of those students have special educational needs.
- Level in English → Medium
- The class doesn´t present difficulties in English
- Teacher can provide adaptations and extra help too.
- If It is necessary an extra lesson.
- Background: Medium class families.
3. Justification of the Topic

ACTIVE
USE PAST SIMPLE MOTIVATION
DINAMIC
5TH GRADE
LUDIC

DIFFERENT WORK ESSENTIAL

GROUPS

LEARN PLAYING
4.Objectives To promote the
personal autonomy
and cooperative
To acquire the
work
contents through
active learning To encourage the
creativity and To improve the four English skills
participation

To motivate the
To improve the oral students through To increase the
and written playful communication
comprehension environment using a foreign
language
5. Contents
Irregular verbs
Past simple
Regular verbs

affirmative
Sentences negative
interrogative

Nonverbal language

Popular games
6. PRESENTATION
a) Methodology

Games Positive
experience
Gamification

Best results
Educational
Knowledge
field
b) Time Distribution

Sessions 1st 2nd 3rd

Boom
Video
&
Activities &
Each Sheep With It
Next Word!
Treasure Hunt
Partner

Revise regular and Revise regular and

Explanation of the past
Objectives simple
irregular verbs irregular verbs
separately together
c) Materials and Didactic Resources
First session: Activity 1 Papers with different past tense.

Second session: Activity 2 Second session: Activity 3

A circle with all the letters of

Third session: Activity 4 the alphabet.
d) LESSON PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
 First Session: Video

PAST SIMPLE

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

 First Session: Activity 1
Treasure Hunt
Regular Verbs

Irregular verbs
Four Papers
Negative

Interrogative

There are four papers of different colours hidden in the

Explanation of class. In four groups of five people each, each group has
the past simple to find one of them.
 Second Session: Activity 2
BOOM!

Regular verbs

Pass the ball as fast as possible, when teacher counts 20,

boom! You have to tell the past form of a regular verb
the teacher will tell you!
 Second Session: Activity 3
Each sheep with it partner

Irregular
verbs

Teacher will give a paper to each child. In the papers appear infinitive and
irregular verbs. They should find their partners with a scarf in their eyes. In
addition, they should say the verb in their paper.
 Third Session: Activity 4
Regular Next word!
and
irregular
verbs

Give them the verb in the infinitive form.

Children have to say the verb in the past form.
Each letter can be a regular or an irregular verb.
Final Conclusion

Motivation

Knowledge
 Bibliography
- Consejería de educación y cultura. DOE (Documento Oficial de Extremadura), Extremadura. Lunes, 16.
(2014): nº114. Available in http://doe.juntaex.es/pdfs/doe/2014/1140o/14040122.pdf .
- Lynch. M (March 17,2019). Best practices for gamification in schools. The tech edvocate. Available in
https://www.thetechedvocate.org/best-practices-for-gamification-in-schools/

Webgraphy
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4rsDuzThE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKaD2btS1A4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbA2LeGteME&feature=youtu.be
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