Entry 4: vocabulary

 Hangman.



Macro skill: vocabulary acquisition.

Age of the students: 5-6 years old.

Topic: Alfabeth and family members.

Performance indicators:
  • The student will guess the family member that is written in the hangman activity.

Description of the activity: Hangman is a game that consists of guessing written words before the hangman dies. Aside from that, students have limited opportunities to be mistaken. So, the teacher will create a list of family members and the students will guess the written words. Once the word is discovered, the teacher will reinforce the vocabulary.

Materials: Computer and projector.

Time: 20 minutes.

Steps:
  1. The teacher will create a list of family members that students will have to guess.
  2. The teacher will ask students to guess the word by mentioning only letters.
  3. The students might be selected by the teacher or they might participate voluntarily. 

Sample of the resource:
  1. Mother.
  2. Father. 
  3. Brother. 
  4. Sister.
  5. Grandmother.
  6. Grandfather.
  7. Aunt.
  8. Uncle.
  9. Cousin.





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