Some tricks to play games for students in grade 2

THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT THANH HOA EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE
EXPERIENCE INITIATIVE
SOME TRICKS 
TO PLAY GAMES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 2
 The implementer: Nguyen Thi Sen 
                              Position: Teacher 
                      School: Dien Bien 1 Primary school 
 Subject: English
THANH HOA 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
Page
1.1. Reason to choose the topic
2
1.2. Research purposes
3
1.3. Research subjects
3
1.4. Research Methods
3-4
2. CONTENT 
2.1. Rationale
5
2.2. Actual situation before applying experience initiatives
5-6
2.3. The solution used to solve the problem
6-16
2.4. The effectiveness of experience initiatives for educational activities, with themselves, colleagues and schools
16
3. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1.Conclusions
17
3.2.Recommendations
17
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Reason to choose the topic.
In the trend of global integration of society today, equipping yourself with a good knowledge of foreign languages, especially English, is essential. Learning English becomes very popular not only for working people, having to use foreign languages to communicate in work but it is also very necessary for elementary students who will soon be owners of the country. With the above situation, every student must now equip themselves with a basic knowledge of foreign languages suitable to the level of education and study.
With such a particularly important and necessary role, however, students' language learning is not really focused and not evenly distributed among regions, among students. Many students are indifferent, do not like the subject. The majority of students' psychology is feared when there is a subject. The number of weak students in the subject is always high. As an elementary school teacher, who directly teaches English subjects, he has been teaching for nearly 18 years. During the working years, the school management assigned to teach in all classes from grade 1 to grade 5. When teaching each grade I myself have difficulties but with my love for young people, I have learned from my colleagues and friends, on books and mass media to overcome. Looking back on my teaching journey in recent years in the classroom, one of the classes that I mistakenly thought I would perform my professional work in the easiest way and would meet the least difficulty on the contrary, I have a lot of difficulties: It is the 2nd grade. I think about the poor learning results of the students myself, I have been thinking and finding many methods and tricks during the teaching process. My teaching with the advice of my colleagues and teachers finally overcome difficulties but one of the ways that I find myself most effective is the "Some tricks to play games for students in grade 2"
1.2. Research purposes.
In recent years, education has focused on promoting innovation and teaching methods. Effectively implementing foreign language teaching under the new program. Organize teaching in the direction of activities, promote the activeness, initiative and creativity of students.
English is another independent subject, unlike other subjects. Because outside of class time, the children received little tutoring or help from the family. Especially in Do Dong Primary School, a rural commune where most parents do not know English.
Primary students are students aged 6 to 11 years old. The children are young, the body is in the changing period, the personality is also changing, like to learn the unknown but also quickly forget, quickly bored, easy to lose focus, so they do not want to learn. So for elementary students to acquire and memorize the knowledge they have learned in class, there must be excitement and interest in the subject. Especially English, in addition to remembering the meaning of words, they must remember the sentence structure, remember how to read and remember the letters in the words they have learned. That is why they think that learning English is a difficult task for them, causing them a fearful spirit, afraid to say, afraid of wrong. They still lack confidence in their abilities and they have encountered many difficulties while learning. To help elementary students get used to the use and love of English. So the teacher must make the children have the passion and interest in learning, they must simplify the content so that it is suitable for the primary school age, giving them a lively and fun learning atmosphere. looks and excited, actively takes initiative in learning. To do so, the teacher must play the role of a facilitator, a guide to help them learn quickly and long. That's why I have integrated games into my lessons to help them become more interested in English lessons.
In the 2018-2019 school year, I applied a number of methods to help students memorize vocabulary as well as the method of using visual aids, methods of using games ....and they had a capital. Rich knowledge of vocabulary. In the process of teaching and applying like that, I noticed that:
- "Game" is an activity that they are most interested in
- Games with rich content, using really interesting and rewarding language in accordance with their perceptions. When we offer games in an hour to learn English on a regular basis, science is sure that the quality of teaching English will increase. That's why I chose the topic of this initiative.
1.3. Research subjects.
The 2018-2019 school year was assigned by the School Board to teach the second grade of English, I chose Class 2C and the 2nd grade textbook to be the research subject for my topic.
Limited scope of research:
- Class 2C of Dien Bien 1 primary school.
- Time: From September, 2018 to April, 2019
- Materials: Textbooks, teacher books, game materials...
1.4. Research Methods.
In order to conduct research on this topic, I have read, explored and consulted a number of documents referring to games. After researching, learning and making conclusions to see which games are suitable for the age of elementary students. I organized and conducted the use of games during my teaching hours. In addition, I exchanged ideas with my colleagues about the purpose, how to organize games that are the most scientific. Finally, summarize and draw experiences and provide reasonable play and play rules for elementary students.
The first year of the school year 2018-2019: Study the situation of the class as well as the physiology of students combined the appropriate games for each lesson type.
The second year of the school year 2018-2019: Continue to implement ideas and surveys to collect feedback from students and through the test results of the subject at the end of the semester against each other to verify the effectiveness of change teaching methods. Summarize the process of testing the new method, discover the positive and limited aspects, and then draw up a detailed outline for the project and write about the experience.
2. CONTENT
2.1. Rationale.
For many years, since the beginning of the implementation of educational reforms, teaching methods have changed a lot. Education Law - 2005 (article 5) stipulates that "Educational methods must promote the activeness, self-awareness, initiative, creative thinking of learners, fostering learners' ability to self-study, real ability practice, passion for learning and the will to rise”. The taking of students at the center of the teaching-learning process has been applied to promote students' activeness in the learning process. From this, there has been a movement to improve teaching methods in the teaching staff. The method of reading beforehand in the teaching process has been excluded even critically. There are many new teaching methods that have been used by teachers as students work in groups in groups to practice as well as to explore to find a problem in learning. Studying in the form of games has also been adopted by many teachers.
In 2008, the Ministry of Education also launched the movement "Building friendly schools, active students" to educational institutions nationwide, From this movement, to build a happy atmosphere in classrooms, in the teaching of general subjects especially English, teachers have promoted the integration of many games in their teaching process.
The project of "Teaching and learning foreign languages" in the national education system was approved by the Prime Minister in 2008. Especially in this project, teaching and learning English has an extremely important position, especially the Teaching for teenagers and children. There are 6 golden principles in teaching English to children and teenagers, young people, so that teaching and learning English effectively. One of those principles is: Play more than teaching. In this principle, the class teacher cannot follow a certain lesson, but the dominant thought is to create a diverse and colorful playground in English for students. From there, guide students to master the playgrounds and gradually master the different activities.
2.2. Actual situation before applying experience initiatives.
Through the process of directly teaching class 2C, through the results of the self-study on the learning results of students over the recent school year compared with the learning results of other classes, I see the rate of students is weak. of class 2C is usually much higher than other classes. Distraught about such a situation, I conducted a survey of students at the same time, directly exchanged with the students in my class, and conducted a quality survey of students to find out rationale for the above situation.
* Content of the poll: (Performed after 2 weeks at the beginning of the new school year)
 Please cross the column to match yourself:
Question
Content of question
Yes
No
1
Do you like learning English?
2
Are you afraid of this subject?
3
Do you feel boring when studying this subject?
4
Do you feel less fearful and reduce the pressure of learning when teachers apply games in the process of teaching?
5
Does the test of new invitations and structures make you afraid?
* Results of survey cards for 38 students of 2C class in the school year of 2018 - 2019 are:
Question
1
2
3
4
5
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Total
27
11
32
6
29
9
34
4
33
5
Percentage %
71
29
84
16
76
14
89
11
87
13
* The results of the quality survey show that the number of weak students in English class 2C is very high, accounting for 20/38 = 52.63%
In order to reduce the fear of learning this subject, which leads to the students' weak learning outcomes, while reducing stress and pressure in each English lesson, I boldly combine the games in the lesson part that I have gained through my own prior knowledge, through learning from fellow colleagues and on the mass media, mainly through online English websites.
2.3. The solution used to solve the problem.
2.3.1. Objectives of solutions and measures.
In recent years, education has focused on promoting innovation and teaching methods. Effectively implementing foreign language teaching under the new program. Organize teaching in the direction of activities, promote the activeness, initiative and creativity of students. English is another independent subject, unlike other subjects. Because outside of class time, the children received little tutoring or help from the family. Primary students are students aged 6 to 11 years old. The children are young, the body is in the changing period, the personality is also changing, like to learn the unknown but also quickly forget, fast and easily lose focus, so they do not want to study. Primary students who acquire and memorize the knowledge they have learned in class must have the excitement and interest in the subject. Especially English, in addition to remembering the meaning of words, they must remember the sentence structure, remember how to read and remember the letters in the words they have learned. That is why they think that learning English is a difficult task for them, causing them a fearful spirit, afraid to say, afraid of wrong. They still lack confidence in their abilities and they have encountered many difficulties while learning.
To help elementary students get used to the use and love of English. So the teacher must make the children have the passion and interest in learning, they must simplify the content so that it is suitable for the primary school age, giving them a lively and fun learning atmosphere. looks and excited, actively takes initiative in learning. To do so, the teacher must play the role of a facilitator, a guide to help them learn quickly and long.
That's why I have integrated games into my lessons to help them become more interested in English lessons.
2.3.2. Content and how to implement solutions and measures.
A fun activity is an activity where its motivation lies in the process of playing the game itself, not in the results of the game. The game is a common type of play activity, playing by law and by law. Games are rules that define the purpose, results and requirements of the game action, the rules of the game must be clear. Learning games are games whose laws include rules attached to the inner Using lessons, help students exploit their own experience to play. Through play, students can apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in the game's situation. Therefore, students practice practicing to strengthen and expand their knowledge and skills. Thus, learning skills of English subjects are put into the game. It can be said: Play is a necessary need for elementary school students, it is important to eat, sleep, study in their lives. That's why they always find ways and take advantage of time in all conditions to play. To play the children will participate very self-consciously and proactively, when they play, they show very clear feelings, such as joy in victory and sadness when they fail. Glad to see teammates complete the task, they themselves feel sorry for not doing their job well. Because of the collective, they overcome difficulties, strive to the best of ability to bring victory to the team and group in which they are. This is a very high emulation characteristic of games, students often use their full strength, focus attention, intelligence and creativity. Learning game changes the form student activities, helping students acquire knowledge in a self-conscious and positive way. Helping students to practice and strengthen their knowledge while developing their experience gained through playing activities. The game learns to practice skills, techniques, promote intellectual activities, thanks to the use of learning games that the teaching process becomes a fun activity but still more attractive, more diverse opportunities for activities, games are not only means but also methods of education.
Some games in primary school in English lessons:
Organizing games during school hours. For games to be highly effective during school hours, when organizing and designing games, the following principles must be ensured:
Designing games during English lessons:
Organizing learning games to teach English in general and English in primary school in particular, we must rely on the lesson content, the time conditions in each specific lesson to bring the game to match well suited. When I want to organize games in teaching English for high efficiency, every English teacher must have a plan to prepare carefully and thoroughly and ensure the following requirements:
+ The game has the meaning of education.
+ The game must aim to reinforce and deepen the content of the lesson.
+ The game must be appropriate to the psychology, the level of students, in accordance with the ability of the instructor and the physical condition of the school.
+ The form of games must be rich and diverse and must be carefully and carefully prepared.
+ The game must cause excitement and passion for learning for students.
Structure of learning games:
+ Game’s name.
+ The purpose of the game: Indicate the purpose to review and strengthen knowledge and skills. The purpose of the game will regulate the game play designed in the game.
+ Game’s items: Describe game items used in learning games.
+ Game’s rules: Should play the rules, specify the rules of the play action specified for the player, the rules of winning and losing the game.
+ Number of players: Need to specify the number of participants in each game.
+ How to play: State clearly, specific and simple of each game.
How to organize games:
- Time to play the game: Usually from 5-7 minutes.
- How to play: First, introduce the game named game, guide how to play by just describing and practicing and specify the rules of play.
- Play to guide and emphasize game rules.
- Carry out real play: Students participate in play and teachers act as referees.
- Commenting on the results of play, attitudes of participants, teachers can add knowledge to learning through games and mistakes to avoid.
- Ending the game: Enjoy the quibble, the rules of the game so that players can accept the comfort and self-awareness of making more attractive and stimulating games for students. Punish students who break the rules in simple forms that are fun to clap, hop on, sing a song, or greet the winners ...
Introducing some elementary school English learning games.
 Here, I would like to introduce some typical games that I have applied in the process of teaching for elementary students.
Game 1: Slap blackboard
- Purpose:
+ Practice reading and strengthen the skills of listening to the learned words and recognizing the typeface.
+ Quick reflexes for children.
- Preparation: No need to prepare any utensils.
- How to play: The class sits on the spot. The teacher introduces the game name and draws a number of different shapes on the board: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond, ellipse ....then record some new words just learned on the pictures above. The teacher gives first as the teacher will read all ... words. Students stand in front of the board, listen to the teacher read and beat the word fast.
- Game’s rules: Play in pairs, the teacher divides the class into two teams and names each team, one by one, each team should play against the other team's friends. The two of you stood in front of the board at a certain distance and listened to the teacher and then quickly slapped your hand on the text the teacher just read was written on the board, who hit fast and rightly will bring your team 1 point. Continuing with the other pair of matches, the end was enough words that the teacher had raised before reading.
- At the end of the game: In addition to any team score, the team wins, the team that wins will be awarded a round of applause.
* Note: This game can also send a good friend up to read any words just written on the board for the two of you to recognize and hit the picture with the word you just read.
star
car
Example: Unit 3: “Ar”
garden
start
park
Game 2: Lucky number
- Purpose: Create an atmosphere of excitement, high concentration in the lesson.
- Preparation: The teacher has prepared a number of questions, answers closely to the lesson content and do not need to prepare any utensils.
- How to play: The teacher draws a board of 15 squares and writes 15 any natural numbers, which correspond to those numbers which are 12 questions that students have to answer, and 3 sentences are 3 numbers luckily called Lucky number. Each lucky number is every 10 points and has no questions.
- Game’s rules: The teacher divides the class into 2 teams and names, each team appoints a leader to tell the prisoner who is entitled to choose first and in the group discuss the decision to choose the number for the leader to say, If the teacher chooses to answer the question, the teacher reads the question and the group must discuss and find the answer for the group leader to read, answer correctly and score 10 points; i