| What's the time, Mr Wolf? Here's a lesson plan for | | | | If he catches someone, they become the Wolf |
| teaching time telling to elementary level English | | | | next time. Straight forward, lots of fun and noise! |
| language students. The lesson is based around an | | | | Using this game, you can teach the time, basic |
| English playground game. One person stands with | | | | questions and answers, and, of course, the |
| his or her back to the rest of the group, who line | | | | numbers one to sixty. During this lesson I would |
| up at the other end of the room/ hall/ playground. | | | | use several clock faces, and keep the time |
| The group then ask the question of the single | | | | changing - keep asking the same questions. Using |
| 'Wolf': "What's the time Mr Wolf?". The Wolf then | | | | small circles of students to practice counting and |
| responds with a time, at which the players creep | | | | number pronunciation is a good idea. Using a quiz, |
| forward by the number of paces representing the | | | | where the answers are numbers, can also work |
| time called - i.e. if the Wolf calls two o'clock, the | | | | well: the teacher shows the students ten 'times', |
| group move forward (very quietly) by two paces. | | | | and asks the students to write the answers. |
| The group's objective is to reach the Wolf's wall | | | | "Which of these is breakfast time?'; 'Which of |
| without him hearing them. When the Wolf senses | | | | these is midday?'; 'What time will it be in two |
| people are getting close to him - so that he could | | | | hours?'. Finish the lesson with the team game - |
| turn round and grab one of them - his response | | | | clear the chairs and have a ball! |
| to the repeated question is "supper time!". | | | | |