Activities can be created by you:
· Flashcards
o To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.
o Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Title and Content.
o Left click on the content box and delete the default bullet.
o Type in the character(s) you want to review in class.
o Select the character(s); use the font you want, size depends on how many characters you typed in (suggested size for single character is 300), and center. Click and hold the edge of the content box and move it up to the center of the page.
o Guidelines for using “Flashcards”: from easy to hard; from slow to fast. Not showing the cards in order increases the difficulty.
· Who’s faster?
o To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.
o Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Title and Content.
o Left click on the content box and delete the default bullet.
o Left click on Insert Table icon and select 3 for the number of columns and rows.
o Put the mouse cursor on the bottom right or left corner and drag down to make the table bigger.
o Select the table and add All Borders.
o Type the characters you want in each box.
o Select all the characters: use the fond and size you want and center.
o Guidelines for using “Who is faster?”: have two students come up and the teacher will randomly say one word/character at a time. Whoever points out the right word/character first wins the turn.
· Matching
o To start PowerPoint: click on the Start button on the left side of the taskbar; then click Programs; then click Microsoft PowerPoint.
o Right click on the default slide, go to Layout and select Two Content.
o Left click on the top box to add instruction for “Matching”.
o Left click on the bottom left box to add different Chinese terms. Suggested number of terms is 6.
o Left click on the bottom right box to add either English meanings or Pinyin.
o Use Smart Board to show how students would participate in this activity. Remember to lock the Smart Board in order to make it work like a normal white board.
o Guidelines for “Matching”: create a few different sets, so everyone in the class will get a chance to participate.
Activities can be found online:
· Go to http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ppt_games.html. There are a lot of different games that can already be used as your classroom activities. There is no preparation required for those games. You just need to have a sheet of vocabulary or review questions in your hand. Select the ones that best suit your class. The following activities are all whole class participation games.
o Racing game
o The Big Wheel
o Sunken Treasure
o Align the Stars
o What's Behind the Box?
· If you don’t think the games listed above are the right ones for your class. You can always go to www.google.com and search for “PowerPoint game templates”. There are a lot of other options as well.
· Overall, finding activities on line would be an easier way to create PowerPoint games for your class than creating the whole game by yourself and it gives you more alternatives as well.
· Since all the online templates were created by other people, most of them were copyrighted. You need to be careful when you use them. If you do end up using them, you should use them in a respectful way.
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