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R e a d i n g L i t e r a c y
How different methods work in practice
Game 1: Getting to know each other
Instructions:
1.
The teacher has a roll of toilet paper, and asks each pupil how many sheets of paper they
would like to have (from 1 to 10). At this point, the pupils are not yet told about the
purpose of the toilet paper.
2.
The teacher invites the pupils to listen to some Slovenian music (‘Golica’, one of Slovenia’s
most famous musical pieces known throughout the world), and to dance and move
around the classroom. After the music stops, they also stop and each pupil finds a
schoolmate who is closest to them. That person is now their partner.
3.
The teacher instructs each pupil to count the sheets of toilet paper they have in their
hands, and to describe themselves to their partner using the same number of sentences as
they have sheets of toilet paper. (For example: I have five sheets, so I will use five
sentences to tell my partner something about myself.)
You can use this type of game for any interesting theme.
The objective of the game is for the pupils to present themselves or their theme to their
partner using a defined number of sentences.
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