Reading Readiness TG - Book - Page 17
Game: Pass the Ball
• Have students play ‘Pass the Ball’ while singing the song.
• Divide the class into four groups.
• Have each group stand in a row, one row behind the other.
• Pass the ball along the first row, from LEFT to RIGHT.
• When the ball reaches the last student in the row, the student carries the ball to the
student on the LEFT side of row 2.
• Repeat with rows 2, 3 and 4 (see diagram 1).
• When the ball reaches the end of Row 4 the game is over.
Diagram 1
Row 1 X X X X X X
Row 2 X X X X X X
Row 3 X X X X X X
Row 4 X X X X X X
If you have more balls available, you may also play this game by passing balls along all
rows at the same time.
We Read English (track 6)
• Teach the song.
We read English,
Left to right,
Left to right,
Left to right.
We read English,
Left to right,
Left to right,
We write English,
Left to right,
Left to right,
Left to right.
We write English,
Left to right,
Left to right,
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