Identifying Pictures
Many emergent readers are proficient English speakers and listeners. The "Identifying Pictures" activity allows learners to practice listening to grammar or vocabulary they have just learned without having to worry about the printed form yet.
In this activity, the teacher will provide learners with four similar pictures and then describe only one of them. Learners listen to the description and decide which picture the teacher is talking about. For example:
There is a table.
There are three cups on the table.
There is a vase.
The vase has two flowers.
The activity can also be used to practice discriminating between similar sounds. For example:
The cat is on the table.
The hat is on the table.
In this activity, the teacher will provide learners with four similar pictures and then describe only one of them. Learners listen to the description and decide which picture the teacher is talking about. For example:
There is a table.
There are three cups on the table.
There is a vase.
The vase has two flowers.
The activity can also be used to practice discriminating between similar sounds. For example:
The cat is on the table.
The hat is on the table.
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| Illustrated by Sin Yee Chau (Free for use) |
Materials needed:
- Sets of four similar pictures
- A short script
Procedure:
- Before-Class Preparation: Draw four similar pictures, or create the pictures with clipart on the computer. Number the pictures.
- Distribute pictures to learners.
- Read out the short script once at normal speed.
- Read again, pausing briefly after each sentence.
- Have students choose and hold up the picture that is being described.