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Suitable for Levels
3 & 4 (Grades 3 - 6) Auslan Whispers
Four groups, lined up, the four
in front of the
line face you, the others face
in opposite direction. Each person at the front of the line is given an
Auslan sign or message. They then turn and tap on the shoulder of the next
person in their line and give the message as correctly as they can, and so
on, until the last person in the line receives the message. If the
last persons is able to sign the message correctly, their line receives a
point.
Hang Man The person guesses a word and writes lines underneath the invisible letters of the word. The rest of the class signs a random alphabet. Each time an alphabet guessed is not in the word, the person draws a hangman line. The one who correctly guesses the whole word gets to be the next person to write on board.
Pac Man Students spread around the room. The Auslan teacher makes a sign or spells a word – students put their hands up if they know. The first hand up to get it right moves one step closer to the nearest person standing next to them. The goal is to tap the others on the shoulder and put them out of the game. The last person standing wins.
Race to the Table After the students have been familiarised with sign categories (eg. signs in FOOD, such as APPLE, ORANGE, LUNCH, etc), group into four teams. Put picture sign cards on a table a distance away. A student from each team come up to the front. The Auslan teacher signs a word, once the sign is correctly identified on a picture chart, the two students rush to the table and find the correct picture sign card. The person with the correct sign card gets a point for his/her team.
Word on the Back Tape word cards on each student’s back. All the students have to describe and mime to each other what the word on other’s back looks like, until all have an idea. Afterwards each student writes on the board what they think their word is.
Picture on the Back Tape picture cards one on each student’s back. All the students have to describe to each other what the picture on other’s back looks like, until all have an idea. Afterwards each student draw on the board what they think their picture looks like.
Wise Man Fingerspelling and Sign Two teams, line up. Fingerspell a word to the two people in front of their lines, the first one to point to the correct picture on the chart remains in the game and goes to the back of their line. The other is out. Continue until the last remaining person wins.
Wise Man Fingerspelling and Marker Two teams, line up. Fingerspell a word to the two people in front of their lines, and the first one to race to the whiteboard and write the word correctly gets a point. Good for words where there are no signs, e.g. names, places, and initialisation (KK = kitchen).
Who Began? Students sit in a circle and play a mirror game. One person signs in a rhythmic pattern, and all to follow suit. When the class is familiar with playing the game, a volunteer goes out of the room while a leader is chosen. The volunteer comes back in the circle and tries to identify the leader as the leader keeps changing the rhythmic signs and others follow suit.
Human Battleships Groups of students stand around their tables (ships). Student A picks Student B from another ship and fingerspell a word. If Student B gets the answer in sign right, Student A sits. Once a whole ship is sitting that ship is sunk.
Go Fish Two sets of picture cards. Students can play in twos or threes. Each has seven cards. Student A asks student B, “YOU HAVE MOTHER?’ student B: “NONE’, student A picks up a card from pile. Student B asks student C, “YOU HAVE…?” and so on. If there is a matching pair, they put it down on table.
Guesstures Four groups, one person from each group is shown a picture card. They go back to their groups and try to mime the picture that is on the card. If the group guesses it correctly before others, they get a point. Each student in the group takes turns.
Speedy Revision Pairs sit and face each other with a pen and paper. Decide on a category to cover, e.g. family, food, etc. In one minute, the student has to fingerspell and sign as many words as s/he can and his/her partner writes them down. Afterwards, tally the number of signs covered. Reverse player and continue. Add points. The group with most points wins.
Productive and Receptive Fingerspelling Students practice on their fingerspelling reception and expression themselves – ask students to write down their own list of ten words, and then work in pairs, the first student to spell while the other writes, and vice-versa. Afterward, students correct their answers.
Brainstorm Iconic Vocabs In groups, students are given a category to brainstorm iconic vocabs, and share with class, e.g. SPORTS, HOUSE, ANIMALS, MUSIC, OCCUPATION, etc.
Group Mime Story Each group is given a short story, and they have to use mime to show what the story is about. They can mime in unison or have individual roles.
Class Survey Students collect information from others in Auslan, to create a graph display and give an Auslan presentation on their survey (using numbers, BOYS, GIRLS, and related signs).
Secret Club Think of a secret sign and others try to enter in by guessing various signs. Those who can come in are the ones with the same secret password, e.g. signs with “B” handshape. Other password families can be: school related, e.g. book, hat, library, etc. (In English, they use words that ends with “ed”, or words beginning with “H”, and so on).
Read Back Skills Fingerspell or sign words from a list, and have students write them down. Write down the answers on the board for students to correct themselves or their partner’s paper.
Guess the Classifier Students sit in circle, and volunteer to describe something using classifiers, showing its shape, size and texture. Others guess what it is and give the correct sign. The person describing the thing nods or shakes head.
Match Pictures with Signs Students work in pairs, one with a list of words, and other with matching pictures. The student with the list of words, signs word to the partner, and the partner finds the correct picture and places it in the correct order, and so on.
susan @ auslanresources.com.au |
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