{"id":9160,"date":"2016-12-28T17:48:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T16:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.amaidi.org\/?page_id=9160\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:18:56","slug":"volunteer-activity-ideas-for-teaching-and-childcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/en\/my-amaidi\/volunteer-activity-ideas-for-teaching-and-childcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Activity Ideas for Teaching and Childcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Volunteer Activity Ideas<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5>If you&rsquo;re volunteering in <strong>Teaching or Childcare,<\/strong> be sure to familiarize yourself with&nbsp;our activity ideas to help you prepare for your upcoming volunteer program.&nbsp;We hope that the following links will help you teaching English at our schools around the globe. These activity ideas have been shared by previous AMAIDI volunteers, who have found these exercises to be effective when working with children.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container has_text_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_fc318d3c\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&rdquo;133&Prime;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\" id=\"General-Classroom-Activities\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>GENERAL CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES<\/h3>\n<p>The following are simple games to introduce to your class that can be incorporated into some curriculums, but can also be used when you are stuck for ideas to fill in the last 5 to&nbsp;10 minutes of class, or if your lesson plan has not gone as expected and you need to occupy the children while you organize something.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs style_default switch_click accordion type_togglable has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_plus cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"g8a6\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-g8a6\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Board Games<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-g8a6\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>I found my kids in Guatemala loved Scattergories. Their English wasn&rsquo;t great so I let them use the books in the room to find words that started with each letter.<br>\n&ndash;&nbsp;Alexandra&nbsp;MacAulay Abdelwahab (Volunteer in Guatemala)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We always played pictionary in Lima! The kids also loved being in small groups and completing home made match up games. The pictures to the words in English!<br>\n&ndash; Victoria Costello (Volunteer in Peru &ndash; Lima)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"r9f1\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-r9f1\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Fruit Salad<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-r9f1\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Ask the students to sit in a circle. Pick four fruit names (remember to think of fruit relevant to the country you are volunteering in) and go around the circle, giving each student one of the names so that there will be several students with the same fruit name. Have one student stand in the middle of the circle and remove their chair\/space from the circle. Then call out the name of a fruit and the students that were given that name have to get out of their seats\/space and swap spaces with another one (they cannot return to your own seat). The one student left in the middle of the circle gets to call out the name of a fruit now. Once the students all understand how to play the game, introduce the idea of &ldquo;fruit salad&rdquo; so that if this is called out everyone must find a new seat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"tc8a\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-tc8a\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Noughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe)<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-tc8a\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Divide the class into two groups &ndash; one team will be noughts and&nbsp;the other will be&nbsp;crosses. Have a noughts and crosses board drawn up on the blackboard. Ask each group&nbsp;questions related to the work they have been doing, such as spelling words or maths equations. If the group answers the question correctly,&nbsp;they put up a symbol (nought or cross) on the board for their team. If the team answers the question incorrectly,&nbsp;ask the other team if they know the answer. If the other team answers correctly, they put their symbol on the board. If they also answer incorrectly, a new round is started. The person in the team that answers&nbsp;the question correctly draws&nbsp;the symbol where they want on the board. You&nbsp;continue asking questions&nbsp;until one team gets three symbols in a row on the board.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ticktacktoe_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"sf08\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-sf08\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Telephone<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-sf08\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Ask the students to sit in a circle. Whisper a simple sentence into the ear of one of the students. In turn, they whisper the sentence to the person next to them and so on, until it reaches the last person. The last person says out loud what they were told. The challenge is to get the same sentence said out loud as it started. The students are not allowed to repeat what was whispered. Once they have been told (even if they did not hear it properly), they have to repeat what words they did hear.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f1ed\" data-fadeout=\"\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"30\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-custom-vc-row=\"\" data-vc=\"8.7.3\" data-is_old_vc=\"\" data-theme-support=\"\" data-overlay=\"false\" data-overlay-color=\"\" data-overlay-pattern=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-opacity=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-size=\"\"><\/div><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\" id=\"teaching\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>TEACHING ACTIVITY IDEAS<\/h2>\n<p>While you don&rsquo;t need to be an experienced or qualified teacher to volunteer on an AMAIDI&nbsp;Teaching project, it is important you come prepared, to ensure both you and your students get the most out of your time in the classroom. Below are some teaching activities to aid your lesson planning and help make your classes fun and engaging<span style=\"background-color: #d5d5d5;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs style_default switch_click accordion type_togglable has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_plus cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"u508\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-u508\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Pictures Tell a Thousand Words<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-u508\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Bring an interesting picture to share with the class. This could be a painting, photo, or something from a newspaper or&nbsp;magazine. Talk about the picture with the children and explain that they are going to write a story about this picture. Ask them to discuss who or what is in the picture, what might be happening, what might happen next, and what might have been happening before the picture. Make up a story together from all the ideas that are discussed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"k658\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-k658\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Giant Story Book<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-k658\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Ask your students&nbsp;to come up with a story line. Break the story up appropriately and write it on&nbsp;large sheets of strong paper. Get your students to illustrate each page of the story book.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"f7a5\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-f7a5\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Letter Writing<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-f7a5\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Have your&nbsp;students write&nbsp;letters giving&nbsp;factual information, such as a cover letter for a job application, or to find out information. Look at the language that is appropriate to use and formatting the letter correctly. Keep in mind that letter writing styles can vary from country to country, so be sure to ask the local staff about the correct format to follow. You can also have your students&nbsp;write personal letters (perhaps to students in another class) to teach them that the&nbsp;language used when writing&nbsp;informally to a friend differs from the language used in a formal letter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"h903\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-h903\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Spelling<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-h903\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Give your students spelling lists to learn during the week to help develop their spelling skills. Testing the students regularly will give you an idea of their progress and demonstrate to them that they are not just learning words for the sake of learning. You can teach students to learn words independently by telling them to read the word&nbsp;out loud a few times while still looking at it, then writing what they remember of&nbsp;a piece of paper to see if they can spell it correctly. If&nbsp;not, they can&nbsp;start the process again.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"da50\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-da50\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Spelling Bee<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-da50\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Run a Spelling Bee within your classroom to try to improve the spelling skills of students with a little competition. Not all students will want to participate in the Spelling Bee and shouldn&rsquo;t be forced to, as developing spellers will not become better by being embarrassed when they make mistakes. Ask two keen students to come to the front of the class to begin the competition. Say a word&nbsp;and ask the children to write it on the board (use some form of a divider so they can&rsquo;t see each other&rsquo;s answers). Once a winner has been determined (from the best of 5 words), they can be challenged by another student. The winner of the Spelling Bee will not be able to be beaten by anyone in the class.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"qb9f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-qb9f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Spot the Difference<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-qb9f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>To help develop the reading comprehension of your&nbsp;students, read a short paragraph from a book and then re-read the paragraph with some changes you have made to it. Then ask your students to pick out the differences in the text.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"td41\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-td41\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Close Reading<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-td41\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Write a piece of text on the board that has some words missing. Ask your students to copy the text and fill in the words they believe would fill the spaces. When going over the answers, it is important to note that there may be situations where there is more than one correct answer. For younger students, you may have a selection of words that they can choose from to fill in the gaps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"sed1\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-sed1\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Reading for Information<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-sed1\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Prepare a mock timetable for a bus, or use a calendar or map to introduce the idea of reading as a tool for gathering&nbsp;information that your students will use in everyday life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title format-icon\">More Teaching English Tools<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Take a look at the following websites for more free ideas:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/busyteacher.org\/\">http:\/\/busyteacher.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matadornetwork.com\/abroad\/30-free-online-resources-for-teaching-and-learning-esl\/\">http:\/\/matadornetwork.com\/abroad\/30-free-online-resources-for-teaching-and-learning-esl\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funenglishgames.com\/\">http:\/\/www.funenglishgames.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" data-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-fadeout=\"\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"30\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-custom-vc-row=\"\" data-vc=\"8.7.3\" data-is_old_vc=\"\" data-theme-support=\"\" data-overlay=\"false\" data-overlay-color=\"\" data-overlay-pattern=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-opacity=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-size=\"\"><\/div><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\" id=\"mathematics\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>MATHEMATICS<\/h3>\n<p>When teaching mathematics to&nbsp;younger students, you can get them involved in&nbsp;counting work and basic addition with single digits. As the students get older,&nbsp;they will be doing more complicated addition and subtraction equations, as well as multiplication and division work.&nbsp;You could set up a time at the beginning of each lesson to practice basic sums at the appropriate level &ndash;&nbsp;single digit sums&nbsp;for younger students and more complex equations for older students. Having competitions can be an effective way to get your students engaged in learning mathematics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs style_default switch_click accordion type_togglable has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_plus cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ze27\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ze27\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Algebra<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ze27\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Explore patterns, relationships and&nbsp;symbols by creating algebraic equations for the students to solve. Use everyday scenarios to show your students how these equations can be applied in everyday life. For example, explain that you are using the equation 7a + 1 = 15&nbsp;to work out how many apples you can share between 7 people if you have 15 apples in total and one is rotten.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"jfd6\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-jfd6\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Geometry<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-jfd6\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Look&nbsp;at shapes and geometrical properties, including symmetry and&nbsp;spatial awareness. A fun activity can be to have the children create specific objects with a defined set of shapes, such as robots.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"d16c\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-d16c\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Measurement<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-d16c\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Base your lessons around teaching your students how to measure length, weight, volume or&nbsp;time,&nbsp;and teach them how they can use&nbsp;measurement in everyday situations. If you can bring some rulers or measuring tapes to your volunteer program, these can come in handy!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"n302\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-n302\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h3 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Statistics<\/h3><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-n302\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Design an activity that requires students to collect data, present the data (in the form of a&nbsp;bar graph, line graph or pie graph), and analyze the data from the graphs presented. For example, ask your students to collect data around the favorite colors or animals of the class and present their findings in a bar graph. If you can bring some grid paper from home,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f1ed\" data-fadeout=\"\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"30\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-custom-vc-row=\"\" data-vc=\"8.7.3\" data-is_old_vc=\"\" data-theme-support=\"\" data-overlay=\"false\" data-overlay-color=\"\" data-overlay-pattern=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-opacity=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-size=\"\"><\/div><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\" id=\"childcare\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>CHILDCARE ACTIVITY&nbsp;IDEAS<\/h3>\n<p>While some of the tasks required of AMAIDI&nbsp;volunteers working in orphanages or childcare centers is structured and required on a daily basis, such as teaching, cleaning, and cooking, there are many occasions when volunteers need to show initiative to ensure the children are occupied and learning, while having fun.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs style_default switch_click accordion type_togglable has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:inherit\"><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_plus cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"q803\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-q803\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Acting<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-q803\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Read a story to the&nbsp;children and then have them act it out! Stories that are popular with kids at home were also popular with the kids in Kenya. The Three Little Pigs is a fun one to act!<br>\n&ndash; Tashmeen Huda (Volunteer in Kenya)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"b9a3\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-b9a3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Alphabet Guessing Game<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-b9a3\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The older kids enjoyed, &ldquo;guess the letter on your back&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s used to practice the alphabet. Divide students into groups, standing in lines in front of board. The one in the front has a price of chalk to write on the board. Then write a letter with your finger on the back of the students at the back of the line and they have to do the same with the student in front, so on.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The student with the chalk tries to guess the letter and write any word that begins with that Letter on the board! &ndash; Emma Nichol (Volunteer in Tanzania).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"zb2d\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-zb2d\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Ball Skills<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-zb2d\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>If there are balls available, there are ball skills that you can practice with the children, such rolling the ball to each other, stopping and rolling the ball back, catching and passing chest passes, catching and bouncing it to each other, dribling (with hand) to a set area and back, dribbling (with feet) to a set area and back, throwing into a goal (a bucket or a drawn circle on the ground), using sticks such as in hockey to dribble a ball to a goal and shoot it.Once children have developed some basic ball skills, you can expand this activity and play team sports, such as soccer, rugby, netball, and basketball. Start ball skills with large balls as they are easier to handle. As your students progress, you can move to smaller balls.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"zcb4\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-zcb4\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Board Slap Game<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-zcb4\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>At the end of the day, write words on the board from the lesson you just taught. Make two teams, and have one from each team comes up. Call out a word and the kids run up and slap the correct word. My kids seem to love this game. &ndash; Ryan Ant (Volunteer in Cambodia)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ae2b\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ae2b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Butterfly Prints<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ae2b\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Take a piece of paper and fold it in half (unfold it in front of the children so they can see the fold line). Have the children paint a butterfly or face on one side of the folded paper (using thick paint works best for this activity). After the children have painted their picture on one side of the paper, ask them to fold the paper again with the same fold and open it to see a symmetrical picture. The trick to this is if they paint one eye, the other one will be printed for them &ndash; naturally, you may come across many 4-eyed, 2-nosed faces until the children work out what they have to do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"mfab\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-mfab\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Crayons and Dye<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-mfab\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Have the children draw a picture with crayons, then paint over the picture with dye (or watered down paint). Crayons are resistant to dye, so if you draw a picture using a white crayon, they children can think you have not drawn anything, until you paint over it with dye and then they will see the picture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"j37c\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-j37c\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Fairship Game<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-j37c\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>The FAIRStart Game<\/h3>\n<p>This game is designed for letting players experience and learn one basic principle of the secure-base approach to childcare institutions management. The game forces players to strike a balance between completing childcare<br>\ntasks and achieving a relationship with the children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game for 3-6 players (and 1 master of the game)<br>\nPlaying time: 45-60 minutes + debriefing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 Playing board (the deck of FAIRShip, a space ship for children of the universe) (to be printed on 8 A4 sheets)<br>\n1 Daily Routine table (the table with the duties for the different times of the day)<br>\n1 pawn for each player (can be a coin or other small object)<br>\n34+ Children cards, with a picture of the child on one side, and its name and information on the back<br>\n34+ Clips<br>\n20+ Event and action cards<br>\n1 sand glass or stopwatch<br>\n1 pen + scoring table (for the game master)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparing the game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place the game board on a table, where possibly people can walk around. Players will be standing around the table, and should be able to reach the board from all sides.<br>\nTake 6\/8 random children cards for each player (for example, 24 if 3 players are playing), and place them randomly in the ROOMS of FAIRShip.<\/p>\n<p>Take the deck of the event cards and place them face down on the side of the board. Place the Daily Routine table beside the board. Brief players with the following narrative: &ldquo;In this game you will be staff members of FAIRShip, the first childcare spaceship of the universe. FAIRShip received orphans from all planets of the many inhabited planet systems across the universe &ndash;and you will have to manage them all. These children will give you a lot to do, and you will collaborate to complete all the tasks needed to take good care of them, such as dressing them, feeding them, having them playing and learning, etc. But remember, children require a lot more than this &ndash;you will have to give them attention and establish a relationship with them by learning all you can about them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, show players children cards (both front and back), and illustrate them the rules of the game, namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The daily routine and how time is managed<\/li>\n<li>How to complete tasks (show them all movements)<\/li>\n<li>Moving around<\/li>\n<li>Relationship questions<\/li>\n<li>Events (you do not really need to explain that, only to mention them)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Players can be given a few minutes for briefing and organize themselves, but this should be maximum 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playing the game<\/strong><br>\nThe game proceeds following the 6 times in the day: wake-up, morning, lunch, afternoon, dinner, night. A time of the day is called a round. Each round lasts 3 minutes (this time can be adjusted by the game master if players are<br>\neither too slow or too fast). A full game is a full day (6 rounds) or two full days (12 rounds, 6 of &ldquo;exercises&rdquo;and 6 of &ldquo;high performance&rdquo;).<br>\nDuring each round, players have to complete the tasks in that part, as indicated by the Daily Routine table.<br>\nCompleting a task means completing the physical action indicated for that task. For example, to wash a child in<br>\nthe morning, a player needs to caress its card 3 times. Tasks should be completed in the correct room (for example, eating in the canteen, sleeping in rooms, etc.).<br>\n<strong>Moving around<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to move across the board, players should move their pawns. Pawns cannot &ldquo;fly&rdquo;, but should &ldquo;sweep&rdquo;<br>\nacross the board, and use doors (they cannot go through walls!).<br>\nIn order to move children across the board, the player should be in the target (arrival) location, and then he can<br>\nmove children cards one by one. Cards move like pawns: sweeping and not flying, and using doors. Notice that<br>\nspaces cannot be overcrowded (children cards should not be stacked!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game master will take care of controlling what tasks are completed in each round, and annotate them in the<br>\nscoring table.<br>\n1 COMPLETED TASK FOR 1 CHILD = 100 points (performance score)<br>\n1 UNATTENDED CHILD = -100 points (performance score)<br>\nAfter each round, the game master will pause and ask players questions about children, following the indications<br>\nin the scoring table. Questions concern specific features of children, and measure the quality of the relationships:<br>\nplayers must took time to learn about children while completing tasks.<br>\n1 CORRECT ANSWER = 500 points (relationship score)<br>\n1 FALSE ANSWER = -200 points (relationship score)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Event cards represent things that can happen during the day, and can be used in two ways:<br>\n1. The game master takes a card and uses it for &ldquo;spicing&rdquo;a round or creating more tension in the game<br>\n2. Players are asked to take one card from the event deck, to be applied in the next round (according to the flow<br>\nof the game, this can be 1 card fro all players, or 1 each)<br>\nit is advisable to start using event cards after a few rounds, when players got used to the basic rules of the game<br>\nand can manage higher complexity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>End of the game<\/strong><br>\nThe game ends when the day is over (6 rounds), or the two days are over (12 rounds).<br>\n<strong>Debriefing<\/strong><br>\nDebriefing is key when learning with games, as it is the moment of reflection, where the gameplay actually<br>\nbecomes new knowledge.<br>\nIn FAIRShip, debriefing can start from scores: the game master can comment on the total points for performance<br>\nand relationship, and see how high\/low these are.<\/p>\n<p>Further debriefing can address the following items:<br>\n1. How childcare was organized (a group of children for each players, by tasks, etc.)<br>\n2. If routine was taken into account (for example, if children sleep always in the same room)<br>\n3. The connection between performance and relationship (if players take time to read cards while performing<br>\ntasks, or after that, in &ldquo;free time&rdquo;)<br>\n4. If players help each other<br>\n5. How unexpected events (event cards) are handled<br>\n6. How children are managed (for example, in groups by stacks, or individually)<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/uk_fairship_instructions_rules.pdf\">Instruction PDF<\/a>&nbsp;and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amaidi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/uk_fairship_game.pdf\">Fairship Cards<\/a> for more details<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"r524\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-r524\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Giant Picture Book<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-r524\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>We made a large A3-A2 sized story book out of a spiral pad with simple english, colorful pictures and parts where the kids interacted such as repeating certain words or counting things in the story. We let the school keep it and other craft materials which they loved.&nbsp;&ndash; Madeline Anderson (Volunteer in&nbsp;Tanzania)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"y699\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-y699\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Growing Plants<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-y699\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>If you are able to purchase some seeds locally, you can get the children to grow their own plants. Teach them about the care required to look after the plants each day and monitor the growth. The children can then take the plants home as gifts, or be used to make a garden at the preschool.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"b82d\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-b82d\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Hands<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-b82d\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Trace&nbsp;around the children&rsquo;s&nbsp;hands and have them decorate the shape.&nbsp;The younger kids are usually amazed to see it work!<br>\n&ndash; Melleessa Stewart (Volunteer in&nbsp;Tanzania)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ca1f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ca1f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Mask<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ca1f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Cut out funny faces or animal shaped masks from cardboard for the children to decorate. You can use string or elastic to enable your students&nbsp;to wear the masks, or tape an ice block stick at the chin of the mask so the children can hold them. The masks can then be used for pretend play activities, as well as in sing-alongs or storytelling.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"gbb9\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-gbb9\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Matching<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-gbb9\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Create an interactive board activity by having the children&nbsp;match pictures to words. For example,&nbsp;stick pictures of objects, such as sun, rain, girl, boy to one side of the board and the corresponding words on the other side of the board (in a different order). The children at my placement were very engaged during this activity as they were all desperate to get a turn to use the &lsquo;teachers chalk&rsquo; and have a shot of the board!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Not many resources are required, which is a bonus! Just chalk, a board\/black wall, pens, paper and something sticky! &ndash; Emma Nichol (Volunteer in Tanzania)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"nd4f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-nd4f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Missing Words<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-nd4f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>I was thinking about printing out little letters (4 of each letter) and putting them in bags, before going&nbsp;over a list of words with the children. Then pass out hand made picture books with blanks. I&rsquo;ll shout out a word and the children have to match the picture with the word. Then work on spelling and that&rsquo;s when the bags come in.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The children willl&nbsp;fill in the blanks with the letters. For example, with a picture of trees,&nbsp;the children then have to fill in the blanks for it _ _ _ _ _. Split the kids up in teams to make a game of it once they have the concept down. &ndash; Kazzandra Castillo (Volunteer in Costa Rica)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"if1a\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-if1a\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Music<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-if1a\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Share songs and rhymes with the children that you know. The children will have some tunes that they know and can sing also.<\/p>\n<p>Try singing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=old+macdonald+had+a+farm+lyrics\">Old Macdonald<\/a>, Who Stole the Cookie?, Alice the Camel,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Wheels on the Bus. Nursery rhymes such as, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Humpty Dumpty and&nbsp;Incey Wincey Spider are always popular. Or action songs, like Heads and Shoulders, Knees and Toes or&nbsp;If You&rsquo;re happy and You Know It also work well.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a> for more nursery rhymes and lyrics iin English or your mother tongue!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"v09b\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-v09b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Nature table<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-v09b\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>To introduce the nature table to the children, bring a few interesting pieces to put on it, such as a magnifying glass and magnets for the children to use. Once you have been in the area for a while, you may start to notice some items that could be brought in for the nature table, such as feathers, empty insect shells\/skins, interesting rocks, seeds etc. The children can talk about them with you, or they may like to investigate them on their own with the magnifying glass.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"d22a\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-d22a\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Origami<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-d22a\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Doing origami with the kids was my favorite. Breaks down any language barrier and gets everyone&rsquo;s creative side out!<br>\n&ndash;&nbsp;Harpreet Bhal (Volunteer in Kenya)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"f501\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-f501\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">PI&Ntilde;ATA<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-f501\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>We made a large A3-A2 sized story book out of a spiral pad with simple english, colorful pictures and parts where the kids interacted such as repeating certain words or counting things in the story. We let the school keep it and other craft materials which they loved.&nbsp;&ndash; Madeline Anderson (Volunteer in&nbsp;Tanzania)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>We helped the kids make pi&ntilde;atas out of balloons, newspaper, and a flour water mixture. The next day the kids decorated them with whatever they wanted. The final day we brought the pi&ntilde;atas back full of little games and toys, school supplies and a little bit of candy!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The kids had so much fun breaking them open and cheer each other on!! It was a great multi day project! &ndash; Kelsee Hart (Volunteer in Costa Rica)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"q66f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-q66f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Relays<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-q66f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Set out a marked area so the children know where to start and where to run to. Break the group into small relay teams (about 4 to&nbsp;5 children in each team, depending on numbers). Ask the children to line up behind each other. When the first person in the team has run, they tag the next person in their line to run and when a team is finished they sit down to show they are finished. Relays could involve&nbsp;running,&nbsp;skipping,&nbsp;hopping, walking backwards, side stepping or jumping.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"e7d4\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-e7d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Targets<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-e7d4\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Using containers (or circles drawn in the dirt) and balls (or small stones), ask the children to throw the balls to land in the area given. Make it more challenging by increasing the distance to throw. Try different types of throwing &ndash; over arm, underarm etc. Skittles is another fun target game: rolling balls to knock over empty water bottles. You will need to have a level rolling area to do this unless you adapt it so the ball is thrown.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"l93d\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-l93d\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><h4 class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">What&rsquo;s in the Bag?<\/h4><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-l93d\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Place a number of small items, such as a key, pen, crayon, toy, string in a bag that can&rsquo;t be seen through. Without pulling the item out of the bag, feel one item and describe it to the class to see if they can guess what is in it. Whoever guesses the item correctly gets to have a turn at picking the next item to describe to the class. If the items are quite difficult to describe, have session on how to describe items before you play this game. Spread some things out in front of the children and talk about which ones are hard, soft, sharp, smooth, long etc. Ask them what words they would use to describe them. Say you are going to take one away and get them to guess which one is missing. Describe one item while they can see all of them and see if they can guess which one you are describing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><strong>Upscale your language skills<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you are keen to upskill before departing on your&nbsp;volunteer program&nbsp;with AMAIDI and would like to gain an internationally recognized Teaching English as a Foreign Language certification, see an Online TEFL Course.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><!-- Row Backgrounds --><div class=\"upb_color\" data-bg-override=\"0\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f1ed\" data-fadeout=\"\" data-fadeout-percentage=\"30\" data-parallax-content=\"\" data-parallax-content-sense=\"30\" data-row-effect-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-img-parallax-mobile-disable=\"true\" data-rtl=\"false\" data-custom-vc-row=\"\" data-vc=\"8.7.3\" data-is_old_vc=\"\" data-theme-support=\"\" data-overlay=\"false\" data-overlay-color=\"\" data-overlay-pattern=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-opacity=\"\" data-overlay-pattern-size=\"\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer Activity Ideas If you&rsquo;re volunteering in Teaching or Childcare, be sure to familiarize yourself with&nbsp;our activity ideas to help you prepare for your upcoming volunteer program.&nbsp;We hope that the following links will help you teaching English at our schools around the globe. 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