which one is better?
 

hello all,
I just wanted to ask that,is it better to use games and fun activities for reviewing the lesson or use them for teaching sth for the first time? which one is more useful?
thank you all,

Re: which one is better?
 

It probably depends on what game and what content you are teaching. Sometimes you can introduce a topic with a fun activity.

Do you have an example of what you'd like to teach or what kinds of activities you might be thinking about?

In general, I'll try to introduce something in an interesting way, but the activities follow for practice after the introduction.

Re: which one is better?
 

You know, my question is mostly related to teenagers of 10 to 15 that I don't know which way is better: whether to teach the material first or to play the game first? because adults can understand the rules and ofcours,don't always need to play a game.
for example, imagine that I'm going to teach a grammatical point about simple present, and also I know the game of dice and die, in which students play it by throwing the dice and moving the die on the flashcards and then asking questions and answering them. so, in fact, I'm baffled to do what? thank you for your help.:confused:

Re: which one is better?
 

I agree with Mark. I think it's better to introduce the material, then have the students play a game with it after.
If I'm teaching a grammar point, this is my preferred way to do it:
1. introduction and examples
2. writing assignment
3. speaking activity (such as a game)

Re: which one is better?
 

In my opinion if the game allows students to speak you should use first.
In our natural language aquisition we spend a huge amount of time listening, then speaking, then reading and only then writting. For young learners I would always recomend 1st listen 2nd speak 3rd read and 4th write. I've been teaching for 2 years and everytime i've tried to break this rule my lesson is a failure.
Thanks