Great game, SO simple. Select a group
of 5-6 kids. You blow bubbles, they try to pop them before they
hit the floor. If they pop all the bubbles, then they can play
again. The rest of the class watches to see if the chosen group
gets all the bubbles; teach the class the phrase "Bubble on the
floor!"
With each group play three times. 1st time: not so many bubbles,
easy. 2nd time: more bubbles, a little harder. 3rd time: a
zillion bubbles and the rest of the class is screaming, "Bubble
on the floor!" Don't forget to ask everyone between the 1st and
2nd times, "Bubble on the floor?"
Group Practice
First, introduce the new material or review the old pattern,
then get them to repeat it two times. Bring out the bubbles,
which will really psych them up, and ask "Who wants to play?"
Then, review two more times, and choose 5-6 kids who are really
good/really trying. This is your first group. Let them play,
giving them three tries: light bubbles, medium bubbles, a
zillion bubbles. Then, again with the class saying the sentence
pattern, choose a new group of 5-6…
Individual Practice
Play the same as before but this time you choose your 5-6 kids
by individually. First, review the sentence pattern once, bring
out the bubbles and ask "Who wants to play?" Choose a wildly
gesticulating kid, stand him up, ask question/prompt English.
Then ask the class "Is he good?" If so, he is sent to touch the
whiteboard where he waits while you search for the other
players. If not, smilingly sit him down saying, "Oooh, sorry,
you are so-so." Then ask "Who can do it?"