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A bag: I like to use a drawstring bag because it means my toys don’t fall out when I’m travelling between visits, but a pillowcase works just as well too! So if you’re coaching parents/caregivers to do this activity at home, encourage them to use any kind of bag. This game is a little more challenging, but can be played anywhere. It's a great distraction in the car or on the bus. Find sources: "Shut the box"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

This What's in the Box letters and sounds resource is useful for a range of Phase 3 phonics activities. Sensory box: This can be any type of container that you can fill with different materials to create a sensory experience. You can use a plastic storage bin, cardboard box, or even a large bowl. We’re a fan of sensory activities in this house. My the kids especially lovemessy sensory activities! This guess what’s in the box game was a success with his big sister, too. In fact, our whole family played together many times! Due to the time involved with each child feeling inside the box, this activity is best suited to small classes. The goal of TEFL classes is to make them as student-centred as possible. That is, the students should be talking or working on some other skill for the majority of the class! If you have more than 10-12 students for this activity, there are just too many of them watching 1 student do something.

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Prep Time: About 15 – 20 minutes the first time you play. Afterwards, you can get going in about 30 seconds. Put some ketchup on Dracula’s teeth! Things like that go over well for teens and adults – when each player pulls out their hand, they’ll think it’s blood! Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising and questioning to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently (AC9EFLY05) Fill your sensory box with your chosen filler materials. Make sure to mix them up so that the objects will be hidden and harder to find. Golf – A player's score is the sum of the numbers remaining uncovered at the end of their turn. The player with the lowest score wins.

Take turns at hiding an object in the box and guessing what it is. Think aloud and show your child how to use describing words when it's your turn to guess.One by one, have students take turns feeling inside the box. As they feel, ask them questions about the size, shape, texture, etc. Once everyone has had a turn, review the answers students gave while feeling and elicit guesses as to what is in the box. As students guess items correctly, pull them from the box. If no one can guess some items, end by showing them to the class. Place one of the items you found in the box and have your blindfolded participants, in 20-second increments, take turns reaching in and feeling the objects. They cannot remove the item from the box or scrape it along the sides. They can simply hold it and move it around in their hand. At the end of each child’s turn, ask them if they know what it is. See what they say. Encourage them to use their imagination by making creative suggestions. Could it be Ogre eyes? Fairy dust? It doesn’t really matter. The only thing that does is creativity. The game ends when someone guesses “correctly” – that is, when someone presents you with the most creative answer. Can the answer sometimes be the actual thing? Yes, the magic box sometimes is quite basic. But often it’s extraordinary. When you pull an object/toy out of the bag, hold it up near your face, so that the child is looking at you and your mouth when you say the words.