ESL Warmer: Yes, No, Stand up

Thanks for taking the time to comment stephen.

People want to watch in real not reading fast writing. Time changed my friend

@@zackchine1 I think the majority positive comments disagrees with you. I liked getting an explanation. To the video creator. Keep it up, ignores the douches.

I use this in my class 🥰

I'm so glad they enjoyed it. Thanks for leaving feedback. It is always great to hear success stories.

Ha ha, I'm glad!

I hope your students enjoy it! Let us know if it works out well.

That sounds like great fun!

Thanks for your comment Alama.

+Jenny Chamorro I'm glad you liked them! Thanks for commenting!

Learning is fun with me sereals

You could have students start in a sitting position but this is up to you.

Hi Graham, This activity is best used with questions that are 'yes' or 'no' type answers. You will find that many books for young learners or lower level classes have these type questions or 'true' or 'false' type questions. In this case, students would read or look at a picture. Then you would ask the students the questions one at a time. Students start by sitting or standing and if the answer is 'yes' to stand up or remain standing. If they answer is 'no' then they can remain sitting or sit down. This activity is a great way to cover the content in the book in an active way which in my experience students prefer. The added benefit is that students also get to practice their listening skills. Hopefully this explanation has been clear. If I can clarify anything further, just let me know. Thanks for commenting.

I forgot to mention all students take part at the same time. Not one at a time.

Many thanks. I'm glad you are finding it useful. Thanks for leaving a message.

Glad you liked it Leah.

Thanks for commenting Hanna.

Hi Turbo Meff, In this game all students would stand up if the answer to the questions is 'yes' or they would sit down if the answer was 'no'. You could use a game like this after a reading for example. Students first read a text and then you would ask questions about it. By doing this, you would practice listening skills as well as comprehension. You could alternatively show students an image and then ask questions about the image after it has been removed. This activity is great for young learners as it gives them an opportunity to move and really helps focus them on a task. I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting.

ESL Kids Games my problem is I’ve got 30 Chinese university students in a class and can’t really move the desks / seats about without causing chaos and wasting time. I need game that are fun to warm them up that involves them sat at their desk. I can’t really even move them into groups / teams. This game sounds a little flat for me. Standing up and sitting down is ok for kids but my age group is 18 / 19+

Hi Turbo Meff, yes, this game won't work in your situation. I would recommend the following games: Vocabulary Circle is a simple vocabulary warmer you could use at the start or end of class. You use a soft ball of piece of paper wo revise vocabulary topics: kzhead.info/sun/o65un8-XsYWEa3A/bejne.html Odd one Out would work with lower level students (requires a projector): kzhead.info/sun/m7uCdMucop58jH0/bejne.html Yes, No, Maybe - again works well with lower level students kzhead.info/sun/d8WLgcuAh3OQhac/bejne.html Talk about the picture is great with teens and adults with an intermediate level kzhead.info/sun/etyAltGrbnZvZmg/bejne.html Also Vocabulary Fortunes (requires a projector, though you could print off the following version eslkidsgames.com/2012/08/esl-family-fortunes-game-for-teens.html ) is a great end of class game to practice vocabulary kzhead.info/sun/rMaSj6igsKCkqZs/bejne.html Again, let me know if these don't suit, I'm sure I have more ideas that will work in your context.

Thank you!

Hi Araceli, They just need to stand up for a 'yes' response and sit down for 'no'. They do not need to say anything. This can be a fun activity for answering yes, no questions about a reading or another similar activity.

Having come to a new country with new students I don't know I can tell you that the more you know, the better you can teach. The first day was a trainwreck as I quickly realised the level I was expecting and the level they were was very different. The first two weeks were a bunch of hit and miss lessons. Now I know my students better and I've realized their English is not as good as I expected, but better than it seemed at first and generally they could be a bit shy. I had to adapt my level as well as change my style to a more group approach, focusing on victory, especially if a student needed to stand up alone, simple rewards, lots of fun recap activities like crosswords and words searches. You don't have to know their intimate personality traits, but the more you know the better you'll do as a teacher too.

Confusion 🤔, what exactly are you asking

Great! I hope your students enjoy it.

Yeah, how about that stand up? Sorry, I don't think I understand your question.

😂 Good work. That's was very important in this video, thanks for correcting that. Also, I'm pretty sure both are correct.

I think it's English Second Language. I could be wrong.

Glad you liked it Jp Real.

Teaching is a process. You have to adjust to your students' levels and find activities and methods that work for your students' level. If they don't understand yes or no, you should teach them that first. If they stare blankly try to make the class more interactive. Children have a short attention span, the only thing you can do is slowly gradually train to lengthen their attention span. It all seems hard in the beginning, experience is the best teacher.

Then why is your profile picture like this...?

maybe his son

I love games like this because it is simple and easy! There is another game called, "Switch Sides." Are you wearing the color purple? If yes, then walk / hop / swim across to the other side of the class. If no, then do no move. 10

For basic English beginner students, this is a very challenging game. It's not about yes or no, it's about understanding the questions. Imagine if I had to play this game with you, but in swahili and all you have is a dictionary. Not so boring anymore. Please get out of your little bubble. With a mindset like that I can't imagine you would be a very good ESL teacher.