Dicey questions – exchanging information

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Author: Richelle Hewin

Roll the dice to find out which question word to use.

Materials: Several dice (1 per pair / group of three works well)

Procedure

Elicit question words from the class (e.g. ‘What’, ‘How long’, etc)
Show the dice to the class to elicit what it is, and how many sides it has. Assign number 1 to ‘What’, 2 to ‘How long’, etc, until each question word relates to a number on the dice.
Demonstrate by rolling the dice and asking a question to the class – the number indicates which question word to use… e.g. a roll of 1, means a ‘What’ question – e.g. “What’s your Mum’s name?”
Do a few more examples to make sure everyone has the idea, then let students continue in their pairs / threes!

This has worked really well with low levels – seems to give them the little bit of scaffolding and support that they sometimes need to start talking!!! It also works really well as a picture speculation activity (giving the students a picture to ask questions about, with the dice). Have fun.