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Repeat and Add

Overview

Students repeat previous sentences and add new information.

Learning Objective
Students improve memory and sentence building.

Resources needed

  • None

Lesson stages

0 / 8 done
  1. 1 Explain that students will build a sentence step by step.
  2. 2 Start with a simple sentence such as 'I went to the market.'
  3. 3 Ask the next student to repeat the sentence and add new information.
  4. 4 Continue around the class, building a longer sentence each time.
  5. 5 Encourage students to listen carefully to remember all parts.
  6. 6 If a student forgets, support them and continue.
  7. 7 Pause to discuss memory strategies.
  8. 8 Finish when the sentence becomes long and challenging.

Tap a step to mark it as done.

Variations

  • Use story format.
  • Limit number of words added.
  • Group competition.
More information

Teach: repeat, add, remember, sequence.

Allow shorter sentences.

Can students recall and extend sentences?

No materials needed.

Students focus on new ideas and forget earlier ones.

This builds memory and sentence control.

Activity details
Secondary Medium 15 minutes no prep Whole Class Indoor & Outdoor
Topics
Memory Speaking