Teacher Guide / Instructions
Choose a category with heaps of different nouns to choose from. For example Animals, Sports, Food, Countries or even sports teams or pop stars. Brainstorm nouns for that category then assign 1 per student. Have them label themselves clearly, with a paper headband, sash, flashcard*, sticker or similar.
Explain that they need to all link into 1 long chain, but to make each connection they need to form a sentence using a comparative.
For example:
- Elephants are bigger than lions
- Lions are stronger than cats
- Cats are smarter than Giraffes
- Giraffes are taller than pigs
- Pigs are dirtier than dolphins
Help them with adjective ideas if needed but encourage them to form the complete sentence to make the comparison, as they will have studied in class.When they're in a line, have them say their comparative 'link' sentence out loud. Or, as a fun twist, have them take turns walking along the line and guessing the linking expression between the other pairs.If they have already studied superlatives too, then have the last person in the line come up with a statement with a superlative to declare at the end. For example "and Puppies are the cutest animals in the world!".
Teacher Guide
Choose a category with heaps of different nouns to choose from. For example Animals, Sports, Food, Countries or even sports teams or pop stars. Brainstorm nouns for that category then assign 1 per student. Have them label themselves clearly, with a paper headband, sash, flashcard*, sticker or similar.
Explain that they need to all link into 1 long chain, but to make each connection they need to form a sentence using a comparative.
For example:
- Elephants are bigger than lions
- Lions are stronger than cats
- Cats are smarter than Giraffes
- Giraffes are taller than pigs
- Pigs are dirtier than dolphins
Help them with adjective ideas if needed but encourage them to form the complete sentence to make the comparison, as they will have studied in class.When they're in a line, have them say their comparative 'link' sentence out loud. Or, as a fun twist, have them take turns walking along the line and guessing the linking expression between the other pairs.If they have already studied superlatives too, then have the last person in the line come up with a statement with a superlative to declare at the end. For example "and Puppies are the cutest animals in the world!".
Teacher Guide
Choose a category with heaps of different nouns to choose from. For example Animals, Sports, Food, Countries or even sports teams or pop stars. Brainstorm nouns for that category then assign 1 per student. Have them label themselves clearly, with a paper headband, sash, flashcard*, sticker or similar.
Explain that they need to all link into 1 long chain, but to make each connection they need to form a sentence using a comparative.
For example:
- Elephants are bigger than lions
- Lions are stronger than cats
- Cats are smarter than Giraffes
- Giraffes are taller than pigs
- Pigs are dirtier than dolphins
Help them with adjective ideas if needed but encourage them to form the complete sentence to make the comparison, as they will have studied in class.When they're in a line, have them say their comparative 'link' sentence out loud. Or, as a fun twist, have them take turns walking along the line and guessing the linking expression between the other pairs.If they have already studied superlatives too, then have the last person in the line come up with a statement with a superlative to declare at the end. For example "and Puppies are the cutest animals in the world!".