Fishing for Animals!

In our 1st Grade English lessons, we learn through play and fun experiences. Recently, we have been doing a hands-on oral activity with a magnetic fishing game, which helps children learn English in an engaging and natural way.

Nas sesións de Inglés en 1º de Primaria, o alumnado aprende a través do xogo e de actividades manipulativas. Unha das propostas realizadas foi un xogo de pesca magnética, que permite aprender inglés dunha maneira divertida, activa e significativa.

Materials

Magnetic fishing game cards
Animal picture cards
Animal word cards

Materiais

Tarxetas de pesca magnética
Tarxetas con imaxes de animais
Tarxetas co nome dos animais

How the activity worked

Listen and fish!

During the activity, the teacher names an animal , and the children “fish” the correct cards using the magnetic fishing game. This helps improve listening skills and early reading, allowing students to link sounds, images, and words. This method uses active and multisensory learning, which enhances attention, memory, and understanding in young children.

Durante a actividade, ao escoitar o nome dun animal os nenos e nenas deben “pescar” a opción correcta. Así, trabállase a comprensión oral e escrita, relacionando son, imaxe e palabra. Este tipo de propostas baséanse no aprendizaxe activo e multisensorial, que favorece unha aprendizaxe máis profunda e significativa nas primeiras idades.

2.What have you got?

Once they catch their animal, the children discuss it using a simple phrase: “I’ve got a dog”. This helps them practise oral expression in context, focusing on communication instead of memorisation. Learning through real use is crucial in communicative language teaching, especially in early primary education.

Unha vez pescada a tarxeta, cada alumno ou alumna fala do seu animal empregando estruturas sinxelas como “I’ve got a dog”. Así practícase a expresión oral en contexto, priorizando o uso real da lingua fronte á repetición mecánica, un dos principios fundamentais do enfoque comunicativo no ensino de linguas.

3.Have you got a …?

To finish, children talk to their classmates by asking questions like Have you got a cat?”. This step encourages oral interaction, taking turns, and listening, while building social and communication skills. Working with peers is important, as it boosts confidence and learning together.

Para rematar, o alumnado interactúa cos compañeiros facendo preguntas como “Have you got a cat?”, fomentando a interacción oral, a escoita activa e o respecto das quendas de palabra. A aprendizaxe entre iguais é clave nas metodoloxías actuais, xa que reforza a confianza e o desenvolvemento das competencias comunicativas.

This activity is very complete and helps reinforce and consolidate everything we have been working on in class during the last few weeks. By moving, playing, and speaking, children learn English in a way that is natural, motivating, and appropriate for their age.

En conxunto, trátase dunha actividade moi completa, que permite reforzar e afianzar os contidos traballados nas últimas semanas, integrando movemento, manipulación e comunicación nunha aprendizaxe significativa e adaptada ao ritmo do alumnado.