It is an interesting web to work daily routines.
Now is available on the educacyl page in educational resources.
M. Teresa Guerra
miércoles, 10 de abril de 2019
Being autonomous
Every day, at the end of the class, students can take this book and enjoy with videos or games we have already watched or played. It is a good way to reinforce what we have seen during the class and they end other tasks quickly.
Silvia Valenciaga
Videos about landscapes and biomes
You can find these videos in YouTube.
I recommend you to watch the first one, just for enjoying the music and the images. It is quite moving
"Introduction to Biomes":
It can be used as introduction and also as assessment, asking students to decide what kind of biome animal, plant, human or landscape belongs to.
"Savanna Grassland Biome":
I like the first minute to show students different grasslands and their main features.
"World's Most Beautiful Landscapes":
More than 7 minutes. For me it is a bit long.
Marta María Pérez
Classroom screen
Every class I use for classroom management and trust me it works!!!!
In just one screen you can control: volume, cooperative work, time, drawing and writing, create QR codes...
in English and Spanish!!!
Silvia Valenciaga
My QR book
One idea I have applied this year per unit is keeping every QR code I use in class (videos, interactive activities, questions,...)
with all these QR codes they use autonomously we create a mini book and when we have tablet - time they can remember other topics we have already learned or just learn new ones.
I share some examples of QR CODES...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aT5705GmNojNaH9g2W_FQm9sD4wDLpQ9/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17GCQhWohJuuGF4VZYUDWrCRWg3CkYzlC/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/178zUcOS2CrMO8Op3QXX9zqtJ0dH4LW7-/view?usp=sharing
SOMETIMES, I do a QR GYMKANA I share the sketch. the idea is to scan the QR CODES and then answer the questions. They do it in cooperative groups.
QR GYMKANA example about plants (uploaded)
Silvia Valenciaga
Quizizz assessment
YEAR 2
Every project they complete a TIC assessment, first in group and then cooperative.
I use different tools but this time has been with QUIZIZZ https://quizizz.com/
You are able to send homework by means of classroom or just copying the code.
To be more autonomous I prepare this worksheet and I project into the digital board, then one by one or group by group scan the code and start playing.
The app allows you to download reports of children so that is really good for assessment.
at this time we can't play to the codes appear on the worksheet as they have an ending date but here you can use mine:
They are really engaged!!!
Silvia Valenciaga
How many words can you write?
It's quite similar to scattergories game. It's quite useful to work in groups, to feel confident and to review vocabulary.
One letter is chosen by the teacher. Groups have to write words that begin with this letter in different categories: names, animals, cities... They have 2 minutes to write as many words as possible Teacher could change categories if necessary.
The winner is the groups that write more words. We can play several rounds.
Esther Álvarez
Three in a line
To play this game we need two teams and nine hoops between them.
To win we need to put three pieces in a row, line or diagonally. Its a good way to improve speed and attention.
Esther Álvarez
Jenga
In class, you can play JENGA. Teacher categorizes three contents and add some information to every content. When the game start, student can take a piece of the game if they say correctly a piece of information of the color. for example if the color he chooses is pink and pin is mammal he has to say a part of the body in mammals and then he can build the tower or take out a piece. Sometimes we play to create the tower and other times to destroy it, taking out pieces.
Silvia Valenciaga
Playing chess
- Playing chess is a good way to improve our students thinking skill, specially if they are able to play with their own body. They will improve their cognition but also their physical abilities when moving, jumping, skipping or even running.
- To start with, the teacher will divide the class in groups of 4-5 students and will give a text to each group. They should do a shared reading about the rules of chess: figures, how pieces move and how to win a game.
- After reading and understanding how to play this game the teacher will divide the class in two teams: black and white and we use the playground to play.
- Each team member of the group will be one piece from the chess. Also, they have to use english to speak and decide which movement is going next.
At the end of the game, they should write the main rules of this game.
Esther Álvarez
Stone, paper, scissors
How to play:
- The students are divided in two teams.
- The game begins on a signal from the leader.
- The first players in each line begin walking (or skipping, hopping or running) on the path towards each other.
- When the first two players from opposite teams encounter each other on the path, they stop and plays "stone, paper, scissors" until one player wins.
- The winner continues walking on the path in the same direction, while the other side allows their next player to start walking on the path.
- Again when the players encounter each other, they do the same.
- The game continues until one player makes it all the way to the other side. Then that player rejoins her/his line and two new players begin.
Esther Álvarez
Story dice
It's a game in which the teachers throws the dices to the floor. One member of each groups should stand up and go next the teacher. This student has to write in their notebook the name of the pictures shown in the dices ( magic words) After that, the students returns to their groups and tell to their classmates the words chosen.
They have to invent a story using these words.
If we decide to develop speaking skills, each member has to say one sentence using one magic word.
If we decide to develop writing skills, they should use a sheet of paper and each member of the groups should write one or two sentences using a magic word.
When time's up, each groups should read or tell the story aloud. The other groups can ask questions.
Esther Álvarez
Acrosport game
Acrosport is an ancient sport. It is believed that the Egyptians were the first people to practice this sport.
It is a team sport that we can do in pairs or small groups. The object of the sport is to make formations with our bodies.We only need a few mats and some light music in the background.
When we do acrosport the smallest person is always on top. The strongest people are the base and support the weight of their teammates. The way we hold hands is very important.
It's used in Physical educations lessons to work cooperatively. It makes students to thinks about how is the best way to do the activity and it allows students to develop the four skills.
How to do it...
First of all, we divide the class in different groups depending on how many students there are.
We give one flashcard to each group. They should read the information given in the flashcard (share reading), they should discuss who is taking each role and how to do the formation (speaking and listening). After that, they do the exercise. Once they have finished they will move around to do the next formation. At the end of the class (when they have done all the formations chosen for this day) each team should write all the information (those things they remember) related to each formation.
Esther Álvarez
Strategies/skills: Cognition
Here there is a classification of different strategies based on games or different dynamics. They are classified according to the 4skills in English and Bloom taxonomy. Before programming you may have a look and decide which are the best to the entire unit and select them not leaving gaps in knowledge. Moreover it is a good way to develop a great variety of strategies in class and motivate all students.
I am going to upload it online as I am doing changes with new ones.
Silvia Valenciaga
lunes, 8 de abril de 2019
Every day a question
Every day we ask different questions to practice on speaking and listening.
Here are some of them. Normally we play with a big ball. The ball has got written questions and students through the ball asking and answering questions.
Instead of using a ball you can use a box and put the sentences inside. every day they take out one questions and ask to their classmates.
Silvia Valenciaga
QUESTIONS
Daily Routine
YEARS 1st and 2nd
I consider DR a very important of the lesson in order to assess students and warm up.
Every day one student is the teacher and the rest follow the class. the teacher ask questions about weather, day, date... The rest of the class ask the teacher orally and then write on their booklets the answers everyday in order to practice on writing. it is like a DAILY ROUTINE REPORTER. This book is useful at the end of the month to assess students on their writing skills and orally to the teacher who is doing the DR orally.
Here you have the ppt the teacher follow in the class:
At the end of the DR the teacher brings a "treasure", something special to him or her and explain to the rest of the class using a DESCRIPTION ROUTINE as follow
Finally you can download the booklet that the rest of student follow to the DR writing in class.
Silvia Valenciaga
Gamification-Classroom language
Playing with money is a good way to keep children attention and doing a big effort in class.
Let´s try
Silvia Valenciaga
Speed writing
Everyday after practicing oral conversation and doing morning routines we play to "Speed writing".
It's a game in which the teacher writes a sentence on the blackboard related to a grammar structure studied in the unit. Then the children should copy this sentences in their notebooks. When the teachers says "GO" the students should rewrite this sentences as many times as possible during a minute. When the time is up, students should count how many words and sentences they have written. The winner will choose the next sentence.
It's a good exercise to review grammar and vocabulary.
Esther Álvarez
jueves, 4 de abril de 2019
Message sticks
We use message sticks to motivate children to work everyday and to behave properly. We use different colors to each type of message.
Every Friday the teacher chooses five students to choose one color stick delpending on their progress during the week.
Green- prizes.
Blue- ice breakers
Yellow- kit kat time
Orange- extra activities to do
Red- punishment
Esther Álvarez
CLIL Ball
When starting a lesson or even a topic, we use the CLIL ball.
It’s a game in which students can explain the previous knowledge about the topic, but they must have the ball in their hands to speak. Then, they pass the to another classmate.
Esther Álvarez
Suscribirse a:
Entradas (Atom)