Dydaktyka ćwiczenia

1 - rektorskie

2 - 14.11.12

games

• Attract attention and are fun

• they are not connecting learning and playing - no stress

• choice of games have to suit lesson aims

• develop different abilities

reasons for using games

• linguistic

• motivational

• stimulating cognitive development

• relaxational

• social

Advantages of using games

1. variety is added to the range of learning situation

2. the pace of a lesson can be changed, thus maintaining pupils' motivation

3. more formal teaching can be 'lightened', thus renewing pupils' energy

4. 'hidden' practice of specific language patterns, vocabulary and pronunciaiton can be provided.

5. listening skills, attention span and concentration are improved

6. pupil participation is encouraged, thereby giving confidence to shy pupils

7. pupil-pupil communication is increased, which provides fluency practice and reduces the domination of the class by the teacher

8. any distance between teacher and pupils can be reduced by the use of more light-hearted and 'fun' activities

9. areas of weakness and the need for further language work can be revealed.

We can use games at every stage of the lesson

• warm-up

• as a break

• as a main stage of lesson - but with substantial vocabulary - up to 15 minutes

• game as a reward at the end of the lesson (za dobre sprawowanie)

What can we teach using games

• pronunciation

• vocab

• sentences/expressions

Types of games:

• card games

  • flashcards, memo

• board games

  • hungry crocodile = hangman

  • hungry monster

• guessing game

• movement games (TPR)

  • abra cadabra listen to me you're lion one two three

  • simon says

  • can i cross your river mr crocodile?

    - yes you can if you have green eyes

• spelling games

• team games

• singing and chanting games

• reading games

• other....

classroom language sentence race

3 - 21.11.12

Stories

1st introduce vocabulary using flashcards with pictures

1. before-reading

2. reading the story

   1. children could sit on the floor

   2. gestures, emotions, facial expression, voice modulation [vader mode],

3. post-reading

   1. asking what it was about

   2. drama

Advantages of using story books

• memorising vocabulary

• fun fun with flags

• maintaining attention

• children don't feel oppressed

• imagination

• educational

• relaxing

glue/tape

scissors

colourful markers

sheets of paper

4 - 05.12.12

Arts & crafts

• artistic & emotional expression

• personalized learning

• stimulus for communication

• follow-up stages

• relaxation

• peripheral learning

M-anagement - planning

A-ppropriacy - to level, age, interests

D-esign - not too easy, not too difficult

F-lexibility - what we do with crafts

O-utcomes - results connected with aims of the lesson

X-citement - fun fun fun

• Before stage:

• Prepare a model of what we want children to do (reasons), why are we doing it

• Make sure if children have necessary materials / or if we bring them

• introduce words to be used e.g. coloured paper, staple, brush, stick it, glue it, etc.

• While stage

  • demonstrate what they should do

  • be time-keeper

  • do not left kids alone

  • enter small talk about what they are doing

  • prise them (well done.. good)

• After stage

  • organise small exhibition / display

• making a paper sandwich

• making paper c(l)ock

• cut-out animals

5 – 16.01.13

songs

• positive emotions

• pleasant feelings

• memory for sounds

• pronunciation (v repetitive lyrics)

• imagination, creativity

• motivation

• variety

• class management

• lg input

• friendly rapport b/w T&SS

Rhymes

Chants

Songs

TPR songs

freeabcsongs.com

are you studying x2

yes I am x2

will you get a smiley x2

no I won't x2

drama activities