Level: Elementary / Pre-Int
Skill practised: Speaking / Listening
Language: Imperative / Giving instructions / Adverbs of location / Vocab that comes up
Type:GE
Material: Objects / blocks of different length and colour - used a bit like cuisenaire rods / Collect some freebies to give away to those students who say they have nothing to show?
Tools: none
Landmark/Location: A sandbox or other place where students (ss) are allowed to rez objects./ Howard Gardner's MI objects (EduNation island?)
One person gives instructions the others follow them.
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If working with the blocks, T shows how to move them and elicits (the large green block is under the small yellow one…)
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engaging studens, generating inerests, modelling activity, preteaching or reviewing vocab
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Teacher gives some instructions (Place the blue block next to the red one / walk over to the second chair from the left and sit on it...). and ss do it..
Alternative (more advanced ss): T or ss teach others some SL skills
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Modeling activity
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Recap, review vocab, ask for feedback about lesson
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Advantage of these activities: Immediate feedback without teacher needing to correct because everybody can see whether they followed the instructions correctly. Peer feedback: You placed it under not on top, that's the wrong chair, etc.
Can even generate discussion and ss can ask to here the instruction again.
Can be done in groups if the class is large.
Homework (optional): Online exercises with cuisenaire rods.
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