Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Preparing a class about sounds!

Children are always discovering all those new things that are around them. One of these things is related to the sounds they are listening to without even realizing the existence of them. Now, I want to teach them how these sounds are really called in English. In order to make them learn these new words well, I would prepare or show them some of the sounds through a video, so they would be able to listen to them, and also they would be seeing them using two different kinds of intelligences at the same time. After that, they would have to get into groups of 4 or 5 people, with the purpose of preparing a short play in which two of the members of the group have the assignment of relating an original story invented by them. While the two students are telling the story, the other members of the group have the task of acting the story that is being told in order to show it to the rest of the class. Therefore, the main thing is that the ones that are acting have to make all the sounds possible that we can find in the tale.

This sort of activity makes students be able to learn what is supposed to be taught at the same time all or most of them also are having fun. Furthermore, we will be teaching them things they can find in their daily life, this in order to show something meaningful for them to apply in different circumstances.

3 comments:

  1. I didn't write about any activity, so I decided to post here because you have one and I liked it... these things are always fun, you know that there's always funny students who make classes more lively and it seems that everyone is motivated.

    see you Le Gac,

    :D

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  2. Hello,

    Well, I agree with you...I think it's a great activity. Just keep in mind and consider not to make the activity too long. Children get bored so easily. It has to flow naturally, but if it's something they have to prepare in 2 weeks...it'll turn out to be a boring and tedious work.

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  3. I totally agree with you. I think that you idea is great. And I agree with Cecy too. We can not do activities too long because kids get boring easily.
    Take care =)

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