Useful ideas for the class

Useful Ideas: Projects, Spelling BeeUseful Ideas: Projects, Spelling Bee
and Bulletin Boardsand Bulletin Boards
Building up teaching school materialsBuilding up teaching school materials
Cecilia Maller A.Cecilia Maller A.
Universidad Santo TomásUniversidad Santo Tomás
English PedagogyEnglish Pedagogy

Project WorkProject Work
 You may create aYou may create a
Project out of anyProject out of any
grammar point orgrammar point or
topic.topic.

Answer:Answer:
 What is a project?What is a project?

 ProjectProject (PIECE OF(PIECE OF
WORK)WORK)

11 “A piece of planned work“A piece of planned work
or an activity which isor an activity which is
completed over a period ofcompleted over a period of
time and intended to achievetime and intended to achieve
a particular aim”.a particular aim”.

 You could ask your students toYou could ask your students to
write something based on thewrite something based on the
contents covered.contents covered.
 Ex. Simple presentEx. Simple present
tense- write about atense- write about a
day in their lives.day in their lives.

 What to consider whenWhat to consider when
asking your students toasking your students to
prepare a project work.prepare a project work.

 Things to consider:Things to consider:
 Length of theLength of the
paragraph.paragraph.
 TitleTitle

 Pictures illustrating thePictures illustrating the
ideas.ideas.
 Structure(s) you wantStructure(s) you want
to emphasize andto emphasize and
reinforce.reinforce.

Always better to produce your ownAlways better to produce your own
storystory

What is it and what is it for?What is it and what is it for?
 Creative writingCreative writing
Assignment;Assignment;
*Adaptable to a variety of*Adaptable to a variety of
disciplines anddisciplines and
intended to elicitintended to elicit
thoughtful responses fromthoughtful responses from
Students.Students.

 Because you improve yourBecause you improve your
students´writing abilities.students´writing abilities.
 Stds. are motivated to write-Stds. are motivated to write-
their own life.their own life.
 Brief enough to fit easily into aBrief enough to fit easily into a
lesson( supplemental worklesson( supplemental work
to be completed at home or into be completed at home or in
class).class).

Examples:Examples:
 Holidays:Holidays:
-Trick or-Trick or
treattreat
-Easter-Easter
-Mother´s-Mother´s
dayday
..

 People:People:
-What makes you-What makes you
happy?happy?
-My biggest lie-My biggest lie

 Social StudiesSocial Studies::
-Famous people.-Famous people.
-Important places.-Important places.

 Science:Science:
-The year without a-The year without a
summer.summer.
-The solar system-The solar system

How to work it:How to work it:
 Give the students theGive the students the
theme and all thetheme and all the
“coordinates”“coordinates”
( Suggested title, length,( Suggested title, length,
structure or wordsstructure or words
involved, pictures)involved, pictures)

 Then they must keep allThen they must keep all
the projects till the end ofthe projects till the end of
the year and create athe year and create a
magazine-foldier, give it amagazine-foldier, give it a
name, index and make aname, index and make a
project exhibition forproject exhibition for
parents to see them –parents to see them –
Parents´meetingParents´meeting

 On desks- Class,On desks- Class,
Objective and themesObjective and themes
in English and Spanishin English and Spanish

Activity 1:Activity 1:
 Create your own Project; thinkCreate your own Project; think
of your Practicum students,of your Practicum students,
think of a special content, thenthink of a special content, then
design the appropiate pagedesign the appropiate page
where they are going to write itwhere they are going to write it
onon

2.Spelling Bee Competition:2.Spelling Bee Competition:
 1. Spelling bee1. Spelling bee noun- USnoun- US
a competition in which thea competition in which the
winner is the person orwinner is the person or
group who is able to formgroup who is able to form
correctly the highestcorrectly the highest
number of the words theynumber of the words they
are asked to spell.are asked to spell.

 AA spelling beespelling bee is a competitionis a competition
where contestants, usuallywhere contestants, usually
children, are asked to spellchildren, are asked to spell
English words.English words.

 The concept originated in theThe concept originated in the
United States, and is usuallyUnited States, and is usually
perceived to be an Americanperceived to be an American
practicepractice
 [1]; part of the reason could be[1]; part of the reason could be
that English has anthat English has an
exceptionally complex andexceptionally complex and
arbitrary orthography.[2]arbitrary orthography.[2]

 EtymologyEtymology
 Although its only modern usageAlthough its only modern usage
is inis in spelling beespelling bee, the word, the word beebee
has historically been used tohas historically been used to
describe a get-together where adescribe a get-together where a
specific action is being carriedspecific action is being carried
out, like an apple bee. Itsout, like an apple bee. Its
etymology is unclear butetymology is unclear but
possibly derived from the Oldpossibly derived from the Old
English wordEnglish word bēnbēn for prayer[3].for prayer[3].

How to do it:How to do it:
 Handout:certain number ofHandout:certain number of
words, separated inwords, separated in
categories(i.e. animals, bodycategories(i.e. animals, body
parts, nouns, public places,parts, nouns, public places,
food, adjectives, etc)food, adjectives, etc)

 Every week or class:Every week or class:
practice a few words andpractice a few words and
add more from the listadd more from the list
provided.provided.

 Select some studentsSelect some students
from each room, thenfrom each room, then
they must competethey must compete
among them till you getamong them till you get
the winner.the winner.

 Certificates, gifts,Certificates, gifts,
formal contestformal contest

Spelling Bee Logos:Spelling Bee Logos:

 Create a spelling bee list for oneCreate a spelling bee list for one
of your Practicum courses.of your Practicum courses.
 How to:How to:
 Have a look at the Units/lessonsHave a look at the Units/lessons
already covered.already covered.
 Prepare 8 categories andPrepare 8 categories and
include at least 8-10 words forinclude at least 8-10 words for
each one of them.each one of them.

 Make it attractive!!Make it attractive!!
 Ex.Ex.
 Body parts:Body parts:
 LegLeg
 ArmArm
 HeadHead

Choose a LOGO you like,Choose a LOGO you like,
adapt it if necessary. Then …adapt it if necessary. Then …

You should include:You should include:
 Name of schoolName of school
 ““English Department”English Department”
 Grades involvedGrades involved
 Answers to the following questions:Answers to the following questions:
 When?When?
 Where?Where?
 What time?What time?
 Prizes contestants getPrizes contestants get

 Go to Spelling Bee RulesGo to Spelling Bee Rules

 Go to Free trainingGo to Free training

 Go to winning wordsGo to winning words

 3.ENGLISH CORNERS3.ENGLISH CORNERS

English Corners:English Corners:
 Nowadays,mixed abilityNowadays,mixed ability
within the classroom iswithin the classroom is
one of the biggestone of the biggest
challenges teachers face.challenges teachers face.

 So we must work onSo we must work on
MOTIVATiON!!MOTIVATiON!!

That´s why…That´s why…
 English Corners are aEnglish Corners are a
useful tool for this.useful tool for this.

What is an English Corner?What is an English Corner?
““Space on a corner of theSpace on a corner of the
classroom with the appropiateclassroom with the appropiate
materials placed on a wall, amaterials placed on a wall, a
shelf or a table, to be withinshelf or a table, to be within
easy reach(physical or visual) ofeasy reach(physical or visual) of
students at any stage of thestudents at any stage of the
class”.class”.

 Materials such as:Materials such as:
games, flashcards,games, flashcards,
books, posters, news,books, posters, news,
word cards, pictures,word cards, pictures,
bulletin boards,etc.bulletin boards,etc.

Why to use English Corners?Why to use English Corners?
 The most useful thingThe most useful thing
about E.Cs is the numberabout E.Cs is the number
of different possibilitiesof different possibilities
they can offer us:they can offer us:

 They can provideThey can provide
activities for fast finishersactivities for fast finishers

 They give us theThey give us the
opportunity to spend timeopportunity to spend time
individually with pupilsindividually with pupils
who need help with a taskwho need help with a task
they find difficultthey find difficult

 They allow us to evaluateThey allow us to evaluate
our pupils´speakingour pupils´speaking
abilities,one by one or inabilities,one by one or in
small groups.small groups.

 They enable pupils toThey enable pupils to
take a break fromtake a break from
course work.course work.

 They offer the chance toThey offer the chance to
practise or reviewpractise or review
vocabulary.vocabulary.

 Managing the corners isn´t asManaging the corners isn´t as
difficult as it might seem.difficult as it might seem.
 For example, when pupils finishFor example, when pupils finish
a task or some minutes beforea task or some minutes before
the end of a lesson they couldthe end of a lesson they could
work in the corner- individuallywork in the corner- individually
or as a whole class activity.or as a whole class activity.

What can you include in theWhat can you include in the
EC?EC?

A reading corner:A reading corner:

Games: Puzzles, guessings,Games: Puzzles, guessings,
competitions.competitions.

A Bulletin Board:A Bulletin Board:

 What can you includeWhat can you include
in ain a
Bulletin Board?Bulletin Board?

School Timetable:School Timetable:

Kids/ teens´topicsKids/ teens´topics

 Prepare a Bulletin Board for your EnglishPrepare a Bulletin Board for your English
Corner.Corner.
 How to do it:How to do it:
 Include a JokeInclude a Joke
 Include the school timetableInclude the school timetable
 Include a game.Include a game.
 Include a Pop song ( lyrics) with someInclude a Pop song ( lyrics) with some
activities ( 3)activities ( 3)
 A description of an interesting place inA description of an interesting place in
Stgo.+PicturesStgo.+Pictures
 Plus another activity YOU could think of.Plus another activity YOU could think of.

Be ready for next Class…Be ready for next Class…

Materials for:Materials for:
 A Project sheetA Project sheet
 A spelling bee projectA spelling bee project
 A Bulletin Board.A Bulletin Board.

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