terça-feira, 27 de setembro de 2011

Road safety!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/road-safety-run

xoxo Beatriz.

sábado, 24 de setembro de 2011

DICAS PARA SE MANTER ATUALIZADO

Olá,
Acompanho alguns blogs para atuaizações e dúvidas e esse é um bem interessante, vale a pena conferir.
O Blogue "Inglês na Ponta da Língua" vem com o objetivo, segundo o autor de descomplicar o que parece complicado. Com muito bom humor e informações de qualidade, trata da tradução de termos usuais de nosso idioma traduzidos para a língua inglesa e vice versa.
Confira o link e aproveite pra tirar aquela dúvida com os posts.
"Inglês na Ponta da Língua"
http://denilsodelima.blogspot.com/

Bye!
Nira Alves

quarta-feira, 21 de setembro de 2011

Dica para os monitores

http://www.genkienglish.net/index.htm

Uma boa fonte de pesquisa sobre como introduzir novas atividades e fazer isso com bastante energia e criatividade!
Vale a pena conferir!

Bye!
Nira Alves

sábado, 17 de setembro de 2011

Busy beavers

http://wearebusybeavers.com/mainpages/arcade.html

This site is filled with fun songs, videos, games, worksheets and much more to help children learn English.
The homepage is: http://www.wearebusybeavers.com/


A Classroom


Activity 2
Age group: 9-10 year-olds
Game: A Classroom
Vocabulary: shelf, board, computer, bin, bookcase, desk, clock, cupboard
Time: 15’

Interaction Pattern: T-Ss

Preparation for the game: to be played in a classroom with E-board with internet access.

  Instructions:

 1.   Choose a S at a time to go to the e-board and label one picture.
2.   As the game finishes, the T can brainstorm with Ss objects we can find in the classroom and ask a S at a time to add it to a list on the board.

Snake Dictation


Activity 1
Age group: 9-10 year-olds
Game: Snake Dictation
Vocabulary: free vocabulary
Time: 15’
Material: some A4 sheets of paper and some pencils
Interaction Pattern: T-Ss

Preparation for the game: separate the material requested and organize the desks in groups of 5

 Instructions:


1.   Divide the class into groups of 5 Ss.
2.   Write a word on the e-board and tell the Ss they will have to write another one that begins with the last letter from the first one and so on. (Example: The T writes: cake , then the next word has to start with e, such as elephant, then the next word has to start  with t, and so on)
3.   The group who writes ten words first wins the game.
4.   At the end, have the groups swap their sheets of paper so as to correct for one another.

Building up a human body


Activity 10
Age group: 6-8 year-olds
Activity: Building up a human body
Vocabulary: body parts (head, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, legs, knees, foot, feet)
Time: 15’
Material: 2 sheets of ‘brown paper’ (papel pardo)
Interaction Pattern: T-Ss

Preparation for the activity: separate the sheets of ‘brown paper’ and some coloured pencils or crayons

 Instructions:


1.   Stick the two sheets of brown paper together.
2.   Choose a S to be the ‘dummy’ and lie down on the floor with arms and legs open.
3.   The T draws the outline of the S.
4.   The T chooses each S at a time to colour or draw the parts of the body that are missing.
5.   Once finished, the T can hang the activity on one of the room walls.

colours and sea animals


Activity 9
Age group: 6-8 year-olds
Game:
Vocabulary: colours and sea animals (crab, fish, jellyfish, octopus, seahorse, starfish, orange, green, blue, pink, yellow, purple)
Time: 15’
Interaction Pattern: T-Ss

Preparation for the game: to be played in a classroom with E-board with internet access.

 


Instructions:


1.   Choose a S at a time to go to the e-board and do the command requested.
2.   As the game has been played but there are some Ss to play, just reset it and start everything again.
3.   As a follow-up activity the T can write the names of the sea animals on the e-board and do a chorus repetition with the Ss.

fruit and vegetables


Activity 8
Age group: 6-8 year-olds
Game: Fruit and Vegetable
Vocabulary: related to fruit and vegetable
Time: 15’
Material: website (http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/paint-the-words/fruit-and-vegetables )  
Interaction Pattern: T-Ss

Preparation for the game: to be played in a classroom with E-board with internet access.

 Instructions:


1.   Start asking Ss whether they like eating healthy food and give them some examples of it.
2.   Choose a S at a time to go to the e-board and colour the words appropriately.
3.   After the game has been played by some Ss, brainstorm  some names of fruit and vegetables they know or learned from the game and make a list on the board.