Maria Toledo's blog

This is a blog by one of the teachers in this group work, María Toledo. It is full of interesting resources and ideas about creative writing for Primary students.

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Creative activities made by Juan Enrique Labajos for his Secondary students

I have made this Quizziz about Ireland with my students and to tell the truth they are always eager to participate from the youngest to the oldest. Besides, a Liveworsheets for a Listening activity did well.

Here are both links: 

https://quizizz.com/join/quiz/5ff454bf1f450d001b163270/start?studentShare=true

https://es.liveworksheets.com/1-rd550322dm

Also during the lockdown in 2020, I assigned this challenging speaking activity to my  2 Bachillerato students:

Hi guys!!!

Here is the task you will be doing each FRIDAY during the English Class ( 15th, 22nd, 29th May ) The lessons in 2 Bachillerato will finish on 4th June 2020.

Record a Monologue about You.

It's a (reading), listening, writing and above all SPEAKING activity, I know there is no oral exam in 2 Bachillerato, but as I have always told you the most prominent aspect in learning a foreign language is how to speak it ,so I will appreciate if you take it seriously.

The video I attach you. "A conversation with my 12-year-old self" may be useful to get some ideas.

You need to reflect on your life: your PAST, your PRESENT and your FUTURE.

. PAST MEMORIES: Focus on the positive ones and moments that were a turning point or just special for you in your biography.

. PRESENT: your school life, your friends, hobbies, extracurricular activities...

. FUTURE: Expectations: What do you think your life will be like in 10 years' time? What are your plans for your future?

Requirements:

1. The video must be 4-7 minutes long ( format MP4 or AVI).

2. You must write the script. You can send me a written draft of your speech previously and I will help you with the grammar, vocabulary and expression and make sure both pronunciation and intonation are OK.

3. When you record the video you may read the text( BETTER IF YOU DON'T), but you will need to rehearse quite a few times before the recording, reading it in front of a mirror so that it will sound and look natural

4. " Ready, Set, Action" !

Send me the video. GOOD LUCK!!!

"A conversation with my 12-year-old self" video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU

Story Maker

By Yolanda Martínez

This is a link from the British Council web page to make a fairy story, a science fiction story or a horror story. 

It can be very useful to do story writing. Also, you can print it out.

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/games/story-maker-1

You can make a video showing clips of your students telling sentences or words of the story  depending on the level of your students. 

Pupils really enjoy watching videos of themselves!

Story Place: the children's digital learning library

By María del Prado Sobrino.

STORY PLACE is a web which has many digital stories to encourage our youngest students to read in their free time.

It is full of great activities for them to explore. Choose a theme ad start reading and having fun!

CREATE STORIES MAKING COMICS

By María del Prado Sobrino.

This is a useful resource for students to create stories

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Here you have a tutorial:

TripAdvisor in class

By Esperanza Oraa

Last month we were working on the topic Nature Parks and advertisements, with my students of 6th grade.

I told them about TripAdvisor, and after visiting some of their posts we decided to create our own advert by using information from this website. They had to include information about the activities you can do at a place they chose, the accommodation, a map to arrive there and finally to invent an slogan. The result was something like this.

Climate activity

By Natividad Crespo

I want to share a creative activity that I use with my students. At the beginning, I show 11 definitions then children have to write the hidden word: 

a)  The gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth.   (ATMOSPHERE)

b)  A measure of the percentage of radiation reflected by a surface. (ALBEDO)

c)  Height relative to sea level. (ALTITUDE)

d)  Instrument for measuring wind velocity. (ANOMOMETER)

e)  A large mass of snow that flows down the side of a mountain. (AVALANCHE)

f)  Action in which the ground is worn down by moving water, glaciers, wind, or waves (EROSION)

g)  The outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere. (EXOSPHERE)

h)  A covering of ice crystals on a cold object (FROST)

i) The amount of water vapor contained in the air. (HUMIDITY)

j)  Monsoon: A seasonal wind that causes heavy rains in tropical and subtropical regions. (MONSOON)

k)  Low clouds that form layers. They often produce drizzle.  (STRATUS)

I am going to use the app 

https://www.edu-games.org/word-games/crosswords/communicative-crossword.php 

This task is very usefull in my class. It gives me a lot of tecnics for listening, speaking and to know new grammar with students.