domingo, 7 de octubre de 2018

Old McDonalds had a farm





Description of the target group
This activity has been designed to teach in a 1ST grade class.
Timing

This activity has been designed to be done during one lesson (55 minutes) in any class of the first term.
Objectives
ü  To improve listening comprehension.
ü  To revise some vocabulary of animals.
ü  To relate animals with animal sounds (onomatopoeia).
ü  To socialize and rejoice while improving listening skills.
Materials
- A computer for the teacher and an IWB (Interactive White Board).
- Audio of the song
- Lyrics of the song
- Lyrics of the song with gaps
- Some pencils to fill in the gaps
- Some props to dance with the music
Classroom arrangement
The pupils are in a horseshoe arrangement so that the teacher can move freely along the class, although he/she is not the center of attention since he/she is only a guide in the process, letting the students to work with autonomy. This is the perfect arrangement to listen to the audio and pay attention to the teacher too.
As soon as they complete the gaps, they will have to dance with the music and pretend to be the animals they hear, so this arrangement is suitable for dancing too because there is spare space in the class.
Lessons procedure
Pre-listening
Establishment of context: the teacher writes the onomatopoeias on the blackboard and makes they pupils to pronounce them.
Create motivation for listening: the teacher writes the title of the song on the blackboard and draws a farm and a farmer.
Pre-teach only critical vocabulary: there is no need for this activity.
Extensive listening
General questions on context and attitude of speakers: the teacher explains they have to pay attention and fill in the gaps with some animal words.
Intensive listening
The teacher plays the audio three times, the students fill in the gaps, paying attention to the correct spelling.
Post-listening (optional)
Final play; learners watch the video in the IWB and dance and sing.
STUDENTS EXPECTED OUTCOMES EXAMPLE: “/ɒn ðʌt ´fa:m hi hǝd ǝ ´dʌk…./”



2 comentarios:

  1. Hi Aida,

    I have decided to write you in this post because I like this song very much. It's my favorite!

    I think you've done an extraordinary job, I really like both the design of the blog and the content you present.
    Putting links to go to online games seems like a fantastic idea.

    The only thing I do not like (is only my personal taste) is as you have named the tags, I would have done either by courses or by themes, but not both.

    Thank you for your job!

    Ana

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    1. Hello Ana,
      Of course I appreciate your advice because feed back is always necessary and useful to learn. However, I prefer to have it ordered like this because some people search for activities depending on the level and others on the topic, I am concious that sometimes when you are searching for some activities yo will find the same one on different tags.
      Thank you for your comments.
      Aida

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