Itsy Bitsy spider

Itsy Bitsy spider

By Alomar Eliana; Galván Magalí; Villena Celeste

MINI CLASS

PRE TASKS

·        Are you afraid of insects children? Like spiders...

·        Do you know any friendly spider?

·        What do you think, after watching the cover of the book, the story is going to be about?

CORE TASKS

·        The teacher will sing the story while showing the pictures of the book, making gestures and changing the tone of the voice.

·        Re-read the story and invite children to make the gestures the teacher made before.

FOLLOW-UP

·        Imagine another place where Itsy Bitsy spider could have gone and draw it. Present it to the class.

·        Ask children to act the scene of the book they like the most.

·        Give children images of the story so as they order them according to the story (puzzle game). The teacher will revise it with the children sticken her own flashcards on the whiteboard.





some photos...

http://youtu.be/9Vq1PjCu3wc

Intercultural Workshop at Caleufú

Intercultural Workshop at Caleufú

Intercultural Workshop

Pre-tasks

1-      Think about English technical terms related to football that you know (corner, offside…)

2-      Think about names of Argentinian football teams that derive from English. Why do you think it is this way? (River Plate, Boca Juniors…)

Tasks

1-      After watching the presentation of two fragments of an unforgettable match between Argentina and England, let’s make a debate about the attitudes, the emotions showed by the commentators, and why was that score so famous here in Argentina and worldwide.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTRWr9jZftw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-hzzjFVuuk

2-      Can you mention which are the “Clasicos” in Argentina and England? What do you think about them? Is there any Argentinian football player in English Football teams?

3-      Discuss with your partners about teams’ t-shirts, flags, supporting songs, fans (barrabravas, hooligans). Make posters about what you have discussed previously, taking into account the differences about the teams (Argentina, England)

4-      Game!!! In two groups, you have to answer certain questions orally and if the answers are right, you have to stick a flag on the poster with the names of the countries playing on Argentina’s group and on England’s group written on it. When all the flags are placed on the poster, you have to reorder the countries as they are in the wrong group.

Model:

Argentina’s Group	Flags	England’s Group	flags
Bosnia		Iran
Nigeria		Uruguay
Italia		Costa Rica
Argentina		England

Questionare:

·         How many World Cups has Argentina won?

·         When was the World Cup you watched in the videos?

·         How many World Cups has England won?

·         Which famous Argentinian football player is out of the National Team?

·         Where was the last World Cup played?

·         What animal is the mascot of the World Cup this year?

·         Who is the singer of the World Cup’s song?

·         When was the last World Cup played in England?

Follow-up activity

1-      How do the different countries celebrate when they win matches?
-  - Fill the fact files of Argentina, England and Brazil (where the FIFA WORLD CUP is taking place) and compare them. Enjoy creating your personalized files!!!

PRESENTATION ON MOTIVATION

http://eprints.ulster.ac.uk/21535/1/Computer_conferencing.pdf