School rules

5th level students talk about school rules: their importance, and which ones are necessary for class. They talk about the difference in both images , what is happening there? which attitudes are not correct? ...

Then, they read the following rules and they say if they like them or not.



Classroom rules from fengchuishaster

Challenge 1: English is around us

English language  and its influence are around us. We can look around and find lots of English words and traditions.
For this first challenge you need to:

• Open your eyes and look around you.
• Find words in English. You can see them in your clothes, traffic signs, computers, tv....
• When you find them, take a photo and send it to the teacher by whatsapp. (In the text ,you should say "Hello teacher" and write your name and class. Add the photo) 
• That´s all!!! You will get an extra point in Class Dojo app.

Some of my students examples are: 

Personal information

First week of school is a great opportunity for our students to introduce themselves and talk about their friends and classmates. We can provide lots of icebreakers activities to our students they will love and enjoy.

               

 

Ice breaker activities

Initial evaluation: Let´s play!

How much do you know about UK?
Write the code of this Kahoot game and start playing. Read the questions carefully!!

Initial evaluation

This is me

During this lesson, students introduce themselves. They have to speak for 30 seconds without stopping in 5th level and for 50 seconds in 6th level.
The teacher writes some tips and clues on the blackboard for them to organize their own information.
Then , they complete this nice banner to reinforce some ideas and decorate the classroom and school corridor.

 

Speaking class

Spider web: This activity focusses on speaking skill and giving personal information. It is called "Spider web" Children throw a piece of wool to a classmate and give personal information about him or her. At least they have to say 3 different sentences.

Don´t stop : 5th level students speak in pairs giving personal information about themselves. They can't´ stop talking during 30 seconds at the beginning. They can use use the linguistic structures they want, but they can´t stop speaking. When they finish , they will have a new challenge: talk for 50 seconds, and so on. Teacher add seconds to force them not to stop using language. The importance is communication not mistakes. 

Believe in # your selfie!!

For the first days of classroom, students draw their faces on this phone model  and introduce themselves in front of their classmates . Then, we decorate the front door with their drawings.

It is the important for them to know they are very special and necessary for our class.

 

 

Classroom management

Class Dojo is a really important tool in our English Class.  On first day with students, teacher shows them the different classroom corners, how to organize their worksheets, classroom rules and their Dojo monsters.
Using Class Dojo , teachers can control student´s behaviors, work, cooperation, participation in class,...
Students love it!! It is really motivating for them all!!

My first day of class

On our first day of school , students make this nice worksheet. 

Classroom helpers

Students helpers are necessary in class. Children feel the importance of their roles and their responsibilities .
Each month, we create new groups and change classroom helpers, so all of them have something to do in order to improve the classroom management.

Language monitor is the student,  in the group , who controls the English use. He / She helps their mates to use English in ordinary situations in the class.

Words that help

Classroom language is a really important tool to develop positive attitude among our students. Teaching involves not only curricular contents,  but also improving our context and community. Children are the future, so let´s give them the key to change the World!!

Our class corners

Organization in class is very important for students and teachers. It promotes students´autonomy and independence . Each student needs to know his or her role in class and acts according to it.

 

 

 

 

Welcome back !!

Today, it is the first day of school: one of the most special day for our students . They come back school full of the new  illutions and wishes. This school year will work a lot and they will do a lot of amazing activities such as:

• creative activities
• art and crafts
• speaking activities
• radio creations
• dramas
• challenges
• computers tasks....

How to do a radio podcast?

In this video, students show how they do their radio podcasts . It´s very easy and every school can do it in any level class and any subject. Let´s watch it!!

Challenge: My summer plans

Write about your summer plans

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Art and crafts: Welcome summer!!

5th level students create fishbowls using any materials and techniques they want. It is a semi-free activity in which students have to show how much about art they have learnt this year.
6th level students will create their own flip-flops models using their own feet.

                

 

Oral games

Today, students practice speaking and writing using the cooperative technique of "folio giratorio" . It is a competitive activity where students have to complete the chart about their summer plans. The first group who finishes it correctly is the winner.

Let´s write!!

Students complete the summer bucket about their summer plans. They color it, cut it out and decorate the class with all them after reading their summer plans.

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Let´s play!!

Students play English games to practice vocabulary, grammar, punctuation.... It´s a very funny way to learn and show our knowledge

Click and play

More games

Wonderful world

The World is wonderful and our students sing the song to show it to the rest of the school. We love World: friends, family, nature, animals.....

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Let´s play Kahoot!!

Today, students will play with classroom mobile devices. Kahoot is a very funny game and our students can show how much they know about any topic.

• Students enter Kahoot
• Write the pin number shown on the screen
• They write their names
•  Let´s play!!

The seven Wonders

Great Britain

Countries of the World

English speaking countries

We are the winners!!

We are really happy !! We got  the "silver spin" . Thanks to the jury and people who visit our blog. We will continue working hard for all of you. Thanks a lot!!