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Write, Draw, Pass

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This idea could word well with the prepositional language I am planning to introduce this week to uper primary students! as well as reviewing classroom objects. Imagine a picture of “pena diatas lem”

Martina Bex's avatarThe Comprehensible Classroom

This is one of my favorite party games, which Ashley VanHemert so brilliantly reminded me to use in the classroom! She heard of the idea from Amy Wright at UAF. This is an excellent activity for Preferred Activity Time.

STEP ONE: Give each student one side of this form (I put two forms/page to save paper):

Write, Draw, Pass *Updated on 03/26/2012

STEP TWO: You have several options. In Box #1, in the target language, …

  1. Have students write a creative, descriptive sentence (ex: a fat dog with big eyes runs to the store).
  2. Have students write a descriptive word image (ex: a pretty girl with long hair)
  3. Write (1) or (2) for students so that they don’t have to think of them. Here are some that I recently used in one of my classes:

**Make sure students only include colors if you are planning to use crayons or colored…

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More journaling ideas

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This post makes me think how asking students to write a review as an end of term assessment would make an awesome post and a good opportunity for them to review and evaluate the unit of work from their perspective. Wish I had done this last term actually!! A few hiccups last term with students using ipads inappropriately was disappointing but was also a valuable opportunity to reiterate iPad usage rules and expectations!

marishawkins's avatarMaris Hawkins

I have been plugging away on my blended class for next year.  I have planned some more journaling ideas for my students. These could be used for a blog or a paper journal.  I always give my students the option to write about any topic that is important to them as well.  I want to help those that need a little inspiration each time.

  • ¿Te gusta viajar en avión?  ¿Por qué?
  • ¿Cuáles son tus preferencias cuándo viajas en avión?  ¿Te gusta hablar con las personas durante el viaje?  ¿Te gusta ir por el control de seguridad?  ¿Cuál bebida bebes en el avión?  ¿Dónde te gusta comer en el aeropuerto?
  • Mi película favorita es…
  • Yo pienso/no pienso que hay extraterrestres (aliens) porque…
  • Estoy contento/a cuando…
  • Si eres un animal en el zoológico, ¿cuál eres? ¿Por qué?
  • Cuando no dormiste una noche, ¿qué hiciste (did)?
  • Si puedes vivir en Antártida, ¿quieres?  ¿Qué…

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Sepak Takraw: Soccer or Volleyball? Neither.

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sepak takrow would be such a great topic, so here I am collecting more resources!!

Indonesiaful's avatarIndonesiaful

“While walking through campus at SMAN 7, Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi, it’s difficult not to notice the sprawling scissor -kicks and diving headers of the students playing Sepak Takraw.  Sepak Takraw, meaning “kick ball” in Malay, is not a competition for the uncoordinated and inflexible.  The game is played similarly to volleyball, with a single-point system, rectangular court and elevated net; however, unlike volleyball, a player cannot use their hands.  Thereby, the three participants on each team have to relay the ball over the net (without it touching the ground, or going out of bounds) using a combination of feet, legs, chest and head.” 

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“The ball used in Takraw has a circumference of 17 inches and is woven out of a material called rattan.  The rattan ball has a hard surface, but is very forgiving with its lightweight and hollow center.  The game begins when a player on the serving team…

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Poverty in Kupang

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A fantastic piece of writing about education in NTT.

Nick Hughes's avatarIndonesiaful

Nick_SMAN3 entrance The main entrance to SMA Negeri 3 Kupang, one of the best public schools in the city.

It’s a common sight in Kupang—a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy collecting fare money from uniformed school children as they pile out of his crowded bemo. The boy, like many others his age or even younger, works as a konjak, riding around on the bemo (minivans that serve as Kupang’s public transit system) that buzz around the city, hanging out the open side door, collecting fares from passengers, and trying to cram as many people into the vehicle as possible.

These konjak perform their duties with great enthusiasm. They shout at idle pedestrians as their bemo speeds past, jump out of the still-moving van to usher passengers inside when they call for a ride, and show hesitant customers where the few inches of free space are on the deluged benches inside the car…

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6-Word Memoir

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what a great idea to use with any middle or upper class that knows how to use a language dictionary or even as part of a lesson learning how to use one. has lots of potential. love the matching idea too by the comprehensible classroom. great revision.

Using Memes in Spanish

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What a fantastic idea! I think this is a great idea and would work very well with upper primary students.

spanishplans's avatarSpanishPlans.org

What’s the most important thing in a foreign language class? To give students comprehensible input and show them the language in context. When you can accomplish this and entertain the kids at the same time to keep their interest, you’ve got yourself a win-win situation. During the Food Unit, we decided to google image search some vocabulary words/terms and we found some delicious memes.

Google Image Search is such an easy way to show students differening vocabulary. Want to compare the word “tortilla” in Mexico and in Spain? Google Image Search “Tortilla” and “Tortilla española”. The students can clearly see the difference directly from the pictures. Can same comparisons with “torta” and “torta de chocolate”

Anyway, we found some great memes incorporating the phrases “Tengo hambre” and “Estoy lleno”.

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Prezi Again

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Today i experimented with Prezi again.
Tried to set up a keluarga prezi using the app and was getting somewhere when i minimised the screen and then when i went back to it, nothing was there. So frustrating. Did i do it the first time on the iPad or the desk top? The iPad app looked totally unfamiliar!
I remember there being more on the screen. But then again, i used a preset template. Maybe i should have done it that way again. I tried adding words to a photo of a family tree.

Aims of My Blog:

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Taking a leaf out of Kathy’s book (see My Teaching Travels”) I have decided to start my own blog to record all the things i’ve been doing in and out of class which have helped make me a better teacher and also helped to increase student engagement and lesson quality.
After reading Kathy’s last post about Pinterest, it really made me realise just how much research i do in my spare time. It also made me question the value of research if all one does is research without actually trialling it. Maybe it is time though to start using some of the great ideas i have discovered! I have found heaps of great ideas but rarely find that something that i can use straight away. Is this because my ‘research’ is too broad and i need to focus directly on what i am teaching at the moment? Is it because there is very little (make that almost nothing!) specifically on teaching Indonesian? Why is there heaps and heaps for spanish and, French etc, but almost nothing on Indonesian? Maybe this blog can start to address that issue too! Is it because i lack courage to trial new ideas? I hope not. Is it because i lack time to tweak them all to suit the year level i am working with. I do seem to spend an awful amount of time on the computer/iPad these days as it is. How does everyone else manage this without hours and hours online/ on the computer?
So, here I go: i would like to begin recording all that i do so that in the future i can look back and if i ever need a record of my “training”, this will help prompt my failing memory! Hopefully it will also help me work out how to streamline my ‘research’ so that i can balance my teacher prep with teaching time. It seems way out of balance at the moment.
Yuk, Yuk Semua ……
Lets go everyone…