Hello to you all!

Hello to you all! This morning, I tried the "Snowman" and the "rain" techniques with my students and I felt really frustrated. Not because I didn't enjoy it but because some of the students laughed at me as if I were crazy. When I finished both, I explained why we had done so, and they still laughed at me. Is there any advice for this, Juan Uribe? Thanking smiles, Maria :)

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  1. Carolina Brenes BurgosApril 12, 2016 at 12:48 PM

    I can definitely relate to this. I have had so many experiences where I have exciting tasks and my students do not respond. I would suggest that you try a different relaxation technique since not all activities fit each group the same way. In my case, every time I play relaxing piano music my students tell me my music is suuuuuuper boring and that they want to fall asleep.

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  2. Maria BossaApril 12, 2016 at 1:08 PM

    Thanks Carolina Brenes Burgos :)

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  3. Silvia Montufo UrquízarApril 14, 2016 at 10:17 PM

    Hello, Maria. I know how you feel. I tried rain too and some of my students laugh, but laughing is good so we mustn't care! I think next time they will understand better why you do it. We have to BELIEVE!

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  4. Juan UribeApril 15, 2016 at 9:38 AM

    Maria, 

    I am sorry to hear that the rain activity did not work with your students. I usually tell them that we are going to have a relaxing activity and I ask them to tell me later if it has worked. My setting is the private language school with small groups, which makes the experience very different. 

    One suggestion is asking first if they know any relaxing activities before presenting our suggestions. 

    The snowman I tend to do with children up to five years old. I do rain with children until ten. 

    Here you have a post I wrote with many other relaxing activities for young learners: http://childrenlearningenglishaffectively.blogspot.com.br/2012/09/relaxing-activities-for-young-learners.html

    Let me know how some of these other ones go.

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