Affective Teaching

Wilbur's story reccommendations has a great list of stories to use in the classroom. Also the book is Teaching Children How to Learn is really good. http://www.deltapublishing.co.uk/downloads

Task #3 This photo represents my 10 minute walk to and from school every day. Each day at least one student will pop out of the corner and start walking with me. Most of the time nothing is said but smiling and giggles. I think the walks create a non verbal bond between us. The students feeling safe around me and for me it is showing they care.

Task 1# I love Post-It Notes and Paper Cups. When I create activities or games I try to incorporate as many methods of perception as possible! Post-it Activity 1 -Place picture cards on board. Have Ss write new words on post-its. Time Ss on putting correct post-it on picture cards. This can be a fun group game. Post-it Activity 2-Place picture cards on board. Place post-it notes under picture card. With words misspelled. Have the Ss face teacher with mallet or fly swatter. Say the target word. Have Ss race to hit correct picture card then unscramble word. Post-it Activity 3-Pick 12 words from new reading or new key expressions. Have Ss write words on post-it notes. Group the words A and B then give each words a number. Roll the dice if you roll a 2 and the word is Cat and then a 6 and the word is look. Have the Ss make a sentence with look and cat. Example: Look at the cat. Paper Cups Activity 1-Flip Cup. Show Ss a PPT slide or picture card with new word. Have Ss race to flip over cu...

Task #1:  This is a private minigroup (2 people) I have. They are elementary students with little contact with English but very positive attitude towards it. In this activity, students were given the opportunity to practice life-like conversations in common situations. They practiced how to start a conversation, introduce themselves and spell their names when necessary and give information with numbers when requested. I showed them a short model conversation where they should continue the conversation. I added a twist: the person giving information rolls a die. If it's odd, she selects who she is (and I encourage them to take on a different role, like an actress or a singer). If it's even, the other person selects who she is. They had fun selecting an alternative persona for each other, as they had to interpret friends in common and a boss who liked the f*** word very much (swearing is caring, they said). Since they were adults and friends and it was just the three of us, I did...

Task #2 Danilo Ribeiro and I interviewed each other, and here are our answers: "Tell me about your teaching place(s), special features, student profile and other interesting things you believe should be mentioned" DANILO: I am currently working at a mainstream English school for young learners and teenagers who mostly are sons and daughters of well-educated, well-off parents. I teach young learners aged 7 to teenagers who are taking a prep course to start college. It is worth mentioning that these kids are usually cultured and have travelled abroad, and therefore always have something to share about their personal lives. And what kind of affective learning strategies do you use in class, or intend to use? I absolutely love teaching children aged 7 to 11. I believe this is the right time to foster learning and encourage them to always do their best. So, here are some of the techniques and activities I use on a daily basis.  THIAGO: I am currently involved in private tutoring, ...

Discussion task3#week2 I chose this picture because it represents us as teachers taking care of our students' learning process in order to make them independent. I believe teaching affectively is related to promoting autonomy and confidence in our Learners The picture also shows how much students rely on their teachers and trust teachers will be always there to hold their hands whenever they need

Task #1 Everyday objects: **Flour ****Water *****Food coloring ********Snack bags *********Fly swatter Taget language: Colors Instructions: ***Let the kids put some flour, food coloring and water in a snack bag. **Take an advantage of it and teach the colors, give them clear instructions by modeling. **Create many snack bags with different colors of magic dough. *** Bring a fly swatter and do an identification game by asking. where is the blue color? Where is the Red? ************************************************** My very first idea was with the fly swatter, I do many activities with it, competitions, identifications and more. But, I found this everyday objects and made up something more interesting.