Affective Teaching

I realise that we are beyond Week 3, but as this is somewhat/tangentially Week 3-related and it just made me LOL...  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU ...  (not for the faint-of-heart!) ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

Task #1 I teach toddlers so I don't have to do activities like this but let's try. We could divide the class into two groups and each group would write words about what we saw in the semeste. Then each group has to choose a student to go and see the word. This student needs to explain to the group what the word is, what the word talks about and they have to discover what it is. Everybody will read, describe, listen and try to discover the word. They will play with the vocabulary. The group that finishes all the words first will be the winner.

First of all, I am so sad that I missed the last class but I didn't have an option since I had a test. We could combine another picture then I can join you :) Our course it was amazing, I want more weeks together with you guys. Thanks, everybody. Task #2Finding the right audience and making writing meaningful are two of the major challenges teachers face when designing writing activities. What affective strategies have you used that achieved these goals? It's very important that students feel comfortable to show us what they need to improve, their questions and fears. When I worked with Junior (5 years old) I saw that some students weren't feeling comfortable and weren't enjoying. I did a lot of activities in pairs, to encourage them and I did individual activities with me, so that I could explain to that student the best way to him. I think when they start writing and reading they need to be more welcomed, it's my way to be sure that they are learning and enjoying ...

Discussion task #2: Finding the right audience and making writing meaningful are two of the major challenges teachers face when designing writing activities. What affective strategies have you used that achieved these goals?                                     I have two groups of 11-year-old children who really enjoy communicative activities in class. They are always looking for new challenges and opportunities to put into practice what they learn. To cater for their needs, I created a project named “My dear friend” in which stds were supposed to write notes to each other to get personal information and then, write a text. At first sight, they were reluctant to take part in the activity, firstly because it was novelty, and secondly because they are used to practicing language with their classmates. So, to encourage them, I showed them my writing portfolio which has all the pieces of writing I have made since I have started studying English.( From when I was 10 to CPE). To my surprise,...

Discussion task #1: Design a writing activity in which young learners can experience both grammar and writing in a creative way using concrete props.                    My 8-year-old students are learning colors, food, numbers and basic structures, such as “What is your name?” How old are you? “I like/ I don’t like…./ Do you like… To start working on writing, they had to create a ‘this-is-me poster, where they glued a picture of themselves on a poster and wrote information about them using the structures they are learning. They had never done such activity, so it was a little bit challenging to get them to write the correct structures, or remember the right word order.   To make the word order more attainable, I cut the structures into small pieces and glued them to lego bricks. Before writing, they had to put each word, or parts of speech. Together to form the right structure. As a result, not only were they able to  remember the structure, but some of them even remembered the order j...

Task 2 I have never taught writing to children and in the level I am teaching right now the kids are too young to read or write; thus, I cannot do writing activities. However, I love writing! I believe there is a strong connection between the writer and the reader. Even if you lack a reader, there is a connection from the writer to the text. Therefore, I wanted to talk about writing and the strategies I would apply if my kids knew how to read and write. I believe that I already have an advantage being such an advocate for writing. I believe in writing and the benefits it brings when you are able to clearly express your ideas through text. Thus, I have the possibility of giving my students the "writing bug". When designing an activity, I generally would think about the topics they like to talk about and what they have been really excited to share. With kids in particular, I believe that one of the most important things is to make it appealing for them. If you can make it appea...

Week 3 Task #3 Box Puppets I did this activity during Purim, to decorate the school all the classes did a box puppets. Since k2, the grade that I am teaching this year, was working with Spot's book, we got a Spot's friend from the book "Where's Spot?". We did the Lion. They could play copying the book and the sounds that the lion says. We worked the language of the book and all the animals in the book. They had a lot of fun.