Methodology and Language for Primary Teachers Stephanie Ballotto

Methodology and Language for Primary Teachers : Stephanie Ballotto Pilgrims, Canterbury 2015

Structure of the course: 1) Training sessions – two in the morning, one in the afternoon - teaching the four language skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing - creative activities for young learners and developing vocabulary by communicative learning activities, storytelling, drama - classroom management skills: how to make pairs, how to use clear instructions - Learning about different intelligences and learning styles - Activities in museum - Using stories for motivation of teaching and learning English 2) Afternoon and evening activities

Listening skills Fruit song – in two groups – pictures in order, then text in order, then sing and dance around and the pictures are disappearing STORIES – Eric Carle – The very busy Spider, Very hungry caterpillar, Spider in the bath https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Xg. Q 1 Ju. UIex. A Elephant ELMER- present story with patchwork Describing the movie – people sitting on opposite chairs https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. FVs. NU_Ruqk

Pronunciation and Reading skills Group with same number of name syllables: help with clapping of the name – Katarina – Victoria. . Stefy – Esther = Interpersonal Intelligence Pronunciation: listen and shade the letters in a line Through books: Julia Donaldson – Chocolate Nousse for greedy goose Board game: rhyming words = Linguistic Intelligence Tongue twisters: teeth together, open teeth, fast, slowly, by heart, repeat by teacher, divide in groups Chants = Musical Intelligence Alphabet – raising left, right hand = Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

Phonics – odd one out

Speaking skills Inside and outside circles with 6 people – speak about different topics, grammar…. Interviewing the shoes Avoid – Yes, No words in answering questions Make a book of my life – name – first letter, self portrait, Family (Friends), Living place (Dream place), pet, food, colour, game – - Then speak about your book Using drama – concentration, communication, cooperation, body, movement, trust

Vocabulary, Drama – Speaking, Energizers

Vocabulary activities • • • Name crossword Memory game (Kims game) Pelmanism (pexeso) Songs Massage – pizza Jelly fish Word CONSTANTINOPLE Shape letters in the back of the people Vocabulary bag http: //www. picassohead. com/

Making pairs Words in red – synonyms words in black (beautiful – handsome. . . ) With string With coloured papers With pictures – saying – dog - dog, cat-cat Cutting the picture on half Divine jokes into 2 parts or questions and answers (How are you? Im fine. ) Punks – pairs: Author – Title of book –The Art of Smoking: Nick O'Teene Nothing but The Truth – Lisa Lott Do Your Best!: Max E. Mumm Big Bang!: Dinah Might Solitude: I. Malone Getting Married- Ewan Me

Intelligences

9 intelligences - we can develop these intelligences 7 learning styles - we are born with different style

Finding the Difference: - Visual learning Style -physical learning Style - Verbal learning style

Activities in museum • Venn diagram – 2 pictures e. g. 2 cities compare and contrast • Complete the drawing of picture and find it in the museum • Picture from the museum – e. g. The girl at the door – imagine what is behind and talk or write about it • Find pictures from photo in the museum

STORIES • about Butterfly and caterpillar • Cats that can bark • Fish – dolphin – feed them, they feed you

Afternoon and evening activities Mike Shreeve: Using short films to motivate students Alan Green: Beatles Brigitte Anderssen: Improving students’ self-esteem Phil Dexter: Understanding Englishness, Unravelling a mystery Jullie Wallis: Let me CLIL you a story – for primary teachers Linda Yael: Why use poems? Willy Cardoso: Online Resources Teacher survival kit: Magda

Our group

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