Thursday 7 April 2016
Jenga for revision
Jenga is a fun game which students like playing so I jumped onto eBay and bought five minisets at a couple of pounds each. I numbered each block and made a revision sheet with questions to match each number. The idea is that when they push the block out, they check the number on the sheet and answer the question, talk for 1 minute on the topic, list 10 things you can buy in that shop, list 10 colours etc. When I didn't have much time, I displayed this powerpoint instead of making up questions. Students could also write questions for the other team to answer.
BYOD and iTunes
Students love music and I've been trying to incorporate more of it in my lessons again as I used to do when I was an NQT. I always used to display number 1 in France or Germany on a Monday. I'm not a big singer but I've found lots of videos on YouTube for introducing a lot of different vocabulary. My tutor group also love songs and we've been doing weekly quizzes in afternoon registration. iTunes is really easy as there is no preparation involved. Students work in the same teams every week and we rotate the groups every half term.
1. Using the top single charts, students guess the artist and song title. Using BYOD, students can choose a song from their collection by plugging their phone into the classroom speakers.
2. Play the first 5 seconds of the preview for students to guess the song. This can be done one at a time or 5 in a row which makes it more difficult!
3. Higher or lower? Guess the song and also guess if it's higher or lower than the previous song. Instead students guess the number of the song. Closest team gets the point.
4. Students must guess the name of the TV programme or film. I use YouTube for this and just search the name of the TV programme with theme tune. If you are introducing types of programmes in MFL, students have to write the type of programme or film instead.
1. Using the top single charts, students guess the artist and song title. Using BYOD, students can choose a song from their collection by plugging their phone into the classroom speakers.
2. Play the first 5 seconds of the preview for students to guess the song. This can be done one at a time or 5 in a row which makes it more difficult!
3. Higher or lower? Guess the song and also guess if it's higher or lower than the previous song. Instead students guess the number of the song. Closest team gets the point.
4. Students must guess the name of the TV programme or film. I use YouTube for this and just search the name of the TV programme with theme tune. If you are introducing types of programmes in MFL, students have to write the type of programme or film instead.
BYOD pronunciation practice
Give students key questions and model answers for them to match up. Using a voice recorder, in pairs record the conversation and listen back to it, highlighting words where pronunciation is unknown. Using an online dictionary that has audio support, find out how to pronounce each word. Practise the conversation until confidence and pronunciation are improved. Students can email to you for feedback.
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