Methodology and Language for Primary Teachers

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

2. Structure of the course: • 1) Trainingsessions– two in themorning, one in theafternoon • - teachingthefourlanguageskills: listening, reading, speaking, writing • - creativeactivitiesforyounglearners and developingvocabulary by communicativelearningactivities, storytelling, drama • - classroommanagement skills: how to makepairs, how to useclearinstructions • - Learningaboutdifferentintelligences and learningstyles • - Activities in museum • - Usingstoriesformotivation of teaching and learningEnglish 2) Afternoon and eveningactivities

3. 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=XgQ1JuUIexA • Elephant ELMER- present story with patchwork • Describing the movie – people sitting on opposite chairs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVsNU_Ruqk

4. 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

5. Phonics – odd one out

6. 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

7. Vocabulary, Drama – Speaking, Energizers

8. 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/

9. Making pairs • Words in red – synonymswords in black (beautiful – handsome...) • Withstring • Withcolouredpapers • Withpictures – saying – dog - dog, cat-cat • Cuttingthepictureon half • Divine jokesinto 2 parts or questions and answers (How are you? Im fine.) • Punks – pairs: Author – Title of book –The Art of Smoking:NickO'Teene • NothingbutTheTruth– LisaLottGettingMarried- EwanMe • Do Your Best!:Max E. Mumm • Big Bang!:DinahMight • Solitude:I. Malone

10. Intelligences

11. 9 intelligences • we can develop these intelligences 7 learning styles • we are born with different style

12. Finding the • Difference: • Visual learning Style -physical learning Style • Verbal learning style

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. Our group

17. Thank you for your attention! Author: Katarína Hološová