Blended Learning Session

Whole class communicative activities using 1 computer + projector/IWB

Go to British Council Learn English http: learnenglish!ids.britishcouncil.org en word"ga#es paint"the"words fruit" and"vegetables $. %ivide class into & tea#s facing the board. First person in each tea# has a flyswat 'or rolled up newspaper(. &. )eacher gives definition of one of the fruits veg* first person fro# each tea# to race to the board and touch swat the word wins a point. +f you,re on an +-B* winner can colour the word pin! purple. Continue until all words are changed colour. .. %ivide class into & or #ore tea#s. /ne person fro# each tea# sits at the front of the class on a chair with bac! to the board. 0se the +-B software spotlight to reveal a word* or circle a word with a board pen and tea# #e#bers describe give a definition for each of the words. First tea# to shout out word gets a point. Go to British Council Learn English http: learnenglish!ids.britishcouncil.org en play"with"friends 3ui2"food $. %ivide class into & tea#s each with a #ini write"on wipe"off white board. -here tea#s are larger* subdivide tea#s and give pairs a #ini white board. &. )ea#s choose a na#e* select &"person activity and enter the na#e. .. Go through 3ui2* encouraging discussion and everyone to write answer on #ini whiteboards. 4ubdivided tea#s #ust reach one conclusion together. Go to BBC Bitesi2e 54$ Literacy http: www.bbc.co.u! bitesi2e !s$ literacy #a!ing7sentences play $. 8upils wor! in pairs with a #ini whiteboard or paper. /ne pupil wor!s at the board racing the others on paper whiteboards. &. Clic! on first sentence and decide on correct sentence order. -riters #ust race pupil at board pc to for# the correct sentence. .. %ecide how strict you wish to be with accuracy* capital letters* spelling* etc. 8ossible follow"up of pupils going on to higher levels in pairs on co#puters. 9. )here is a si#ilar activity for revising nu#bers to put the# in order. Go to http: www.bbc.co.u! bitesi2e !s$ #aths nu#ber7ordering play

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Communicative activities for pupils working in pairs/groups on computers

Go to British Council Learn English http: learnenglish!ids.britishcouncil.org en word"ga#es hang#an fruit :on!ey Fruit ;ang#an $. %e#onstrate first 3uestion together. Focus on hint. -hat food could it be< Elicit . !eywords fro# hint that give you the answer 'long* yellow* #on!eys(. Elicit letters* co#plete the word. &. Give out handouts. Encourage pupils to use the process language. 8upils co#plete each word* writing !eywords on wor!sheet. -hole class feedbac!. .. =way fro# co#puters* pupils thin! of 9 vegetables and write their definitions.

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Go to British Council Learn English http: learnenglish!ids.britishcouncil.org en #a!e"your"own #a!e"your"#onster $. 8upils sit with their bac!s to the board. Give everyone a piece of paper with a large blob body shape on it and so#e coloured pencils. =s! pupils to colour the body orange. &. Clic! on the orange body colour and then clic! the ne>t page arrow. Clic! Listen in the botto# right corner* clic! again to repeat and as! pupils to follow the instructions* e.g. for +,d li!e red eyes* please pupils draw and colour red eyes on their #onster. 4elect the red eyes and the progra##e will change to teeth* clic! Listen again* etc. continue until the #onster is co#plete. .. Finally pupils turn round and co#pare their drawings with board neighbour,s* whose is #ost si#ilar* scariest* funniest* etc.< 9. 6ecap. +t,s got ;as it got< body parts* colours* ad?ective @ noun word order* etc. %rill +,d li!e A * Can + have A * +t,s got A depending on level of language and pairs wor! on co#puters to create a #onster* then dictate it to another pair* who recreate it on their screen. B. Follow up: write a description and upload it to learnenglish!ids web page. %raw and describe a #onster for a class display. $. Go to Google :aps. http: #aps.google.co.u! and find your ho#e school town. &. )ell pupils you,re going to ta!e the# to a secret destination 'par!* ice"crea# shop* swi##ing pool* etc.(. =s! pupils to find your school and give the# directions to your destination. .. Cow as! pupils to choose a destination in pairs and guide another pair to it. e.g. fa#ily ho#e* shop* playground* etc. +#agine they,re phoning a friend* i.e. they,re not allowed to show each other their screens. Go to BBC Learning Clips video. http: www.bbc.co.u! learning2one clips heart"function"and"health $9DD.ht#l 4cience Circula tion 6eading 6ace. +nfor#ation 4tations " good if you only have a few co#puters for a large group of pupils. 8rint and cut up Bitesi2e 54& 4cience Circulation 1ui2 3uestions fro# http: www.bbc.co.u! bitesi2e !s& science living7things circulation 3ui2 3BEEB$9 $& ;ave . or 9 co#puters in the roo# showing a different page fro# the Bitesi2e 54& 4cience Circulation 6eading open. ')here are . pages* these are your +nfor#ation 4tations. http: www.bbc.co.u! bitesi2e !s& science living7things circulation read $ $. =s! pupils what they !now can re#e#ber about the hu#an heart and circulation. +f you are using an +-B* write ideas on a blan! docu#ent. 8re" teach !ey vocabulary if necessary. &. -atch the video clip* !eeping their ideas visible to the side. =s! pupils to shout out which of their ideas are #entioned as they watch and tic! the# off. 6ecap and e>pand on ideas. .. Give out copies of 3ui2 3uestions to pupils and as! the# to answer as #any as possible in groups in B #inutes. )hen let the# use +nfor#ation 4tations*

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https: voicethread.co# +s a site that allows you to add voiceover* te>t* co##entary to photos* videos* 8ower8oint presentations* etc. +t,s free to use* but you need to sign in with an account. +t,s great for describing photos* your school* their house* #e#ories* telling a story* reading out a poe#* storyboarding* etc. )here,s also a schools account* for a s#all fee* that is a secure 2one* publicity free* etc. http: www.dvolver.co# #ovie#a!er #a!e.ht#l Create si#ple dialogue based cartoon strips for practising gra##ar* telling stories* using vocabulary* functional language* etc. 6e#e#ber to chec! edit wor! before it is on public internet displayG )ip: -hen you have created the #ovie* put your own e#ail in both the send fro# to e#ail bo>es so that you have control of the 06L. +t,s often useful to have a class ?un! e#ail for these activities. http: audioboo.f# http: audioboo.f# search<utfEHIE&IJCIJ.K3HLanebarden =udioBoo 4ign up* free* record online* instant recording* on the spot* easy to use* no editing* http: vocaroo.co# Co sign up* free* instant recording online* you cannot #anipulate the file* you receive a 06L which you can e#ail. Great for spontaneous* ad hoc* ho#ewor!* easy to use* no editing* type recordings. http: audacity.sourceforge.net download =lthough the software has lots of functions* recording is as si#ple as 6ecord* 4top* 8lay to hear it* and 4ave 8ro?ect to save your file Mou can download it free onto your co#puter or download the portable version fro# 'http: portableapps.co# apps #usic7video audacity7portable ( and run it off a thu#b drive 04B !ey* if there are restrictions at your school about installing your own software. Mou can e>port the file to another for#at 'e.g. :8.* -=F* etc.( or i#port #usic as bac!ground to your spea!ing. Great for creating bigger pro?ects* podcasts* twinning pro?ects with classes* free* converts to any file for#at* easy to use and edit* http: www.vo!i.co# create.php Create a spea!ing character. Good for short spea!ing parts* reciting poe#s* reading short stories. )here is a classroo# version available too.

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