Project: Wild animlas, monkey puzzle story

This is our Genial.ly project:

MONKEY PUZZLE 

Hi

This time we are going to work the speaking skill with a Genial.ly presentation that has been done in our year 3 class. We are going to use the story 'Monkey Puzzle' by Julia Donaldson. 

1. PLANNING GROUPS.

Cooperative technique “The words game”:

To review the fundamental ideas of the task we are going to work in cooperative groups. The teacher says a word or writes it on the blackboard, and each group has to say a sentence that expresses that word. The spoker student  of each group will be in charge of saying the sentence that has been agreed upon in your group.

- Organization of the groups: are distributed in groups of four/five students.

2. CHOOSING THE TOPIC AND THE ACTIVITIES.

The following speaking projcet is focused on wild animals that we can find in the jungle or the zoo. Students will learn basic vocabulary related to wild animals and can recognize their characteristics, while practicing grammatical structures. Through the proposed activities, children are expected to develop understanding and develop language skills (listening, speaking and interacting, reading and writing).

This project is related to the area of natural sciences and art and crafts. In addition the children will be able to complete their portfolio so that they can add their experiences throughout the lessons.

Vocabulary: Butterfly, monkey, elephant, snake, spider, parrot, frog and bat.

Characteristics: Feathers, wings, slither, beak, small, fat, slimy, hairy and furry.

Grammatical structures: Present simple + Have got (It´s got /It hasn´t got).

3. MAIN GOAL OF THE PROJECT.

I show them the cover of the book and ask the students what they can see on the cover. We will discuss the cover of the book and the drawings it contains.

I read the story of the book and at the same time I teach them the flashcards. Later we will watch a video that will allow us to develop the skill of listening.

Speaking game "Flash and slowly slowy": 

-Flash: To get the student´s attention I will say “Everyone looking this way please, are you ready?” Then I will show them the flashcard very fast, once that children identify what´s on the flashcards: It is a snake!, Yes, very good.

- Slowly slowly: This time I am going to cover the flashcard that I am going to use and gradually I am going to reveal the picture. Children identify what´s on the flashcard as soon as they can recognize it: It is a bat!, Yes, very good.

Project:  my pupils are going to present their final products, additionally I am going to bear in mind their abilities and their personal characteristics. But then they will be evaluated by their classmates.

They have done their own presentation in groups  thus they will have to explain the rest of the class the wild animals and talk about the most important features.

4.TIMING

Pre-task	Lesson 1	Vocabulary
Task/Planning	Lesson 2	Vocabulary and Practice
	Lesson 3	Grammar
	Lesson 4	Reading: Phonics
	Lesson 5	ICT lesson
	Lesson 6	Writing
Report	Lesson 7	Presentation of the final product Evaluation and Portfolio
Practice	Lesson 8	Practicing the Genial.ly project

5. DEVELOPMENT

Our Genial.ly project is designed as a  unique reading project for the whole academic year. Throughout our integrated didactic units, every task will contribute to the development of the annual project we have worked through several popular children’s books, all of which are well-known and have become household stories in the English-speaking world. We will use these stories as a starting point to allow us to build on lexical, structural and cultural aspects of the language. For this reason, we will  devote a certain amount of time to reading the stories and getting to know them.  

6. EVALUATION

The main technique that I am going to use in my lessons is the observation, but I will use the evaluation contexts to evaluate the indicators. Each evaluation criterion has one or more indicators that we will be evaluate in every project using the instruments. Also, we have to say that interactions, final product, ICTs and cooperative work will be essential or priority.

Self-evaluation: Self- evaluation will be carried through the European Language Portfolio ,a document in which those who are learning or have learned one or more languages can record and reflect on their language learning and intercultural experiences. It has three components: Ø  - Language passport,  Language biography and Dossier. I have designed my own portfolio of languages so that my children can include information about them related to the languages they are able to speak, and also it is a good instrument to keep a record of languages and the different levels in my class. Another important aspect to mention is that I am going to fill-in the portfolio in class with my children in the last lesson of each unit.

Co- evaluation:. This evaluation can be very useful in recognising the effort and the achievements of other students. We will do this evaluation in the moments that are required, an example of this is when they work cooperatively or in pairs.

Evaluation of the Teaching Practice: In relation to the assessment of the teaching practice, I will have the opportunity to reflect on my teaching practice with the aim to improving it. I will rely on self-monitoring and the student´s feedback on teaching (questionnaires and interviews) to evaluate my teaching action.

See you :)