[ola] Midweek inspiration from our Wednesday meeting
- From: Ashley Uyaguari <auyaguari@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:13:40 -0400
Here are some of the awesome ideas that were shared at tonight’s OLA
meeting. *From Ruthie, Ricardo, Harris and Ashley. *
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To help students show emotion/reaction in class Ruthie started talking
about:
*Cara de sí,* cara de no, cara de frustration, etc. have students act out
different faces that support shared understanding in the class. This can
sometimes be the point where they start to ask questions.
¿*Qué es? * (Ricardo) First round they act out the vocabulary words and
have peers guess. Second round they may not act but can only use words to
describe the vocabulary. Students began to make huge jumps in length of
discourse.
*For example. Someone says ¿Qué es pegar? and their partner does the action
for pegar. They do this with many words. Later on (new round), the student
says ¿Qué es pegar? and the partner needs to respond with words (no action)
Pegar es... *
*Juego de multiplication*. Student asks another student a question.
Student answers and the both students ask another question. Then the two
that just answered the question ask another...meaning now there are four
students asking different questions. Before long you have 8, the 16. What
Ricardo found was that before you know it students keep asking each other
questions.
*Pictionary/Telephone.* Have students draw a picture and the another
student writes a caption. The. A picture is hidden and the next student
draws a picture based on the caption.
*Photos around the school. * Take a picture of a couple teachers, ideally
teachers that many students know, that are posed in some type of conflict.
Ask the students what they think is happening. * For example I had two
teachers pose for a photo one looked angry and the other was worried or
upset. I presented it to the students on the overhead and they guessed at
what the problem could be. Some thought one teacher had wrecked the others’
car. Some thought maybe their teacher had been speaking English and was
being scolded. *Ashley has also taken pictures of faculty acting out
different emotions and students described the emotions and guess why they
were feeling that way. These also lead to some writing.
*Pan tostado, elefante, flamenco. * Point to a student and say one of the
things in the title of this game. The student must act as the center while
the two people standing on either side also play the item. For example the
center person is the pan and the two sides put their arms around the pan
like a toaster. The pan rings and jumps up. The elephant is the trunk and
two ears. Etc.
*Gatito quiere una esquina*
“Kitty” is in the middle of the circle. He says to someone in the circle
“gatito quiere una esquina” The person responds “preguntale a mi vecino”
(and indicates either right or left) and this continues as Kitty keeps
asking the next neighbor.
Meanwhile... the other students are silently arranging to switch positions
across the circle If the Kitty catches someone switching he/she can try to
get to open space. The kid left in circle is now kitty. (Harris- from drama
experience).
*Two truths and a lie*
When someone says something untrue in class, call them on it! And then
segue into this activity. State 2 truths and a lie about yourself (and
write them on the board). The class guesses at the lie. Then you ask them
to create their own 2 truths and a lie (Write on slip of paper or index
card). Once they’ve written them have them set-up in speed-dating or a two
circle gear or just let them mingle in order to share and guess at the
lies. I had my students jot down the names of the guessers on the back and
indicate whether they were correct or not. Afterwards I ask the class to
share out about interesting truths and lies. I also try to say who was the
best at finding the lies.
*Other big ideas* that came up tonight...slow down, give plenty of time to
assign the homework, bring the most positive attitude possible. Smother
them with kindness. Thanking students at the end of the class as well as
checking in with them before and after can go very very far.
Abrazos de Ruthie y Ashley
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