COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

Academic Task: Write a story based on pictures.

Social Task: Include every one's idea to write sentences.

Group Formation: The participants will get a card with the country of origin in one side and the flag on the other side

Team Building: The participants should sit in the alphabetical order of the countries and number each other according to the system already used.

Material: Set of pictures, graffiti board, colour pencil and crayon, markers, final sheet.

Task Direction:

*Each member gets a set of cards;
*Draw a cloud shape in the centre of the graffiti page for the title of the story;
*Each member has to write their best sentence using their set of cards;
*The set of cards move clockwise round the table until everyone has had each set;
*The members move clock wise one place;
*Choose the best sentence of each member;
*Write the final story.

Think about WHO, WHAT, WHERE and HOW to write the story.

All the stories can be hung on the wall where everybody will read them easily. It is amazing how creative a person can be when is stimulated by the other participants.

ANIMAL MATERIALS

Bits of animal bodies have been used for hundreds years.

Find out more about it:

Activity 1

Select some animals on picture cards;

e.g; elephant, bear, turtle, butterfly, snake, dear, tiger, crocodile, etc...

Select some picture cards with:

e.g; horn, fur, feather, antlers, different types of skin such as snake, crocodile, etc...

Play mix and match

Activity 2

Research in the Internet what kind of work art can be made with them. It is very interesting and motivating while pupils learn.

Enjoy!!!!

COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE

Activity 1

Warm up:

Select some objects and put them in a box.
Ask to the participants:
What is there in the box?
Write on the board all their names.
e.g: bowl, plate, fork, spoon, knife, sugar, coffee, milk, tea, mug, water, salt, etc...

Activity 2

Write down the names in the right column:

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
bowl sugar
plate coffee
fork milk
spoon tea
mug water
knife salt

Activity 3

Based on a picture, answer the questions:

1- Are there biscuits on the table?
2- How many mugs can you see?
3- Is there any fruit in the basket?
4- How much milk would you like?
5- What is there in the bowl?
6- Are there any grapes on the plate?

Activity 4

Complete the sentences with A, AN, SOME, ANY:

1- There is _____apple.
2- There are _______mugs.
3- Is there ________tea?
4- Is there _______plate on the cupboard?
5- There is _______milk in the mug.
6- There isn't _______fruit in the basket.

Activity 5

Listening exercise:

Prepare the lyrics of a song to fill in the gaps with the words missed such as: a, an, some, any and there be (is, are).
Play it three times if necessary and correct it.
Vocabulary checking and have fun.
Sing it.

I hope you enjoy it.