2018年01月23日

Movers-Takatsuki Ibaraki-


For a recent project at the end of a unit, the Movers made a neighborhood map. This was exciting for the children because it was a chance to use a lot of new vocabulary they had learned over units 13 & 14.

First, the children worked together to think about places that are important in a community. As they came up with a list of places, I asked them to explain why they thought each one was important. Once the list was finished, they began drawing and labeling the places on the map together.

They also needed to include their own home and give it an address with a house number. Once it was finished, we hung it up and let the class talk about it.
This looks like a wonderful place to live!

Dorian
  

Posted by Earth at 11:00After School

2018年01月17日

Flyers-Senri Yamada

Recently we spent a lesson brushing up on our reading comprehension skills by reading a fictional story about Clara, a girl in Italy who accidentally invents eyeglasses! We started by reading through the story together as a class. This allowed everyone to get the gist of the story and practice reading the more difficult words together. Next we worked through it again in pairs. One person would point to the words and the other would read before switching over after each paragraph. By doing this, the children were able to both read and listen to the story. As we read, we also asked each other simple comprehension questions to deepen our understanding of the story. We kept an eye out for words and grammar structures that we have learned recently. Finally we listened to the story on the CD, to enjoy hearing it and to try following the text with our fingers and eyes. After reading the story, the children were challenged to summarize and re-tell the story in their own words, a great activity for building speaking confidence and vocabulary.



  

Posted by Earth at 10:00After School