How can we vary the activities we do?

How can we vary the activities we do?

Description of a learning activity

This activity can be used to wake a class up, help them to enjoy themselves

General knowledge and spelling.

You’ll need a large, wide board and one pen or piece of chalk for eachteam for writing up single words.

Definition of the features of an activity

Name and basic type of activity

Goals, reasons and beliefs

Content or topic

Context

Materials and medium

Steps

Timing

Preparation time

Setting up time

Activity time

Organisation of people and furniture

Clear up time

Follow up time

Language

Teacher set up language

Focus language of the activity

Teacher role

Student role

Student interaction language

Changing the features of an activity

Content or topic

Materials and medium

Timing

You can change the topics which are written down the left hand side ofthe board.

you could allow longer forthem to write their words down.

Steps

Goals, reasons, beliefs

Activities are plastic and malleable

The activity bank

Reading a text and then answering questions on it

Dictation

Repeating after the teacher

Copying from the blackboard

Reading a dialogue and then role playing it

Checking homework around the class

Filling in gaps in a cloze text

Student presentations

Memorising