We Are Going on A Field Trip Maximizing Opportunities for Language Learning Heide Spruck Wrigley

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Field Trips – Near and Far FarmGrocery StorePost Office

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Notes for Teachers Ask students to work in groups to predict what they will see and hear Encourage students to generate questions that they will ask or hand them flashcard with questions Allow students to select questions they will ask and hold them to it Introduce the trip to students

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Activities for Students 1. WORK IN A GROUP 2. TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN ON THE TRIP. Write down: – All the words related to the field trip you can think of in 8 minutes – 10 things you think you will see on the trip – 6 questions you can ask someone as you get there 1. ASK ONE PERSON TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Words, Things, Questions Words we know (related to the trip) Things we expect to see Questions we will ask

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Field Trip Etiquette What do people normally do in these places (or at these events?) What are the “rules of conduct?” What gets you into trouble and why? What do you do or say if you made a false move or said the wrong thing (faux pas)? What will help us all to relax and have a good time?

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Just Ask Somebody Excuse me, where is the bathroom? What time is it? Where can I get some food? Is there a water fountain? Is there a Coke Machine? Do you sell post cards? Do you sell stamps? How much is it? Can you give me change for a dollar? Where is a telephone? What time does the shop close? The machine ate my dollar, what can I do?

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Our Trip to …… After your trip, discuss 10 things we saw Questions we asked Surprises – – Good ______________ – Not so good _________________ Questions we still have

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Ask Three Questions QuestionPersonAnswer

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Places, People, Things What we sawPeople we talked with What we remember

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Tell Me About Your Trip Where did you go? How did you get there? What did you see? Who did you talk with? What did you find out? What did you like a lot? What was not so good?

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley How English Works (Talking about things in the past) Where did you go? How did you get there? What did you see? Who did you talk with? What did you hear about? What did you like? What did you not like? What was your favorite part? We went to _______ We got there by _____ We saw _______ We talked with ______ We heard about ____ We liked ____ We didn’t like ______ My favorite part was when _________

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley Our Opinion GoodNot so good

Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley The Story of Our Trip to _________