MARIA FRAGKAKI O.U.CY. MOHAMED S. ABU MALIQ QOU Learning Activity Template for “English”

Learning Activity Identity Teachers name: …………Hijazi Isaili…………. School name/for boys or girls: Al-Sayyed School for boys Grade/Age: Middle grades of Primary Subject Matter: “English” Topic of the learning activity: “ O’ hello/ World Languages” Relation with the curriculum: This theme concerns “English” and especially the unit 1 and 2 from the book English for Palestine on page 6-11/ Relation with other subjects: Arabic – Civics – Communication - Languages Wp2- T1.3.-“Learning Activity Template Science _, M. Fragkaki

Cognitive targets/Skills/products 21 st c skills Living in the world Citizenship, Personal, social responsibility Ways of working Communication; Collaboration; Leadership Ways of thinking Creativity and innovation; Imagination, Critical thinking, Expression, Group work Ways of feeling Empathy Social awareness Teaching-Learning Process Wp2- T1.3.-“Learning Activity Template Science _, M. Fragkaki

General Activity Instructions Main Activity: is to help students engage themselves in the learning activities process using the 21 st century skills, and to help them to become more active in this process. Also, it helps the teacher to use the learner-based approach. Activity Procedures: Collecting Information: Students look at the picture, and try to connect it with the previous knowledge. Students try to guess what this unit is about. Students try to give a suggested title for the pictures in the unit. Students express their feelings meeting a friend. Students search for info at home about the body language using the internet, or asking their families. Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

General Activity Instructions Organizing Information: * The Groups are actors in the class and they select their roles using the new vocabulary of the given lesson. * Groups categorize the suitable vocabulary with their roles in acting. * Groups use the computer/ papers to organize their data and pictures/videos Analyzing Information: Groups illustrate the characteristics of their roles. Groups try to connect their roles from the lesson to their real family/ community roles. Groups use internet and computer/ posters to finalize their products to show them the next meeting. Producing and Using Information: Groups present the characteristics of each role into the class as actors/ PowerPoint/ posters/ wall-board/ pictures with captions, and vote for the best one. Individuals in groups express their feelings about their parts in doing their roles, and share it with their peers. Students try to share their information outside the class/ school. Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

ICT Environments and Resources utilization & added value  Wordle helps students to brainstorming and their more common thoughts /knowledge to be distinguished through a quantitative analysis of the data Wordle  Wikipedia helps students to find information easily and flexibly Wikipedia  Game: “ I can” ” helps students to cultivate empathy emotions and critical thought through playing Game: “ I can”  Youtube helps students watch and collect information about the lessons in their books  Google helps students to find information easily and flexibly Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

Activity: “World Languages” ICT environment: “Wordle” Words clouding ICT environment: “Wordle” Words clouding The students specify and explore the issue they will work on “ World Languages. The teacher asks for the students teams to recall their personal knowledge. Each students team create a cloud with words that characterize their previous knowledge about the lesson. The coordinator of every team write the words in the “Wordle” environment or in a piece of paper. Finally the coordinator of each team announces the most used words that represent the students perquisites about the theme All the word clouds are printed and posted in the classroom. Learning Activities Templates for “English” Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

Activity: “ Body Language” ICT environment: Youtube Students can watch how people communicate and use their body gestures on youtube. The aim of this activity is to inform students about how people are different in using their body language in different situations. All the video-clips are non-verbal, in order to get the rights message across to everyone, regardless of language. Students can separate in teams and analyze in “English” the video-clips. They can discuss about them and share common experience. Afterword they have to illustrate them and then try to imitate and act in front of the other teams. Students can use: open paint tools, google pictures. Learning Activities Templates for “English” Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

Reflection- Evaluation Teachers Reflection on students knowledge 21 st c skills Conclusions: Groups debate about the importance of using body language/ world languages with reasons. Groups write short paragraphs about their favorite language. Students make their own wall-board. Students can share their information outside the class. Propositions: The teacher should reinforce the use of ICT tools in the class, encourage the students on their tasks whether good or not, arrange a deadline for the products, and the teacher could videotape the students’ products. Reconstructions on students thoughts: Students showed a well reflection on the activities by noticing an improvement in their critical thinking, active participation, innovation in their works, their love to the subject, and using the ICT tools. Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

Reflection- Evaluation Students Reflection on teaching/learning Process Student reactions and actions during an activities: At the beginning, they were afraid from doing or participating the activates, then, they showed their happiness in participating. They worked together in the class and outside, presented their show without fear, and they posted their works on the walls of the class. Consideration of spontaneous verbal reactions of students and discussions among students: Students expressed their excitement and willingness in participation in more activities, repeating the word “Library” in where they work. They used a well-quiet debate between their groups. Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki

Pictures from the teaching process, worksheets, ICT students activities etc Presentation of students work Wp2- T1.3.-“English_ Learning Activity Template _M. Fragkaki