It’s coming up to the end of year, where kids probably want to have a bit of fun and do something special.
Here’s what Margit has been doing, it sounds like a fantastic end to the year!
This week I used the digital whiteboard with 12 classes, 5+6grade.
As with 36 kids the room is gettiing pretty narrow when it has projector and whiteboard and cables I decided to concentrate on whiteboard and do a total review.
I went through all the topics we had done so far; (about 5-6) , with some of them I did the computer game right away, some we did the song togehter then the game.
Some I would have the students do the game with others I did it myself but I closed my eyes, and the kids had to guide me, “left, right up, down”
With the How much game (1) I chose 4 kids , three shoppers who alled the kid at the whiteboard: “Excuse me” “How much is the apple?”
The kid would click the apple listen to the price and hit it on the register. After three times switch roles.
It was great!
Also Richard,
there were pretty many surprises, because I hadn’t noticed several details of the pictures so far, and the kids reaction made me aware:
For example
When Aigo is going back he grows and grows (hadn’t noticed this)
In the Left and Right he disappears in the air when jumping . The kids couldn’t stop laughing while doing the song and tried to do a super jump themselves.
The Memory game of “How are you” was a big hit as well, especially the voice , “I’m sad”
There was some more, so it’s like having a new CD after watching these with the kids. For one thing I think it’s there imagination, but as I do watch it at home as well and non of my students has reacted to these details so far, I guess it’s the size of the screen as well.
I don’t think I would use a digital whiteboard for all of my lessons, but for a review at the end of the term it was more then perfect.
Some classes I told it’s going to be a “Listening test” and well, actually it IS, just without “X”s.
Anyway, everybody who has the chance I can highly reccomend it for a last lesson this year, especailly with the beautiful magical Christmas color song in the very end.
It was so weird because after that song kids and teacher didn’t know what to do anymore; they just stayed in their place in absolute silence, even the chime had gone and I had said Goodbye!
I too have used a beamer and large white screen in one of my schools in the last two weeks. It is amazing to see the difference it makes to a lesson. The children all loved the Christmas graphics and games, as they were so big and colourful! Richard’s idea at the workshop to have everyone shouting out instructions worked so well.
I have had a soar throat this week and it was such a blessing to have Richard do all the talking for me too!!
I did feel the beamer added a totally new dimension to the ‘What colour is Christmas?’lesson. I just wish every school had such a facility!!
Thanks Margit for this review idea. I think I will do this the first week back at school next year.
(sadly not with the christmas songs, but I think I will have built enough snowmen and gingerbread houses to last until next December!!)