MY “PICTURESQUE” NAME

ZAFIROPOULOU MARIAE-mail: mariza@live.co.uk

http://mypicturesquename.wikispaces.com

CLASS:1st graders

GOALS:To help pupils acquire basic vocabulary and improve their

vocabulary knowledge.To familiarize pupils with the

oral and written representation of their first names

COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES

Pupils will be able to:name objects that fall into basic categories

that are of special interest to themmemorize and repeat a variety of English

wordsrecall basic vocabulary they have acquired

relate objects with specific soundsrelate English words to their Greek

equivalents

AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES

Pupils will:get to know each other better

get used to working in groups and contributing to each other’s work

associate classroom experience with their personal experience from

everyday lifebuild up their self-esteem and mutual

respect

PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVES

Pupils will:prepare material for their

personal portfoliocontribute to each other’s end

product

EVALUATIONSuccessful completion of the project will be assessed according to the following

questions:

have pupils acquired basic vocabulary?are they able to reproduce the knowledge they have acquired by responding to simple

questions?are they able to relate sounds to respective

objects?are they able to classify objects into categories (e.g. fruit, animals, etc.?)

have they got used to working in groups and contributing to each other’s work?

ACTIVITIES

Pupils will be engaged in a variety of activities to cater for all learning

styles:coloring and cutting-out activities

bingo gamespinning objects on A3 posters (e.g. a zoo for animals, a kitchen’s table for

fruit and so on and so forth)online jigsaw puzzles etc.

TEACHER’S MOBILE PHONE

QR CODE GENERATOR

(www.qrstuff.com)

PHOTOCOPIER

ONLINE JIGSAW PUZZLES

(www.jigsawplanet.com)

www.penzu.com

www.quizlet.com

TOOLS

END-PRODUCTSa portfolio comprising of children’s

classroom work (paintings, cut-outs, etc.)a certificate for successful completion of the project with the pupils’ first names “written” in pictures (pupils will form

groups, they will be given their first names in QR code and they will be asked to

decipher the code by choosing the right pictures that make up their first names)

Keeping a reflective teaching diary (WHY?)

Useful tool for generating teaching ideas

Valuable feedback on most aspects of the teaching process

Practical mechanism for self-evaluation

THANK YOUFOR

YOUR ATTENTION