Hello everyone!
I study English and my task is to find 3 activities( On anything, they don't have to be connected)which i can use in the classroom with my learners (5-8th graders).The point is that these activities have to be creative (f.e.they have to make some paper dolls, houses, workshops...etc.)Of course each activity has to have an aim.(f.e.teaching prepositions, some vocabulary words, verbs etc.)
Any ideas?
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Hi Sweru,
You might try some of these ideas.
Students could each make a puppet or paper doll. These dolls then could interact with other dolls in a dialogue about a story they've read. They could also act out a scene from the story.
This isn't very creative, but my students always enjoyed bingo games. Each student is given a list of 40 or 50 words (prepositions, vocabulary, etc.) They then print any 24 of these words at random on a bingo card. The class plays bingo with one person drawing these words at random.
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One way to teach prepositions is to tell the students that a preposition shows any place a mouse can go (on the table, under the bed, in the box, by the door, etc.) Students could illustrate these phrases with simple, cartoon-like drawings.
Another favorite creative activity is making shoebox dioramas illustrating a story.
http://www.squidoo.com/shoebox-diorama
This isn't especially creative but can be fun and educational.
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Good luck -- and I hope other tutors add to this post.
Certainly! Here are three creative activities that you can use in the classroom with your 5-8th graders, each with a specific aim:
1. Paper Doll Collage (Aim: Teaching Adjectives and Descriptive Skills)
- Provide each student with a template of a person cut-out from paper.
- Instruct the students to think of a character (real or imaginary) and describe their appearance using adjectives (e.g., tall, short, curly hair, blue eyes).
- Then, ask the students to find images from magazines or draw pictures that match the adjectives they used to describe their character.
- They can cut out and paste these images onto their paper doll, creating a collage that visually represents their character's attributes.
- After completing the activity, the students can present their paper dolls to the class, describing their characters using the adjectives they chose.
2. Vocabulary Houses (Aim: Expanding Vocabulary)
- Provide each student with a blank sheet of paper and ask them to fold it in half vertically.
- Instruct the students to draw a house on the right side of the paper, leaving enough room for at least eight rooms or areas within the house.
- Assign each room a specific vocabulary topic (e.g., kitchen, bedroom, school, sports).
- Ask the students to fill each room with items related to the assigned vocabulary topic, using words or images.
- Once completed, have the students share their houses with their peers, explaining the vocabulary used in each room.
3. Verb Charades (Aim: Practicing Verbs and Non-Verbal Communication)
- Prepare a list of simple verbs on small cards or pieces of paper.
- Split the class into small groups, with one student from each group acting as the "actor."
- One by one, the actors are assigned a verb card and must pantomime the verb without using any words.
- The other members of their group should try to guess the verb being acted out.
- After a set time, rotate the actors within each group until everyone has had a turn.
- This activity encourages students to think creatively, communicate non-verbally, and reinforce their understanding of verbs.
Remember, adapt the activities based on your students' English proficiency levels, and feel free to modify or add to the instructions to meet the specific aims of your lessons.