QRcode

Qrcode, which stands for "Quick Response“, is a 2D barcode that can be scanned by most cell phones that have camera, the iPad or tablets to quickly convey information to the devices. I usually use it to share with my students’ parents some projects we make in our classes.  Here is a link to an e-book I've made with my third graders and the QRcode I've sent via agenda.

http://www.youblisher.com/p/1555852-My-favourite-food-3oA/ 

Stop motion

Stop Motion is an animation technique used with features of a camera or an ipad. They use real models in various materials, such as photos, clay, toys, wooden objects, etc. The models are moved and photographed frame by frame. These frames are then transformed into video, creating the impression of movement. At this stage, sound effects can be added, such as speech or music. Here is a project I’ve made with my first graders after working with the song “I have a pet” (Super Simple Songs) . The kids have done everything by themselves. They have learned a lot and had lots of fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWepfJ-8XU0 (song)

https://youtu.be/IKMcv6nHbmk (stop motion project)

Online games - Halloween

Halloween is coming soon and my students are looking forward to learning new songs and playing lots of games. Here is a list of their favourite online games and songs! Check it out!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jxcWlq3CBg  

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/halloween-vocabulary-esl-memory-game-ghost-mask-pumpkin/

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/halloween-vocabulary-word-search/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/node/329

http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/halloween.html

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-haunted-house

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-games/haunted-house

http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/tricksandtreats/

http://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/games/pumpkin_boo/

http://pbskids.org/sesame/games/dress-up-time

Online Games - Animals (new)

My students have been studying animals and here is a new list of games I usually use with them. They love the crossword puzzles! I hope your students like them too!

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/pets-vocabulary-esl-memory-game-dog-cat/

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-it/pets

https://elt.oup.com/student/i-spy/games/animals?cc=global&selLanguage=en

.http://free.kinderwebgames.com/animalmatch

https://elt.oup.com/student/happyhouseamerican/games/rodney1.7b?cc=br&selLanguage=en

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/animals-1

https://elt.oup.com/student/oxfordplayschool/games/levela_unit6_menu/levela_u6_match?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/animals-on-the-farm-interactive-word-search/

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/vocabulary/memoryaudio/pets/index.html

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/wild-animals-interactive-word-search/

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-it/zoo-animals

http://free.kinderwebgames.com/animalgame

https://elt.oup.com/student/happyhouseamerican/games/rodney2.1b?cc=br&selLanguage=en

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/animals-0

https://elt.oup.com/student/oxfordplayschool/games/levela_unit6_menu/levela_u6_listenclick?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

http://www.freddiesville.com/games/pets-domesticated-animals-memory-game/

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-it/sea-animals

https://elt.oup.com/student/stardust/level2/platform/gizmounit6?cc=br&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/oxfordplayschool/games/levela_unit6_menu/levela_u6_listenclick?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/14434/contenido/

http://www.dreamenglish.com/games/animals

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/animals-in-the-sea-interactive-word-search/

English speaking countries

It is common sense nowadays that teaching English should not involve only teaching speaking, listening, reading and writing skills but also teaching new cultures. My students love learning about English speaking countries and there are many interesting sites to explore it. We usually practice some songs and play some online games! They learn and have a lot of fun! Visit the sites to check them out!

England

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZ9UTMvVXk

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/london

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Resources/microsites/u5games/moveandmake/

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/tower-bridge-in-london?colore=online

http://www.thecolor.com/Coloring/big-ben-london-england.aspx

http://coloritbynumbers.com/online/hard/vehicles/london-bus#coloring

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/E1055D4C9E29?z=6

http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/online-tours/virtualtours/    

Canada 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnZlAOSEmYQ

http://www.kathimitchell.com/canada/canada2.htm 

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/symbol1/index.asp 

http://www.coloring.ws/puzzles/alaska/6.htm 

http://www.thecolor.com/Coloring/Canadian-Flag.aspx 

Australia

http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/habitats/australian-outback/

http://discoverykids.com/games/australia-zoo/

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/12055D4C3998?z=6

http://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/australian-flag?colore=online

English projects and games

Dear English teachers,

I've posted recently some games and projects I've been developing with my students. If you need any help to prepare your own activities using Tinytap, Kahoot, Quizlet, etc contact me for further information, please.   

Best regards,

Ana Paula. 

apfoliveira0105@gmail.com

Guessing Game

The use of technology in the classroom is very important because students can not only practice English but also have fun. A project my third graders love is the Guessing Game. After learning how to describe animals they are asked to choose an animal and prepare a PowerPoint presentation about it. They can not write the name of the animal because they are going to present their work to the class and invite a classmate to guess the animal. They love PowerPoint presentations, especially the animations. Download an example and check it out!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-1am4inyd5TaWl4X3I0Tkt2X1U/view?usp=sharing

Practice English through songs

There are many sites to pratice English through songs. The ones I like most are Lyrics Training and Rebeats. These sites are very popular because the students can fill in the lyrics of their favourite songs. They are very interactive and funny.

http://www.rebeats.tv/

http://lyricstraining.com/

TinyTap

TinyTap is a very interesting social platform we can use to create educational activities such as games, puzzles, quizes, e-books, classroom activities, etc. 

I have already created some games and it is very simple. The students can play on the computer or use their iPads.  

Check it out:

http://www.tinytap.it/activities/grke/play/lets-review

http://www.tinytap.it/activities/gje6/play/jogo-9

http://www.tinytap.it/activities/gwzx/play/jogo-65

KAHOOT

Kahoot is a site where you can create and play games for any subject. If you want to create a game, you have to visit the site https://getkahoot.com/ but your students must visit the site https://kahoot.it/#/ to play the game. It's pretty simple and funny. 

My students love it! I have just created a game to review with my second grade students what we studied in the first semester. I hope you can use it.

https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=81b4926f-8eca-4b1c-b7df-f3b498e515c4 

Online games - furniture

Here is a list of games to practice vocabulary related to furniture.
Check it out!

https://elt.oup.com/student/incredibleenglish/level2/picturedictionary_02/picturedictionary02_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/incredibleenglish/level2/games_02/games_02_02/games_unit02_01?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/furnitureDictionary.htm

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/furniture-vocabulary-memory-game-for-esl-practice/

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/paint-the-words/furniture

http://www.learningchocolate.com/content/intro-unit-7-5-furniture

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/bedroom-esl-vocabulary-memory-game/

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/bedroom-vocabulary-esl-vocabulary-moon-travel-game/

Online games - colours

Here is a list of games I use with my 1st graders to practice the colours.
I hope you enjoy them!

http://www.njogos.com.br/jogar/941/The_Shape_Train/

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/colors-vocabulary-esl-memory-game/

http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/put-it-on-the-shelf/colors-game-online.html

http://www.kidsgoflash.com/games/find_the_color.html

http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/pop-balloon.html 

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/colors-interactive-word-search/

http://genkienglish.net/coloursgame.htm

http://kinderwebgames.com/red.html 

https://elt.oup.com/student/i-spy/games/colour?cc=br&selLanguage=en

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/vocabulary/memoryaudio/colours/index.html

http://www.dreamenglish.com/games/colors

http://www.turtlediary.com/kindergarten-games/puzzle-games/color-factory.html

Useful sites to practice vocabulary

There are some nice sites that I like to use with my students to practice vocabulary. They can learn and have fun at the same time!

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/kids-games

http://mes-games.com/

http://www.freddiesville.com/games-ville/

http://www.eslgamesplus.com/

http://www.cookie.com/

http://www.learningchocolate.com/

http://web.educastur.princast.es/proyectos/nea/nea_english/Presentacion/Presentacion.swf

http://genkienglish.net/teaching/games/

http://www.dreamenglish.com/kidsgames

http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/

http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/index.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/incredibleenglish/?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

https://elt.oup.com/student/oxfordplayschool/games/?cc=br&selLanguage=pt

All about me

My 2nd graders have learned how to talk about their age and favourite colour. They've created a very nice PowerPoint presentation to present to their friends. The site we've used to create their avatar was http://reasonablyclever.com/mini/flash/minifig.swf

 

Check it out!

Build your wild self

My 3rd graders have learned how to talk about their age, height and favourite day of the week. They've created and presented an awesome PowerPoint presentation. Check it out!

 

Autumn Colours

Today I've discussed with my students what happens to the leaves when it's spring and when it's autumn. They've noticed their colours are different and they've learned a lot about colours and seasons. We've made a leaf collage and we've learned some songs. It was really fun!!

Fall and Autumn Counting Song for Kids - How Many Leaves? by ELF Learning

Autumn Songs for Children - Autumn Leaves are Falling Down - Kids Songs by The Learning Station