The first one here is a professional development seminar that I did with some mentees. I was teaching them how to teach the students to give and receive directions. Giving and receiving directions in this part of the world is a bit of a challenge. Whenever I ask, I always get the beginning posture and words - first, you go straight (with arms outstretched before them, reaching as far as they can possibly reach away from their body, almost as if they were stretching to the actual point I am trying to find. From there on, it digresses and I never get accurate directions to anywhere. So, with good humour on everyone's part, this video was made for training for classroom activities that are definitely fun.
Keep in mind, one mentee gives the directions, the other - with a paper bag over her head, listens and goes in the direction given. Her goal is to ring a bell, somewhere in the room; with a flyswatter. The biggest challenge in this particular exercise is that I placed the bell on the top of another mentee's head.
This next video is one I took today. I prepped the students last week for the activity today. Last week I read a short story of Winnie the Pooh to acquaint them with all the characters of the story. Then handed out pages of each character to colour. Today, they were each given a flashcard with only 1/2 of a picture of one of the characters from the story. They had to mingle and then find the student with other half. Once found, they had to tell everyone who their character was. After accomplishing that task, they had to turn the card over and hold the two cards together again, because the two pictures on that side were of things that 'go together'. I think this particular video was of a bowl and spoon. Lots of speaking and listening practice today!
You may have to buffer the videos. I know I do, but then I have less than adequate internet.
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