Arrival / Environement
preparation of the classroom:
- the surrounding should look very inviting
- there could be flowers or plants
- light and happy music would play
- the lighting is in full spectrum
- the colors used in the room are fitting
- drinking water is available
- comfortable chairs are arranged in a circle
- at the beginning possibly a short mental relaxation
Decoding / New topic
preparation for the upcoming topic
- to make curious
- to incite interest
- to awake enthusiasm
through:
- theme relevant posters, pictures and books
- tapping existing knowledge through
brainstorming
- using music, appealing to emotions,
maybe guiding through a fantasy journey
1. Concert Reading
preparation for the upcoming topic
- to make curious
- to incite interest
- to awake enthusiasm
through:
- theme relevant posters, pictures and books
- tapping existing knowledge through
brainstorming
- using music, appealing to emotions,
maybe guiding through a fantasy journey
Learning through Movement
Short Break / movement:
in various forms a dance stretching cross lateral movements imaginative "dance" fitting text anything
2. (pseudo-passive) Concert Reading
Language Teaching Using baroque music second reading of text regular speed and anunciation students may read along or just listen they may be carried off by listening to the music
Primary Activation
Various ways to learn the immediate textLearning through your body „Monk’s Walk“ „BBC - Auditioning“ Side-to-side reading, Memories, Role reading and more
Secondary Activation
- Exercises beyond the text
- Alterations, variations of dialogs
- More extention of vocabulary
- Idiomatic phrases, role play
- Memories, language puzzles, dominos,
- Card games, board games and more material
Integration
At the end of class:
- A review about what was covered
- Can also be passive concert with new words f.e.
- Creating a mindmap in small groups
- Making a poster, poem or sketch, a pantomime
- Anything to review the learning