tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77749423719401261352024-02-06T21:12:20.935-08:00Aysu SimsekI am an ELT teacher from Turkey, who is interested in teacher training, writing stories for children, reading literature, listening to music and watching movies. I love working with kids, and I will try to share my experiences in ELT area. aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-30127056781472137942017-08-13T04:01:00.000-07:002017-08-13T04:01:09.336-07:00Who doesn't like flashcards, right? -A Quick Look At Some Flashcard Games-<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: purple;">I have been away
from my blog for quite some time, but not been away from teaching, learning and
sharing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: purple;">I will be working
with some private school teachers this week, and I added some flashcard games
not only to add some movement, but also to have fun!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: purple;">I personally love
flashcards, and I'm sure so do many students -and teachers. I am sharing 3 most
loved -by me- flashcard games. Hope you'll like them, too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><b><span style="color: purple;">The Robot Dance<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: purple;">Needs: Flashcards
and glue tag<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="color: purple;">For this game hang
the flashcards around the room, and then ask one student (you can ask for more
if you like) to </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";">come to the front. This student will be a robot who</span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"> cannot talk
or decide anything on his/her own, but </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC";">can only follow the directions. For this
one, you can choose a student who needs some support or who is shy to talk.
Then, say one of the words in the flashcards, and the students give directions
to the chosen student, who is also a robot, such as “Go right, turn back
etc.” This way, they will be able to revise directions as well as the target
vocabulary. You can divide the classroom into two and play the game by giving
points for every correct answers. This one is really fun and inclusive for all
the students in the class.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Place the flashcards that you would like to review
in two rows on the floor. Divide the students in two, so that every group can
stand behind one row of flashcards. Then say one of the words to group one, and
the first student jumps to that card and says the word. If the word is correct, the student has the
chance to throw the ball into the basket. If s/he scores, the group gets the
point. If not, the other steals the point even though the answer is correct.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: purple;">Ask the
students to sit on the floor and make a circle. Then place the flashcards in
front of the students to make an inner circle. If you don’t have enough space,
you can divide the students into groups and do the same, but this time you’ll
need more bottles =) Then, turn the bottle and wait. The student that the bottom part of the bottle points to
says the word the teacher </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt;">asks. You can play this game with very young
learners, too. </span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt;">You must remember this
game from your childhood,it was called “Truth and Dare” =)</span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12pt;">You can extend the game by asking the
students to make a sentence with the word, depending on the level.</span></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-49858195119355666522016-10-17T02:03:00.001-07:002016-10-17T02:03:12.677-07:00Exit Slips<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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time -at least for me- since the last time I posted. In the meantime, some
things have changed in my life. And the biggest one is: I am no longer a
teacher (sad face). Now I work as an educational consultant for a publishing company, which means I get
to work with teachers, rather than the students -whom I miss a lot. That's a
whole new page for me and I am totally excited!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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move on today's topic: Exit Slips!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assess students, but I am not a big fan of exams. So, exit slips come in handy.
You can use them either at the end of each lesson, or at the end of each week -
or whenever! These are easy and loved by students. The idea is that students
write their opinions about the lesson/topic/subject they have been doing, and the
teacher can assess what or how much they have learnt. Not only can the
teachers, but also the students reflect upon themselves. These also help
students think critically. Let’s look at some ideas on how to adapt them in
classroom below.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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what they knew already before the lesson<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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things that are new to them after the lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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one of their classmates couldn't attend this week's lessons and write to
that friend what s/he should know for the next one.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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questions about the topic/lesson,<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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lesson out of 10 according to their level of understanding.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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emoji that best describes their feeling about the week/lesson/topic.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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about it.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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their own test about it.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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about what they would do differently in 1 sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #002060; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: TR;">write the
reason why s/he has had that particular topic that day/week.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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a note/short letter to the future student of that class warning them
about what they will see in the lesson<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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classroom, you may have a wall where they can stick the post-it notes or you
can prepare a hand out in which they can hand in to you. The best part of it is
that it is done anonymously. In this way, every student can feel comfortable. With
younger kids, this can be turned into a game at the end if the lesson. The
teacher can divide the class into 3 corners where each one has a name : GOT IT
/ ALMOST GOT IT / NEED SUPPORT, so that they can run to the corner according to
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This one is a highly short one. You can discuss what this is about, what it is and
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I studied American Literature at university and Robert Frost was one of my
favourite poets. This ne comes from him. You can read and mime! http://storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/applepicking.html<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">5.<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/dutyofchildren.htm">Whole Duty of
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">6. <a href="http://www.poetrynook.com/poem/two-little-kittens"><span style="color: blue;">Two Little Kittens:</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">7. <a href="http://www.poetrynook.com/poem/there-was-naughty-boy"><span style="color: blue;">There was A Naughty
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">8. <a href="http://edhelper.com/poetry/The_Rainbow_by_Cristina_Rossetti.htm"><span style="color: blue;">The
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">9. <a href="http://storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/humptysong.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Humpty Dumpty's
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">10. <a href="http://aysusim.blogspot.com.tr/2015/06/here-is-poem-like-little-foam.html"><span style="color: blue;">Catch
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that was published in a magazine. This one is in Turkish, but no worries. You
can read it from One of my previous <a href="http://aysusim.blogspot.com.tr/2016/01/tips-for-more-entertaining-homework.html">blogs </a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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started the worksheet with a story of a boy named Tom. But to make it a little
bit more interesting, I told that it was actually written by one of Tom's
friends when they were 12. The year was 2004. And I asked them to underline the
verbs - that's where they sometimes have problems: to identify the verb! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I continued with the same story but I erased the verbs. It's 2016 now, so how
was Tom's life when he was 12? The kids completed the blanks using Simple Past
Tense of the verbs in the original story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This one is nearly the same as the former one, but with a different outlook. Moreover,
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">With <a href="http://freeology.com/worksheet-creator/poetry/i-am-poem/">this website</a>,
your kids can create their own poems about themselves. It’s way too simple, but
also very interesting. I got really excited while I was tyring to write a poem
about myself. This can be a good exercise fort he first lesson of the year, or –just
like I will do- you can spice up your homework or any lesson you want with this
writing. Plus, you don’t need the website!
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-69060062786973477822016-03-20T03:03:00.002-07:002016-03-20T03:10:14.180-07:00Looking For Fun Online Tools? Come In!<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://pbskids.org/">PBS kids:</a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #943634; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This tool allows parents to
take a part, as well. Not only can your kids play games according to their
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/">Funbrain:</a> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #943634; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This is a tool for both
learning English and Maths. How cool is that! It has different sections including
reading, games, maths and playground. You can find some grammar games for all
levels. Last but not least</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <a href="http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=2">Wimpy
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younger kids. This tool has not only games where you can get stickers, but also
stories to read. And hey teachers! Surprise Surprise! It has a tool for</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <a href="http://www.funbrainjr.com/printables/index.html">printables.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-20152917251483442002016-02-24T06:24:00.001-08:002016-02-24T06:25:55.795-08:00Is a Banana only a Banana?<br />
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about trees: where we see them, what kind of trees we know and what kind of
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our ideas about it. While some couldn’t believe what they heard, some wanted to
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We all know that most of the time homework is found really boring by our kids
especially when they have loads of it. Even teachers get bored while preparing
it. So, I came up with a few ideas on how to improve our homework to lure our
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qr code</u></b> : Kids love their smart phones and never want to leave it. So,
they can use their phones while they are on task. You can put I have already
mentioned how to use QR Codes in homework. You can either use it if you want
them to watch a video or listen to a song. <a href="http://aysusim.blogspot.com.tr/2015/11/qr-code-in-homework-and-there-is-bonus.html"><span style="color: #044a91; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #044A91; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themeshade: 191;">Here</span></a> you
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own work</span></a>:</u></b> Wouldn't you feel surprised if you wrote a
paragraph and got published? I bet you would! That's how kids feel, as well.
You can use their texts as a part of homework with related questions. I do it
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Of course you can use songs in many ways- especially in teaching English. But
also you can use songs just for fun. Putting a song and asking for the genre,
for instance, is fun! This one is my favourite these days and you can talk /
write about what <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTLAx3VDX7g"><span style="color: #044a91; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #044A91; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themecolor: hyperlink; mso-themeshade: 191;">A Cappella</span></a>
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Twisters or Riddles:</u></b> You can always finish the worksheet with a funny
riddle or tongue twister. You can even put it in a QR Code so the kids can get
excited. My kids always wonder what Ms Aysu will ask them the next week =)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Names of the Students:</u></b> That's a small step for us, but not for
them. Using their names helps students integrate more. You can turn it into a
game and use it as an award. If they see their names on the worksheet, they
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stories about my own life. Though I don't talk about everything that is going
on in my life, I sometimes share stories from my childhood when they get bored.
This made me think using my own pictures in worksheets and ask them to write a
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">-<b><u>Using
Funny but Creative Pictures That Are All Over the Internet: </u></b>Internet is
a great source for everything. It just depends on how you use it. Here are some
examples to entertain the kids while boosting their creativity:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that kids become curious about. They ask me from Monday what they will see in
the homework sheets. To be honest, they would still be happy having a weekend
without any homework, but still they look forward to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-76270062680480581322016-01-14T06:12:00.000-08:002016-01-19T06:51:10.158-08:00Let the Wheel Decide<br />
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In some classes there are some kids who want to give all the answers by
him/herself. If you don't pick him/her, he/she feels upset (or sometimes even
angry). One of my collegues had this problem this week so it got me thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">I came up with</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #7f6000;"> </span><a href="http://wheeldecide.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F6000; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 128;">this website</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #7f6000;"> </span><span style="color: #7f6000;">where
you can write the names of the kids and spin it (by clicking) and let the wheel
decide. In this way, everybody is in destiny's hands =)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">You might not be that kind of a teacher that picks students up one by
one thinking that it might offend the introverts, but you can use it while
grouping the kids. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">You can write up to 100 names, change the colours of the layout or
letters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-90662108106026041612015-12-29T21:59:00.001-08:002015-12-29T22:00:17.164-08:00Are you looking for a passage for homework?<br />
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Do you have difficulties in finding
new texts for your kids? So do I.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">With my 5th
graders we have a writing lesson where they follow a pattern to write about
different topics. Last week's topic was to tell about a member of their
families. This boy chose to write about his dad - but it was a little bit scary
!! So I liked it =)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Then, I used
it for the weekday homework and added some questions. He got shocked! Now all
the other kids want their paragraphs to be published! Why not?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">P.S.: You can
add small notes to your homework sheet ^.^<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-69561666793762811602015-12-15T00:56:00.001-08:002015-12-15T00:56:26.701-08:00Make Your Own Certificate ^.^<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #385723; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #385723; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">I’m sure every teacher has a difficult
class. The one who resists your creative ways, the one that has that student
who doesn’t find your activities enjoyable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #385723; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #385723; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">But every student loves to be praised!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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My 4th graders, as well, need to be praised every now and then. They need to be
pushed to speak English, otherwise they tend to turn to their mother tongue. To
have them speak I give them stickers every time they make a full, proper
sentence. And wait... If you get 10 stickers, you get a certificate!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #385723; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #385723; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">To congratulate them, I prepare a
certificate and print it on a certificate paper (to make it thick and look more realistic) and it works. They are, now, in a competition with each other (though there is no one winner). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you can upload your own pictures or choose from the library that the website
has. You can write whatever you want on it. You can find an example below. </span></div>
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for my friends, as well. =))<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-75194025975078479892015-12-10T23:27:00.000-08:002015-12-14T23:04:34.999-08:00Ms Aysu is Published now !<br />
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<span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">I have
co-written <a href="http://tea4teachers.org/blog/?p=1028">this article</a> with
my former CELTA tutor Phil Keegan. We have shared some ideas on writing
exercises that can be used in ELT classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-64134988770005288282015-11-27T09:15:00.000-08:002015-11-27T09:17:07.768-08:00A Grammar-Based Writing Activity<br />
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<span style="font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #7030a0;">In one of my previous blogs I mention
a website full of different kinds of worksheets- </span><a href="http://crekid.com/index.html/"><span style="color: red;">Crekid</span></a><span style="color: #7030a0;">. I was wandering in it only to
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<span style="color: #7030a0;"> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We have been
reading Peter Pan with them and also in the grammar lessons our main focus is
on "have got/ has got". So, I saw a blank picture of a pirate and
took a copy, gave it to the kids, asked to color and draw as they wished and
describe their pirates using the target language. =)</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #943634; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Most of my kids complain about how
much homework they have. The world is really difficult for them. They have so
much to do. How will they manage to finish all the homework? Moreover, doing
homework is dull!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(both for me and my kids) I decided to use QR Code in the homework. I wrote a
reading passage about an Indian festival (I basically simplified a text I
came across in a website that I mentioned in one of my previous </span><a href="http://aysusim.blogspot.com.tr/2015/11/news-for-kids.html"><span style="color: #0b5394; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">blogs</span></a><span style="color: #943634;">.)
There is a video about that festival and not only did I write the link, but
also I put the qr code of it. The reaction from the kids was quite nice. They really
enjoyed it and they said it was fun to use the ‘QR Code Reader’ in their phones
not for “silly website” (as one of them puts it), but for homework. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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google and come up with many websites, but I prefer </span><a href="https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">this one</span></a><span style="color: #943634;">. Just copy and
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #943634; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><span style="color: #943634;">I love riddles and tongue twisters
and I love putting them at the end of each homework sheet. I use </span><a href="http://shorttext.com/"><span style="color: blue; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">this website</span></a><span style="color: #943634;"> to write the riddle or tongue
twister and the kids can see the answer or conundrum by using their phone. You
just write whatever you want, and the website creates URL. You can write 30.000
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classroom, you can also use it to give the answers, so the kids can check their
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-36182282829069812202015-11-11T03:41:00.000-08:002015-11-11T03:41:08.364-08:00News For Kids<br />
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I sometimes look for new texts especially to share as homework. I go
through all the books that my school library has, but in time they started to
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<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">I have found this new <a href="http://www.dogonews.com/"><span style="color: #5f497a; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">Website</span></a> where you can discover a lot of
different topics as news form. Some of them might be a little bit difficult, so you
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your lessons? </span><a href="http://crekid.com/index.html/index.html" style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Here</a> <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "kristen itc"; font-size: 13.5pt;">is a lovely website that I have just
come across. There are different kinds of worksheets for writing, drawing and
story making - you can also find interesting templates on different
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it is a really nice tool to get your kids to use their creativity. For
instance, there is a writing template with a sleeping king picture on and kids
can write about the king's dream. This is a good way to assess (or revise) The
Present Continuous Tense. I believe these kinds of websites are not only
good for resource, but also good for giving ideas to teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-57627375929315957002015-11-01T07:04:00.001-08:002015-11-01T07:05:08.307-08:00My First Presentation<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">For the first time in my life I had a presentation
in Eyüpo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #31849b; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">ğ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">lu Schools, one of the best private schools of Turkey. It was the 19th of the Annual
Teachers' Conference and I took a part in it. It was a small move for the world
maybe, but not for me =)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me. So, Ms Aysu is very pleased. I hope there will be more of this =)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #31849b; font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You can download it from </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bzi_uqEZ0_7qVkZydW5XQXk2WHc"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-17422543806662889882015-10-07T10:52:00.000-07:002015-10-07T11:13:26.688-07:00Do Your Walls A Favour +.+<br />
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Do you sometimes get bored using ordinary posters or banners in the classroom? I do!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #00b050;">So, here is a
fun idea (at least for me) that you can apply to your classroom walls (or
corridor walls). With </span><a href="http://9gag.com/"><span style="color: orange;">9
Gag</span></a><span style="color: #00b050;"> ' s growing reputation in memes, I could not resist but
create my own memes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">Plus your kids can also make their own
if they are old enough ^:^<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Kristen ITC'; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #00b050;">You can go </span><span style="color: orange;"><b><a href="https://imgflip.com/memetemplates"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></a> </b></span></span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt;">and choose from over 1000 pictures and write
whatever you want. You can even upload your own photos ( that I haven't done
yet) You do not have to post it to everybody; there is a "private" section that allows you to save the picture for yourself. You can download the picture. But there are too many photos, so you need to be careful if you want to be the one who lets your kids know about this ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">P.S.: There are a lot of different websites to create memes, but I liked this one better. But if you want to look for more, just go for "meme generator".</span></div>
aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-84239759703564793402015-09-29T00:51:00.000-07:002015-09-29T00:51:38.741-07:00Walk in Web with Weebly<br />
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Weebly is a free tool that you can use online to create your own website. And
surprise surprise ! It has an educational site, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c55a11; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="http://education.weebly.com/"><span style="color: #c55a11; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">http://education.weebly.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c55a11; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">I haven't used this website yet as my school already has a similar
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<span style="color: #c55a11; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">With this one you can create your own classroom, follow (and
monitor) your students, give homework or different tasks. You can make your
classroom private or public - it's up to you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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aysusimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16212660936793444958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774942371940126135.post-67115390164929116952015-09-13T10:34:00.000-07:002015-09-13T10:35:37.644-07:00Characters to be built<br />
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friends say I'm cute but I can be so loud. This is something that my mom
doesn't like. She wants me to be quiet most of the time, but all the time I
speak loudly. My grandfather was a lion, that's why it is my surname. I am 23
years old. I live in a planet called Zozo, that your planet does not know of
yet. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">So, it can go on and on like this. You can add some
character features or apply different grammar subjects. Kids can compare their
characters using past simple or anything you want. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">Do you wonder how you can create your own? Go on
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<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/games/adventure-time-character-creator"><span style="color: #31849b; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">http://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/games/adventure-time-character-creator</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #31849b; font-family: "Kristen ITC"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">There are 3 different types of character that you
can choose : Hero, Princess, Weirdo (and bonus: custom) My favourite is -of
course- "WEIRDO". Then you (or your kids) can choose the outfit and
the organs and the name and the background. Plus, you can download your
character as printable.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>+.+ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or some digi clubs or a revision. Kids can make their own character and then
present it to the class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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