Tuesday, July 24, 2018

First of all I want to say that I ENJOYED the course. I wish it lasted longer.... THANK YOU so much Katherine!!!

First of all I want to say that I ENJOYED the course. I wish it lasted longer.... THANK YOU so much Katherine!!!
For the week 4 material I designed some games and puzzles on topic 'Fruits' for young learners A1/A2 level.
The last Fruit Alphabet picture I used is from www.etsy.com.
I am so happy I was part of such a wonderful course!!!




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  1. Mark KulekJuly 25, 2018 at 12:35 AM

    Hi Renata!
    I’m impressed that you found the name of a fruit for every letter in the alphabet. Because it’s summer, it’s a good time to cover fruit. I’m concerned with the green background for people printing your worksheets. I would have done it the other way round. I don’t know the target age group for this worksheet, but it seems the language and age may not match. Your questions seem difficult. Of course, I don’t know your teaching context. Anyway, I like it.

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  2. Renata TodorovskaJuly 25, 2018 at 12:45 AM

    Mark Kulek Thank you! It is for young learners A2 level, I have used it with my students and its i+1 although it may seem difficult. When you say *questions, you mean the definitions for ex.2 - right? The kids may not be familiar with the word sour only or seeds, the other vocab they have understood. I have tried it :)

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  3. Mark KulekJuly 25, 2018 at 2:07 AM

    Renata Todorovska yes, the definitions

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  4. Ashley DresserJuly 25, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    Hi Renata! Great idea. It also makes me hungry for summer fruit. :) Here are some suggestions for directions:

    1) "Write the name of the fruit next to its description." I think description fits better than definition because "an apple day keeps the doctor away" isn't exactly a definition.

    2) "Check the fruit alphabet on the next page for clues."

    I wonder how many they will be able to get without checking the alphabet? Maybe rather than "for clues" you can say "for help." Because really they aren't clues, they are the answers. Anyway, these are just tiny things that come to mind when I read it.

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  5. Renata TodorovskaJuly 25, 2018 at 10:03 AM

    Ashley Dresser hi! Yes, you are so right. I should have written description instead of definition.
    About the last exercise, it is more a relaxing exercise for the last 10 min of the class. I tried it with my students. At first they said they would find a fruit for each letter but soon they were thinking, asking each other, they were trying so much... at the end I gave them the last paper- they were so curious for the fruits they did not write :)
    ....and sure * clues may not be the best option yes.

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  6. Rina KrasniqiJuly 26, 2018 at 9:45 AM

    This is a simple and interesting activity to do with my students. I love that it also includes pictures since I think this is an important fact to consider while teaching young learners. I also appreciate it that you included more than one exercise for them and they are attractive to the eye as well. Great job!!

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  7. Renata TodorovskaJuly 26, 2018 at 2:17 PM

    Rina Krasniqi Thank you!!!

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  8. Katherine BilsboroughJuly 28, 2018 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Renata,

    Thank you for sharing your week 4 materials and thanks too for your lovely comments. Others have made comments so that’s great. I’ll share a few points here too.

    I’m not sure about the Green background either – but it could work, I suppose. I think it’s easily changed though so not a problem. I’m told crea mis one of the best background colours, also pale grey – but it’s a good idea to experiment.

    Ex 2 and Ex 3 I’d use ‘descriptions’ as Ashley pointed out.

    I’m also impressed that you managed to find a fruit for every letter of the alphabet! I think you could actually turn these materials into a realy lovely alphabet poster – using fruit but also for teaching the alphabet. What do you think? Posters are great classroom resources and are also ‘materials’ of course. You have the fruit poster of course but I mean to add the letters of the alphabet in a larger Font. Something to think about.
    Well done for creativity!

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  9. Renata TodorovskaJuly 28, 2018 at 1:46 PM

    Katherine Bilsborough Thank you very much!!! I agree, the posters are great tools for teaching; in this case the alphabet and the fruits at the same time.

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