5 Day Creativity in Languages Masterclass free sign up
In April PLN celebrate our 10th Birthday!
To celebrate this we want to host a free masterclass for all to join in teaching primary languages creatively.
From 1st-5th April.
There will be daily video demos and ideas shared by Janet and some of the team. And the opportunity to interact and engage with the team via ‘live’ sessions
This is an ideal activity for KS1 and beginner KS2 language learners.It does not have to focus on fruit but on a group of words that you may have been practicing in your target language learning lessons. The important focus is upon core sounds within these new words.I have done this activity with nouns such as numbers, colours, days, clothes, animals etcetera.
First - prepare.
Practice the target language nouns and, focus upon sounds within the nouns with the class. Select 5 or 6 nouns and a specific sound in the spoken noun. You are going to divide your class in to 5 groups of 6 groups of children.Each group will work with a different sound and noun.
Step One.
Give each child either a written sound or go around the class and whisper a sound to each child.Ask the children to put their hand to their mouths and practice silently or as quietly as possible the sound you have given each of them.
Step Two
The children walk silently around the room, using their mouths to share the shape of the sound they have been given,The children must observe other children and one by one find and gather together with the group who have the same sound. Once the children are in groups, ask the group to identify the noun they think their particular sound belongs to. Each group should then share the sound and the noun with the class.
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Step Three
The groups must now work on the sound and try to convey with an action the nouns from which it originates.Ask the children to add “feeling” to the sound - so is it a warm sound , a long sound, a quick high pitched sound etc? Ask the children to practise saying the sound repeatedly and to add a beat and a rhythm to the way they say and act out the sound.
Step Four
As teacher, you are the conductor of the sound orchestra. The sound orchestra is made up of each of the groups performing their sounds as described in step 3.With your right hand and a pencil as a baton you bring in each group and with your left hand you indicate if the volume is high or low as the children repeatedly perform their sound.
If you have a TA in the classroom or can get a teacher to come into the class, then record the “Class Sound Fruit Salad Performance” and play back to the children.
