Mini Project 7 - Adjective Dice

Hello everyone! :)

This time, our mini project would be on one grammar item, which is Adjectives. The reason for this was because while the pupils were learning about adjectives, they thought that the different adjective forms (comparative and superlative) had totally different meanings. Therefore, we did this so that they understood that the core meaning is the same, but the 'degree' is different. We call it the Adjective Dice.  

Here are the templates to create the dice. (We use the same template to create the dice for our FDP (Fraction - Decimal - Percentage) Box project :)

Dice layout

6-faced dice templates

First, pupils select one adjective. It can be their own choice or the teacher provides an adjective list for them to choose. Next, pupils choose a dice template and fill in each box with these details (in no particular order):

1) the base form and its meaning in mother tongue (The mother tongue meaning is optional. We did it as it helped our pupils understand the meaning better.)
2) the comparative form and its meaning in mother tongue
3) the superlative form and its meaning in mother tongue
4) one sentence using the base form
5) one sentence using the comparative form
6) one sentence using the superlative form

One complete example for each face on the dice would be:

1) big
2) bigger
3) biggest
4) My father drives a big car.
5) Mr. Thomas has a bigger van than his brother.
6) The headmaster owns the biggest car in my school.

Once they're done writing, they submit it for correction before colouring the background picture (ball or flower) on each face. Then, pupils cut and paste them on the dice layout before cutting it and folding it into a complete dice!

At the end of the project, pupils gather in a circle to play Musical Ball. When the music stops, the pupil holding the ball tries to mime the adjective for the others to guess. Another pupil says the comparative or superlative form or even create another sentence using that adjective. (This part depends on what the teacher wants to focus on, either on knowing the adjective forms, sentence construction or even spelling of adjectives in different forms.)

What are the benefits? All four language skills are incorporated in this mini project as pupils need to: 

1) Listen to the instructions given to complete the adjective dice. 

2) Say a sentence using the adjective during Musical Ball game. 

3) Read the adjective and think of suitable actions to mime for others to guess.  

4) Write simple sentences for each adjective form.  

5) Colour the background picture and design the adjective dice creatively.

To get the material for the project, click on the link below:

Adjective Dice Layout Template

6-Faced Dice Template

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That's all about this mini project; it's quite simple and fun! Feel free to modify, adapt the materials and share it so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

English Academy Stars Year 6 Scrapbook (Units 2, 3, 4 and 5)

Hello, everyone! 

Have you tried any mini projects shared in this blog? Do check them out for more variety of fun activities for your class :) 

This week, we would like to share Scrapbook Materials for Units 2, 3, 4 and 5 from English Academy Stars CEFR Textbook, meant for ages 11 and above. Pictures are taken from Google and there are also some grammar exercises for each unit. :)

Here's the preview of the materials for the scrapbook:

Hopefully these will help the students learn through simple vocabulary and grammar activities. Feel free to adapt and add on to the materials as well. 


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To download the Scrapbook Materials, click on the link below:

Download ScrapbookYear6Unit2

Download ScrapbookYear6Unit3

Download ScrapbookYear6Unit4

Download ScrapbookYear6Unit5

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Mini Project 6 - Transport Antique Camera

Hello everyone :)

Here's one activity which can showcase pupils' creativity in Art. At the end of the topic on transportation, pupils create their own Transport Antique Camera.  

Here's the template to create the camera. Credit goes to the owner of the original template :)

Pupils have the freedom to draw design on the camera. However, on the film strips, they need to draw a panoramic view of a vehicle (one in each white box). At the back of the film strip, pupils need to write one safety rule  for each vehicle drawn. 

When all antique cameras are ready, pupils prepare to present it. To wrap it up, pupils do a gallery walk to look at their friend's antique cameras. While looking, they vote for the most beautifully drawn panoramic vehicle view by writing a name on a paper strip.

Sample of a finished product

What are the benefits? All four language skills are incorporated in this mini project as pupils need to: 

1) Listen to the instructions given to complete the antique camera as well as listen to what was shared during the presentation (prepares them for spontaneous Q&A). 

2) Talk about the safety rule for each vehicle. 

3) Read the safety rules during gallery walk.  

4) Write and spell the names of transport as well as punctuate correctly when writing safety rules.  

5) Draw panoramic view of vehicles and design the antique camera creatively.

6) Do a gallery walk to see what others have drawn and vote.

To get the material for the project, click on the link below:

Transport Antique Camera Template

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Have fun with your learners. Feel free to modify, adapt the materials and share it so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

Mini Project 5 - My Food House Chart

Hello everybody! It's been a while since the last post. Hope you're all doing fine :)

Here's a fun activity which was done with a group of 10-year-olds. At the end of the topic about food (A Healthy Balanced Diet), we thought of getting them to recap on the different types of food and beverages they've learnt by creating a food house chart.  

Here's the template to create the chart. Credit goes to the owner of the original template :)

There are a few ways pupils can create the content, depending on the title they would like to give it, such as: 

- My Favourite Food House Chart

- My Favourite Beverage House Chart

- My Healthy Food House Chart

Once they have finished drawing and labelling (they can also opt to google the photos and paste them), pupils cut the house parts and join them to make the chart. 

While pupils do gallery walk to look at their friend's house charts, they are given record sheets to note if any of their friends share similar favourite food or drinks. After that, they can pair up to share what they've learnt from the gallery walk.

What are the benefits? All four language skills are incorporated in this mini project as pupils need to: 

1) Listen to the instructions given to complete the house chart as well as listen to what was shared at the end of the gallery walk. 

2) Talk about who has similar favourites. 

3) Read the food and drink labels from the chart to make meaning of the pictures.  

4) Write and spell the labels correctly and in legible print.  

5) Draw pictures and create the house chart creatively.

6) Do a gallery walk to find out what others have drawn and complete the record sheet.

To get the material for the project, click on the link below:

My Food House Chart Template

My Food House Record Sheet

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Have fun with your learners. Feel free to modify and adapt the materials to suit them. Also, feel free to share the post so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

Mini Project 4 - Unique Celebrations around the World Poster Project

Hello everyone! :)

Here's another fun and exciting activity which was carried out with a group of 24 10-year-olds. Since they were learning about festivals and celebrations, we thought of getting them to learn and appreciate other types of celebrations done in other parts of the world.  

The activity flow is as follows:

Step 1: Understanding Text

Teachers need to prepare a few things beforehand such as the information of each unique celebration from 10 other countries, summary table and pictures.  

After assigning the pupils into groups of three, they chose the country at random (Wheel of Names website was used: https://wheelofnames.com/). They were given the celebration text to read. Based on the text, pupils need to complete the summary table with accurate information such as the name of celebration, period of celebration, significance etc. They also write simple sentences which will be useful for their poster presentation during the Showcase.

Sample Celebration Text

Summary Table for Celebration

Step 2: Poster Creation

Each group is given a set of pictures which they need to arrange and label on the display sheet for their posters. They need to match the information to the correct pictures. How they arrange the pictures and decorate their posters are entirely up to their creativity.  

Sample Pictures taken from Google

Step 3: Showcase Time

When they've finished the poster, they prepare for the presentation. On Showcase Day, they present the celebration to a specially invited VIP as he/she walks and visits each poster. They talk about the significance of the celebration and the special food consumed during the festival. They also need to be ready to answer any impromptu questions from the VIP.

Step 4: Gallery Walk

Pupils are given a record sheet for them to write information as they 'visit' each poster. Once they've finished, they can check the answers and discuss with one another what they found most interesting in each celebration.

Record Sheet (back and front cover)

Record Sheet for Gallery Walk

What are the benefits? All four language skills are incorporated in this mini project as pupils need to: 

1) Listen to the instructions given to complete the poster as well as listen and repeat the words while preparing for presentation. 

2) Talk about the celebration in detail. 

3) Read the information from the text and complete the summary table as well as to complete the record sheet for gallery walk.  

4) Write simple sentences based on information in summary table to help in Showcase preparation.  

5) Arrange pictures and labels creatively on display sheets.

6) Do a gallery walk to read about other unique celebrations and write one thing that caught their interest.

To get the material for the project, click on the link below:

Unique Celebrations Texts

Unique Celebrations Summary Table

Unique Celebrations Pictures for Poster

Unique Celebrations Record Sheet

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Do try it out with your learners. Feel free to modify and adapt the materials to suit your learners. Also, feel free to share the post so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

Mini Project 3: A Trip to Cairo, Egypt

Good day everyone! :)

This week, we conducted an exciting activity which was successful AND fun, hence we would like to share it here. It's a 'flight trip' that was carried out with a group of 10-year-olds. Since they were learning about ancient Egypt, we thought of ending the unit with this memorable 'flight'.  

The activity flow is as follows:

Before the Flight: Prepare the Documents

Teachers need to prepare a few things beforehand such as the boarding passes, identification cards, passports, information chart for station games and feedback forms. All these are prepared to let the students have a feel of how it's like to travel via airplane, especially for those who have never flown before. 

A day before the flight, pupils are briefed on the basic regulations in a real flight. They also fill in their particulars on the passport cover following the details on the identification cards.

Passport (back and front cover)

During the Flight: Station Games Activity

On the day itself, pupils need to show their identification cards in order to get their boarding passes. Once they enter the 'airplane',  they sit in the allocated groups and listen to the 'flight announcements'. Once the flight takes off, pupils start doing the activities in each station. At the end of the trip, pupils check their work and fill in the feedback form behind their passports before they exit the 'airplane'. 

Identification Card

Boarding pass

Information chart for each station

Activities for each station

After the Flight: Sharing Session

Pupils recap their flight experience and share how they feel about it with their friends. They are guided to write a short paragraph about their experience and some are asked to share what they've written. After editing their paragraphs, pupils rewrite it on sticky notes and they paste it on the noticeboard.

What are the benefits? All four language skills are incorporated in this mini project as pupils need to: 

1) Listen to the instructions given by the flight attendant. 

2) Repeat the steps that they need to do during the flight. 

3) Read the information from each station and complete the activities.  

4) Write a paragraph about their flight experience.  

5) Present what they wrote to the class and on the sticky notes.

6) Do a gallery walk to read the sticky notes.

To get the material for the project, click on the link below:

A Trip to Cairo Passport

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Do try it out with your learners. Feel free to modify and adapt the materials to suit your learners. Also, feel free to share the post so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

Text 54 - This Tooth

Hello everybody. :)

This week, we would like to share a poem that is suitable for Grade 4 onwards titled This Tooth. 

Here's the preview of the text and suggested activities:

Hopefully these help! Feel free to adapt the activities to cater to your learners' level. 

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To download the PDF Text, click on the link below:

Download Text54ThisTooth

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Text 53 - Holiday Memories

Hello everyone. Hope you are all doing fine :)

Apart from sharing fun mini-projects, we would like to start another series of comprehension texts sharing, but this time we will be using poems as the texts. :)

For each poem, we will also share listening, speaking, reading, writing and language arts activities with the answer keys. (** To get the Answers, scroll to the bottom of the post for the download link. **) 

Also, we will share DIFFERENTIATED activities for each skill to help the lower proficiency learners achieve the same goal as the rest. (These differentiated activities are titled 'LEVEL UP!')


For this week, we would like to share a poem that is suitable for Grade 4 onwards. It is titled Holiday Memories. 

Here's the preview of the text and suggested activities:

Hopefully these help! Feel free to adapt the activities to cater to your learners' level. 

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To download the PDF Text, click on the link below:

Download Text53HolidayMemories

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Mini-Project 2: Housework Bar Chart

Hello everyone! :)

This week, we would like to share a project that was carried out with a group of 24 10-year-olds. Since we were learning about schedules and examples of house chores, we thought of ending the unit with this fun activity.  

There are six steps to complete the project:

Step 1: Question and Answer (Q&A) Session

Pupils from one group will interview pupils from another group about what chore do they help out at home. They record the answers in the table below:

Step 2: Data Collection

Leaders from each group will collect, combine and record group member's data in the table below:

Step 3: Transferring Data to Bar Chart

Each group is given an A3 paper. They transfer the data into a bar chart. (See Sample below:)

Step 4: Describe the Bar Chart

Pupils write simple sentences based on the bar chart. For example:

i) These are the data from Group 2. 

ii) All pupils do the washing at home. 

iii) Only one pupil does not make the bed.

iv) Three pupils help to take out the rubbish at home.

(The number of sentences depends on the teacher and pupils' proficiency levels.)

Step 5: Group Presentation

Each group presents their bar chart and describes it in front of the class.

Step 6: Gallery Walk

All bar charts are pasted on the whiteboard. Each pupil is given two reaction stickers (Facebook like and heart reactions). They decide which bar chart they would like to react to. The bar chart with the highest number of reaction wins and the group members are given rewards.

 

What are the benefits? All language skills are incorporated in this mini project (even language arts!) and it even goes across the curriculum. Pupils need to: 

1) Ask and answer questions during the interview. 

2) Record all the data correctly. 

3) Transfer data into a bar chart. (This incorporates mathematical skills) 

4) Analyse and differentiate data using colours/patterns. (This incorporates Art skills) 

5) Write sentences to describe their findings.

6) Present in front of the class.

7) Do a gallery walk and paste reaction.

To get the materials of the project, click on the links below:

Record Tables

Facebook Reaction

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Do try it out with your learners. Feel free to modify and adapt the materials for other learning content as well. Also, feel free to share the post so that more educators and learners can benefit from it. Till next time :)

English Academy Stars Year 6 Scrapbook (Units 0 and 1)

Hello, everyone! 

How did the Profile Chain Activity go with your class? If you haven't tried it out, do refer to the post here: 
https://passionateteachertool.blogspot.com/2023/04/fun-mini-project-1-profile-chain.html
 

This week, we would like to share Scrapbook Materials for Units 0 and 1 from English Academy Stars CEFR Textbook, meant for ages 11 and above. Pictures are taken from Google. We just put them together in this way to help pupils reinforce the vocabulary learnt in these units :)

Here's the preview of the materials for the scrapbook:

Hopefully these will help the students learn through simple vocabulary activities. Feel free to adapt and add on to the materials as well. 


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To download the Scrapbook Materials, click on the link below:

Download ScrapbookYear6Welcome

Download ScrapbookYear6Unit1

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