Monday, September 4, 2023

Math Project Based Learning

 

DESIGNING A ZOO

Math Project Based Learning


This is a fun project for students to practice real world math. Your students will use area, perimeter, and critical thinking skills to design a layout for a zoo. Students should already be familiar with the concepts of area and perimeter before working on this project.


There are many options for how you can have students complete this project:

    Use it as a whole class project to wrap up your area and perimeter unit.

    Allow students who have mastered area and perimeter to work on it independent while you work in small groups with students who need extra help.

    Have students keep a math project in their folder to work on when they finish other tasks early.

    The art extension projects are great for the end of the year, after “the test,” or can even be used a creative home projects. I tried to include a nice variety so that students would have an interesting choice, but you may also have students suggest their own project ideas.


YOU CAN FIND MORE ON HOW TO ACQUIRE THE ACTIVITY ON THE LINK BELLOW.

Design a ZOO - Math Project


Thursday, August 24, 2023

The Time Traveler's Wife - Second Conditional

The film The Time Traveler’s Wife is delightfully enjoyable and brimming with ingenuity. The entire concept is highly captivating, and the intriguing outset is truly superb. I used two sequences from the movie to provide students with an opportunity to exercise the second conditional tense in a creative and situationally contextualized manner.

Definition:

Time Travel: the idea of traveling into the past or the future.

I. Work with a friend. Write down your answers to the questions:

1.       Would you like to time travel? Why (not)?

I ______________________ because ______________________.

2.       What would the consequences of time travel be?

If people could time travel, _________________________________.

3.       Would you change anything about your past?

If I could change anything about my past, I __________________.

4.       What about history? Would you change anything? What would you do to change it?

If I could change anything in history, I ____________________.

II. Watch the 1st segment and talk to a friend about the questions that follow.


1. What happened in the segment?

2. Why did he decide to go back in time to talk to himself as a child?

3. What do you think will happen next?

 

III. Watch the 2nd segment now. Then answer the questions. Write down your answers and use the 2nd conditional.



1. If you could go back in time, would you choose the person you wanted to marry and make her love you? Why (not)?

If I ______________________, I ______________________

2. Would you do what he did if you were the main character of the movie? Why (not)?

If I ______________________, I _______________________

3. Would life be better or worse if people could travel in time? Why?

If people __________________, _________________________

IV. Rank the periods that, if you could time travel, you would visit first, second, or never. Justify your answer.

(     ) Prehistoric Age

(     ) 0 BC - Jesus Christ era

(     ) 1800's

(     ) A few years ago

(     ) The 60's

(     ) 20 years in the future

(     ) 100 years in the future.

(     ) 500 years in the future.

V. Choose a time period and prepare a speech to share with the rest of the class. Follow the model below. Make sure you use the 2nd conditional.

If I could travel across time, first I ______________________________ because ____________. Second, I _____________________ beacause ____________, and finally I _____________________ because _____________. However, I _____________ (never) because_______________.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Thanksgiving

 Thanksgiving: Free Birds, Pieces of April & The Ice Storm

Thanksgiving is not a popular holiday in some countries, so it is always profitable to insert cultural perspectives into the lessons. Many ESL students learned a lot about this holiday and had fun doing it.


I. WARM-UP GAME

Here you will find some information about Thanksgiving.

In groups, decide if the statements are True or False. The group or student who scores most points is the winner.

1.

(     )

Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.

2.

(     )

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the same day in both the US and Canada.

3.

(     )

Thanksgiving Day is also celebrated in Leiden, the Netherlands.

4.

(     )

Thanksgiving in the United States has been celebrated on various different dates throughout history.

5.

(     )

In the West African country of Liberia, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November.

6.

(     )

Thanksgiving day originated in America.

7.

(     )

It is traditional for families and groups of friends to get together for a large breakfast.

8.

(     )

Traditional food often consists of a turkey, stuffing, different types of potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, other seasonal vegetables.

9.

(     )

Pumpkin pie is a traditional Thanksgiving dish.

10.

(     )

Thanksgiving Day parades are held in some cities and towns on or around Thanksgiving Day



Answer key:

1. T;

2. F (in the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October);

3. T; 4. T; 5. T; 6. T;

7. F (a large meal, usually dinner or lunch);

8. T; 9. T; 10. T; 


II. Watch the segment from the movie Free Birds and talk about the following questions:



1.    What is the turkey's point of view about Thanksgiving food?

2.    What Thanksgiving symbols did you see in the segment?

3.    How do vegetarians celebrate Thanksgiving in your country?


III. Watch the segment from the great movie Pieces of April and discuss the questions:



 1.    Describe the scene or write some key words.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


 2.    Who do you think is hosting the dinner party?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


 3.    What is being served?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


  

4.    What are some of the characteristics in exercise I did you manage to see in the segment?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


 

IV. Now watch the scene from the movie The Ice Storm and discuss the questions. 


 


1.    Describe the scene.

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


 2.    Who do you think is hosting the dinner party?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________


 3.    What is being served?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

 

4.    What are some of the characteristics in exercise I did you manage to see in the segment?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________



MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - FREE BIRDS

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD -  PIECES OF APRIL

MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD -  THE ICE STORM



Saturday, November 20, 2021

Thanksgiving Day Quiz Game



Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions.


In this Power Point version, we produced a set of five categories related to the Thanksgiving Day. The categories are Food, Traditions, Symbols, General Information and Surprise.

Take some time to have a lot of fun with your students with this amazing interactive game. Your students will love playing it and would gain knowledge naturally.

You can have a sample on how to play the game watching a sample on YouTube.  


HOW TO PLAY JEOPARDY!

1. Play individually or in groups.

2. Pick a category and a point value.

3. Click on the chosen box for the question.

4. Students must give the answer in the form of a question before clicking again.

5. To see if a student or group is correct, click again for the answer.

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Stranger Things S02 E01


In this footage, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) is having dinner with his family and his parents tell him that he has to collect a two boxes of toys for donation. Michael complains about the quantity and his parents list all the wrong things that he has done recently.

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

Summer Time Games

 SUMMER TIME GAMES - PDF ACTIVITIES


Download the booklet HERE!

All the activities in this booklet have been tried, tested an enjoyed by students and teachers alike. They are suitable for use in all teaching situations – including mixed ability classes – or they can be given as homework tasks.

A small clock on each page tells you approximately how long each activity should take. In addition to that, there are some icons showing what materials are needed to perform the activity.

·         A 'Dat In my Life' Game - Boarding Game

·         Colors - Write and color

·         How many cats can you find? - Numbers and color

·         Numbers and Colors - Numbers and color

·         The Mystery Ship - Vocabulary puzzle

·         Chase the Cheetah! - Numbers

·         Weekend Plans- Making plans and numbers

·         Hobbies - Hobbies and color

·         Supermarket Maze - Boarding Game and Quantities

·         Welcome to Sillyville - Write and color

·         Nature Watch Memory Test - Memory Game and color

·         The History Puzzle - Word Puzzle

·         Pancake Day - Write instructions and cooking




Download the booklet HERE!



Friday, December 11, 2020

Stranger Things - Netflix

 Stranger Things Overview

Stranger Things is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana, during the early 1980s. The nearby Hawkins National Laboratory ostensibly performs scientific research for the United States Department of Energy, but secretly does experiments into the paranormal and supernatural, including those that involve human test subjects. Inadvertently, they have created a portal to an alternate dimension, "the Upside Down". The influence of the Upside Down starts to affect the unknowing residents of Hawkins in calamitous ways.

The first season begins in November 1983, when Will Byers is abducted by a creature from the Upside Down. His mother, Joyce, and the town's police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl called Eleven escapes from the laboratory and assists Will's friends, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, in their own efforts to find Will.

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The second season is set a year later, starting in October 1984. Will has been rescued, but few know of the details of the events. When it is discovered that Will is still being influenced by entities from the Upside Down, his friends and family learn there is a larger threat to their universe from the Upside Down.

The third season is set several months later, in the days leading up to the Fourth of July celebration in 1985. The new Starcourt Mall has become the center of attention for Hawkins' residents, putting most other stores out of business. Hopper becomes increasingly concerned about Eleven and Mike's relationship while still trying to care for Joyce. Unbeknownst to the town, a secret Soviet laboratory under Starcourt seeks to open the gateway to the Upside Down, allowing the entities from the Upside Down to possess people in Hawkins and creating a new horror to deal with.

Stranger Things (4th) fourth season – Netflix: "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club". Date to be announced.

Stranger Things Opening Song / Music

The Stranger Things original soundtrack was composed by Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon of the electronic band Survive. It makes extensive use of synthesizers in homage to 1980s artists and film composers including Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Goblin, John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, and Fabio Frizzi.

Cast and characters

  • Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers.
  • David Harbour as Jim Hopper.
  • Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler.
  • Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper ("El").
  • Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson.
  • Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair.
  • Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler.
  • Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers.
  • Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler.
  • Shannon Purser as Barbara Holland (season 1), Nancy's friend.
  • Matthew Modine as Martin Brenner (season 1; recurring season 2)
  • Noah Schnapp as Will Byers (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1).
  • Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield (seasons 2–present).
  • Joe Keery as Steve Harrington (seasons 2–present; recurring season 1).
  • Dacre Montgomery as Billy Hargrove (seasons 2–3).
  • Sean Astin as Bob Newby (season 2; guest season 3).
  • Paul Reiser as Sam Owens (season 2; guest season 3).
  • Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley (season 3–present).
  • Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair (season 3–present; recurring season 2).
  • Brett Gelman as Murray Bauman (season 4; recurring seasons 2–3).
  • Jamie Campbell Bower as Peter Ballard (season 4).
  • Eduardo Franco as Argyle (season 4).
  • Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson (season 4).







Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. - Facebook Study Guide

Facebook – Martin Luther King Jr.

To be used in History and Language Arts classes. Students can explore:

• The places where he lived;

• People he was friends with;

• Family members;

• Paintings done in that time.

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Facebook Template - 1 whole page

Ideas for use:

1. Biographical study (create a Facebook page for a person who lived long ago, a famous historian, scientist, etc.)

2. Introduction activity (a way to get to know your students better).

3. Specifics: Profile picture, cover photo, places worked, places studied, lived, birth date, gender, short bio, status update, "check-ins“, friends list.

(COPY and PASTE the PHOTOS in Slides 5 and 6 to a Word Document or Paint.)

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"I love this resource! I used it with my 5th-8th grade students on the first day of therapy to get to know them. They loved it. It was a great way to build rapport since social media and technology is so prevalent in their lives these days!"

Monday, July 13, 2020

THE NEW FACEBOOK PROFILE AND CHARACTER STUDY GUIDE

Facebook – George Washington Profile

To be used in History and Language Arts classes. Students can explore:

• The places where he lived;
• People he was friends with;
• Family members;
• Paintings done in that time.

Facebook Template - 1 whole page
Ideas for use:
1. Biographical study (create a Facebook page for a person who lived long ago, a famous historian, scientist, etc.)
2. Introduction activity (a way to get to know your students better).
3. Specifics: Profile picture, cover photo, places worked, places studied, lived, birth date, gender, short bio, status update, "check-ins“, friends list.


>>>DOWNLOAD<<<

"I love this resource! I used it with my 5th-8th grade students on the first day of therapy to get to know them. They loved it. It was a great way to build rapport since social media and technology is so prevalent in their lives these days!"

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Friends Theme Song

Friends Theme Song
I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU by the Rembrandts


"I'll Be There for You" is a song recorded by the American duo The Rembrandts. It is best known as the theme song to the American sitcom Friends, which premiered in September 1994 and ended in May 2004. The song was also released as the first single from the group's third studio album LP, reaching the top 10 in Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, as well as in Ireland and the United Kingdom in both 1995 and 1997. In Canada, the song reached number one for five weeks and was the highest-selling single of 1995, while in the United States, the song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for eight weeks. Source: Wikipedia

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Avengers Endgame English Activity

Avengers Endgame


Although the Avengers Endgame trailer does not reveal a ton of new footage, it does contain a lot of compelling dialogue. What's cool about all of the new quotes are that they seem to be revealing a few potential plot points. We think that Marvel is going to keep things completely on the down low from here on out. So, it is safe to assume that the trailer's dialogue is our best shot at figuring out what's going on in the movie. Check out in the ESL Activity the list to see the trailer's best quotes and what they mean! #endgame #Avengers