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Rods ( Cuisenarie Rods ) Numeri in Colore. Paolo Iotti Aosta 18 – 19 March, 2010. Tips for teaching English at primary level. Words are not enough (realia, flashcards, gestures, senses) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Rods (Cuisenarie Rods (Cuisenarie Rods)Rods)
Numeri in ColoreNumeri in ColorePaolo IottiPaolo Iotti
Aosta Aosta 18 – 19 March, 201018 – 19 March, 2010
Tips for teaching English at primary
level• Words are not enough (realia, flashcards, gestures, senses)• TPR (Total Physical Response) – children listen and follow a whole sequence of
instructions, doing what the teacher says, (e.g.: TPR with clothes vocabulary, An action routine, A pointing rhyme, Miming a morning routine, Physical break chant, Right or wrong, ‘Simon says’)
• Variety in the classroom (activity, materials, pace, organisation, voice)• Keep their hands busy!• Enjoyment• Motivation• Content• Cooperation• Assessment (traditional tests , observation , conferencing , projects , peer-
assessment, self-assessment, portfolio)• CALL (teaching & testing programs)
Teaching aids• Toys• Building blocks • Cuisenaire rods• Posters• Readers/stories• Games • Puppets• Class mascot
Cuisenaire Rods – description (1)
The rods (numbers in colour, coloured numbers) are named after their inventor, who initially used them to teach arithmetic. In the system, there are 10 rods measuring 1 cm to 10 cm (one square centimetre in cross section). Rods of equal length are assigned the same colour. Most Cuisenaire rods follow this system:
Cuisenaire Rods – description (2)
white = 1 cm.
red = 2 cm.
light green = 3 cm.
purple = 4 cm.
yellow = 5 cm.
dark green = 6 cm.
black = 7 cm.
brown = 8 cm.
blue =9 cm.
orange = 10 cm.
Selected lexical areas where Rs can be used:
(1)• colours• numbers• the alphabet• time specification• body parts• family relations• buildings & furniture• animals• food• abilities
Aspects of grammar that can be ‘smuggled’
(2):• personal pronouns• articles• nouns• adjectives• verbs• prepositions• word stress• sequence of words in an English sentence
Letters of the Alphabet
• Encode your rods! (key: t – blue, c – light green, a – black, e – brown, y – yellow, etc.) Lexical area should be established. Team game – make as many words as possible for your opponents!
Numbers• Stairs
What number is dark green?
• Bingo
Numbers (2)• Hunt the
“thimble” e.g. Find 2 red
rods and 5 white ones.
Time Specification• Telling the time• Morning routine
Parts of the Body• Monster game (one
rod = one part of the body, e.g. white (1) – an eye, red (2) - a mouth, etc. Each group throws the dice and makes appropriate parts of the body. Then children describe their monsters.
Main Advantages:C – colourfulU – universal I – imaginative S – solid E – effective N – nice A – appropriate I – indispensable R – ready E – exhilarating
Goodbye!
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