Why Using Drama in English Lessons is Important?

In grade 4 we have finished our term, making up stories and acting them out. In small groups we picked a topic and transformed it by means of this graphic organizer. Then we splitted the characters, picked a setting and played it. 

🎭 LEARN BY DOING! Drama helps you practise English words, grammar, and speaking in a fun way!

🌈 USE YOUR IMAGINATION! Acting and storytelling make learning exciting and help you remember better.

👩‍👨‍👦 WORK TOGETHER! Drama builds teamwork, confidence, and makes everyone feel part of the group.

💡 DON'T BE AFRAID! Mistakes are part of learning! Drama gives you a safe space to speak and have fun.

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Let's make English an adventure! 🌍🌟

THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING PRESENTATIONS

 Here we are talking about the importance of giving presentations in class and how this helps us all, using sports as an example.

Improving Our Communication Skills

Giving presentations is like being a sports commentator. We learn to explain our ideas clearly, just like a commentator describes a football or basketball game. 🏀⚽

Building Confidence

Speaking in front of our classmates is like starting a race. It can be a bit scary at first, but with practice, we become more confident, just like an athlete preparing for a big competition. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Encouraging Critical Thinking

Preparing a presentation is like planning a game strategy. We need to research and organize information, just like a coach plans the team's tactics. 🏈🏐

Promoting Creativity

Presentations allow us to be creative, like a gymnast performing a unique routine or a figure skater creating a beautiful performance. We can use pictures, charts, and videos to make our presentations more interesting. 🤸‍♀️⛸️

Encouraging Teamwork

Many presentations are done in groups, just like in team sports. We learn to work together, listen to, and respect each other's ideas, just like in a volleyball or handball team. 🏐🤾‍♂️

Preparing for the Future

In the professional world, presentations are an important skill, just like being fit and ready for competition is for an athlete. Being able to present information well is crucial, and by practicing from a young age, we will be better prepared for the future. 🏅

In summary, giving presentations in class helps us develop many skills, just like sports. 

Here you can see, how we have worked on them in Year 4, putting together contents of English and Arts and Crafts. Follow the process!

MAY YOU PLAY THIS CHALLENGING GAME?

 Hi there! 👋

In Year 6, we've been learning about the uses of the modal verbs MAY (higher possibility) and MIGHT (less possibility). Here you are a challenging game where you fly in your own helicopter 🚁 choosing well-built sentences. May you play?

🚁🚁🚁CHALLENGING GAME🚁🚁🚁

BALANCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1st and 2nd. grade students have been practicing balance in Physical Education this term.

It has been very exciting! 😁

 

WERE YOU EATING PIZZA OR BOWLING YESTERDAY WHEN I ASKED YOU?

Hi there!

Today we're going to show you a super fun way to review verb tenses. We've been learning to use PAST CONTINUOUS in both 5th and 6th grades. So, here you are two games for practicing with this verb tense.

Enjoy your BOWLING GAME and, afterwards, eat a delicious PIZZA! Haha! Have fun!! Don't forget to click on the icons.

BOWLING RUSH --> 🎳

PIZZA GAME --> 🍕

*Remember to eat self-made pizza. Making it is fun and the result is the healthiest option!*

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK´S DAY!!

 

Celebrated annually on 17th March, Saint Patrick´s Day marks the death anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland -St. Patrick. 

It is a day of fun, cheer and everything green!

What is interesting is how it became a much celebrated holiday in America and around the globe and in...

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HOW CAN I GET...?

 Have you ever been in a new city? Din't you find a specific place? 5th graders have been learning about asking information about where a place is and how to guide other people to get the place where they want to go.

Here you have a website where you can find different exercises to practice asking and giving directions.

COLOURS IN 3 YEARS CLASSES

 In 3 years classes, kids are learning colours through different games, videos and other activities. In this page, you can see them watching Pocoyo in English, of course. They love it!

GUESS WHAT!

 Hi there!

We're happy to tell you that we are really good at predicting 😁 These last weeks, our sixth-graders have learnt the use of the future simple with will in its affirmative, interrogative and negative forms but, what you might not remember is that they can also predict with another verb tense, which is... 

THE USE OF "BE GOING TO"!!! 

Have a look at our post on November 25th if you can't remember... 😸

Dear fifth-graders... You are going to learn about this verb tense very soon! So, here is a brief reminder of its use. It is really easy, but you need to be used to the verb "TO BE" in order to succeed. Remember you can use it for predictions or for plans/intentions in a near future. Let's see how it is built:

(Adapted from iSLcollective.com)

You might be thinking that you are better than them. Can you show it? Let's do a contest!

Click on the following link to join the quizz! Good luck! 🍀

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QUIZZ

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?

What will happen next? That's a question all our students ask in 6th Year. They want to know about the future all the time. So, we've decided to give them the opportunity to become FORTUNE TELLERS!! 🧙🔮

For that reason, we've explained the FUTURE SIMPLE form in class. Just for you all to remember, we'll leave the theory of its grammatical use:

Source: Woodward English

Now, what if we put all we know into practice? We encourage you to watch the following video and see if you can guess what will happen 10 seconds later. Try your best! There you are!