Using Puzzles in Class

<Using Puzzles in Class>

<Using Puzzles in Class>

-Useful Websites for Making a Puzzle

: puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com

-Types of Puzzles 

 1) (Functional English) Letter Tiles

: Unscramble the tiles to make a sentence

  

2) (Functional English) Word Maze 

: Find out the sentence by connecting letters

: Number in a square = the number of words consisting of the sentence

: A letter in a shadow square = the first letter of the first word of the sentence

(PPT ver.)

(Worksheet ver.)

3) (Vocabulary) Word Search

: To make it more educational (and somewhat difficult...), 

 * Let students unscramble the letters to make a correct word 

                       write down a meaning of the word

                       do the word search!

4)  (Vocabulary) Double Puzzles

: Unscramble the letters.

  Find a letter for the number to make another sentence

5)  (Vocabulary) Decoding Games

6) (Reading) Decoding

: Read the text quickly and find out the letters for the blanks.

: Using the letters you found, make a new sentence

7) (Reading) Collaborative Puzzle

: Good for checking reading comprehension

: Make groups of 4 students

: Cut each part (<A>, <B>, <C>, and <D>) and distribute them to each student

: Find the answers for the blank

: If students gather the letter in a triangle in order(From the first triangle in <A> to the last triangle in <D>), students can find a new sentence.

: [REMARK] Teachers ask students who finish their work quickly to help the other students since it's a collaborative work!

8) Logic Puzzles 

: Check out a link below!

http://ttpkitchen.blogspot.com/2017/05/logic-problems.html

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Teaching Demo: What would you choose in quarantine situation?

TEACHING DEMONSTRATION LESSON PLAN

Name:  Jungwoo Kim                                                Grade Level: 3rd grade. Mid.

Textbook/Chapter   

Topic/Lesson Title: What would you choose in quarantine situation and why?

Source of Inspiration/ Experimental Goal Topic inspiration -> Nowadays’ Covid-19 situation. Nearpod -> substitute of PPT. Online, Synchronous Worldcup game ->motivation. Lots of topics Padlet -> easy for grabbing students brief idea Google class -> easy tool for saving, sharing, and taking handouts.

Language Skills: Writing, Listening, Speaking

Learning Objective:  (What will learners know or be able to do after your lesson?) Students will be able to  have a oral conversation related to their decision.  have a oral conversation related to their reason for decision using ‘because’.

Teaching Development Goals: (What do you hope to learn and/or accomplish as an educator?                                                       Which criteria will you be focusing on improving)  Speaking -> improving logic by using ‘because’  Listening -> Even in online situation, they’ve got to have a proper attitude in listening

Materials/Tools World cup https://www.piku.co.kr/w/68qTWM padlet https://padlet.com/killermarionet/9pgxp04ngcqr27cl google class p6k3zvz Nearpod https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/AdgLSPUMMu

Detailed Procedure Activity/Time Details TEE Language Used Review Review what students has learned in previous session. -words -because … -I would … if ... -Do you remember what you have learned last class? -Would you please share it with class? World cup game Students have to choose final 2 items among 32 items when they must be in inhabited island for 10 days using the World Cup game. https://www.piku.co.kr/w/68qTWM After students have decided best 2 items, they are required to post the 2 items on the padlet. https://padlet.com/killermarionet/9pgxp04ngcqr27cl -Play the world cup game, and post the best two items on the padlet. -What if you are trapped in an inhabited island? Speaking 1-Thinking Students are given a specific situation of quarantine. They are encouraged to decide 3 items and reasons. Worksheet is in the google classroom. https://classroom.google.com/c/ODkxNjY0MDU4OTRa -Choose 3 items and figure out the reasons for each item. Speaking 2-pair work Students are divided into pairs in Zoom breakout rooms. They have a conversation and they’ve got to make a memo on 3 items of their partners. -Share the items and reasons with your partner. -Listen carefully to what your partner says, and take a note. Speaking 3-whole class Students are gathered in the whole Zoom session. Students are required to give a short presentation of what their partners’ best 3 items and reasons. -Would you share your partner’s items and reasons with classmates? Wrap up We review what we’ve done in today’s class. -You were able to decide and orally share the decisions.