Fun English Workshops for Level 2, Jempol Cluster

This week concludes the Fun English Workshops for Level 2 pupils in the Jempol Cluster.  Teachers and pupils enjoyed two activities that utilize fun, ICT and English.  The first activity is Brainium, a variation on charades where pupils can role play, draw or sculpt with clay a word selected from the word list, while their friends guess the word. The second activity is Cinema Club, based on the website Learn English Through Movies.  Pupils first watched a movie trailer, then in groups worked together to solve the scrambled sentences.  These activities have many applications and can be modified for any topic in class.

The workshops were a great success and I am very proud that all my schools hosted the event!  

--Sarah Higgs, Jempol

Brighton Kids English Club XX

Our most recent Kids Club meeting was really fun, but it sure was hot! That's ice water in those cups. The kids were melting before we had even really got started! So we mostly did low-energy activities like reading, Q&A, and coloring+singing. It was fun, relaxed, and we all learned a little something new. Thanks everyone for coming, and we look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks!

 

Excellent TPR Activity @ SK Jengka 5

Total Physical Response is a great technique for getting pupils active and interested in your topic.  Today at SK Jengka 5, Suzani Bt Awang and I co-taught a Year 3 review class on numbers.  This topic is hardly interesting for the students, however using TPR activities s a great way to reinvigorate the topic.

In this lesson, an adaptation of Musical Chairs was used in the garden.  The teacher assigned each student a number 21-30 and had them march around the garden.  As they march, they count from 21 onward.  When the music stops, the teacher calls out a number and those students join her on the side of the garden.  

It is a simple activity, however it is very fun for the students!  We can all use this as a reminder that adapting activities we already know and using TPR are great ways to reinvigorate a review topic.

For more information on TPR, please click here!

--Sarah Higgs, Jempol

PAL Reading Funfair @ SK Chenor

SK Chenor and TELL Mentee Maizatul Bt Daud hosted the PAL Reading Funfair today, 4th August 2015.  Despite being a smaller group of pupils than other schools, the impact of the programme was excellent, as teachers were able to provide more one-on-one assistance to the pupils throughout the event.  The students really enjoyed the activities, especially Punctuation Skittles!  

Mai commented after the event that she was very impressed at how excited and eager the pupils were to use the learning games and will be using them in her classes in the future.

--Tom James, Chenor

Workshop @ Kuantan

Two mentors from Maran, Tom and Sarah, assisted with the activity based workshop hosted by the Kuantan cluster, today 3rd August, 2015.  The event aimed at equipping non-TELL teachers with student-centered and fun activities for English instruction.  The morning comprised of TELL mentees from Kuantan hosting mini-sessions in which they demonstrated activities for their colleagues.  The afternoon session was coordinated by the mentors and covered topics such as grammar and monolingual classroom instruction. 

We were happy to assist with the event and were very impressed at the hard work by both the Kuantan Mentors and Mentees.

--Tom James, Chenor

--Sarah Higgs, Jempol