On the way!

This week the focus is on TRAVEL.
We will talk about what we need for a trip, where and how we travel.
We will explore other countries and start some interesting projects and activities:
The travel agency roleplay
The travel brochure
The travel ad
At the hotel
Whimsical travel ( on Alladin's carpet or Mary Poppin's umbrella etc)
Shipwrecked

We will study quotes about travelling.
We will tell stories and jokes that occur because we miscommunicate.
On second thought this week is not enough so it might take a little longer...

Back to school

September again!
This year I am using several ice-breakers and self awareness activities to help me learn the names of my students as fast as I can.
1) I write NADISEP on the board and tell them to decifer my name
2) I bring a bag with things that are important for me ( goggles, pencil, brush, ticket, photo) and they try to make true statements about me. They have to bring a bag about themselves the next day
3) We talk about dreams, feelings, expectations and consequences ( I break an egg to show them that sometimes we cannot repair things)
4) We talk about priorities and procrastination and we do the JAR experiment ( fill a jar with stones, pebbles and water in the correct order to show how everything can fit in)
5) We use a ball of yarn and hold a part of it to introduce ourselves and say what makes us unique
6) Establish a classroom contract
And we also have a lot of fun with the dividing line on the floor while I give them choices for ex cats or dogs, and they have to choose which side to go to!