Reading, writing, grammar and speaking acitivity

This activity is designed for a fourth grade class level (9-10 years old). There are 24 students in the classroom, one of them is a special needs student. Their mother tongue is Spanish and we can find four different nationalities: Spanish, Moroccan, Russian and Peruvian. The school is located in the city of Madrid. The length of this activity is one hour time.

The objectives are make students to meet and interact each other and create a good atmosphere in the classroom.

The students will work in pairs, in groups of four and individually.

The materials are papers, coloured pencils, erasers, computer (with an Internet connection) and a digital board.

We will start singing a song from the Internet (Youtube). It is a song to know the family members (“I`ve got a mother”, “I`ve got a father, etc.). It´s perfect as an ice-breaker activity and the students will be able to say some sentences of the song. We will listen to the song twice.

The students will work in pairs and they will have to say each other the members of their family (for example: “I`ve got two brothers”, “I`ve got a grandmother”). Students can ask questions about family or others things (“Do you have a pet in your house?”). Also, students can say other things related to their family (“I like to play football with my father”, etc.).

Later, as a individual work, they will have to write a simple composition about their family and they will draw a picture of their own family.

When all students have finished, they will have to read the composition to the rest of the class.

 
Next step is students will have to write one sentence about how English can improve their lives in their future. All sentences must start with the same structure (“If I know to speak English I can...”). The teacher will say some examples about it (“... I can meet other countries”, “...I can meet other people”, etc.).

When all students have finished, in groups of four, they will have to read their sentences to each other.

Finally, each student will write his/her sentence in a piece of paper and stick it on a poster that will be displayed in one of the walls of the classroom.

English song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib1gYDsXO1U
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