Some useful podcast

Podcast
1. http://storynory.com/archives/fairy-tales/

In this podcast we can find a lot of stories where the students can review or refresh vocabulary.In the same time they can develop the listening skill.So we think this could be useful in the acquisition of different vocabulary.We can include this podcast in our lesson plan for improving listening and vocabulary.
2. http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/T950-Aiste-Summer.htm

In this podcast we can develop vocabulary related with life in summer ,life in winter ,and different activities that can do in these seasons.Also we can find a quiz about the main reading where we can evaluate reading comprenhension and the new vocabulary acquired.Besides we can find the audio slide quiz,video response about what is your favorite season?
3. http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_all.php

We can find a lot of vocabulary about different situations.So we can choose according to our needs.In the same time we can work the listening skill.It could help us in the development of new vocabulary.

LINKS
1. http://learnwordlist.com/tests/top-gre-flash-cards


This page has a wordlist about different things.So we can use it depending of our needs.Also,we can find test of vocabulary,vocabulary.GRE word list categories,vocabulary flashcards,among others things.So this could be a good tool for teachers.


2.http://www.myplaycity.com/free_puzzle_games/?utm_source=GAdwCat005all&utm_medium=googleadw003



It is a very useful web page because students can find many ways to learn and practice vocabulary about family. It is very attractive. However, one problem could be that there are many advertisements and it can be a distracter. Also, it can have viruses that can infect user’s computer. The software is very simple; it does not need to download different software. You do not need to pay for use it. In almost all the links, personal information is not required. Illustrations are according to what is being taught. There were no pop ups.
Not too many pop up’s: 10


3. http://www.tolearnenglish.com/

It is a good web page because students can look many ways to learn and practice vocabulary. It is very attractive. There are not problems with viruses, but it is not secure 100%. The software is very simple; instructions are clear enough to follow the procedure. It is free to use it. Personal information is required. Illustrations are according to what is being taught. There were no pop ups. It requires using a login to use it.


http://www.softschools.com/
This page could be useful for different matters because it has games, quizzes and free phonic worksheets and games these are organized by grades and topics. Also we can find flashcards related with different English vocabulary which can help our student in the acquisition and refreshing of it.

Several links that we can use to improve our English

Grammar, vocabulary, listening:
1. http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/720-Rebecca-Cities.html
2. http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/711-Phil-Gadgets.html
3. http://www.esl-lab.com/basket/ballrd1.htm
4. http://www.esl-lab.com/airport/airportrd1.htm
5. http://www.learnenglish.de/ImproveEnglish/improvegrammarpage.htm
6. http://www.1-language.com/
7. http://www.cdlponline.org/

Vocabulary and listening
8. http://www.fisherprice.com/fp.aspx?st=10&e=gamesLanding&mcat=game_infant,game_toddler,game_preschool&site=us
9. http://www.answers.com/
10. http.//www.esl-galaxy.com/music.htm

Grammar
11. http://joaojardim.no.sapo.pt/the_grammar_corner.htm:
12. http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/unreg_verben2.htm:
13. http://www2.gsu.edu/~eslhpb/grammar/lecture_11/relative.html
14. http://www.englishtest.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai315/esltest.php
15. http://www.anglolang.co.uk/cgibin/web_test.cgi/grammar.htmlcgi_quiz_form=1
16. http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/if_conditional_test_1all_44_questions_timed.shtml

Vocabulary:
17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (these are news BBC)
18. http://www.onesmartclick.com/exams/online-books.html (stories)
19. http://www.toolsforeducators.com/food.php
20. http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/indexframe.html (stories)
21. http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2519 (stories)

Pronunciation and phonetics:
22. http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/
23. http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pronunciationphonetics/13267pronunciation-rules.html


Games for kids in several areas:
24. http://www.playkidsgames.com/
25. http://www.myplaycity.com/free_puzzle_games/?utm_source=GAdwCat005all&utm_medium=googleadw003

A video lesson plan

3C-117002G1 ELABORACIÓN Y USO DE TECNOLOGÍA INSTRUCCION (3C-117002G1)
Video-based lesson plan

Specially for children .This can help in the acquisition of basic vocabulary

Selected video: The elephant song
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQP-maN_svU&feature=PlayList&p=B039669934588833&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=29

The song names 10 animals and some characteristcs about them in a wrong way ,but the child corrects the man who is singing.So this can help to develop basic vocabulary and to identify the appropiate characteristics of each animal.

Length of video: 3 minutes and 6 minutes
Creators (or published by): Erick Herman and the invisible band
Previewing:

Introducing through questions. In this way students are going to be familiar with animal vocabulary. So teacher asks question about vocabulary related with animals.
Questions (directed to specific a student)
What animals do you know?
What animals do you like to know?
Tell me the names of some animals that you know?
Teacher writes them in the board and students too.
Activity (or activities): We are going to watch and listening a song .


While-viewing:
Activity (or activities):
Students must pay attention to the song and all images that are presented in the video because they have to answer according to it.
1. Make a list at least of 5 names of animals that you hear in the song.

2. Comprehension questions about animal vocabulary heard in the song.

How many animals are mentioned in the song? _____________________
Write the name´s animals mentioned in the song ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What of those animals do you know? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you have some of those animals in your home? Which one?______________________________________________________________
What animal of those do you like most? __________________________________
3. Answer true or false to the next questions:
Eight animals are mentioned in the song? F T
The elephant and monkey are not mentioned in the song? F T
There is mentioned 10 animals in this song? F T
The next animals were not mentioned in the song: fish, cat, and dog? F T
The next animals were mentioned in the song: rooster, bears, and frog? F T
The lion, rabbit, and hens were not mentioned in the song? F T


Time: 25 minutes

Post-viewing:
Activity (or activities):
Draw some animals with its appropriate names based on the video. They are going to paste it in their notebook.
Teacher checks the question in an oral way by asking the students
Make a role-play about animals taking into account the animals mentioned in the song
Time: 17 minutes

A useful link for teaching vocabulary

This link can help us with acquisiton of vocabulary we should include it in our lesson plan

Software

The page needs flash, so there will be an advertisement offering how to download it. Also, they may be using Media Player.

Hardware

Children need monitor keyboard, mouse, CPU, and monitor.

Link

http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html


Description

This page is a very good tool that is going to develop children’s knowledge. May words that they learn are going to help them later writing complete sentences. It has colors and animations. It guides students to recognize new words that are in their daily life. They are going to learn many kinds of vocabulary areas, such as animals, countries, body parts, and basic vocabulary. In each page they will reinforce what they have learned.

Webquest about family members

First,Do you know what is a webquest?

A webquest is an assigment which asks students to use internet.In others words is a simpler web activities, designed for students to investigate and collect new knowledges from the web based sources

Introduction

The purpose of this webquest is that students of fourth grade review family’s vocabulary and reinforce what they have learned in previous lessons. So they can use it in an appropriate way in different situations with fluency. Each student will know more about people who are around them and the relationship between them.
Do you like to cut and draw? Let’s start creating your own family!

The Task

At the end of this work, each student is going to know more vocabulary not only about the family members, but also about their occupation. They are going to know the correct relationship according to the person that they are talking about.

Through the flashcards that they will be preparing they will reinforce the vocabulary that we have learned in class.

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