Transcript AN INTRODUCTION TO ORIGAMI TECHNIQUE

INTRODUCTION TO
ORIGAMI TECHNIQUE
CLIL PROJECT
ARTS & CRAFTS
YEAR 5
CEIP Amat-Verdú
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Sant Boi de Llobregat
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Industrial town
17 Km south from Barcelona
Right bank of Llobregat River
85.000 inhabitants
The majority are Spanish
speakers
10% immigrants, mainly from
South America and Morocco
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CEIP Amat-Verdú
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Oldest school of the town
State School
425 pupils
Medium-low socio economic level
31 teachers
“Aula d’acollida”
Green School Certificate
Comenius Project
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CLIL in my school
2006 –2007
3rd to 6th level
Arts and Crafts
Worshops
2007– 2008
1st and 2nd level
One hour session every
week with half a
class group
2008 – 2009
Kindergarten (year 5)
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Why Origami?
Why through English?
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The magic of turning a flat
piece of paper into a three
dimensional model.
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Improve our pupils’
oral skills in English.
It takes concentration and
care.
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Increase the time of
exposure to EFL.
It strengthens the ability to
visualize in your head the
rusults of a process.
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Provide a meaningful
context to use the
language.
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It doesn’t substract
time from the
obligatory curricula.
A motivating way to see the
importance of sequencing.
Learn geometric concepts in
a meaningful context.
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Project mind map
BEGINNERS
BEGINNERS
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Cummins matrix
An audit tool for task and materials design
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INTRODUCING CONTENT
PPT
laminated cards
Use
of visuals and realia to introduce
new vocabulary and concepts.
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SCAFFOLDING CONTENT
Symbols
Bases
Diagrams
Break the task into more accessible steps
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Scaffolding Language
 Graduate the level of language input
Adapt the language to learners’ need
 Provide support to communicate in English
 Model the sentences and give prompts
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Clear directions
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Activate previous
knowledge.
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Clarify the purpose at the
beginning of the sesson
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Provide clear instructions.
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Share success criteria.
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Peace Project
Paper crane
Video presentation
PPT
Sadako
and the 1,000 cranes
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Outcomes
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Assessment
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Pupils being aware of
learning intention and
success criteria.
Reporting orally on
achievement during the
process and at the end of
the lesson.
Teacher observation
chart.
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Conclusions
To share CLIL with my colleagues of English
To explain CLIL to the parents and the teaching
staff
To improve the units and materials I have been
using by including scaffolding resources
To keep updated with new CLIL researches
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