Task and activities (Group Work)

In this post I am going to explain the Task (a group of activities) that our group have created, using different ICT resources learnt in this subject. The topic that we have choose for the activities is prehistory. 

Contextualization 

We have created a task with four activities, designed for a group of 20 students between 8 and 9 years old. They have more or less the same english level (with small individual differences). In order to attend this differences, there are different kind of activities according to the type of grouping: some individuals (podcast) some pair activities (Mind Map) and some Collaborative (Quizlet). 

Objectives 

• Use all the new vocabulary related to the topic properly
• Recognize the different characteristics of the three main periods (Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age and Metal Age)
• Use language creatively while they are doing their activities
• Develop the 4 skills (reading, listening, writing and speaking)
• Acquire basic knowledge about Prehistory
• Use new technological tools
• Organize their main ideas

ACTIVITY 1: Learning about prehistory 

In this activity we will use Quizlet, where students will be able o learn the new vocabulary related to prehistory. 

Prehistory exercises 

ACTIVITY 2: Prehistoric World (IWB)

Students will revise the new vocabulary doing a matching activity and a crossword. This will be done by the whole class together. 

ACTIVITY 3: Mindmap (Mindomo)

In this activity, students will read the information presented to them on a Prezi, and then they will have to create in pairs a Mind Map using Mindomo. 

ACTIVITY 4: Recording our voices

     In this last activity students will have to record their voices with audacity summarizing all the information in the mindmap, upload them to podomatic and comment their classmate´s podcasts.