TESL 0130 - Unit 3 Vocabulary Activity

Hey!

So for this activity, I looked at the Skill-Based Plan Lesson provided on 'Fixing Aboriginal Education'. 

In summary, some Vocabulary activities can include:

  • Preparing a Kahoot! quiz based on the vocabulary that was looked at in the lesson (if you were wanting something more interactive). Or even have the students prepare a Kahoot! quiz for their peers using the vocabulary viewed and their definitions.
  • Group discussions. So that students can use the newly acquired vocabulary and learn new ones from peers.
  • Have them answer some questions on the readings, both written and spoken. Later can be a class discussion. Such as, what do you consider a good education? what are some suggestions you could give to motivate Indigenous Education? What is education like from where you came?
  • The more advance Ss can even change a paragraph into a different tense.
  • Have Ss make a list on the board of new vocabulary put in groups/pairs and give them a set of vocabulary to find definitions and a synonym to tell the rest of the class.
  • Get Ss to work in pairs or in a group and do a project based on the different Aboriginal cultures and their education systems ( Cree, Inuit, Metis, etc.)
Some more ideas on my Google Doc.

References:
Brown, D., & Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
Trowbridge, Sally. (2014, January 15). Teaching English: Teens and reading skills. British Council. Retrieved from https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/teens-reading-skills 

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