▲ EDUTOPIA. AN INTERESTING ARTICLE

Hello! I want to recommend you a website, edutopia.org

Actually this is a task of my English course. I have to talk about an article of that web. But truly I recommend this web to you because there're different interesting articles for teachers.

The article I chose is Back to School: 3 Question Activities to Connect Students, and  you can find it here: back-to-school-question-activities-students

This article is a good tool for the first seasons in a new school year, when students need to feel safe in class. That’s important if you want to have a community of learners.

It will be easier for your new students to begin to talk about themselves if you help them with some questions. Here there’re three activities that you can adapt to your students.

-   1. Student Pairs: What's Your Name?

Knowing the names of the classmates is key if you want  they enjoy and feel safe.

This activity consists in a speaking between two students.They have to say their name, a phrase and do something physical to greet. 

-    2. Small Groups: Who Are You?

You can ask your students questions that allow them to know things about their classmates like What kind of music do you like? or Where do members of your family come from? When is your birthday and where were you born?

-     3. Whole Class: How Many Of You...?

In this activity you ask a question and decide how you want the student to answer. It's better if they have to respond doing something physical.

Some questions could be:

(How many of you) play an instrument? Which ones? Play a sport? Which sports?...

If you want to read the complete article visit edutopia.org  So… you know. If you need ideas for your first day with a new group you can use these tools in your class.

BUT remember! You’re a P.E. teacher! You can add physical activities or adapt these!