Time/Place: February, 15th, 2007, Nellie’s Book Store, Asakusabashi, Tokyo No of Participants: 8 Title: “Fun with Big Books”-Effective ways to use large size books in different classroom situation. Facilitator: Naoko McLellan, Yuco Kikuchi
☆Ice breaking activity-circle game. In a circle passed a stuffed animal saying our own names. Repeated the same thing saying the name of the person standing next to you. ☆Short introduction-about the SIG, about the Tokyo Gathering, about the theme. ☆Naoko read “ A Teddy Bear” (Apricot) (Big book, student book, workbook, CD available) ☆Got into 2 groups(group 1- large group situation, group 2-small class situation) and designed lesson plans using the book. Target age; 6-7 years olds 30students (large group) 6-7students(small group) Planned lesson time: 25min (reading and activities) ☆sharing::each group presented their ideas ☆open discussion ☆closing
some of the ideas shared in using picture books. Preparation: Read the book and think about the characteristics of the book. . What is the message?(may have your own) Read the back cover, observe the pictures Before reading: Bring in the theme by simple activities, exercises. (share personal stuffed animal etc) Visualization (for little older students) expand imagination prior to reading Go over the vocabulary using flash cards , realia, movements songs relating to the topic (“head, shoulders, knees and toes” “one little finger” During reading: just read through With some techniques: Slide the pages when turning the page (as to show little by little), Ask questions ---predicting (asking what is going to happen from now) confirming(to see if students understand) interacting (to involve students, to keep students attention) Read with action/movement—to support understanding After reading:-to consolidate the readings, to expand imaginations and experience activities to elicit the vocabulary, phrases introduced in the book personalize-activities to personalize the findings and learnings self expression: show and tell visualization – instructor retells the story, students with their eyes closed, listen and imagine each of the situation told by the instructors.