I know that it´s being dificcoult getting the arts book so these days we are going to do Origami.
WHAT IS ORIGAMI? Origami is the Japanese word for paper folding. ORI means to fold and KAMI means paper. Together, they form the word, "origami." It is an art form that has been handed down from parent to child through many generations. Origami involves the creation of paper forms usually entirely by folding. Animals, birds, fish, geometric shapes, puppets, toys and masks are among the models that even very young children can learn to make in just one sitting.
Rachel Katz is a famous teacher in New York. She is working with Origami for the last 30 years and she tell us some of the benefits about using origami. Below is a list of just some of these benefits:
* Reading Skills * Writing Skills * Processing Skills * Visual Motor * Temporal Spatial * Logical Reasoning * Attention Skills * Concentration * Sequencing * Math Concepts * Measurement * Geometry * Proportion * Fractions * Symmetry * Problem Solving * Science Principles * Ecology * Creativity * Oriental Culture * Independent Study * Social Skills * Self Confidence * Library Skills * Manual Dexterity * Speech Language Development
We are going to start with something not very difficoult:
This year physical education is being in English. As I always say, I am not an English teacher, I am a physical Education teacher with a C1 level in English language so, as I am not a native speaker I will problably make some mistakes.
The main purposes of using English in our lessons is to improve vocabulary, to communicate with each other in a comfortable environment out of the classroom.
In P.E class the students are more relaxed and they try to express themselves easily.
They are going to do the routines in English, they are going to listen the game´s instructions in English ( I am teaching first and second grade and it´s really difficult for them to understand everything), but as a P.E teacher my main goals are: kids have to move, play, and enjoy, not learning English. Unfortunately, kids in Spain only have 1 hour and half per week, P.E lessons, so I need to give relevance to the physical objetives.
The first month of lessons has just finished and I want to let you know the vocabulary that we are using in our classes:
First:
when the teacher gets to class kids should be waiting sitting down and relaxed. Then, they must go to the line ( LINE UP), in list order, and they will go to the gym.
Second:
In the gym they make a circle (boy-girl-boy-girl...) to start the warm up.
Third : WARM UP
THESE ARE THE EXERCISE:
1) Ankle
2) Knees
3) Hip
4) Arms
5) Neck
6) Wrist
7) Fingers
8) Claps your hands
9) Claps your hands jumping
10) Claps your hands jumping and spinning.
11) Run on the spot
12) We run around the court, first grade one lap, second grade two laps.
After the initial part we usually play 2 or 3 games before starting the main part of the class.
Here you will find some resources that may be helps you to study the last science units . I hope you enjoy it!!
NATURAL SCIENCE: THE PLANTS
PARTS OF THE PLANT:
Here you can see some video explaining everything:
TYPES OF PLANTS:
GRASSES
BUSHES:
TREES:
Interesting video about the types of plants that we have in our planet:
TYPES OF TREES:
EVERGREEN TREES AND DECIDOUOS
Here you can sing the plant song:
Here you can see some posters made by my students of second grade. They are litle artists!!!
SOCIAL SCIENCE: THE SOLAR SYSTEM, THE EARTH AND THE MOON
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM:
THE SOLAR SYSTEM SONG:
ANOTHER RAP SONG FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM:
ROTATION AND REVOLUTION OF EARTH:
Rotation:
1) Why the spin of the earth has influence in day and night?
2? How long does it take the earht to do a complete rotation?
Revolution:
1) How long does it take the earth to do one revolution around the sun?
2) why revolution is involved in seasons change?
PHASES OF THE MOON:
To end this post i would like to show you something that i love it, and its called time lapse (Remeber asking your parents what is a time lapse) but now you only have to enjoy the video:
In this unit we are going to study two important process that happen in our body: RESPIRATION and NUTRITION.
RESPIRATION:
Firstly, I want to show you some pictures that explain the process and the different parts involved:
Here in this video you can see how respiration works!! (English)
In these cartoons you will better understand the whole process (not only because it is in Spanish but also because they are really good):
NUTRITION
Everybody knows that one of the most important processes in our body is nutrition. That´s because we can control which things we must eat.
It is very important to form healthy habits when you are a child.
We must teach you how to eat, and how to do exercise if we want you to be a healthy person in the future. In this unit we are working on our healthy diet and you shouldn't forget these things:
- You must eat five meals a day:
1) Breakfast
2) Morning snack
3) Lunch.
4) Afternoon snack
5) Dinner.
- You must drink lots of water everyday.
- You must not abuse sugar, red meat and lipids.
- You must eat vegetables and fruits everyday.
- You must drink milk.
- You must eat fish and meat two or three times per week.
Here you can see the nutrition system:
In these videos you will be able to better understand the whole process:
You can also learn more things about nutrition with these picures:
To clarify some aspects you can also watch this cartoon:
I hopè this post is useful for everyone to better understand these important processes.
If you have any doubt, don´t hesitate and ask me!!!
I have always believed that the main problem to learn a language was that teachers made English boring. Nowadays, I think this way of teaching is changing. Maybe teachers in 2015 are more qualified than thirty years ago, or maybe we have definitely realized that we had to change something to engange children to English language.
When I was a child I used to hate English. Even in high school I always had problems with this subjet, but right now I really like English and I tell my students how lucky they are for having these kinds of teachers who make English attractive to them.
For all of the students that want to improve their listening skills, I want to show you some game called lyricstraining. You can practice your English with your favourite songs. At the same time that you are watching the video you have to complete the lyrics of that song. I hope you like it and enjoy it:
We have to continue studying our body structure and we must learn how muscles works. First I want to show you the muscle structure. I know this picture is very difficoult for you but I only want that you understand a litle bit the nuscle structure. You don´t need to know the different parts of the muscle:
Here You can see one of my favourite cartoons from when I was a child. In these two chapters you will discover how muscles work:
In this picture you will find some muscle that we have to know very well:
Here we go!!
First of all I would like to share with you ( all the parents of our school) our new motto (slogan):
NO PAIN, NO GAIN ( sin esfuerzo no hay recompensa), we can´t forget this sentence and we have to keep in mind everytime I sit on my desk for studying.
This unit is not very complicated so I only want to leave you some pictures and 2 or 3 videos to review the most important vocabulary of the unit. I found also one game to learn bones of the body and it is not very dificoult so may be you can try and play. This is the game:
El primer deporte que hacemos en el cole es el baloncesto y nada mejor para motivaros que unas imágenes del que en mi humilde opinión ha sido el mejor jugador de la historia Michael Jordan.
Estos días buceando por la red encontré dos documentales que no había visto de Jordan que creo pueden gustaros.
En este segundo además de las imágenes de sus increíbles jugadas también hablan sus compañeros y rivales:
Como iba diciendo... nuestro primer deporte es el baloncesto y antes de poder empezar a jugar lo primero que tenemos que hacer es tener un poco de dominio sobre el balón. Así pues con 5º y 6º dividiremos la unidad en dos partes 5 o 6 sesiones de trabajo técnico en el que trabajaremos por estaciones conceptos como el bote, el dribling, el reverso, el tiro, la entrada a canasta, etc... y la segunda parte donde haremos un pequeño mini torneo entre los cursos. Los equipos serán de 3 integrantes mixtos y jugaremos todos contra todos a partidos de 5 o 7 minutos. Al final haremos una clasificación y los ganadores de 6º se enfrentarán a los ganadores de 5º en el recreo con todos los niños como espectadores.
En estos post antiguos podréis encontrar la historia de este deporte, las reglas, las dimensiones de la pista y sus lineas, etc... echarles un vistazo porque voy a preguntaros cosillas:
Basketball is played by millions of people, both men and women, in all parts of the world. Professional basketball is watched by millions more on TV. The game is played between two teams, with five players per team allowed on the court at any one time. Points are scored by getting the ball through a hoop called 'the goal' or 'the basket', and the team scoring the most points wins.
History
In 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor at YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, decided to create a new indoor game to keep his students fit during the cold winter months. He experimented with a team game in which players threw a soccer ball to each other and scored by throwing it into a peach basket nailed high on a wall. Later that year he wrote the first version of the rules of what he now called 'Basket Ball'. In 1906, the baskets were replaced by metal hoops in front of backboards. The ball still had to pass through the hoop from above to score a goal, however, as it did when baskets were used.
The game soon spread to other U.S. schools and universities. In the early twentieth century, basketball competitions and leagues were set up all over North America, but most didn't last long. Then, in 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed to organize the top professional teams in the U.S.A. and Canada into one professional league. The BAA became the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949, and today the NBA is the world's top professional basketball league. Most of the world's best players are with NBA teams, attracted by the competition's popularity, its high standard of play, and the high salaries.
How the Game Works
Basketball is played on a rectangular court 28 metres long and 15 metres wide (approx. 92 ft by 49 ft) with a basket at a height of 3.05 metres (10 ft) at each end. Most indoor courts have a floor made of wood. Points are scored by throwing the ball through the opponents' basket. A goal scored from inside the three-point line earns two points (see diagram at right), and a goal scored from outside the three-point line earns three points, and goals from free throws earn one point.
NBA games are played over four quarters of twelve minutes. Teams include twelve players, but only five can be on court at one time. Players can be substituted as often as the coach likes. Each coach has a limited number of time-outs they can call during a game, and the game clock is stopped whenever play stops. Several officials oversee each game, including three on-court referees who call fouls, and table officials who keep score, run the game and shot clocks, and keep track of fouls and substitutions.
Violations and Fouls
The ball can be moved by throwing it to another player (calledpassing) or by bouncing it with one hand while running or walking (called dribbling). If a player moves both feet without bouncing the ball, he commits a violation called travelling. If he uses two hands while dribbling, he commits a violation called double-dribbling. If a player's hand moves under the ball while dribbling, he commits a violation called carrying the ball. Violations are also committed when time-limits are exceeded, and usually result in a free inbound pass for the opposition team.
A personal foul is committed when a player challenges another player unfairly, such as by blocking their run or hitting their arms. A player or coach who argues with a referee commits a technical foul. Fouls can be punished with a free inbound pass, free throws at goal, or with sending off. A player who commits five fouls, or six in the NBA, can no longer take part in the game and is said to have been 'fouled out'.
Shots and Passing
Players shoot for goal with a set shot if both feet are on the ground, or with a jump shot if the player is in mid-air. Other shots are the lay up (shooting, often off the backboard, while moving towards the basket) and the slam dunk (shooting straight down from above the basket). Passing can be done with a chest pass, a bounce pass or an overhead pass. More difficult passes are the no-look pass and the behind-the-back pass, though some coaches don't like these techniques because they can easily go wrong.
Basketball Vocabulary List
word
example sentence
meaning
assist
James won the MVP award with 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
a pass to a teammate that leads directly to a goal
backboard
My shot came off the backboard and down through the hoop for a 3-point goal.
a board behind the basket, off which the ball may rebound
basket
In the early days, peach baskets were nailed to the walls and used as goals.
1. a container used to hold or carry things 2. a net fixed on a hoop used as the goal
block
He stepped in front of our player to block his run, and the referee ruled it a foul.
to stop the movement of an opponent, or stop an opponent's pass or shot
bounce
Players must bounce the ball on the floor as they run.
to rebound after hitting a surface
bounce pass
The crowd cheered when Mario threw a perfect no-look bounce pass.
a pass that bounces off the floor before it reaches the receiver
chest pass
Michael threw a quick chest pass, ran forward, and received a bounce pass back.
a two-handed pass thrown from chest height
double-dribbling
Young players still learning the game often get fouled for double-dribbling.
violation of dribbling the ball with two hands, or stopping and restarting the dribble
draft
Every team studies the players in the draft and decides which ones they'll try to recruit.
the annual process by which NBA teams select local or foreign players for their teams
dribble
He dribbled past two defenders and then shot for goal.
To bounce the ball repeatedly with one hand while running or walking
drive
Yao Ming is very difficult to stop when he drives to the basket.
A fast, strong dribble directly to the basket in an effort to score
exceed
A team that exceeds the time-limit on the shot clock loses possession of the ball.
to go beyond what is allowed
foul
Larry's already had four fouls, so if he commits another one he'll be out of the game.
a violation resulting from illegal contact with an opposing player
free throw
Rodney practises his free throws for an hour every day.
a free shot taken from the free throw line as the result of a foul
game clock
The coach called a time-out, and the game clock stopped while he talked to his players.
a scoreboard clock that shows the time remaining in each period of a game
guarding
Guarding is a man-on-man defensive tactic used to counter dangerous players.
following an opponent to stop him from driving, shooting or passing easily
hoop
The ball has to go through the hoop from above to score a goal.
the round metal rim from which a basketball net is suspended
jump shot
A jump shot is much harder to block than a set shot.
a shot taken while a player is jumping through the air
lay up
The best players spend a lot of time working on skills to improve their lay ups.
a shot taken close to the basket that is usually banked off the backboard and into the basket
MVP
Michael was awarded MVP many times during his career.
'most valuable player' award, given to the best player in a game
no-look pass
Crowds love the no-look pass, but coaches warn players not to use it just to show off.
a pass thrown without looking towards the receiver
overhead pass
An overhead pass can get the ball to a teammate who's behind some opponents.
a pass thrown from over the head, to clear a defender or for added power
overtime
We won the game by outscoring our opponents in overtime.
a five-minute extra period that is played when the game is tied after four quarters
personal foul
Younger players often get over-excited and too aggressive and commit many personal fouls.
a foul that involves illegal physical contact such as blocking, charging, elbowing or holding
possession
The team whose player commits a violation loses possession of the ball.
to be holding, or be in control of, the ball
rebound
A lot of goals are scored from rebounds after an opponent's shot misses.
get control of a ball that has come off the rim or backboard after a failed shot attempt
referees
How many referees are usually on court during a game of basketball?
officials who call violations and fouls, give penalties, signal field goals, and stop and start play
set shot
Practising set shots is important because they are used to score from free throws.
a shot taken with both feet on the floor in a set position
shoot
Players earn more points if they shoot from outside the three-point line.
to throw the ball in an attempt to score a goal
shot clock
Players have to keep an eye on the shot clock while they are playing.
a clock that shows the amount of time a team has left to take a shot
slam dunk
Matt drove towards the basket, jumped high into the air and scored with a huge slam dunk.
a high jump shot in which the ball is thrust down through the hoop
substitute
The substitutes sat on the bench and watched as their teammates on the court kept playing.
a player who comes into the game to replace a player on the court
technical foul
Their coach got a technical foul for arguing with a referee.
a foul called against a player or coach for unsportsmanlike conduct such as arguing with a referee
three-point line
In the NBA, the three-point line is 23 feet 9 inches from the basket.
a semi-circle painted on the court, from outside of which a successful shot earns three points
time-out
Their coach indicated that he wanted a time-out, and the referee stopped the game.
clock stoppage requested by a coach for a short meeting with the players
travelling
Even professional players sometimes get penalized for travelling.
the violation of moving with the ball without dribbling correctly
turnover
Good players protect the ball to stop opposition players from making a turnover.
a player loses the ball to a member of the other team without taking a shot
violation
Two of the most common violations in junior basketball are double-dribbling and travelling.
an infraction of the rules
I want to thank you Matt Errey for sharing this amazing work. In his page you can find an interesting game to practice all the vocabulary. It is a kind of test or quiz in which they give you three possibilities in every question so it is not very difficult.
