App 8: The Polyglots go to School
Label maker
Learning intentions:
We are learning to label classroom items in [target language].
Success criteria:
I can write labels for some classroom items using [target language].
Resources:
App 8, App 8 guide, paper, writing and drawing materials, scissors
English
Use the App 8 guide’s label names as a reference for students to create labels for their own classroom items. Display the labels around your classroom and use them as a tool to help students request items using the target language. Cards can also be created for use during group-time activities.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1661
English
Using printouts of the ELLA character artwork from the App 8 Toolkit, students replicate the information shared by Min’s and Kai’s scrapbooks. They work in pairs to listen to the likes and dislikes of each character and then draw these items on the posters, showing which are liked and which disliked. Students could also practise writing some of the modelled sentences next to the items, using the target language.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1655
English
Using the content from the App 8 guide, create a set of cards that students in pairs can use to play games of Memory. Create half of the cards using images of the classroom items and the other half using the matching names of those items. After students find each matching pair, they practise the target language.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELA1448
English; Humanities and Social Sciences
Compare a typical school day with that of students’ parents or grandparents. Find the main differences by asking such things as: What subjects did they study? Did they learn another language? What did their classrooms look like? What classroom objects did they use? This could either be a simple class discussion or an investigative project where students discuss school experiences with family members.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1656 and ACHASSK030
Assessment opportunities
The apps have been developed with subject matter experts. They are aligned to and support the learning outcomes of the Australian Curriculum: Languages for F–2.
You can find specific links to the Australian Curriculum for your language on the ELLA website, in the Educator Zone App Toolkit.
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