Supporting learners’ understanding and enjoyment of stories in the primary languages classroom
1. “There’s always room for a story
that can transport people to
another place.”
JK Rowling
Image by Mysticsartdesign on Pixabay
2. Image from WorldArtsMe
Image from Pixabay
Supporting learners’
understanding and enjoyment
of
stories in the primary
languages classroom.
Lisa Stevens
@lisibo
www.lisibo.com
3. How can we support learners?
• Use of familiar stories
• Telling the story
• Dual texts
• Use of props
• In song
• Rebus stories
• Use of picture prompts (T4W)
• Use of actions (inc Makaton)
• Reimagining and rewriting stories
4. “No story lives unless someone
wants to listen.”
JK Rowling
Image by MoteOo on Pixabay
13. La Belle au Bois Dormant
La belle, la belle au bois dormant, bois dormant, bois dormant
La belle, la belle au bois dormant, bois dormant.
La belle, la belle prends garde à toi, garde à toi, garde à toi!
La méchante, méchante fée arrive, fée arrive, fée arrive.
Elle jette son sort: Tu dors cent ans! dors cent ans! dors cent ans!
La haie d’épines grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit.
Le prince arrive, il voit la belle, voit la belle, voit la belle.
La belle, la belle, ouvre les yeux! ouvre les yeux! ouvre les yeux!
La belle épouse son prince charmant, prince charmant, prince charmant.
35. Using Makaton and Widgets
• Inclusive
• Encourages participation
• Supports memorisation
• Keeps fiddling fingers
occupied!
• Great fun!
36.
37. Hands of the World project
• eTwinningproject
http://bit.ly/TwinspaceHOTW
• Sharon Tonner-Saunders at University of
Dundee
• #hotwmakaton #etwinning
• A million dreams
https://youtu.be/9tvlSuGbCPg
39. Each class learned the
signs – animals and
emotions first then as a
story.
Then we attempted to
tell the story together in
assembly!
40. Ten in the Bed
https://youtu.be/ozWLB8ZPLF4 Rob Delaney
http://bit.ly/Mayflr10 Mayflower Primary
Download the Makaton signs
here:
http://bit.ly/teninbedmakato
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Word map also in Spanish!
http://bit.ly/Diezcama
41. Diez en la cama song
https://youtu.be/zHUUphycUjc
Dix dans le lit
https://youtu.be/zHUUphycUjc
Zehn im Bett
https://youtu.be/ZcbX7Oan1ac
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43. Twitter - @lisibo
My website - ¡Vámonos! - lisibo.com
Pinterest board with links from this
presentation:
http://bit.ly/LW2109
Languages in Primary Schools
https://www.facebook.com/primarylanguages/
Editor's Notes
And keeps on listening!
Safeno panicresources available
Using abook – small group engaged – look at her face! And the ch faces!
No book but holding attention – stance shows excitement – using hands (come back to that!)
Nothing wrong with complex structures but sometimes makes it more accessible to strip back the content, especially if you want Ps to reproduce it
Vocabulary – introduction, revision
Games – auditory; allows speculation