My little English Corner

 HIGHLAND GAMES

In 5th grade we are working on clothes and the materials in which they are made of. In a text from the book we use the KILT was mentioned (that Scottish skirt that it seems to be funny for students). I tried to go deeper into this cultural piece of clothing and this video came across in my searching. They are very fascinated by the Brisith culture so I take advantage of that and give them the opportunity to practice listening. 

The objectives for this lesson were:

    - Review the vocabulary of clothing and materials.

    - Learn about special clothes and special ocassions.

    - Learn about the Kilt and Scottish culture.

The sequence of this lesson was:

1) RUTINE: I always ask one student to write the date on the board and review the vocabulary with a very simple game in which they show a flashcard to two classmates and the first one to say it correctly is the winner.

2) CONTEXTUALISE: I ask them about clothing and materials in a different way, introducing the structure: What is ... made of? so they recognize it. I ask them if they dress the same for school or a wedding and we planned a brainstorming of different clothes and events. So it is the moment to introduce the Scottish kilt and ask them what is it and where you can wear it. 

3) VIDEO: I put the video and they answer the questions on their notebooks (I would have used the laptops but the materials is not very well prepared for the task). I put the video twice.

4) REFLECTION: Then I ask them what they have learnt about the Highland Games and what parts were more interesting for them. Then, I try to make a reflection about their own learning process with questions like: What part was more difficult to understand? And what part was the easiest? 

As I knew, they loved the topic and the most difficult part was the task for them. I enjoy simply telling them how fantastic it is the culture of this country and I would like to think that they enjoyed listenin about it and asking me questions about the kilt, the trunks, the hammers, and the dancers!

For next time I would like to use the laptops because this activity will be adapted to each one learning pace. Besides, it is always motivating use headphones in class!