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| Contentid | 4143 |
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| Title | More Ideas for Extra Class Time |
| Body | Here are some more activities to keep in mind for those times when your class finishes early. This week's ideas require no preparation ahead of time. ---- I write a word on a piece of paper and they have to guess the word. I give them the category: Colors, Animals, Adjectives, Vegetables, Fruits, Furniture, etc. Sometimes I help them: It's a word that starts with an "a," has 9 letters, and ends with an "a." Olivos, H. Re: What to do when you finish early. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (23 Jan. 2006). ---- About 3-4 minutes before the bell rings, I tell them to pack their stuff up. I tell them to stand, push their chairs in, pick up any trash around them.... Then, once the housekeeping is done, for the last 2 minutes of class we do a "sponge" activity like many of you have suggested. (Word train, etc). Sometimes I would ask questions about that day's lesson, and whomever answered correctly could stand by the door and leave first. Sometimes we would do math arithmetic (dos mas quince menos siete, etc).. Just google "sponge activities" and you'll get enough! Then, I taught my students when the bell rings, they wait a second, and I dismiss them, and they're off! They love it because they know they get to leave when the bell rings, they don't have to hurriedly pack their stuff up and rush off; I like it because I don't have to battle with the students to not pack their stuff up before the bell rings, my classroom stays neater with them pushing their chairs in, straightening tables, picking up trash. I also like it because it's just a very calm, structured way to end the class - - my principals were always impressed! Walker, A. One of my favorite tips: used to be "What to do when you finish early". FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (26 Jan. 2006). |
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