Resources
 Beginning
the Class
by
Theresa Zanatta
Each level of New Parade
has a poster pack with nine posters (one poster for
each unit). So there are seven posters poster packs
- 63 posters in total - to help you introduce, teach,
and review the unit. Here are some ways to begin each
class!
An oral review
Do a quick five-minute oral review by asking the students
to look at the poster with you and identify the vocabulary
they see. Choose three words and ask the students to
remember them. Then write each word on a piece of paper
and turn them over so that the words are not visible.
Ask each student to turn to the student beside him or
her and see if the pair of students can remember which
three words are no longer visible. The idea is for the
students to help each other, to speak, and to listen.
Give the students 60 seconds to try to recall the three
words, and to come up to the poster and point to the
items. Then ask other students in the class if they
can help. Then ask the students to turn the cards over
to see if they were correct.
'We Remember…' Game
Put your students in groups of five. Give each group
a piece of paper and a pencil. Ask the students to choose
a secretary and reporter. Tell the students they have
two minutes to try to remember the names of all the
things they see on the poster. The secretary writes
all the words on the paper.
When the two minutes are up, invite each reporter to
come up to the poster. Each reporter reads his or her
group's list and points to the item on the poster
as he or she reads it. The group with the most words
correctly identified by the reporter wins.
I usually have small things—such as English magazines,
small books, and videos from my own collection—as
prizes. I lend these out to students for the night as
prizes. Sometimes I also bring small treats like oranges,
candy, and cookies (all of which are to eat after class!!!).
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