We started Term 2 with a new story "Smarty Pants" by Joy Cowley. I thought the children should be able to manage a pair work activity since they have made some good friends amongst themselves. I paired the children up and got them to label themselves 'A' and 'B'. They are supposed to listen for my instruction and complete the drawing of a clown with their partner. For example, I would say,
"Pupil A, draw the face of a clown." (Pupil A will do as instructed)
"Pupil B, draw a pair of eyes for the clown." (Pupil B will do as instructed)
"Back to Pupil A again, draw a funny nose on your clown."
"Pupil B, draw a wig/hair for the clown."
"Pupil A, draw a mouth."
"Pupil B, draw the eyes"
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It was a good activity because the children learnt :
1) the meaning of turn taking. They had to wait patiently for they friend.
2) listening etiquette. They have to listen attentively for the instructions. No noise should be made or nothing can be heard and nothing can be drawn.
3) to respect. Respect what their friends have drawn, even if they do not really like what their friends have drawn, they do not make a fuss out of it.
4) to be creative. Children are free to draw their clowns in whatever way they like
5) how to listen for instructions. This is part of the Listening Comprehension component in the mid-year exam.
6) to cooperate in a teamwork. They need to play their part well to complete the big picture.
7) to share. They combined their resources - markers, colour pencils and drawing paper to create the beautiful pictures.
8) negotiation skills. The children had to negotiate with their partners for the names of their clowns. They also had to discussed the adjectives they want to use to describe their clowns.
9) Adjectives. They learnt about words used to describe their clowns. The words are, fuzzy hair, curly hair, funny nose, crescent eyes, silly, funny etc.
10) Sentence structure. They learnt how to fit in 2 adjectives in a sentence to describe their clowns.
The children enjoyed themselves during the pair work session. There were no squabbling. Everyone work harmoniously together. There were a lot of laughter and interaction amongst the children. I displayed all their work and the children were very proud of themselves. They gathered around to view their own work, as well as their friends'. With the success of this session, I would conduct more pair work sessions with 1G whenever possible.
Like all proud parents, I took lots of pictures of the children working on their task. Enjoy the pictures! :)
"Pupil A, draw the face of a clown." (Pupil A will do as instructed)
"Pupil B, draw a pair of eyes for the clown." (Pupil B will do as instructed)
"Back to Pupil A again, draw a funny nose on your clown."
"Pupil B, draw a wig/hair for the clown."
"Pupil A, draw a mouth."
"Pupil B, draw the eyes"
...
It was a good activity because the children learnt :
1) the meaning of turn taking. They had to wait patiently for they friend.
2) listening etiquette. They have to listen attentively for the instructions. No noise should be made or nothing can be heard and nothing can be drawn.
3) to respect. Respect what their friends have drawn, even if they do not really like what their friends have drawn, they do not make a fuss out of it.
4) to be creative. Children are free to draw their clowns in whatever way they like
5) how to listen for instructions. This is part of the Listening Comprehension component in the mid-year exam.
6) to cooperate in a teamwork. They need to play their part well to complete the big picture.
7) to share. They combined their resources - markers, colour pencils and drawing paper to create the beautiful pictures.
8) negotiation skills. The children had to negotiate with their partners for the names of their clowns. They also had to discussed the adjectives they want to use to describe their clowns.
9) Adjectives. They learnt about words used to describe their clowns. The words are, fuzzy hair, curly hair, funny nose, crescent eyes, silly, funny etc.
10) Sentence structure. They learnt how to fit in 2 adjectives in a sentence to describe their clowns.
The children enjoyed themselves during the pair work session. There were no squabbling. Everyone work harmoniously together. There were a lot of laughter and interaction amongst the children. I displayed all their work and the children were very proud of themselves. They gathered around to view their own work, as well as their friends'. With the success of this session, I would conduct more pair work sessions with 1G whenever possible.
Like all proud parents, I took lots of pictures of the children working on their task. Enjoy the pictures! :)
The children's work on display
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