Games and Reading material - ideas and some changes

The first part of the session today was dedicated to show our ideas for games. They are all included in our "Listening and Speaking " Folder and most of them are great, if changed, to deal with literature and writers. The Clue Game for detective stories, may be funny. Nuria's game is even better as students will help us to prepare material (not so much work).

Why don't we try with TV contests using words and so on? They know them and rules are clear from the very beginning.

The second part dealt with the list of suggested reading material for the 1st graders included in the BOCM. As we can add or change the material, 30 people have more ideas than just one. It's fantastic to share ideas!!!

The debate dealt about what was better: abridged or unabridged versions, more difficult and simpler texts, if Emerson or Dickinson were adaptable to young students or if other authors were betters. I'll check the list of reading material, again included in our Shared material.

One last comment about "Politically Correct Fairy Tales"? Is it necessary? Fairy tales show values like love or friendship, even if they show Snow White cooking and cleaning for the Dwarfs. They love her and help her. I consider that using a Profundity Question Scale is better. But I have to say that it has been funny to read these new versions.

We are going to prepare are Group Work Lesson Plan for "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". The best is to try one in our sessions with students and check if they like it.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!