Helping students become active learners in primary with visual aids and action games

Contents Page1 The Characteristics of visual teaching method: 3 2 Benefits of using visual aids in teaching and learning English at II Proposing a number of solutions to help students be

DINH HAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Work unit: Dinh Hai primary school

Initiative experience in the fields of (subject): English

SCHOOL YEAR 2020 - 2021

Contents Page

1 The Characteristics of visual teaching method: 3

2 Benefits of using visual aids in teaching and learning English at

II Proposing a number of solutions to help students become active

1 The preparation before teaching English with active teaching

2 Some notes when teaching English with visual aids 4

3 Teach vocabulary with appropriate visual aids 5

3.2 Ways to teach vocabulary with visual aids 5 3.2.1 Teach vocabulary with real objects, pictures, flash cards 5 3.2.2 Teach vocabulary with plastic models 6

3.2.3 Teaching vocabulary with body language expressions 6 3.2.4 Teaching vocabulary with body language expressions 7 3.2.5 Use visual experiments to teach color themes 7

3.3 Some activities teach vocabulary in active teaching method 8

4 Teaching structure with appropriate visual aids 10

4.2 Some activities teach positive sentence structures with motor

5 Survey primary school students' interest in English 14

1 Teaching vocabulary activities according to active teaching method 16

2 The activities of teaching sentence structure according to active

teaching method3 The meaning of teaching methods that help

students become active learners

1 For the Department of Education and Training 18

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 The reason for choosing the topic.

Primary education is an important learning level in laying the foundationfor the formation and development of personality, knowledge for students English

at primary level as well as other subjects that provide students with initialknowledge to access and use the English language Therefore, learning English inprimary school is very important

Nowadays, English is used in almost all areas of life and it is consideredthe number one international language in the world Therefore, learning and usingEnglish is becoming increasingly important and necessary In Vietnam, in recentyears, English has been introduced into the primary education program and isgradually becoming a compulsory subject and has initially obtained good results.However, learning English is really effective when students apply languageknowledge to communication Most students still learn English only for thepurpose of doing well in the test but not focusing on the application incommunication

At primary age, students are very excited, like to explore and discover new things,most impressive images and strong emotions, and then they get bored quickly.Therefore, teachers have to use many teaching aids, visual aids and movementgames;as well as apply a variety of methods, innovating in designing Englishteaching activities to help students inculcate and apply practical communicationsituations well Because visual aids are an important tool and means in foreignlanguage lessons to help students access a rich vocabulary, familiarize themselveswith situations that demonstrate specific customs and habits of each countrynaturally and easily

Due to the unique characteristics of the English subject, students find it difficult toreceive tutoring and extra support from their families outside of classroom hours.Especially in rural areas, when the majority of students' families are purelyagricultural, it is difficult for parents to support their children in learning English

So students have little chance to practice practical communication situations

Starting from the above concerns, as an English teacher at primary level, I chosethe topic

“Helping students become active learners in primary with visual aids and action games” Through that, it creates a positive and practical learning environment for

students and applies language knowledge in communication in a natural way.Therefore, I write this topic with the desire to share the experience of effectivelyusing my own visual aids to help comrades and colleagues feel easier and morefriendly with the design of Teaching and learning activities with visual aids andmovement games

2 The purpose of research.

Introduces active teaching methods to design learning activities inelementary English with visual aids and movement games

3 The subject and object of the topic

Measures to exploit and use effectively active teaching methods

in primary English with visual aids and movement games

4 The mission of the subject

4.1 Theoretical research:

Research on the rationale of using visual aids and movement games in elementaryEnglish

4.2 Research the situation:

Survey, analyze and evaluate the current status and effectiveness of primarystudents' participation in learning activities in English lessons

5.1 The theoretical team:

Analyze, synthesize and generalize scientific documents related to the topic

5.2 Practical research group:

reality survey, investigation to collect information, data, data, survey byreferendum and use research information under the subject's scope

5.3 General group, statistics:

Process, synthesize and statistically collect data in the process of practical research

as well as data of relevant documents within the research topic

6 Scope and limit of topic

Scope of content: The topic focuses on researching the content, ways and methods

of using visual aids to design active learning activities for primary school students

in English

Scope of study time: from 09/2020 to 04/2021.

7 New contributions of the topic

The topic has given a method of using visual aids to design learning activities forelementary students in English, contributing to improving the quality of teachingand learning English under the 2020 project at school primary school Students notonly can study happily but also understand and inculcate knowledge, build a richvocabulary, apply vocabulary suitable to the context and grammar; thereby helpingthe students love the beauty and beauty of English Since then have the correctattitude to using English in communication

PART II CONTENT OF THE TOPIC

I Theoretical basis:

1 The Characteristics of visual teaching method:

Visual teaching (also known as visual presentation) is a teaching method usingvisual aids, technical means of teaching before, during and after grasping newdocuments, when reviewing, while consolidating try, systematize and testknowledge, skills, techniques

The visual teaching method is shown in the form of illustration and presentation:

+Illustrations often display visual objects such as templates, maps,paintings, portraits, drawings on the board,

+ Presentation is often associated with experimental presentation, technicalequipment, projection films, movies, video tapes Experimental presentation ispresenting a model representing an objective reality carefully selected in terms ofpedagogy.It is the basis, the starting point for the cognitive process - student learning is the bridge between theory and practice Through the presentation of teachers, students not only easily grasp knowledge but also help them learn the teacher's model manipulations, thereby forming skills, tricks,

In particular, visual aids are versatile tools applied in most subjects.Particularly for English subjects, the use of visual aids will make lessons moreexciting, engaging and enjoyable, helping students acquire knowledge easily andquickly

2 Benefits of using visual aids in teaching and learning English at primary level

At primary level, each lesson lasts only 35 minutes, so it is extremelynecessary to organize activities appropriately, ensuring content and quality duringlessons

Teachers can use pictures, diagrams, large diagrams, to summarize themain content of the lesson instead of recording all of the content on the board

Different from traditional teaching methods, this teaching method helpsteachers save time writing the board, which means more time to lecture

English is a relatively new subject for primary school students, acompletely different language from their mother tongue, so it will inevitably beoverwhelming, leading to inability to grasp or slow to grasp the information.believe, the knowledge given by the teacher

When visual aids are introduced in class, students will have manyapproaches to knowledge: Listening - seeing - interacting At the same time, thevisual aids will also provide the most specific and vivid illustrative examples,helping students not only remember the lesson faster, but also maintain thememory of that image for a long time

In addition to the visual aids ava ilable or prepared by the teacher, theteacher can also guide students in preparing the tools for the content of the lesson.

II Proposing a number of solutions to help students become active learners in elementary English

1 The preparation before teaching English with active teaching methods

To help students inculcate language knowledge and apply it tocommunication, teachers must prepare the following:

+ Planning teaching will be learned or reviewed according to the characteristics ofeach lesson

+ Select games and tips to suit each lesson content and learning topic

+ Select suitable teaching aids and design teaching activities corresponding to thatteacher

+ Prepare, arrange suitable classes for some language games to be effective

2 Some notes when teaching English with visual aids

Students at different ages will have different thinking methods, and theirability to absorb differently Grade 3 students are just starting to get acquaintedwith English, visual aids need to be designed to be simpler, clearer, and activitiesneed to take place more slowly

Meanwhile, for 5th graders, the images may be more and morecomplicated Therefore, teachers need to understand the characteristics,psychology and ability of students of all ages to design the most suitable andeffective lessons for students

To ensure the effectiveness and positivity of teaching hours, the selection

of visual tools to include in the lectures is considered one of the important contentsthat teachers need to regularly study

For example, during grammar lessons, teachers can use pictures anddiagrams to illustrate grammatical structures However, using flash cards duringthis lesson may be unnecessary and not get the most out of the lesson

When preparing visual aids for teaching, teachers must ensure that students

in any position in the classroom can easily observe them

In addition to using clear images, the use of appropriate colors alsoenhances the effectiveness of the visual aids In addition to the two basic colors,white and black, teachers can combine many different colors to increase theattractiveness and attractiveness of the teaching materials

In fact, intuitive tools not only help students understand and memorize lessoncontent easily and quickly, but also make the lesson more close, lively andattractive

To fully exploit the features and advantages of visual tools, teachers need

to invest time, effort and dedication to prepare visual equipment and devices toensure content, suitable for Lectures and the best quality

In addition, teachers also need to regularly exchange and learn fromexperiences to update and renovate teaching methods, to suit the requirements ofchanging the current teaching and learning situation in Vietnam

3 Teach vocabulary with appropriate visual aids

3.1 Vocabulary teaching process

The most important thing in introducing new words is to follow thesequence: listening, speaking, reading and writing Never start from any otheractivity "listen" Remember the process of learning our native language, alwaysbeginning with listening, imitating pronunciation and then going to other activities.Help students have the best habit of learning new words by following these steps:

+ Step 1 LISTEN: from the sample state or teacher c read the sample.

+ Step 2 SPEAK: after they have heard it three times, ask them to repeat it in

sequence from the whole class and then individually

+ Step 3 READ: write the word on the board and have students look at it to read.

Have students read the whole class, then read individually

+ Step 4 WRITE: After students have read that word correctly, then ask students

to write it in their notebooks

+ Step 5: Provide and explain the meaning of words to students

+ Step 6: mark word stress.

+ Step 7: Give the model sentence and ask students to identify the words that they

just learned

3.2 Ways to teach vocabulary with visual aids

3.2.1 Teach vocabulary with real objects, pictures, flash cards

Through this, teachers do not need to explain the meaning in Vietnamese,students can still understand and practice communication situations with realobjects

Some language topics can be used with real objects, pictures, flashcards:School objects, Family (family), Places (place), Animals (animals),

c illustration

review words about study supplies (Unit 8 English 3 Lesson 1 & 2))

Teacher: This is a rubber

S1: This is my rubber

S2: That is my rubber

Teacher: This is a pen

S1: This is my pen S2: That is my pen

3.2.2 Teach vocabulary with plastic models

a Purpose

Help students access language concepts with alternative plastic models forobjects that are difficult to find or that are difficult to bring real objects to classsuch as: Means of transport, Fruits, Food and Drink, Home appliances …

because the objects are very large or easily damaged

b Proceed

The procedure is like a real-life illustration Teachers provide plasticmodels, name names in English for students to access and memorize, make shortsentences and attach to real communication situations so that students can use themnaturally

c illustration

Review household items (Unit 14 Tiếng Anh 3 Lesson 1- P24): sofa, bed, fan,

cupboard, …

3.2.3 Teaching vocabulary with body language expressions

Teach the topic Weather

Teachers can take turns drawing simple

weather patterns and naming in English,

and at the same time combine creating

music compositions for students to

memorize words and use sentence patterns

better

What’s the weather like today?

weather like? weather like?

What’s the weather like today?

Oh, It’s sunny

RAINY

What’s the weather like today?

weather like? weather like?

What’s the weather like today?

Oh, It’s rainy

(Based on the music “London Bridge is falling down”)

3.2.4 Teaching vocabulary with body language expressions

a Purpose

Help students memorize the concepts of language topics by visualizing theteacher's expressions and body language in an intuitive and easy-to-understandway

B Proceed

Teacher uses body language to express the concept of language and names

it in English, helping the students to understand without giving a meaningexplanation in Vietnamese

C illustration

Teach the topic Emotions

Using body gestures and faces teachers show emotions and name names inEnglish, and give appropriate communication sentences

FINE

Good morning, Good morning

Good morning! How are you?

I’m fine ! I’m fine ! I’m fine !

Thank you!

SAD Good morning, Good morning Good morning! How are you?

I’m sad ! I’m sad ! I’m sad !

Oh no!

(Based on the music “How are you?”)

3.2.5 Use visual experiments to teach color themes