Can you speak the language of flowers? (Lesson 8 and 9)

 Can you speak the language of flowers? (Day 8 and 9)

“Games are the only force in the known universe that can get people to take actions against their self-interest in a predictable way without using force.”

-Gabe Zimmermann

The language of flowers

English is often treated as a tough nut to crack by the majority of second language learners. Their attitude towards the language is often negative and apprehensive. I felt that even when the majority of the students in my class now don’t hesitate to speak or respond some people are still hiding behind the camera. To bring them to the forefront is a herculean task. Doing that in an online classroom is indeed a challenge for you have to ensure equal participation of all the students in the class. That was the task at hand and what better ways other than playing a game and providing reinforcements to ensure the same?

Highlights

Entry Activity

Riddles

The entry activity was the riddle questions on birds and animals which caught the attention of the students.

Recap

True or False

The strategy used for revising the portions using ‘True’ or ‘False’ flashcards felt appropriate.

Model of Sun-dial

  

Model of the sun-dial

To teach the word a model of the sundial was shown to the students

The language of flowers

“The language of flowers speaks of the beauty of togetherness”

-S Roses

  

Language of flowers

The activity done in the class was about the language of flowers. The students appreciated it very much.

Making our own characters!

The young boy

Using the mobile applications ‘Bitmoji’ and ‘Character Sketch’ the portrait of the boy was drawn. The students enjoyed the part where they participated in it with much vigour and earnestness.

When the students appreciate and take interest in the efforts that you put forward for taking the class you get the much-needed courage and strength to move forward and to explore more and more arenas.