Feel the music: June 2014

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

The song (session 6)

Images with Bistrips (session 5)

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Planning for the next sessions

Up to now, we have met the avatar, Nowly, and we have to help him.

We will work telecollaboratively with a class from Germany.

In the following days, we are going to do:

Session 3:
1. Feedback for the other class’ sentences through Google Blog
2. Videoconference: how can we solve the alien’s problem?

Session 4:
1.How Bitstrips works
2.Draw images for Which is Which using Bitstrips
3. Meeting with the alien

Session 5:
1. Revise vocabulary and sentences needed
2. Make questions for the videoconference
3. Videoconference: play Which is which game

Session 6:
1. Relate classical music with feelings
2. Write the conclusions in the Blog

Session 7:
(English teacher)
1. Reinforce vocabulary and sentence structures
2. Role play of short situations

Session 8:
(Music teacher)
1. Learn some characteristics of music related to feelings

Session 9:
1. Create the song: half group makes the lyrics (English teacher) and the other half the music (Music teacher)

Session 10:
1. Create the song: half group makes the lyrics (English teacher) and the other half the music (Music teacher)
2. Meeting with the alien

Session 11:
1. Revise the song and give opinion
2. Videoconference: share impressions and make changes (if needed)
3. Rehearse the song

Session 12:
1. How does Thinglink work
2. Organize the mural

Session 13:
1. Continue the mural
2. Presentation of drafts for feedback

Session 14:
1. Finish and upload the murals
2. Give feedback to the other class’ murals

Session 15:
1. Revise murals
2. Record the song

Session 16:
1. Rehearse the song
2. Prepare the videoconference
3. Videoconference: explain their creations
4. Meeting with the alien

In the following weeks, we will update again the planning and we will remind where are we.

Monday, 9 June 2014

Sentences of feelings

Hello again!

Here, you can read some sentences about what we can feel in some situations. We hope these sentences will help you!

Joan and Helena:
I feel sad when I say goodbye to my friends the last day of school.
I am happy when I visit my grandparents.

Marc and Carles:
I am nervous the day before an exam.
I am excited the day before my birthday. ...

Sunday, 8 June 2014

Presentation of ourselves (Catalan students)

Good morning German friends!

Now, we are going to post the presentations of ourselves!

We hope you enjoy knowing us a bit more!

Eulàlia, the teacher:
Good morning, everybody! I am Eulàlia, the English teacher of these fantastic kids! I am 42 years old, I live in Barcelona and my hobbie is climbing mountains.

Joan:
Hello, my name is Joan. I am 9 years old, but next week it is my birthday. I live in Barcelona. I have one brother and one sister.

Helena:
Good morning, my name is Helena. I am 10 years old. I have a twin sister and I love reading books.

Marc:
Hello, my name is Marc! I live in Barcelona, I play football and my favourite team is F.C.Barcelona! My favourite player is Leo Messi.

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