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ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

I am trying to finish my outline for my winter camp today, and I have a few extra slots open. Any good ideas that have worked well during camps? I am looking for something that is just new and different from my usual style. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

I've been making videos of the Winter Camp and posting them on YouTube for parents to see what their kids are up to...

First couple of videos up. My editing skills are getting better! If you're going to watch the videos, I'd recommend you watch them in reverse order as the early ones aren't as good as the later ones.

Grade Five Video (latest)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9QzNhfSR6s

Day Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzcCfBRf5tM

Day One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHyEon3u4hQ

bellum99 · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: don't need to know

good idea

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Teaching.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

YouTube of Day Four at Winter English Camp. I was trying to time this one to the music! Laughing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB0M2fDR26U

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

Re: the videos above. The kids are cute & appear to be having a good time. But there is zero evidence in any of them that they are learning, being taught, or speaking any english whatsoever.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

Schwa - you trying to be a grumpy old man??

I wonder what would constitute proof of learning for you... Would you like me to hook up microphones to all the kids so I can get an nice clear audio feed of what they are saying?

Surely you have heard of the use of games in teaching ESL?

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Yep I've been teaching from a book.. I've been really happy with the performance of the kids.. I wish all my classes were like this Sad

ucfvgirl · Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Location: Bundang

I am a middle school teacher and I am teaching two different classes for winter vacation: One is reading and one is conversation. Each class is two hours in length and will run for three weeks. I am doing a novel study in the reading class. I did this with the summer class and it worked out really well. We read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and during winter class we are going to read "Matilda". We will watch the movie at the end as we did with Charlie.

As for my conversation class, I have not nailed down everything yet, but I am thinking of doing an advertising unit consisting of a television interview, a commerical, a radio interview, a newspaper advertisment, etc. Not 100% sure on everything yet. If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear from you.

thu_tinh · Joined: 27 Sep 2006

how does one set up a scavenger hunt?
anyone can help me?

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

luvnpeas · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject:

bosintang · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:38 pm Post subject:

I'm going to have the students work on developing and producing three projects, a role-play, a play, and a science experiment. The first four days will be spent developing and/or practicing, and the last day I'll have them actually produce their results.

The role play: I haven't worked the details out yet, but I think I will do a flea market and auction for the role-play. I will probably have the students bring some stuff in to sell / trade, and on top of this I'm going to set it up so the students have to accomplish some other kind of goal using fake merchandise.

The play: I'm going to have the students write and perform short plays.

The science project: I won't discuss this until I have the details worked out, but I think it's going to be really fun. I'm kind of excited about doing it myself.

On top of the preparation and stuff needed, I'm going to do other activities and have the students keep a diary each day about the day's events.

For an example of one activity, I'm going to do a scavengerhunt with a twist. I'm going to blindfold a student in each team and make the other students give that student directions. When they get to their target it will give them clues to get to the next target (in the same room). The team has to change the blindfolded student and then race to the next target.

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

1 camp down 1 to go.. Kids loved it.. They learned lots and they had fun. Thats all that counts ofcourse I was also teaching cream of the crop as well. 5 hours a day for 4 days

rothkowitz · Joined: 27 Apr 2006

Mine was cancelled as only 1 HS student had signed up.They dropped the idea of having me teach the teachers and/or students' mothers.

So........I get to sit at school from 9-5 for 9 days.Yay for me.I should reflect on how to be a better teacher during that period. Confused