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Stephan Hughes is adjunct lecturer in the postgraduate programs in English Language Teaching and English Translation and teacher at a private language school in Rio de Janeiro.
He is an avid social media user and blogs at www.dablog-dablog.blogspot.com

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http://www.tblsig.org/what-is-tbl
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/search/site/what%2520is%2520an%2520activity
https://www.professorjackrichards.com/difference-task-exercise-activity/
http://teachmiddleeastmag.com/phenomenon-based-learning/

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Discuss the difference between TASK, EXERCISE and ACTIVITY. Submit a GROUP definition on a slip of paper. Include the names of the members.

Example
Group members:

Our defintions:
A Task is
An Exercise is
An Activity is

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The activity above can be used to check the roll and save you time doing that at the beginning of the class

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Let's look at some related concepts
https://quizlet.com/_54hvbl

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On a piece of paper, write words or phrases that come to mind while you listen to some music.

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Look at picture for 20 seconds. Describe what you remember to a friend. One of you can recreate the picture in a drawing on a PIECE of paper. Give the paper to your teacher at the end of class.

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Plan for fewer activities and less content in the classroom to reduce your's and your students' frustrations - you have not achieved your aims and they feel they are not learning anything.

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Find out what students KNOW, what they WANT to know and at the end of the class, what they have LEARNED (the KWL CHART)

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At the end of activities, ask them to assess what they did or what they peers did based on a SET CRITERIA that you have shared or designed with them. (AN EFFORT METER, for example)

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A blog post written by yours truly and Andre Hedlund with ideas on letting students do more COLLABORATIVELY with or without technology.
https://andrehedlundblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/high-or-low-tech-a-collaboration-with-stephan-hughes-on-how-to-teach-it-and-or-not-tech-it/

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What do you like to do to stay in shape? Discuss with your partners. Use ONE of these sentences or ask a friend or the teacher for other ideas (How do I say...?)

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What do you like to do to stay in shape? Discuss with your partners. Use ONE of these sentences or ask a friend or the teacher for other ideas (How do I say...?)

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I don't do any physical activity
I play sports
I do dance lessons
I go to the gym (e.g., Smart Fit)
I don't like sports

Compile the answers and submit them on a piece of paper to the teacher. (This can be in Portuguese)

Example sentences
Nobody plays sports
Paulo and Tiago play football
We don`t like physical activity.

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Herbert Putcha has a menu system to help students choose their activities
http://www.herbertpuchta.com/resources/

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Listen to a dialog between a father and a son as many times as necessary (the audio will be on repeat mode). Take notes and then compare with your friends. The teacher will give you the script at the end.

Give your notes to the teacher at the end.

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Confira o Tweet de @shyj: https://twitter.com/shyj/status/1048571768380805121?s=09

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Students are the Evaluators of our tools and res

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Students are the Evaluators of our tools and res

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Confira o Tweet de @morgan_iacono: https://twitter.com/morgan_iacono/status/1048568881164386304?s=09

Confira o Tweet de @MenoskyAddison: https://twitter.com/MenoskyAddison/status/1048569113457709056?s=09

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There's probably nothing more fun than a snowball fight, particularly at school. This paper snowball fight doesn't send icy shivers down the neck of your jacket or sting your face. It's just an effective icebreaker designed to let students get to know each other or help you review a particular lesson or specific content.

This game works with a group of at least a dozen people. It can also work well with a very large group, such as a lecture class or club meeting. You can use the icebreaker with students individually or divide into them into groups.

General Steps

Gather paper from your recycle bin, so long as one side is blank, then follow these steps. Have students:

1. Write one sentence or question-the content depends upon the context-on a piece of paper.

2. Ball up their paper.

3. Throw their "snowballs."

4. Pick up someone else's snowball and read the sentence aloud or answer the question.

Using the Activity as a Mixer

If you use the paper snowball fight to help students become acquainted, give them one piece of paper each and ask them to write their name and three fun things about themselves, such as, "Jane Smith has six cats." Alternatively, write questions to be answered by the reader, for example, "Do you have pets?" Have them crumple the paper into a snowball. Divide the group into two teams on opposite sides of the room and let the snowball fight begin.

You can have players write appropriate questions, or write the questions yourself to avoid any embarrassment and speed the process. The second alternative is particularly effective with younger students.

When you say, "Stop," each student should pick up the nearest snowball and find the person whose name is inside. Once everyone has found their snowman or snowwoman, have them introduce him to the rest of the group.

For Academic Review

To use the icebreaker to review content of a previous lesson or for test preparation, ask students to write a fact or question regarding the topic you want to review. Provide each student with several pieces of paper so there is abundant "snow." If you want to ensure that students cover certain issues, add some snowballs of your own.

Use this icebreaker in a wide range of contexts and for many different purposes. For example:

Write review facts on snowballs and have students read them aloud, such as, "Mark Twain was the author of 'Huckleberry Finn.' "

Write review questions on snowballs and have students answer them, for example, "Who wrote 'Huckleberry Finn?' "

Write conceptual questions for students to answer, such as, "What is the role of the character of Jim in "Huckleberry Finn?' "

When the snowball fight is over, each student will pick up a snowball and answer the question in it. If your room can accommodate this, have students remain standing during this exercise since they'll be picking up snowballs throughout the activity. Moving around also helps people retain learning, and it's a great way to energize a classroom.

Post-Activity Debriefing

Debriefing is necessary only if you're recapping or prepping for a test. Ask questions such as:

Were all the topics covered?

Which questions were the hardest to answer?

Were there any that were too easy? Why is that?

Does everybody have a thorough understanding of the subject?

If you've reviewed a lesson on the book, "Huckleberry Finn," for example, you might ask students who the author of the book was, who were the main characters, what was their role in the story, and how students themselves felt about the book.

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Review for Tests With a Paper Snowball Fight

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There's probably nothing more fun than a snowball fight, particularly at school. This paper snowball fight doesn't send icy shivers down the neck of your jacket or sting your face. It's just an effective icebreaker designed to let students get to know each other or help you review a particular lesson or specific content.

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Your teacher will give you a sheet of paper. Write your name and a question about ONE of the topics below:

1. Music
2. TV series
3. Celebrities
4. Free time activities
5. The neighborhood or city you live in

Wait for more instructions from the teacher.

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A case study overview - students working towards creating/crowdsourc learning objects

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A case study overview - students working towards creating/crowdsourc learning objects

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Confira o Tweet de @Elizabethutch: https://twitter.com/Elizabethutch/status/1048564556249927680?s=09

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1,713 likes, 152 comments - teacher_planet on October 12, 2018: "When your math curriculum calls for worksheets ....... 🙈✌🏻. As soon as the music turns on they throw the worksheet across the roo...". 

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