https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0 Tips for a healthier class en-us 2017-10-01 02:41:38 UTC 2026-03-17 14:26:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806551 Hello everyone, my name is Daniela Lizama. I am an english student and I hope these tips can help you and your students to keep a healthy mind  in the classroom.]]> 2017-10-01 20:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806551 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806566 If you feel tense, maybe you should try the following exercise:
1. Sit in some place where you feel comfortable.
2. Put your back straight and the back of your hands on your knees.
3. Close your eyes and focus on your breathing.
4. When you feel ready, imagine a comfortable place in which you would like to be in.
5. Imagine the colors, sound and smell that this place has.
6. Keep focused on your breathing.
7. Now you can open your eyes and finish this exercise. 
Note: if you want this exercise works you must be consistent and believe that it will work.]]> 2017-10-01 20:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806566 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806616 You need to exercise the projection of your voice for not over use it.
You have to keep in mind that projecting the voice is not the same as screaming since in the first your strength goes from the diaphragm and in the second your strength comes out of the vocal cords, damaging the voice.
Here there are some tips to improve your voice projection .
Extracted from Youtobe channel, Videojug.]]> 2017-10-01 20:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/192806616 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/193251661 Avoid using negatives in the classroom so you don't sound authoritarian, say "hands up for questions" instead of "do not call" this will help you to maintain respect without sounding authoritarian and at the same time keep your energy. Another example would be "you can do it as soon as you finish your homework" instead of "do not do that".]]> 2017-10-03 02:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/193251661 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/193252427 If you have classes at 2 pm students are likely to be discouraged and tired so you have to find activities to energize them. In classes we learned an entertaining game that it can help. It's called Mr Beat.
You and your class have to form a circle and choose two people, one that is outside the circle and another to be mr beat. the person who is outside the circle when he enters has to guess who is Mr beat. How can that person guess? easy, everyone has to do the same step or sound and when the person in charge of the game says "Mr beat where are you?", mr beat has to change what he/she is doing and everyone has to follow him/her. 
For example the person who has to guess is already in the middle of the circle, everyone is clapping, then the person in charge says "mr beat where are you?", mr beat begins to hit his chest and everyone follows him instantly. The person that is in the center of the circle has to guess who is changing the step. 

]]> 2017-10-03 02:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/193252427 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194125054 the class of my dreams is where everyone feels comfortable and confident about themselves]]> 2017-10-05 01:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194125054 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194133224 If you want to feel good when you teaching, you have to consider the following tips:
Avoid drinking coffee before or during classes because it dehydrates the vocal weave, instead of this takes water without gas or tea with honey.
Avoid dry foods since they dry the throat and produce a hoarse sound in your voice. Instead of that you can eat fruits or vegetables.]]> 2017-10-05 02:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194133224 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194136696 To stay mentally and physically fit you have to exercise. A good exercise is yoga that besides to exercise your body keeps your mind healthy. On the other hand it is good to do extraprogram activities to keep your mind away from school for a while.]]> 2017-10-05 02:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/194136696 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206513298 A game that we did in class to energize your students and for them to share with other people outside their group of friends is the following:
First the teacher has to form 2 or 3 groups, when the groups are already formed, the teacher has to say things like "form a line from the youngest to the oldest" or "form a line with the first letter of your name in alphabetical order" and the group that first achieves it, wins. This game does not seek to promote competitiveness but teamwork.]]> 2017-11-13 22:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206513298 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206515006 In class we learned an entertaining way to break the ice with your class and at the same time learn verb tenses, comparatives and whatever you want in English. You have to prepare a power point or another program with parts of iconic songs or songs that your students like and highlight the key words you want them to learn, put the audio of those songs and let everyone sing together. The advantages of this activity is mainly to build a more comfortable envirioment in the classroom and to learn in a fun way]]> 2017-11-13 22:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206515006 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206535269 An amazing activity that we did in class so that the children feel relaxed and at the same time that they can feel good about what they have, is to sit in a circle with their eyes open or closed, it does not matter and say all the good things they have in their life and something that they are grateful for. When you as a teacher see that children are unmotivated and they don't participate in the class,this exercise is very good  because it makes them see that despite stress or bad grades there is always something good to be grateful for.]]> 2017-11-14 00:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/206535269 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209581259 Nature is one of the most important things to connect with yourself and find your comfort zone, especially for children. A good activity to enjoy nature and at the same time learn more vocabulary in a funny way, would be to take students to a excursion where there are many varieties of trees and flowers and maybe animals too, and ask them to take pictures as if they were investigators to later publish them in a magazine with a short description to learn adjectives or comparing one image with another, to use comparatives and superlatives and also to learn the names of the animals. ]]> 2017-11-23 01:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209581259 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209595297 With my class we went to two very touristy hills of Valparaiso, Chile where there were many graffiti and murals and we learned the differences of the two of them. It was a very entertaining activity in which we learned a little bit of culture and at the same time we practiced our speaking and listening abilities in English.]]> 2017-11-23 04:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209595297 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209596909 This is a very funny game that we did in class in which you have to dance to the rhythm of the music. First of all you have to choose a manager to stop the music and give instructions, then you have to find a partner, once you find it, the whole class has to form two circles, one inside and the other outside, the members of the couple must be in different circles. Once the two circles are spinning in opposite directions and to the rhythm of the music, the manager have to stop the music and say something like "elbow and head" or "knee and foot" so you have to look for your partner as soon as you can and put together the two parts of the body that the manager said before. for example, your knee with your partner's elbow. This is a game that will help children learn body parts in a funny way.]]> 2017-11-23 04:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/209596909 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/212541226 Empathy is the ability to understand the needs and feelings of another person. It is for this reason that teachers should promote this virtue in their classes, since it helps mutual understanding and encourages a more respectful and assertive communication. This will help you and your students improve interpersonal relationships.]]> 2017-12-02 20:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/212541226 lizama_dany70 https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/212546547 I hope that you apply these tips in your classes and that you test their effectiveness, because in our class it worked very well. I am very grateful for having acquired these new knowledges to use them in my future classes.]]> 2017-12-02 21:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lizama_dany70/ak843e4zn4h0/wish/212546547