Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Picture Talk: Using Language to Learn

Today I had picture talk with my K1 class. Our center of discussion are scenes from their Story-Based “The Hare and the Tortoise.” I divided them into four teams and each one was given a picture that they will describe and talk about. I gave the children 5 minutes to talk to their partners and then afterwards each pair was given 3 minutes to talk.

Hao Tian as he seriously share his thoughts


What do children learn in Picture Talk?

1. It helps children think and develop their creativity. Children love to invent stories and when they do, their imagination grows and that's when they start learning and become creative.

2. It helps them develop their self-confidence. When children are able to express themselves in front of an audience their self confidence increases. Something that is really crucial as they grow up. They love it when others listen to them and they learn how to respond properly as well.

3. It helps the children work with a team and talk to each other.

Group 1 - Sheryy and Shannon

Shannon was really into it! :-)

Group 2 - Bing Heng and Renette

Group 3 - Yun Xi and Crisanta

Javier is a little bit shy

Group 4 - Javier and Hao Tian

C'mon Javier, speak up! :-)

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