Jumbled Sentences: Adverbs of Frequency (Elementary)

23 March 2010: The online version can be found here.

You probably already know about adverbs of frequency, so I won't say too much here, except to say that these adverbs tell us how often something happens. There are plenty of them, but the basic ones you need to know are the following:
never-->sometimes-->often-->usually-->always
If you grade them on a scale from 0 to 5, never is on grade 0 and always is on grade 5.

We normally put these frequency adverbs before the main verb, but after the verb 'to be'. For example:

Pedro usually goes to work by car.

Sam is always on the phone!

This activity is in a PowerPoint presentation hosted in Scribd. You can watch it in full screen mode by clicking on 'Fullscreen' on the top bar of the PowerPoint image below. If you prefer, you can download the file, but you'd need to be a registered member of Scribd.

All you need to do is to put the jumbled sentences in the right order. When you've done that, post them as comments below.

Jumbled sentence: Adverbs of Frequency (Elementary)

Find these major cities in this latitude/longitude game

Test your map reading skills! Using the given latitude and longitude, try to find these major cities as quick as you can. When you've finished, take note of your score (% and time), and post it in the comments section below.

If you would like to bring it a step further, see if you can identify the cities, and post your answers as comments.

The game is hosted in purposegames.com You don't have to register to play it, but if you want to be ranked, then you must register.

To start the game, click on the image below.

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Label the Microscope

This is a game for revising the names of the parts of the microscope. When you've played it, tell me your score (% and the time) in the comments section below. Don't forget to write your name, class and school.

The game is hosted in purposegames.com You don't have to register to play it, but if you want to be ranked, then you must register.

To start the game, click on the image below.

If you like this game, please link to it by copying and pasting this HTML code (click anywhere inside the box, click ctrl+A, then ctrl+C) into your own blog or web template. This is the badge you'll get:

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Holiday Activities Matching Game (Elementary)

This is a simple exercise where you have to match a verb to the holiday activity. Although there may be verbs which can have more than one answer, there is only one correct combination where all the activities match up correctly. You have a time limit of 45 seconds.

To start the game, click on the icon below.

If you like this game, please link to it by copying and pasting this HTML code (click anywhere inside the box, click ctrl+A, then ctrl+C) into your own blog or web template. This is the badge you'll get:

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Mean, Median and Mode. Elementary Maths (1ºESO & 2º ESO) Video & Game

Hello everyone! Watch this video on mean, median and mode, and learn the song, so you can impress me in our next class! Besides, if you learn the words, you'll remember how to differentiate between the three terms. When you've done that, test yourself with the simple game that follows.

The lyrics for the song:

Mean, median and mode
Mean, median and mode
How do you find the mean?
Add up the numbers in the data set
Divide the total by the number of items
The answer is the mean or average

Mean, median and mode
But how do you find the median?
Arrange the numbers in order
From the lowest to the highest values
The middle number is the median
For an odd number of items
The average of two middle numbers
Is the median for an even number of items

Mean, median and mode
Mean, median and mode
How do you find the mode?
Just find the number that repeats most often
And that number is the mode
If you find no number that repeats most often
Then there is no mode
Mean, median and mode
Mean, median and mode
Mean, median and mode

I'll explain the examples shown in the video:

Mean:

Data: 1, 8, 6, 4, 6

Add up all the numbers in the set: 1+8+6+4+6, which gives the answer 25. There are 5 numbers in the set. You calculate the mean (also known as average) by dividing 25 by 5, which gives the answer 5.

Median:

Using the same data, you arrange the numbers in ascending order: 1, 4, 6, 6, 8. Since there are 5 numbers (which is an odd number), the one in the middle is 6 (1 and 4 to the left of it, and 6 and 8 to the right). So, 6 is the median.

If, however, there are 4 numbers (which is an even number) 1, 4, 6, 6, you'll have to add the 2 middle numbers, which, in this case, is 4+6. Then, you divide the answer by 2: 4+6=10. 10 / 2= 5. So, 5 is the median here.

Mode:

The mode is basically the number which repeats most often. In our example, the number that repeats most often is 6 (repeats twice). If there aren't any numbers which repeat (e.g. 1, 8, 6, 4), then we say that there isn't any mode.

Let's test if you've understood the concept by playing this game. Have fun learning! Oh, and don't forget to submit a comment so I know you've been here!

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Ideas for Halloween in the classroom

Last updated 13 Oct 2009 20:45

In two weeks, Halloween is with us again. What have you got lined up for this year? Here are just a few ideas to help you get going.

To introduce/revise vocabulary related to Halloween, I've set up a PowerPoint presentation. Show the slide first, then elicit the word before revealing it. It's appropriate for basic level upwards. To display it properly, you'd need to download it. You may have to register with Scribd first.

To revise the vocabulary, do a miming activity. Show a picture to a student and she or he has to mime it for the others to guess the word. If you think the students already know the words, you can do the miming activity before showing the PowerPoint.

Halloween vocabulary

At the end of the vocabulary presentation, there are two activities which can be done independently:

Have a competition and see how many words the students can form from the word HALLOWEEN. You'd be surprised how many words are possible!

Then, ask them to think of all the words which can be associated with Halloween. Just like what I suggested in my odd one out post, you can accept practically any words. If they seem to be somewhat strange, ask them to explain the connection.

To introduce some tension in these activities, set a time limit, say of 5 minutes.

If you have a classroom projector, you can show them some videos. There are tons of Halloween-related videos you can find on the internet, but I've selected a few for you here. For the older or more advanced students, you can discuss the history of Halloween:

For the younger students, show them something more light-hearted:



To end the class, have a singalong with this monster hit!

Play them the karaoke version and have everyone join in! Unfortunately, they have disabled the option to embed, but here's the link:

If you don't like my ideas, try these sites:
abcteach
halloweenlinks

Have a harroween time!