we are going on a field trip
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We Are Going on A Field Trip. Maximizing Opportunities for Language Learning. Heide Spruck Wrigley. Field Trips – Near and Far. Farm. Grocery Store. Post Office. Notes for Teachers. Ask students to work in groups to predict what they will see and hear - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Field Trips – Near and Far
Farm Grocery Store Post Office
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Notes for Teachers
Ask students to work in groups to predict what they will see and hear
Encourage students to generate questions that they will ask or hand them flashcard with questions
Allow students to select questions they will ask and hold them to it
Introduce the trip to students
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Activities for Students
1. WORK IN A GROUP
2. TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN ON THE TRIP. Write down:
– All the words related to the field trip you can think of in 8 minutes
– 10 things you think you will see on the trip – 6 questions you can ask someone as you get there
3. ASK ONE PERSON TO WRITE IT ALL DOWN
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Words, Things, Questions
Words we know(related to the trip)
Things we expect to see
Questions we will ask
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Field Trip Etiquette
What do people normally do in these places (or at these events?)
What are the “rules of conduct?” What gets you into trouble and why? What do you do or say if you made a false
move or said the wrong thing (faux pas)? What will help us all to relax and have a good
time?
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Just Ask Somebody
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
What time is it? Where can I get some
food? Is there a water fountain? Is there a Coke Machine? Do you sell post cards? Do you sell stamps?
How much is it? Can you give me change
for a dollar? Where is a telephone? What time does the shop
close? The machine ate my dollar,
what can I do?
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Our Trip to ……
After your trip, discuss 10 things we saw Questions we asked Surprises –
– Good ______________– Not so good _________________
Questions we still have
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Ask Three Questions
Question Person Answer
1.
2.
3.
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Places, People, Things
What we saw People we talked with
What we remember
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
Tell Me About Your Trip
Where did you go?
How did you get there?
What did you see?
Who did you talk with?
What did you find out?
What did you like a lot?
What was not so good?
Just in Time Civics Field Trips - Heide Spruck Wrigley
How English Works(Talking about things in the past)
Where did you go? How did you get there? What did you see? Who did you talk with? What did you hear about? What did you like? What did you not like? What was your favorite
part?
We went to _______ We got there by _____ We saw _______ We talked with ______ We heard about ____ We liked ____ We didn’t like ______ My favorite part was when
_________