Objetivos y recursos de la unidad

Resources & the objectives for the use of these resources.

The children book: The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo Nature Trail book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler.

Illustrate a science class by using a popular English book for children.

Some of this vocabulary will be part of their English lessons to complement the work in the CLIL Science class.

The nature trail book helps them develop an awareness of different habitats and they can collect little living things for that habitat if there is an opportunity for a school trip to the park (or it can just be an extension activity).

Video.

Watching the video narrated by an English speaker will motivate the students and reinforce the learning of the key vocabulary. Visual learning is also been addressed here with this activity.

PowerPoint Presentation.

The presentation was adapted from an existing one from the tes.co.uk website and I found it very useful to show the food chain, together with the names of the animals of the book.

Worksheets & Booklet.

The worksheets are varied. Working with different vocabulary and ideas from the story helps the students to build up their skills using the expressions used in the story, the name of the animals and their role in the story, and at the same time, to relate them to the science topic of the food chain & the habitats.

Flashcards.

A good visual aid to show the students the animals, as well as something they can play with. Flashcards can be the traditional printed ones or we can have a go at using the application of Quizlet.

Laminated cards & Poster.

Once more, the objective is to reinforce the taught vocabulary by placing the cards in the correct gaps of the food chain to make the students think and work together as a group with the element of competitiveness during this outdoor game.

Internet links.

The unit includes the link for the audio book and the link for the official website for the story that will help the students with their digital skills, as well as introducing them to some of the cultural aspects of British life & literature.