今日は私の英語クラスの生徒さん達と、次回の発表作「赤ずきん」を練習しました。
皆で仕上げた背景を使い、動きをつけながら大きな声で練習スタート！
配役を決めるのも生徒たち自身、背景を書くのもほとんど生徒さんだけで、できる限り生徒が主体となるように進めています。
ちょうど夏休みを利用することができたので、普段のレッスンはひとまずお休みして、これだけに力を入れています。
途中、おやつ休憩をとりながら約3時間ずつ。
今日は、休憩のときに英語しりとりをしたり、それぞれが好きな絵本を朗読したり・・・
子供たちと一緒にとっても楽しい時間を過ごしています。（時には大声で怒ったり・・・）
I’m planning to have a presentation by my English class students. This time for the first time, we are trying to present an English drama.
I chose a story from Jazz Chants Fairy Tales by Carolyn Graham. The story is Little Red Riding Hood.
As I mentioned here on my blog, I introduce Jazz Chants, one of English teaching methods, in my class and I use several textbooks by Carolyn Graham.
Taking advantage of summer vacation, all of my students gather at my house at the same time and practice the drama altogether.
It’s a lot of fun. The other day, students finished a few background pictures, too.
I just hope the presentation goes successful!
hirokokashiba
We’ve just started practicing “The Three Little Pigs” from “Jazz Chants Fairytales” last Thursday, too.
I had made a script of “Chicken Little”, but my students didn’t like the ending. All of the birds are eaten by the fox, and they said it would be too sad. So we talked about what to play, and picked out “The Three Little Pigs”. But they didn’t like the ending here again. They felt sorry even for the wolf. How gentle they are!
Anyway, I respect their thoght, then made our own ending.
The wolf gets too tired to try to blow the brick house, and fell down.
I hope both of our plays go well, too!
Thank you for your comment. I think the reason why your students are so gentle and thoughtful is because you are getle, too. I can easily imagine your attitude in front of your students.
I like “Chicken Little” in “Jazz Chants Fairytales”,too, especially the rhythm. As a matter of fact, I didn’t know the meaning of “The sky is falling in” until I came across the story in the book. Since the phrase is repeated many times with very curious voice, I couldn’t help remembering the meaning instantly. Funny, isn’t it?