My CLIL Science Corner

  HIYA! What is STEM ? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics . You may also have read STEAM. In this case,  the A stands for Art.  STEM or STEAM programmes aim to increase students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Students are involved in a new way of learning and problem-solving. In STEM sessions students have an active role and they are engaged in hand-on activities. Moreover, they are developing the 21st-century skills they will need in their future workplace. I am not an expert in STEM, but I have started introducing some activities in my CLIL Science lessons and I promise my students love them! I love seeing their faces when they get their aim and their enthusiasm. Whether you are already teaching STEM or if you want to get started, here you have some STEM websites recommendations for your CLIL lessons. You can also adapt the activities for your students. 1) SCIENCE FOR KIDS :  https://www.sciencekids...

  Hi! Some weeks ago I wrote an article for the magazine of my school. In this article, I explain how CLIL has been implemented in our school. While writing this article, I came up with the idea of sharing with you the contents I teach in my CLIL Science lessons. In another post, I shared with you why in my school we decided to teach Science with a CLIL approach (click here to read the article), but I have not shared which contents I teach in my CLIL Science lessons. In the school where I am working at present, I have taught Science with 6-7 y/0 and 10-11 year-olds. UNITS CREATED FOR 6-7 YEAR-OLDS 👉 Move Your Body In this unit, students learn about: *Parts of the body and actions *How their bodies have changed from babyhood to childhood *Our senses (hearing, tasting, touch and smell) 👉 Recycle And Save The Planet In this unit, students learn about: *The materials objects are made of (paper, plastic, fabric, wood, glass...) *Natural or man-made objects/materials *The properties o...

  ❤ HAPPY SUNDAY! ❤ I hope you are all fine and that you are not excessively overwhelmed due to the end of 2nd term. Today I am still grading, but I have stopped for a while to share with you session 4 of the ELECTRICITY UNIT we are doing this 2nd term. Session 4 is about CONDUCTOR and INSULATOR materials It is quite an easy session and students enjoy a lot! (they want to test all the objects in the pencil case). At the end of the session, you can discuss why certain objects around us are made of one material and not another. Click on the image below to download this mini CLIL session.  If you put it into practice, I will very happy to find out how the session worked with your students. Stay tuned! Next session is about... RENEWABLE and NON RENEWABLE ENERGIES. EVA 

  Good morning! Do your students like doing experiments? I'm sure they do! Kids are so curious that experiments captivate their attention from the beginning to the end. At least, that's what I have observed in my Science classes and do you know which is one of the reasons why I love experiments too? ALL students get involved no matter what their level of English is or if they struggle with contents. I love seeing their faces when they discover what happens or when they realise their hypothesis has nothing to do with the result. I love their excited faces. The two experiments below where carried out with my 5th graders. They were learning about BUOYANCY and DENSITY.   The experiment about BUOYANCY is like magic. It is called "Dancing Raisins". Can raisins dance? Do raisins float? Find it out with this experiment. I must confess that as an adult, when I tried it at home before doing it at school, I enjoyed like a little girl. You can download the experiment direction...

  HIYA! How are you doing? It seems that this weird school year  has all teachers more stressed than usual. In today's post, I would like to give you hand. As teachers, many times we think that we have to prepare all the materials by ourselves. That's ok, but teachers are very supportive and we like sharing with our colleagues. Today I am going to share with you a webpage which contains " Ready to use CLIL units ". Yes! You have read correctly: ready to use CLIL units. This units have been prepared by other teachers and some of them have also been supervised by Philip Hood, one of the parents of CLIL. Other units have been prepared by teachers who have been participating in an innovative project of the Generalitat de Catalunya called "Generació Plurilingüe" (GEP). And you may wonder: "What is the name of this fabulous webpage?" Here we go!  The name of this webpage is ARC .  Type  "ARC Departament d'Ensenyament" in the Google bar and ...

Wow!  I have realised it has been a long time since I last came over... This school year is being a bit stressful..., but I have to find time for me and for YOU! As CLIL teachers, we often face with the difficulty to find texts adapted to our students' English level. Some years ago, I started adapting texts so that they were appropriate to the structures and vocabulary my students were familiar with. I assure you that all the effort and time invested in this purpose pays off. Let me tell you how I adapt texts in my CLIL classes. What I do is either I seach for a text and then I adapt it or I write the text myself. As you can see in the images below, I hightlight in bold the words I think they might not understand. They usually read the text by themselves and they underline the words they don't understand.  Then we read the text together and I make sure they are understanding it. Finally they answer the comprehension questions, but first I check they know what each question mea...

  Hey! What are you up to? I hope your are making the most of your holidays. Today I would like to talk about the importance of observation. Our kids are surrounded by a world full of stimuli. Plus, we are in a world which seems to be in fast motion. Science lessons are a good opportunity to slow down since many Science activities need patience to be fulfilled. Observation requires concentration on the animal, plant, rock, ... to be observed. However, we have to make sure that our students know how to observe properly. Therefore, we should offer them some guiding, which may vary depending on what they are observing. A couple of school years  ago I prepared the template belows. They are for observing animals. They are available for FREE in English, Spanish and Catalan in my TpT Store. If you click on the images, you will be directed to my TpT store and you will be avaible to download them.                       

MORNING!!! ☼ I have been absent for a while because I have taken some days off to enjoy the sea, travelling a little bit and catching up with some friends and family. But I'm back full of energy and willing to share with you a lot of new ideas. Some weeks ago I created some flashcards for my Science lessons. These flashcards are about "The Scientic Method" . In my Science lessons I encourage my students to discover the Science contents they are learning doing experiments and applying the Scientific Method . Why using the Scientific Method in your Science lessons? Keep reading!  1. Experiments make all students ask themselves questions about a situation, a problem... 2. Experiments make students think hypothesis and elicit what can happen if they do one action or another. 3. Experiments are a good chance to teach students it is fine to make a wrong hypothesis and that we can learn from mistakes. 4. Experiments -if done in small groups-can encourage discussion 5. After do...