I will mention the concept of Sentence Builders (similar to language mats) which is a sentence framework that students can build multiple new sentences by combining different vocabulary words. While not a new concept, designing a good one that suits your students can be quite difficult! That is why I have attached to this blogpost for anyone who would like to use it.
I have just spent 2 hours trying to get my head around developing a good sentence builder around the current topic for my Year 7s (describing friends), and will work towards find the best ways to utilise this to develop higher retention of language and increase confidence in fluency.
Just FYI, I started with reading Implementing MARS EARS to get my head around the basic information first.
sentence_builder_describe_friends.docx |