How to make flashcards
I love making my own flashcards. It means I can use the exact images I want rather than using those selected by someone else. Apart from the time investment making your own flashcards at school is free. All you require is internet access, a decent printer and access to a laminating machine. High quality printing paper is an optional extra. As long as I'm not paying, I'm all for it!
This is the step by step procedure I use to create my own flashcards using my school provided laptop running Windows XP Professional.
1. Go to google images URL and search for a picture to use. This time, I want a picture of Captain Jack Sparrow.
2. Right click the image and select コピー (copy).
3. Open Paint and paste the image to the workspace. スタート＞プログラム＞アクセサリ＞ペイント (Start>Programs>Accessories>Paint). To paste, just press Ctrl+V.
4. Save the image.
5. Locate the file in the directory that you saved it to then double click the image icon and it opens the Windows 画像とFaxビューア.
6. Click the print icon at the bottom of the window and it opens the print wizard. Then click 次へ (Next).
7. On the next screen you can select the image(s) you want to print. Then click 次へ (Next).
8. Then you can select the quality of your print. I go for the best...it's for the kids! Click 印刷の基本設定 (print settings).
9. If you don't have a colour printer at your school...unlucky! Otherwise, ensure that カラー is selected and for 用紙種類 choose HC用紙マット(高品位紙). Then click 次へ (Next).
- Normal paper is okay but we have EPSONスーパーファイン紙 and it comes out more like a photograph, albeit on paper. So on the 印刷の基本設定 screen I change the 給紙トレイ選択 to 給紙台. This is the feeder tray on the printer where you can drop whatever type of paper in that you want to use. If you use high quality paper ensure that the side that you want to print to is face down (that's how it works on the printer at my school anyway).
10. On the next screen, the box on the left allows you to choose the type of print you want. You can go for full page. Or if you are making karuta cards, for example, you could select multiple images per page.
11. Click 次へ (Next) then go and collect your print out.
12. All that remains is to laminate it. Go for it!
Comments (0) 12.04.2009. 20:44
How to start lessons
If you have ever wondered how to start your lessons simply, this is what I do.At the schools I go to the kids start their classes with the leader saying 起立（きりつ ）then they all stand up. Next the leader says おねがいします then the class repeat and everyone bows.
Now, that's not how I start my English classes. However the schools do like activities to have a definite beginning and end. So they asked me to use a phrase to clearly signify the beginning and end of the lessons.
As the kids are used to standing up at the beginning of their classes we do that for English time too. I simply say Stand up and I stand up as I say it.
Then I say Good morning or Hello depending on the time of day. To which the students simply repeat my greeting back to me.
Then I say Let's start and the students' response is Yes, let's.
It's a little contrived however on the plus side, it's a really simple way to start a lesson and in Junior high school in my area, students are tested on the Let's
After that we sometimes sing a song or do a few TPR (Total Physical Response) exercises before moving into the meat of the lesson.
Comments (0) 25.03.2009. 01:24