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Slides Scramble: Giving Instructions
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Activity Description
This activity will teach students how to give instructions.
Preparation
- Think of a simple process that can be described in 5 to 10 steps. (Or you can start by using this PowerPoint file
- Use a phone to take clear close up photos of all of the distinct steps of a simple process.
- Upload images to your computer.
- Create a simple slideshow using PowerPoint, Google Slides, or other presentation software. Each step has its own slide. Enlarge the photos to fill up the entire slide
- Scramble the slides and save the slide show on each student computer.
How-To
- Demonstrate the following procedures:
- Opening the scrambled presentation
- Saving the presentation with a new name
- Moving slides into the correct order
- Recording a narration
- Fixing narration on an individual slide.
- Saving the finished project
- Check student work for errors, pronunciation, etc.
- Play completed presentations for the whole class.
Teacher Tips
- Make sure each photo clearly shows only one step of the process.
- This is a good project for pair work.
More Ways
Once students have completed the project, they can create a new presentation demonstrating the steps of a process of their choice. They take the photos and create the steps themselves.
Program Areas
- ESL: English as a Second Language
Levels
- Beginning Low
- Beginning High
- Intermediate Low
- Intermediate High
- Advanced
Lesson Plan
What are four things you did this morning? Brainstorm and teach the words First, Next , Then , Finally
Quick activity: Show 3 scrambled pictures of daily activities (wake up, eat breakfast, brush teeth) - students put in order
Indicate Beginning, Middle, End
Today we are going to work on putting things in order or sequencing.
1. Focus question: "How do we show the order of things when we speak?"
- Show the visual timeline.
- Beginning: First, Initially, To start
- Middle: Next, Then, After that, Following this
- End: Finally, Last, In the end
2. Show scrambled coffee slides
Ask: "What's wrong with this order? How can we fix it?"
You can also have students practice this activity with no pictures on this website.
3. What must happen first?"
"What can't happen until something else is done?"
"What comes at the very end?"
Model thinking process with coffee example
Demonstrate how transition words create flow
Compare: "Get filter. Add coffee. Turn on machine." (choppy)
Versus: "First, get the filter. Next, add coffee grounds. Then, turn on the machine." (smooth)
Divide students into pairs and have them list out a sequence that they do every day. It could be making tea, morning routine, making a sandwich etc. Have them create the list of steps and use transition words.
If possible, have pairs develop a google slide or powerpoint demonstrating the process. If that is not possible technologally, have the pairs present their process to the whole class.
Have students complete another sequenced activity at home and have them take pictures to illustrate it. They can bring in the pictures the next day to share their sequence with the class.
Documents
- Making Coffee Steps Damaris Diaz Dalila Jordan1.pdf - Steps to Make Coffee
- wakeeatbrush.docx - 3 pictures, wake, eat and brush
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