As we know pupils’ motivation to learn “largely depends on the teaching methods and the teacher’s personality” . If the teacher skillfully uses songs and rhymes the pupils usually are highly motivated. Songs and rhymes are relaxing, they vary the lesson’s progress, they provide fun and action “and encourage harmony within oneself and within a group” . So the pupils are learning with fun and more effectively than without these forms. Even shy or slow learning children are given encouragment by singing or speaking in choir and so they feel able to speak in a foreign language.
Before the realization of our rhymes we have been thinking so much about our project and the theme of friendship and thought that there could be no better theme for us to devote to our European friends.
Italian poems ( Click to read )
Erasmus + @museart Activity A10 – Poetry
We know that the use of poetry will improve reading skills of children in their own language.
We used haiku poetry as a simple genre and we decided that this kind of poem would help us deliver an easy message about friendship.
We used rhymes in Italian and then, using keywords in English, children worked together to translate.
The poems were composed in groups of 4 or 5 children. Then we shared all the poems and mixed all together.
The children had opportunities to brainstorm favourite friends and discuss what they loved about that special feeling.
