Activity context
These digital resources are designed for languages teachers to use with Interactive Whiteboards. This activity has been designed to consolidate the language in the topic area of family and pets.
Syllabus links:
4.UL.2
4.UL.3
4.MLC.1
5.UL.2
5.UL.3
5.MLC.1 demonstrates understanding of the main ideas and supporting detail in written texts and responds appropriately establishes and maintains communication in familiar situations demonstrates understanding of the importance of appropriate use of language in diverse contexts selects, summarises and analyses information and ideas in written texts and responds appropriately uses Indonesian by incorporating diverse structures and features to express own ideas demonstrates understanding of the nature of languages as systems by describing and comparing linguistic features across languages
Notebook page Activity
Family
Students and teachers use the image as a stimulus to ask questions and make sentences relating to family.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
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Family
Students drag the family words below the family tree to their correct spaces.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
Family
Students read the English and Indonesian vocabulary then drag the appropriate Indonesian word into the position to the left of its
English equivalent. Teachers can time the students completing this activity.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family.
The Notebook file can be edited to include up to eight vocabulary items and translations.
Family members
Students match the appropriate word to the appropriate image by dragging the word into the space nearest to the correct image.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members.
The Notebook file can be edited to include five vocabulary items and images.
Family members - male and female
To consolidate vocabulary related to family members, male and female.
Students drag and drop the words at the bottom into their appropriate columns relating to male or female. Click on 'check' to correct.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members and how to identify male and female words.
The Notebook file can be edited to include a number of vocabulary items.
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Family members - male and female
To consolidate vocabulary related to family members, male and female.
Students drag and drop the words at the bottom into their appropriate vortex relating to male or female. If correct the word will be sucked into the vortex; if incorrect it will be spat out.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members and how to identify male and female words.
The Notebook file can be edited to include a number of vocabulary items.
Family
Students click on 'start' to begin the timer. They then rearrange the balls with jumbled letters to reveal an Indonesian word associated with family members. If they are having difficulty they may hit 'clue' to reveal a picture clue.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members.
The Notebook file can be edited to include five vocabulary items and images.
Family members
Students click on a tile to reveal a word. They then click on another tile to see if they find the matching word. As students find a match the two matching tiles disappear. This could be completed using a timer.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for family members.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary items and images.
Family survey
To consolidate vocabulary and structures related to family, names, age and where one lives.
Students ask questions and write responses on the survey sheet about family.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary and structures for family, names, age.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary and questions as desired.
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Pets and animals
Students or teacher click on an image tile to reveal the Indonesian word for the animal. This could be used as a vocabulary drilling activity. Students could race to uncover all the tiles naming them correctly using a timer.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for animals.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
Animals
Students drag the animal words around the table into their correct spaces.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for animals.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
Pets .
Students match the appropriate word to each of the images by dragging the word into the space nearest to the correct image.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for pets.
The Notebook file can be edited to include five vocabulary items and images.
Pets
Students read the English and Indonesian vocabulary then drag the appropriate Indonesian word into the position to the left of its
English equivalent. Teachers can time the students completing this activity.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for pets.
The Notebook file can be edited to include up to eight vocabulary items and translations.
Animals
Students click on a tile to reveal an image. They then click on another tile to see if they find the matching word. As students find a match the two matching tiles disappear. This could be completed using a timer.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for animals.
The Notebook file can be edited to include many vocabulary items
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and images.
Pets - describing words
To consolidate vocabulary related to describing animals.
Students read the English and Indonesian vocabulary then drag the appropriate Indonesian word into the position to the left of its
English equivalent. Teachers can time the students completing this activity.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for describing pets.
The Notebook file can be edited to include up to eight vocabulary items and translations.
Describing pets - making sentences
To consolidate vocabulary related to describing pets.
Students click on the spinning wheel and the die causing a random word and picture to be selected. Using these as prompts students create sentences orally or in written form.
For this activity students need to have learnt the structures and vocabulary for describing animals.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
Animals
Students and teachers use the image as a stimulus to ask questions and make sentences relating to pets.
For this activity students need to have learnt the vocabulary for pets.
The Notebook file can be edited to include as many vocabulary items as desired.
Assessment strategies:
The teacher:
 observes students participating in activities
 provides oral feedback to the class and to individual students.
Assessment criteria:
The student:
 listens actively to aid comprehension
 contributes to the identification and labelling of the vocabulary
 demonstrates comprehension, e.g. by matching words to pictures
 develops writing skills in context, e.g. matching words with pictures and labelling objects.
The Notebook files for each student can form part of your assessment to inform your teaching and capture
"point in time" learning.
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