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SET INDUCTIONS

(Anfangsaufgabe/Anfangsaktivität/Denkt mit!)

(Refers to establishing a certain mind set in a classroom, in anticipation of what is to come. Also known as anticipatory set, warm up,
attention getter, etc. It gets students ready to learn, ideally using some strategy that will lead into the lesson. The set induction should
take no more than 2-5 minutes.)

Set Induction
Set is a mental state of readiness
Induction brings it on
Set Induction gets learners thinking and ready for the lesson
Anticipatory Set is another name used

Set induction should:


Contain a statement of the learning
Relate the objective
Involve the learner in the learning

Daily Warm-Up:

The need for predictability remains high at the beginning of the lesson, especially if the teacher is using the target language exclusively. Follow a fun regimen of
daily routines.

Create a poem or chant describing daily routine. The students can gesture as they recite target language rules such as "I sit down", "I watch", "I listen", etc. This
warm-up activity takes less than one minute, yet it serves a dual purpose of reviewing familiar material and reminding students of the expectations.

Next, it's calendar time. Produce a magic wand pointer to review the days of the week and count the numbers. Each day, systematically choose a special "magic
wand student" to point to the calendar as the other students respond chorally.

Finally, greet students individually and ask, "How are you?" This can be done in a variety of ways.

Examples and Ideas:

Objects (using pictures, statues, variety of relevant objects, experiments, video clips, etc.)

Teacher (can dress up, act something out, use physical motions, write something on the board and not say anything at all, do anything
out of the ordinary.)

Guests (can come in and do any of the above)


Audio (this can be music, instruments, speaking in another language, simply quoting something unusual and/or relevant, reading an
excerpt of something unusual and/or relevant.)

Students (change seating arrangement, do an out of the ordinary group activity or boredom busters, skits, questioning the students re:
something very relevant or totally irrelevant to them.)

Be creative and always save your ideas in a file to be used at another time. (See below)

Set Inductions (Warm ups, hooks, attention getters, bell ringers...)


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New Persona: Teacher Act: Kitchen Pot: Sweeper: Lost Love:
Teacher comes into classroom Teacher comes into classroom Teacher comes into classroom with Teacher comes into classroom Dating skit to fit with a song about
using a „new persona“, i.e. strict wearing boots and short skirt to a big pot. She pulls out the with a broom and sweeps. lost love. Guy is sitting &
teacher, movie star, visitor who illustrate a grammar point adjective endings that are „in the Then she tapes signs with reminiscing about having this great
relationship, two people act out all
cannot speak English, etc. depicting a boot. (Good for pot“ and gives to a student to subordinate conjunctions on
the things they did together. Then
Spanish teachers) superimpose over German the broom handle to illustrate another guy shows up and steals
adjective ending chart. that now the verb goes at the the girl because he does something
end of the sentence. better.

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Memory Cards: Memory Match: Opening Song: Input of New Words and Guided Practice:
With memory game of lots of With memory game (or something Routine and structure are Phrases: Short games or activities will
pictures, teacher and students similar), teacher has students find important in school. Begin each Now is the time to bring out your reinforce the new language
describe the pictures according to their match, either the opposite circle time with a simple "Hello" fun and surprises. Use props, expressions. Students like to
costumes, pictures, storybooks, identify items that they pull out of a
current theme. Ask about weather picture, the matching or song in the foreign language.
drama, songs and movement to mystery bag, act out stories as the
conditions, animals, etc. coordinating picture and then Choose a traditional song from the teacher narrates, or challenge that
introduce new language
have students find a clue from target culture or create your own. expressions and concepts. friendly puppet friend to a game of
other student, ask a question, etc. Use the same song each day in Reinforce the weekly theme in the concentration or tic tac toe. The
order to signal the shift in foreign language lesson. For possibilities for guided practice are
languages and focus the children's example, if the weekly theme is as limitless as your imagination.
attention. "Dinosaurs," you can count Just remember to keep the games
dinosaurs, graph them, sort them non-competitive and make sure
by size and color, and tell dinosaur everyone gets a turn. If possible,
stories. crafts, coloring, or small group
games can extend the lesson.
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Goodbye Song: Coloring: Reading about Colors: Speaking Games: Graphing Colors:
Create closure to the day's learning Color-by-number activities are a After aural-oral color activities, use Once kids are comfortable Enrich language learning with a
with a rhyme or finger play related fun way to help students children’s books to introduce the written hearing and identifying colors little content. Kids can create
to the theme. After about 20 independently read colors in the word. Use the appropriate target in the target language, it’s time human bar graphs depicting
language versions of classics such as:
minutes of language immersion, it target language. Choose from the for them to speak. Spread out their favorite color, or the color
will be time for individual multitude of free coloring pages a path of colored paper of their clothes, hair or eyes.
"Goodbye's" and a closing song. online and create target language  Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do stepping stones and send kids Surprise your students by
You See? by Eric Carle and Bill
color-by-number activities. Martin [Henry Holt and Co., 2007]
on a "Rainbow Walk," reciting allowing them to graph -- and
Translate the code for geometric,  The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric the colors as they walk the then eat -- the colored candies
mosaic surprise pictures for Carle [HarperTrophy, 1988] path. Play games of Candy in packs of Skittles, M&M’s,
even more motivation.  Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Land (Milton Bradley) in small Smarties, or Sprees. (Just be
Lionni [HarperTrophy, 1995] groups, en-couraging players aware of allergies.)
 Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh to identify colors out loud. Go
[Voyager Books, 1995] Fish and Tic Tac Toe are other
effective partner and small
group color activities.

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Hullabaloo by Cranium: Total Physical Response (TPR) Listening Comprehension Introduce Colors in the Masks for Warm up:
Hullabaloo is an outstanding TPR Activities: Games: Target Language: Create paper plate masks with
game. Mats with various colors, The fun and effective TPR Speaking is not required at the Use immersion techniques to happy, sad, and neutral faces.
shapes, and basic vocabulary are approach developed by Dr. early stage of language acquisition, model the new colors Students hold up a mask to
spread out on the floor. An James J. Asher encourages so focus on listening instead. In the vocabulary. Visual aids can be respond.
electronic device instructs players students to physically respond to Fly Swatter Game, provide two as simple as pieces of colored
to spin to an orange mat, hop to a teacher commands. Make a players with a clean fly swatter and construction paper, or as
triangle, or zoom to a food. simple request such as, “Touch an array of color visuals spread out complex as works of art from
Cranium’s Hullabaloo can be something red.” Kids will love the on the floor. Call out a color and the target culture. Color songs
purchased in either English or opportunity to be up on their feet see who can swat it first. Keep and rhymes are effective and
Spanish. Teachers of other in search of something no one score to determine the champion culturally appropriate as well.
languages can develop their own else has found. Make the activity swatter. Color-Shape Bingo and
homemade versions of this fun, more complex by telling children the game of Twister (Hasbro) are
active game. to do various actions such as other motivating color-themed
jump, spin, clap, or roar like a lion games.
if they are wearing a particular
color.
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Puppets for Warm up: Inflatable Globe or Ball: Chant: Word Jumble: Clothes Line & Clothespins:
Bring out a mascot-puppet to greet Gently roll or toss an inflatable Create a chant or a song to keep Underline the first letter for Word hung in wrong order for
each student. This trick encourages globe to each student as you ask the responses rolling along in those kids who struggle with students to put in order. Or
even the most timid to speak. questions or greet them. rhythm. jumbled words (no matter what verb conjugations to put in the
the language). right place with the right subject.

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Announcements: Word Search:
Students take turns giving Students go around the room
announcements, (CLV style looking for certain items listed by
standing on chairs, in rhyme, giving teacher, then they describe the
a greeting to wish the clas well…) items, what they are called, what
they are for, why they are in the
classroom, etc.

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