Brainstorming Patry

It is a funky and bouncy dance tune that introduces the action verbs "clap", "stomp", "swing", "dance", "sing", jump", "touch", and "shake". In the video, our robot and the little chicks present a funky choreography on the dance floor, while Mother Hen and the band are singing their hearts out!  This song can be used in the classroom or at home to encourage learning through music and body movement. The rhythm, musical arrangement, lyrics, and animation all work together to teach action verbs in the most effective way possible! The singing Walrus

Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method that was developed by James Asher in the late 1960s, with the goal of helping students acquire a second language. The main assumption is that a second language can be learned in the same way as the first – through the same natural processes. So, TPR tries to mimic these processes by requiring students to respond to commands, which in turn require  physical movements . Naturally, this method was embraced by ESL teachers back then, but it is still quite popular today, particularly when teaching children or beginners. The advantages: ESL activities with TPR are tremendous fun for students , even for grown ups once they become less self-conscious. But it is precisely because children are less self-conscious about moving their bodies around the classroom, that these activities are  excellent ways to get young learners up and about . Although they require more out of teachers, physically-speaking, they require less preparation. Finally, a

When it comes to differentiating critical thinking from creative thinking, things get a little bit blurry as there is no consensus as to what really defines these processes. This lack of consensus is particularly reflected in the various meanings creative thinking takes in different disciplines.For instance, in business and corporate world, creative thinking is synonymous with entrepreneurship, in mathematics it stands for problem solving, and in education it carries connotations of innovation. While there is no agreed upon definition for these two types of thinking, a comprehensive body of literature confirms the fact that creative and critical thinking are not identical. They involve, more or less, different cognitive processes and have different strategies (see  this page  for references). Here is how  Beyer  (1987) compares the two processes: "Creative thinking is divergent, critical thinking is convergent; whereas creative thinking tries to create something new, critic