Wordwall - Every culture is different!

Hello again!

Today I am going to show you one of my latest discoveries. Do you like teaching through games? Do you think motivation is an important factor when learning a new language? Do you want your students to participate actively? If the answer is yes, Wordwall is an ideal ICT resource for you. I'm sure you'll love it!


Although we must not forget that technology cannot and should not replace the role of the teacher, I believe that it is a great tool to improve the teaching and learning process and to attend to the diversity of our students. Do you agree? This ICT resource is a clear example of this. Thanks to Wordwall we can create quizzes, matching games, random wheels, anagrams, flashcards, crosswords, wordsearch games, labelled diagramas, and so on. If you subscribe, it gives you even more options, but I think the free version is already amazing. Even though all four skills can be worked on, this time I will use it to practise reading comprehension. Can you imagine how?


Again taking advantage of the cultural diversity of my students, we are going to read a short text provided by British Council (2023) about Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. After reading the crossword questions, students will read the text individually. Then, in pairs, they will discuss what they have understood and look for the hidden words. They will have 15 minutes to find them and the first pair to find them will be the winner. Finally, we will discuss the text and talk about Hanukkah with the whole group.



This is the link to access the crossword: https://wordwall.net/resource/64368643. Did you like it? I would love to receive any suggestions for improvement!

Bibliography:

British Council. (2023). Hanukkah. https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/read-write/reading-practice/level-2-reading/hanukkah.

Wordwall. (2023). The easy way to create your own teaching resources. https://wordwall.net/ .

Comments

  1. María Jesús López22 November 2023 at 21:14

    Hi, Estibaliz.
    I loved your activity about Hanukka. I can see Wordwall is a very useful tool and the children love it if we use then in the classroom from time to time. Do you use these activities in the classroom or send them as homework?
    If you use them in the classroom as gamification is a very good way to motivate and keep up a good energy level. But it is algo a great way to use "Flipped classroom", and save some of the precious time in the classroom for speaking activities. Do you agree?

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  2. TECNOLOGÍA23 November 2023 at 11:10

    I love your activity. It´s really useful. I´m sure that the children will find it very funny. Thank you for sharing this activity with us.

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  3. Luis Diego Ferrer Ruano23 November 2023 at 11:12

    I like because you can do different things like: crosswords, games and puzzles and they are very fun for the students.

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  4. Rubén García25 November 2023 at 03:49

    Hello Estibaliz. Thank you very much for sharing your blog. I loved the Wordwall resource. I use it daily at school as a reinforcement tool or as the main working tool. It's very motivating. I encourage everyone to use it.

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  5. Maria jose25 November 2023 at 23:44

    I just came across your blog entry, and I must say, I find it incredibly original and engaging! Using Wordwall as an ICT resource for teaching sounds like a fantastic idea, especially when it comes to making language learning both interactive and enjoyable. The variety of activities it offers, from quizzes to crosswords, is impressive.

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  6. Mr. Hernandez26 November 2023 at 09:00

    Hi Estibaliz! Wow, thanks for sharing with us such a wonderful activity! I am not really familiar with Word Wall, but it definitely looks like an interesting ICT tool for teachers. I loved how you used the Hannukah activity to propose a reading activity, I think it's a great idea. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

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