Productive skills strategies: writing.

🌟 Welcome to “English Fun Corner” by Teacher Elian Santillán 

 👨‍🏫 Created by: Teacher Elian Santillán 

I'm an English teacher currently working in Montecristi. I'm a professional dedicated to modern and dynamic education. In this blog, I've created several activities that will surely be useful and helpful if you're passionate about educational innovation.

 🎯 Purpose: To share practical, inclusive, and engaging strategies for learning English through play and creativity. 

 🧩 1. Vocabulary Strategies: “Picture it, Match it, Move it!” 

 🎯 Objective: Help students remember new words through movement, color, and visual connection.  

🕹️ Activity: Vocabulary Treasure Hunt Level: A1–A2 

Materials: Flashcards, classroom labels, QR codes, or images Instructions: Hide vocabulary flashcards (e.g., places in the city, food, animals) around the classroom. Students scan QR codes or find the cards and match them to images or definitions on a worksheet. Once found, they must act out or draw the word for extra points! 

Learning Styles: 

Visual: Use colorful images 

Auditory: Add sound clues or recorded pronunciations 

Kinesthetic: Move and find the words 

Reading/Writing: Write the word and create a mini sentence 

Inclusion Tip: Provide larger print cards and visual icons for students with visual or learning difficulties. 

🎥 Link of an example video: https://youtu.be/Dnjf7SgblD8  

 ⚙️ 2. Grammar Strategies: “Grammar Karaoke” 

 🎯 Objective: Learn grammar structures through rhythm, lyrics, and performance. 

🎤 Activity: Sing the Tense! Level: A2–B1 

Materials: Popular song instrumentals, printed lyrics 

Instructions: Choose a popular melody (e.g., “Shape of You”). Students rewrite the lyrics using a target grammar point (e.g., Present Continuous: “I am dancing, you are clapping…”). Perform their version in groups. 

Learning Styles: 

Auditory: Focus on rhythm and melody 

Visual: Display lyrics with color-coded verbs 

Kinesthetic: Perform gestures while singing 

Reading/Writing: Write and edit the lyrics 

Inclusion Tip: Allow students with shyness or SEN to create background visuals or handle music instead of singing. 

 🎥 List of songs: 

1. https://youtu.be/BP-LutXnC24?list=RDBP-LutXnC24 

2. https://youtu.be/ifCAfAzOBJM?list=RDifCAfAzOBJM

3. https://youtu.be/sPMA1tqWuf4?list=RDsPMA1tqWuf4 

 🎧 3. Receptive Skills Strategies: “Listen, Draw & Read Challenge” 

 🎯 Objective: Improve listening and reading comprehension through visual interpretation and teamwork. 

🎨 Activity: Draw What You Hear Level: A1–A2 

Materials: Audio clip recorded by the teacher (e.g., “In the park, there is a bench, a big tree, and two children playing.”), paper, markers. 

Instructions: Play the audio twice. Students draw what they understood. Read a short text version afterward to compare their drawing to the reading passage. 

Learning Styles: 

Auditory: Listening comprehension 

Visual: Drawing based on audio 

Kinesthetic: Hands-on drawing 

Reading/Writing: Read and describe their drawing 

Inclusion Tip: Offer subtitles or pictograms for students with hearing difficulties. 

 

 💬 4. Productive Skills Strategies: “Talk to the Future You!” 

🎯 Objective: Develop speaking and writing fluency through imagination and personal expression. 

🪞 Activity: Message to My Future Self Level: A2–B1 

Materials: Phones/tablets for recording, writing template 

Instructions: Students write a short paragraph to their future self in English (“In five years, I will…”). Record themselves reading it aloud using the classroom tablet or a teacher’s camera. Teacher keeps the recordings and shows them again at the end of the year. 

Learning Styles: 

Visual: Watch their own video 

Auditory: Listen to pronunciation 

Kinesthetic: Record with gestures and movement 

Reading/Writing: Plan and write before speaking 

Inclusion Tip: Allow students with speech difficulties to use text-to-speech tools or draw their “future vision.” 

 🎥 Sample Grammar Video: https://youtu.be/L7y43hYxSkc 

 🌈 Conclusion 

 ✨ Learning English can be fun, dynamic, and inclusive when we mix creativity with strategy. 

💡 As teachers, our mission is to make every learner feel capable and motivated to express themselves. 

 👩‍🏫 By: Teacher Elian Santillán