LET'S MAKE FACES!

LET'S MAKE FACES! - FACCIAMO LE FACCE!

Here's a simple idea to build a quick Lesson on Adjectives describing facial expressions.

This will involve each and every students, normal, ADHD, special needs one or brainiacs.

STEP 1 (5 minutes)

Project a picture with different facial expressions (15 at least) and ask students to make faces.

100% FUN

Let them play and laugh at each other: you'll momentarily lose control of the class,, but NO PANIC! You'll soon regain it! I promise!

STEP 2 (10 minutes)
Give students a copy of the picture you projected (on paper or file sent) - divide them in groups of 3 maximum 4 people and ask them to find a NAME for each expression, in their mother tongue

STEP 3 (15 minutes)
Show them a list of words (in English) corresponding to the different emotions: they'll have to assign an adjective to each face.
They are allowed to use an online dictionary as http://www.wordreference.com/
Teacher checks the accuracy of the finished work.

STEP 4 (10 minutes)
Let's play!   Teacher asks students to "translate"  adjectives in facial expressions. Calling students one by one, they have to remember the list of names and the corresponding faces and reproduce them.

NOT TIRED?

 STEP 5 (optional)

You can ask your students to create their own "visual emotional chart", this way they'll have to find as many different adjectives as how many students there are  in a class. 

20 students? = 20 adjectives = 20 pictures 

Do try and let me know ;)