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Art Activities For Language Learners And Teachers

Presented by Tim Walsh, Ph.D., M.F.A.

Timwalsh65@yahoo.com

NYSTESOL Annual Conference

White Plains, NY

November 13, 2009

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I can see the green leaf. I can see the green leaf. I can see the green leaf…

Handout, p. 2

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Group Language Experience Approach Activity (Handout, p. 2)

What did we do?

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Look at the picture. What do you see?

Handout, p. 3

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Comparison/ContrastComparison/Contrast

Handout, p. 4

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Work with a partner. Look at the picture on the top. Look at the picture on the bottom.

1. Ask your partner. Are they the same or different?

2. Trace all of the dotted (---) lines.

3. Circle the things you see in the picture on the top, but you don’t see in the picture on the bottom.

4. Ask your partner: What other uses can you make of this type of exercise? What could students draw? What could they color? How could they use English to describe their discoveries?Handout, p. 4

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Handout, p. 5

Work in a small group. Read the LEA instructions. Then, choose one of your group to lead a brief LEA activity based on the image of the bats. Choose a hypothetical age, and L2 proficiency level for your group. Listen for the time limit before you begin!

8Handout, p. 5

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Student WorkStudent Work

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Finding Identity: A Chinese Middle Schooler

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Creative Art, Creative Writing: A Fifth Grader’s Storied Illustration

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Art and Text: Illustrating and Responding to a Literary Passage (Grade 9)

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Materials DevelopmentMaterials Development

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Materials Development: Sequencing

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Before Dumpr After Dumpr

Materials Development: Try Dumpr!

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The EndThe End