Cooperative Learning Activity: “Our Daily Routines”

Objective:

Collaboratively describe and compare daily routines while practicing vocabulary related to daily activities.

Materials Needed:

• Whiteboard/flipchart and markers
• Flashcards or pictures representing daily activities
• Worksheets with daily routine templates (optional)

Steps:

1. Introduction (10 minutes)

• Discussion Start (5 minutes):
  • Initiate a discussion about daily routines, asking students about their morning, afternoon, and evening activities.
• Activity Introduction (5 minutes):
  • Introduce the “Our Daily Routines” activity as a group task to create a collective routine.

2. Group Formation and Task Assignment (15 minutes)

• Group Formation (5 minutes):
  • Divide students into small groups of 3-4 members each.
• Task Explanation (10 minutes):
  • Assign each group a specific part of the day (morning, afternoon, evening).
  • Explain that each group will create a list or a simple storyboard of activities for their assigned time of the day.

3. Cooperative Activity (30 minutes)

• Group Brainstorming (15 minutes):
  • Provide flashcards or pictures representing activities.
  • Ask each group to brainstorm and write/draw activities related to their assigned part of the day.
• Collaborative Creation (15 minutes):
  • Encourage group members to work together to create a visual representation (list, drawing, or storyboard) of their daily routine activities.

4. Presentation and Comparison (15 minutes)

• Group Presentations (10 minutes):
  • Invite each group to present their daily routine, explaining the activities they included for their assigned time of the day.
• Comparative Discussion (5 minutes):
  • Engage the class in a discussion comparing similarities and differences between the routines presented by different groups.

Conclusion:

Emphasize the importance of teamwork and understanding each other’s daily routines.

Assessment:

Evaluate students based on their participation in group discussions, their contributions to the collective routine creation, and their engagement during presentations and discussions.