Using Genially in Primary Education!

 Hello everyone!

In this post I am going to present the design of a mini-project using Genially. This task is designated to a group of students of 2^nd grade of Primary Education. Due to the current situation and the lack of time in this first term, the activity hasn’t been carried out in the class so I only can define the planning designed.

Now, it is necessary to explain the learning objectives; the stages planned for this project including groupings, timing and materials; an example of a Genially presentation; and a reflection about using this tool in Primary Education.

Firstly, the learning objectives of this task are:

§  To improve pupils’ speaking skill.

§  To encourage active listening.

§  To develop social abilities.

§  To improve students’ oral presentations.

§  To reinforce vocabulary related to animals.

§  To practise grammar, particularly the verb ‘To have got’.

Continuing with the stages, these are going to be presented including groupings, timing and materials used:

Stage 1-Pre-task. In this first stage, I choose the topic for the project. Due to the fact that we have worked on the animals along the last unit, I have chosen the animal world topic.

Stage 2-Pre-task. Then, I organise the groupings. The groups are set up by three pupils. To do this, I take into account pupils’ level, needs, capacities and social abilities in order to create heterogeneous groups.

Stage 3- Session 1 (1/2 hour). After that, I explain the project and its stages to the class. Firstly, I tell them that they have to create a mini-project about an animal which they have to present to the rest of the class in an oral way. Then, I put the students into the groups and each group have to select an animal from the unit seen.

Stage 4- Session 2 and 3 (2 hours). Each group starts working on its animal. To do this, I bring them a sheet in which they have to write the animal (for example: horse), and add a drawing in which they identify the parts of the animal (body, legs, nose, mouth, eyes, tail...).

Stage 5- Session 4 and 5 (2 hours). Once the groups have finish, we create the Genially video presentation all together due to the fact that they are in a low level.

Stage 6- Session 6 (1 hour). The members of the groups have to write the sentences of the presentation of their animal in a piece of paper. Then, they have to distribute the sentences for the presentation. Thus, every member participates orally.

Stage 7- Session 7 (1 hour). Once we have finished the online presentations, they have to prepare their speech. To do this, I guide this stage providing them with strategies such as body language or pronunciation.

Stage 8- Session 8 and 9 (2 hours) Each group present and describe its animal in an oral way using Genially. While the oral presentation is going on, the rest of the class have to complete an evaluation sheet I have designed. It is an easy sheet in which they have to mark the aspects their partners have mentioned (for example, the parts of the animal or the colours. Moreover, during the presentations, I take photos and record videos of them to analyse them afterwards.

Stage 9- Session 10 (1/2 hour). In this final stage, the class group discuss about the mini-project and tell me suggestions for next time.

Now, here you can see an example of one of the possible animals’ presentations in Genially:

Ending with the use of Genially in Primary Education, it is essential to affir that is an useful online tool in which pupils can practice all the linguistic skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing). At the same time, they are developing their digital competence and their social or presentation skills. Due to its characteristics, this tool is a resource that improves pupils’ learning experience and helps us to achieve the learning objectives proposed. To sum up, I recommend you to use Genially along the English classes because students will be motivated and engaged in their learning process.