SAM proto 1 - Trial 

Elementary Level

Warmer - Frisbee game on the beach

A Nova appears as soon as the first question is answered and then after each question

 Let's play!

 

What's this?

I think that's a...

Maybe that's a...

What's that?

Can you
help me?

Hi, I’m Elara, leader of my
 continent, Skymoor. I’m here because you’ve got some special Nova energy! I need your help to save Elara!

Story slide = earn and use 2 (way to get kids to tell story/ask questions)

 

 

You need to collect 100 Nova energy to help me!

Great,
thank you!

Exercise/game about story slides

Text

Reward slide that gives them Nova

Wow!
You guys are amazing!
Here's 1000 Nova - now we can see Skymoor. 

 Choose a path!

 

Skymoor needs help with

the strange animals

Elara
game

Skymoor  needs help

with the land 

If it's a Wordwall game,

it can be here. And then Ss can make it fullscreen.

If it's not a Wordwall game,

there can be a screenshot of it.

Well done!
Thank you!
You earned 1000 Nova! 

This is a...

That is a...

These are...

Those are...

Thank you for your
hard work! You've got 100
Nova energy!

Now we have 10,000 Nova and can go to Skymoor

The boats here! See you in Skymoor

From this point we'll add extension discussion and games for groups that finish fast. 

choice slide - Test

100 Nova

Easy quiz

200 Nova

Difficult quiz

2 games (6 words each) 

1 game 12 words

Text

Text

practise nouns (spinner or dice roll game, 1 kid asks the other answers take in turns)  (practice/production)

200 Nova

Difficult quiz

Text

Hey!

Let's do another game and get more Nova!

SAM sessions

Purpose: collaboration and social interaction

- options, choices and collaborative decision making

-outcomes determine the next steps (simple in lower level more complex in higher level) 

Group lessons

Purpose: 

Elementary

- some pre-teach to include the lesson vocab, (6-10mins) and check

Level B

- Zero pre-teach, elicit prior knowledge for 3-4 mins

- Some Ai use for activities

1 | Use your Nova!
Type: Training

Quest giver:  Harmony

Quest location: Bedroom IRL

Objective: Try using Nova

Conflict: It’s the first time, you have to draw the power, don’t break things up!

Climax: Well done, you can tidy your room using Nova now!

Harmony - The Wise Protector

  • Physical Description: Majestic and commanding, with eyes that hold the depth of the ocean and hair like silver moonlight, dressed in regal garments.

  • Personality: Wise and compassionate, a guiding force.

  • Occupation: Supreme Guardian of Elara

  • Role: The central figure who oversees all efforts, coordinates the guides, and ensures that the overall vision of harmony with nature is achieved.

1/ Kids on the beach // Something extraordinary happens: A contient is emerging from the sea
2/ 'What is this?' Harmony appears and explains -- we need you -- she shows snippets of Elara in the sand
3/ You are the chosens ones because you have Nova. Are you ready to come with me?

1 | Lesson Vocab

lamp,

bed,

curtains

ceiling

floor

wall

chair

desk

poster

photos

pot plants

bookshelf

 

2 | Lesson Verbs

fall,

drop

fly

pick up

collect

put away

 

 

 

3 | Grammar and functional language

I have got

Lesson Vocab

 

Functional / Grammar

 

I am from (Elara.)

Where are you from?

What's that?

I think its...

Do you think its...?

Yes I do/No I don't

Intermediate:

Where are you from?

What's happening?

What's going on?

No idea, haven't a clue...

What could it be?

It could be...

 

1 | Opening

in a kid's bedroom everything is a mess and upside dowm. Harmony contacts the kids via mum's tablet.

- she tells them they have Nova and using it made a big mess

-they are special because they have it and she will help them use it correctly

-they need to earn some Nova -

- they need to learn to use Nova first

-they get Nova by talking and working together

-she has to go and will come back in 40 mins.

 

-rewards for activities they complete. (we can fake this with Slides.com effects)

 

 

 

1 | Opening

Slide 1 - six kids playing on the beach (3 of each)

-age 11+

Slide 1- add an opener fun game??? (frisbee game)

 Slide 2 - get first Nova but don't know what to do with it

 - kids look at them in the hands

- Nova starts to sparkle

 -As it sparkles Elara emerges out of the ocean

 

TN: create wonder (gestures, voice etc) and anticipation by asking questions 'Wow! What is this? Look! What's happening?

 

Lesson Plan

Slide2
Warmer - Game on the beach, get their first Nova
3 mins
3 Game to get some Nova - beach and landmarks. wave, sea, sand dune, sea sand, cliffs, beach
3 Nova is activated and Elara emerges (dramatic, lots of onslide animation)
A bit 'hazy' in appearance.
3-5
4 Harmony explains who she is and that Elara is her continent - I am from / where are you from . 'Get more Nova and I can show you some of Elara'.   1-2
5 Game about vocab. Earn the Nova 5-6
6 Reward slide - animated wow  1
7 Harmony now gives them a glimpse of some places on Elara. Kids to decide which one they want to see first. Kids use 'because' give reasons and vote. Good, dysfunctional, wasteland (villains) I want to see... because... [Students to ask other students] Which one do you want to see first? 8-10
8
9
10
11
12
27
Slide 1
Warmer - What's in your room. (2 thing) (teacher gets feel for student's abilities) I have got ...
3 mins
2
Story (Intro Harmony and Nova, there to help) Story slide = earn and use 2 (way to get kids to tell story/ask questions)
3 Story slide = earn and use 2 (way to get kids to tell story/ask questions) Option 1 (yes) go to slide 4 Option 2 (no) go to slide 3
3a Disaster slide - choice no goes back to slide 3
4
Exercise/game about story slides
1-2 mins
5
Reward slide that gives them Nova
1
7
practise nouns (spinner or dice roll game, 1 kid asks the other answers take in turns)  (practice/production)
10-12 choice = do an easy quiz = 10 
8
Reward slide & Get 100 nova to get to the next step
2
9
practice game verbs/functional (50 Nova)
5-6
10
talk about cleaning up the room (50 Nova) - production
10-12
11
Lesson Wrap-up
2-3
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7=Quiz about something to do with one of the places.

8=discussion/choice activity

9=Summary with Harmony

10=Let's go slide

Crew

Team

Squad

100 Nova

Easy quiz

Bedroom labelled diagram wordwall

easier learning game

Reward Slide

Well done!

100 Nova

100 Nova

Easy quiz

100 Nova

Easy quiz

2nd game

Reward Slide

Well done!

100 Nova

100 Nova

Easy quiz

Reward slide

Well done !

200 Nova

OH No! slide - it's a disaster

Messed up room, furniture on the ceiling, we need to earn more Nova to fix it. 

Messed up room

Verb presentation slide

use gifs to show the verbs

fall,

drop

fly

pick up

collect

put away

Like a card game, click the card and a GIF comes up - DO NOT disappear

Initial card has an image of a noun on it. They have to say the noun, click and then the card image goes away and an activity gif comes up

Practice/Presentation

Speak about tidying up the mess

Speaking slide - 10/12 minutes - earn Nova for speaking/tidying the room

Reward slide

lots of bells and whistles animation

Wow! Thanks

 

You need to collect 100 Nova energy and practise using your Nova.

I will help you collect Nova

that we can use in Elara.

Let's go!

Harmony

Well done! you've got loads of Nova. Now you can help me in Elara.

 

We'll meet again soon!

SAM proto 1 - Elementary

By adriennelan

SAM proto 1 - Elementary

1st group session for Beta launch +- Dec'23

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