Characteristics of young

learners

GRADE 3

Therefore they continue to benefit

from:
As they develop the cognitive Experiences with imagination and
characteristics of the concrete fantasy
Themes based on real life heroes
operations level, they begin to
and heroines who showed qualities
understand cause and effect,
to overcome life's challenges.
but they also need concrete
experiences to benefit from
context-embedded learning. This grade brings together much of the
vocabulary and fragments learned and can
be applied in more complex situations.

EXAMPLE:

Design commercials or skits ASSESSMENT:

Describe images
Write letters. providing meaningful contexts in
which they can use the language
they already know and create a
new language

3RD GRADE

AT THIS AGE IT IS TAKEN INTO

ACCOUNT

Joel:
Patty: Most children can read, write and
Reading legends write in their first language
Geographical facts and details Working on the same skills in the
The theater target language (TL) is also much
The diffraces easier at this point
Need structured dialogues for They love fairy tales
They can help younger children
ad writing tasks (like because they have stronger
postcards) language skills. Example: have
Math homework is also third graders read to
welcome at this age
DEVELOP ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT
kindergarteners.

Jessica: Hildegard:
Students are calmer and They like to collect objects
better academically than Create and write your own
previous groups texts with the help of word
Enjoy more complicated banks, work with a partner,
“create together”
story-based themes
Competitive games! They love
They do more independent humor, riddles, jokes
activities, such as making They are interested in the
illustrative pictures and country of the language they
pictures for presentations, are learning: geography, food
interviewing others, and and climate
working in pairs or groups