Teaching English with Songs: MUSICAL QUESTIONNAIRE – A SONG ACTIVITY IDEA FOR ZOOM FEATURES (4 SKILLS)

Strategy Insights: Musical Questionnaire

The Core Shift: Transmute digital distance into a vibrant Pedagogical Flow by leveraging virtual features to bridge the gap between individual creative expression and collaborative linguistic discovery.
  • Main Concept: A visionary song activity adaptable for both Zoom-based virtual environments and traditional face-to-face instruction.
  • Key Framework: A multi-stage pedagogical structure utilizing screen-sharing, breakout rooms, and chat boxes to anchor four-skill development.
  • Teacher Benefit: Empowers educators to cultivate high-level Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking through structured musical inquiry.
  • Practical Application: Engaging students in creative verse completion and the synthesis of partner discussions into written summaries via breakout room collaboration.
Expert Author: Márcia Bonfim
Source: Song Activity Factory

MUSICAL PHOTO STORY is an IDEA for an adaptable song activity along with a suggested step-by-step LESSON PLAN for English language teaching with ZOOM features like SCREEN-SHARING, BREAKOUT ROOMS, CHAT BOX etc., but it’s also perfect for F2F.

In this activity, students talk about their favorite songs, complete verses of a song creatively, listen to a song and answer questions about it, compare and discuss answers with a partner and write a summary of their discussion.

There is focus on the four skills and students practice COMMUNICATION, CREATIVITY & CRITICAL THINKING during this activity.

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