Mini-project 3:
Activity Description
This short video serves as a quick introduction activity to warm up a language classroom. This video is comprised of two segments: the first segment was filmed in English with the target audience being a K-3 ESL classroom and the second segment was filmed in Spanish for use in a K-3 Spanish classroom. The topics include physical movement and action words. This warm up activity encourages students to actively listen and understand commands in the target language in order to complete each exercise. Communication is practiced through listening comprehension and language retention is fostered through the use of TPR. This activity should be used to get students thinking in the target language and ready for new language instruction. Students will be informally assessed based on their level of engagement and ability to stay on task.

Rationale:
We believe this activity is a pedagogically sound way to begin a language class. It acts in accordance with the constructivist theory because it has students actively constructing knowledge by physically responding to the target language. Using physical activity in connection with language learning is known as part of the Total Physical Response theory which argues for the benefits of movement for language retention.

Variation and Extention:
Ideally, a language teacher could record different warm-ups to begin class with each day. This way the students could increase their knowledge by practicing a variety of commands or language activities. The video could teach a cultural dance to the students or even provide instructions for a craft-making activity. The essential idea of the warm-up video is simply to get students to mentally switch into a language learning mode by physically practicing the language.