Aim: This task considers which types of workbook (EFAL) task are best suited to independent asynchronous work.

Time: 20 – 30 minutes, approximately

Instructions

In this task you will be thinking about which parts of the EFAL workbook are best suited to independent work and which are best done as a class in the live WhatsApp lesson. We will take the example of a Grade 3 lesson and identify which exercises could be done independently at home. When our learners cannot come to school, they will need to complete more of the exercises at home than they usually do. Another aspect to consider is what activities are best suited to a live WhatsApp or video conference lesson and how your learners could complete the rest of their workbook activities at home.

Part One: Choosing Tasks for Homework

Let us look at the Grade 3 EFAL lesson, About my weekend, Term 3, pages 8-9. We have identified that there are five exercises over the two pages. You can see the exercises split up into sections on the slides below. First look at the exercises. Then answer the four questions below. For each question, choose 'Yes' if the exercise is a suitable homework task.

Part Two: Your Materials

It is unlikely that you are a Grade 3 teacher planning to give exactly this lesson, but the approach described above can be used with the materials for any subject, and for primary or secondary learners. Choose an upcoming lesson in your coursebook/workbook for one of your classes and go through the same procedure:

• Identify each separate exercise.

• Think about whether your learners could complete each exercise by themselves at home.

• For each exercise, think about why you would prefer your learners to complete it at home.

Congratulations! You have prepared the homework/asynchronous component for one lesson of online delivery.

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