It was the 12th IH Teachers Online Conference (TOC) on Friday 22nd May 2020. Nearly 40 people presented for 15 minutes each on the theme of online teaching.
For my presentation, I decided to go for something low-tech that you could still do online, and what’s better than making a fortune teller. It’s a very simple origami project, one I think most of us have probably made in the past. Here’s a video of how to make one:
My decision maker
As a lot of us are working on our mental health while we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, my fortune teller was a way to choose your response to different people in different situations. The three sets of choices are:
Who are you talking to?
- your boss
- your colleague
- your student
- a parent
What are you talking about?
- an activity you tried
- how you feel
- your plans tonight
- something you’ve read
- the news
- IH TOC 😉
- your lesson
- your day
What do you say in that situation?
- I give up!
- I need chocolate!
- Thank you!
- That’s great!
- Tell me more.
- Help!
- What should I do?
- (Don’t say anything…take a deep breath!)
Other ways to use them
You could also use fortune tellers for:
- predictions
- practising spellings
- practising lexical sets
- question forms
- making decisions in a role play
- choosing with activity/game you’ll do next
And they’re not just for children: you can use them with teens and adults too with the right topics. Most people like to make things 🙂
What else could you use them for? Have you tried them out with your students?
Here’s the video if you want to watch the whole presentation:
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