Bringing the Best out in Boys by Susan Bremner

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Bringing the Best out in Boysby Susan Bremner
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Active Activities

• Bandettes
• Consequences
• Graffiti board
• Je fais de la natation
• Je sors avec des amis
• Je joue au pingpong
• Je vais au ciné

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Understanding a foreign language

• Een appel is rood,
• de zon is geel,
• de hemel is blauw,
• een blad is groen,
• een wolk is wit
• en de aarde is bruin

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Translation

• An apple is red,
• the sun is yellow,
• the sky is blue,
• a leaf is green,
• a cloud is white
• and the earth is brown.

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Gender Differences

• Baby girls in the first few hours of life are
  much more interested in people and faces while
  baby boys are happy if objects are dangled in
  front of them.
• On average girls say their first words and learn
  to speak in short sentences earlier than boys.
• Boys are more active, preferring motion while
  girls prefer communication.

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Boy Troubles

• Boys have growing spurts that affect their ear
  canals causing periods of hearing loss.
• There are fewer connections in the male brain
  between the left and right hemispheres making it
  harder for boys to express their emotions
  verbally.
• Boys testosterone levels rise sharply between 11
  and 13. Characteristics are boisterous
  behaviour, competition, self-confidence and
  risk-taking.

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Teachers expectations

• Have positive expectations
• Talk about success
• See the good in pupils
• Make use of boys energy

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Discipline

• Involve pupils
• Give pupils a choice
• Refer to behaviour NOT pupil
• Praise the effort
• Danger of rewards

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Lesson Planning

• Create a routine
• Set clear goals
• Set short timed activities
• Link activities
• Include activity and humour
• Brain break
• Menu of activities
• Cater for different learning styles

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Basic Ingredients

• Something old
• Something new
• Something for fun
• Something to do

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Learning Vocabulary

• Pupils work out meanings
• Silly Stories
• Categorisation
• Thought Showers
• Learning Techniques
• Games

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Listening and Reading Skills

• Teach Techniques
• Learning Grids
• Vary Question type
• Problem-solving