1. Practica Educativa II Barrau, Natasha
Prof. Estela Braun Caldentey, Agustín
PRACTICAL Nº 13: Bookmarking
Being designed for English teachers working at primary school level, this book contains
several projects organized according to the level of language, age of the students and
other important factors. It seems totally useful, as it develops not only intellectual skills
but also social and motor skills, which are really important to encourage learner
independence. Each project has a set of clearly instructed activities which will gradually
come up with the aimed product of the project work.
An advantage of this book is the adaptability of the projects to the curriculum, syllabus
or program the teacher and the school is following. Teachers using it, can choose which
activities she/he will use taking into account the specific situation of his/her students.
Moreover, the teacher might change and adapt the project so as to fit the students’
abilities and interests. The fact that the activities were designed for mixed-ability classes
allows every child to make its own contributions depending on their abilities and their
interests.

2. Practica Educativa II Barrau, Natasha
Prof. Estela Braun Caldentey, Agustín
Furthermore, project-based learning is useful when working with children as they learn
by doing. In order to complete the activities the students need the language. In this way,
they acquire the new language in a natural and meaningful way (experiential learning).
Also, this approach will encourage the emotional and personal development, as the
students can participate and contribute with their own ideas and feelings.
Last but not least, the book suggests some ways of assessing the students, the teacher
work and the effectiveness of the project itself. The charts presented are for the children
to say whether they liked the activities or not, and what those activities meant to them.
Different samples are provided to choose according to our students’ level.
It seems to us that this kind of projects may be too time consuming to use them at
schools where students do not have more than two hours per week. However, the
teacher can adapt and select some of the activities so as to make them shorter and more
engaging.