This blog post aims to support 5th grade classroom work for elementary students in Medellin, Colombia. It seeks to engage students and reinforce independent learning through after-school work on topics that relate to class. Specifically, the blog will focus on describing favorite places in Colombia using language functions for description. It will include resources like presentations, mind maps, videos, games and reading materials to help students describe their beautiful country.

1. POPULATION
This blog is addressed to 5th grade students of
elementary public school located in Medellin city.

2. ENVIRONMENT AND
METHODOLOGY
The students are
beginners and
the idea is to
reinforce their
independent
learning by
developing
afterschool work
necessary to
cope with the
class purposes.
MY
BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY

3. OBJECTIVE
 the blog
objective is
support
classroom
work, and
engage
students
about use of
technology in
their learning
process.

4. TOPIC
The topic of this
blog will be “My
Beautiful Country”.
Language
function:
Description of
places.
Purpose: Students
will able to
describe their
favorite places in
Colombia.

5. RESOURCES PLANNED
This blog will include power point
presentations with vocabulary,
mid mind maps for description
plans, videos with places
descriptions, games, puzzles,
reading materials, web questions,
audio materials, and grammar
functions.

6. MIND MAP

7. REFERENCES
• Colombian regions map picture taken
from:http://www.todacolombia.com/geografia/regionesnaturales.html with educational purpose.
(24/08/2013).
• Esscuela la Iguana picture taken
from:http://www.medellin.edu.co/sites/Educativo/Docentes/Paginas/Actualidadeducativa.aspx with
educational purpose. (24/08/2013).
• Childres picture taken from:http://campusmexico.mx/2013/05/08/las-tic-revolucionan-la-forma-de-
estudiar-en-jovenes-y-ninos/ with educational purpose. (24/08/2013).
• lugares turiscos picture taken from: http://viajeseconomicos.com.co/colombia-se-ubica-entre-los-mejores-
paises-para-hacer-viajes-turisticos-economicos/ with educational purpose. (24/08/2013).