Teaching Tips 172 The Real Thing It's 'International Museum Day'
on 18th May. Below are some ideas from a past Tip for a lesson
on the Day. This year the theme is 'Museum and Memory: Objects
Tell Your Story' - they say: 'In 2011, the theme of
International Museum Day is Museum and Memory. Through the
objects they store, museums collect stories and convey the
memory of our communities. These objects are the expressions of
our natural and cultural heritage. Many of them are fragile,
some endangered and they need special care and conservation.
International Museum Day 2011 will be an occasion for visitors
to discover and rediscover individual and collective memory.'
This reminded me of the well used activity where students bring
in an object of personal value to them & tell others why it
means so much to them. This provides very personalised speaking
practice & could also be used to practise certain structures.
Realia, real things rather than visuals, can bring lots of
activities to life. On the site there is an