Using Glogster: an introduction to the Beatles

Among other ICT resources, we have been using glogster. This is a really interesting tool which allows you to create interactive posters. In this case our aim was to introduce The Beatles to the children and hopefully have them singing along with their families later on at home. As a pre-activity we have created this introductory play in which the musicians and their story are told. 

The Beatles (primer ciclo EPO) 

John is sixteen years old and he loves music. He goes to Quarry Bank High School every morning and listens to music in the evening. Paul is fifteen years old and he loves music too. In the morning, he goes to Quarry Bank High School too. One day, John starts playing music with his classmates, because they love music too. They start a band. Do you know what the name of the band is? Its name is the quarrymen because they all go to Quarry Bank High School and they are men. One day, John goes to a party after school and Paul goes there too. 

The Beatles

(primer ciclo EPO)

John is sixteen years old and he loves music. He goes to Quarry Bank High School every morning and listens to music in the evening.

Paul is fifteen years old and he loves music too. In the morning, he goes to Quarry Bank High School too.

One day, John starts playing music with his classmates, because they love music too. They start a band. Do you know what the name of the band is? Its name is the quarrymen because they all go to Quarry Bank High School and they are men.

One day, John goes to a party after school and Paul goes there too.

John says: Hello, my name is John, John Lennon. I love music and I have a band: the quarrymen.

 Paul says: nice to meet you, John. My name is Paul, Paul McCartney and I love music too. Can I be on your band? I love playing the guitar.

John says: Of course you can be on my band! Welcome to my band!!

Ringo and George love music too. Ringo loves playing drums and George loves playing the guitar, but they don’t know John and Paul.

One day, they start a new band together. The name of the new band is the beatles (explicar juego de palabras: sounds like beetles but you spell it like beat).

Do you know what the beat is? The beat is what you do when you clap your hands for a song.

In the new band, John plays the guitar and George plays the guitar too. Ringo plays the drums and Paul plays the bass.

Do you know what a bass is?

The bass is a big guitar with four strings that plays the rhythm of the song (pictures of guitar and bass).

And, do you know who sings in the band? Well, they all sing because they all like singing.

Do you want to listen to one of their songs? No? Nevermind, you’re gonna do it anyway!!!

(just kidding) Let’s see the wonderful poster we have for you!!!   

Later on we will explore the different features of our poster and we will sing altogether!!

As you can see, we have use the song Hello, goodbye to work the concept of opposite. However, its importance within the whole activity is really small and our main aim is to have our pupils singing and enjoying a real text.

In addition we can ask our students to create a Glogster about a story or a topic that we have been working on.