Describing Animals Lesson Plan [PDF]

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Lesson Plan #



Group: 401 Date: Level: 4th Number of students:20 Competencies o X C1 o X C2 o X C3



Strategy Focus __Ask for help __Take risks __Gesture



BALs o Media o Citizenshi p o Environm ent o Health o Career



Language Conventions (What are you FOCUSING ON in this lesson?):



Language Repertoire:



Vocabulary focus words (Practice the meaning, phonology and spelling of these FOCUS words Simple words to describe animals: big, small, long, skinny, fat, slow, fast, funny, gentle, cute



Grammar:



(choose ONE __ Plan __ Inference __ Scan



(__54_ minute class)



__X_ word order



to teach & focus on with the students) _X_ Direct attention __ Use prior knowledge __ Predict __ Practice __ Take notes __ Skim __ Self monitor __ Lower anxiety __ Use resources



___ plurals ___ articles ___ verb tenses (focus: _________adjectives_______



Punctuation: ___ capital letters ___ periods ___ question / exclamation marks ___ commas (enumeration)



Functional Language (choose some expressions to FOCUS ON in this lesson either saying or w __ Classroom routines ___ Giving instructions ___ Stalling for time ___ Asking for help ___ Identifying th Describing things ___ Asking about things __ Stating capabilities ___ Asking about capabilities ___ Asking Asking yes/no ?s ___ Express yes/no agreement / disagreement ___ Ask about yes/no agreement/ disagreement __ Gives o Asks opinions ___ Asks permission ___ Offers help ___ Accepts / declines help ___ Asks about needs / wants ___ Gives ___ Expresses feelings ___ Asks about feelings ___ Greetings ___ Taking leave ___ Thanks ___ Apologiz Today’s focus expressions: It is __________. It lives in_____________________.



Goals for this class What you want students to “walk away” with



Introductio n (activation of prior knowledge)



Developmen t (Activities of 5-20 minutes each)



Students will know the most common words to describe pets and other ani They will know the word order of adjectives in relation to the nouns they de They will be able to say or write one or more adjectives that describe anima well as where they live.



Last class we heard the story of a boy who wished for a puppy. A pet is an animal that we care for and lives in our house. If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be? Why? Why do we have pets?



Describing Animals Power Point Go through all the slides, have students repeat the words and sentences, have students move their bodies according to the adjective (small, big) Question and cold call on students to read the sentences on the slides and/or move the slides on the smart board. Describing Animals Activity Individually or in pairs, students complete activity 1 in activity book (p.69). Teacher models animal A A bird is small. It is feathery. It lives in a tree. It flies very fast.



Dialogue: Describe your favourite animal activity on p. 71 of activity book (5 min Try not to look at your book! You must speak English. Tell one friend about your favourite animal (2 mins.) Switch (2 mins) Tell another friend (2 mins) Listen to another friend (2 mins) __________________________________________________________________________________



True or False Game I will read sentences about animals. You will lift up your green paper if you think i is true, and your red (or orange) paper if you think it is false. Closure



Plan B (Anticipate problems and solutions)



Materials



Homework /



Reinvestme nt



(How will students practice / reinvest what they’ve learned – at home on in future classes?)



Reflection: Did you meet your objectives for this lesson? Changes / improvements to make



If time permits, do a song: The Goldfish (Laurie Berkner), A-Hunting We Will Go (p.121)



Gather the class: did anyone learn new words today? OR Exit Card depending on time. (what new words did you learn today?) For early finishers, I have printed copies of the clues to the crossword puzzle on p.70 I case of internet issues for my Power Point, I will bring it on a key. I will arrive to school early enough to correct formatting if necessary and print a copy of all the slides in case the smart board does not work. 20X cross word clues 20 X small green and red papers for True or False game 1 printed copy of my Power Point 2 menu of the day posters (1 for students, one for me) At the next class, students will complete the activities in the Unit