Teaching English to Young Learners
Module 5: Task 4 – Assignment Example
Name: Carolina
Country: Nicaragua
Grade(s): G2
Class Size: Small Class
Lesson Plan Name: School Items
Thematic Unit Plan Name: Starting School
This is a unit plan for students in Grade 2. It comes at the beginning of the school year or session.
Students learn basic classroom language and routines.
Lesson 1: Hello and Goodbye – Students learn how to greet the teacher and each other. Students learn
each other’s names. Students learn the song Hello, How Are You?
Lesson 2: Rules and Routines – Students learn important classroom rules and routines, e.g., how to
ask for permission to use the bathroom, raising hands, etc. Teach 1-2-3 Eyes On Me attention getter.
Students learn the song Time to Go and establish how to leave the classroom and say goodbye.
Lesson 3: School Items – Students learn about school items they need for everyday use. Students learn
how to ask and answer questions using To Be.
Lesson 4: School Map – Students learn the name of the rooms in the school. Students learn how to give
directions to the bathroom, cafeteria, gym, etc.
Lesson 3: School Items
Student profile Grade 2
Beginner level of English proficiency (CEFR A1)
15 students
Skills to be emphasized Speaking and listening
Language focus *Grammar: Is it a pencil? / Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
What’s this? / It’s a pencil.
*New vocabulary: school items
*Review vocabulary: numbers
Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to (SWBAT):
* Ask and answer questions to identify school items.
Materials * Flashcards
* PowerPoint slides showing school items
* Realia (student’s own school items)
* A ball
*Prompts on the board
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Warm-up
IMPROVEMENT #1: Teacher: Hello! Good morning, students!
Start class with routine Students: Good morning, teacher!
Teacher: How are you?
Students: Fine.
Teacher: Let’s sing Hello, How Are You? (Sing Hello, How Are You?)
Class, greet your friend.
(Students greet each other using the language in the song)
IMPROVEMENT #2: Write the objectives on the board (before class)
State the lesson objectives Teacher: Class, let’s read the objectives for today. Listen and repeat.
”I will be able to…”
Students: ”I will be able to…”
Teacher: “…ask and answer questions to identify school items.”
Students: “…ask and answer questions to identify school items.”
Catch their attention *Bring in a big pencil.
*Teacher asks, “What is this?”
* The first student to answer gets to use the big pencil.
*Then have students repeat “This is a pencil.”
Connect to prior knowledge Show some school items in a PowerPoint presentation and encourage
students to recognize the ones they recall.
Presentation
Teach school items vocabulary * Write prompts on the board: What’s this? It’s an_____________.
and how to ask questions It’s a ______________.
*Ask the question “What’s this?” and show the flashcard and stick on
the board.
*Make students repeat the questions and answers.
*Students and teacher ask and answer the questions.
Practice
Check comprehension School items recognition:
*Students use stickers and circle school items in the book.
IMPROVEMENT #3: To get students’ attention after the practice activity, the teacher uses
Use attention getter “Eyes on me”
Teacher: 1-2-3 Eyes on me!
Students: 1-2 Eyes on you!
Controlled practice Flashcard Activity:
*Students work in pairs.
* Each student is given a set of flashcards (4 to five) These flashcards
have the name of school items at the back.
*Students ask each other and answer the question “what’s this?” “It’s
a/an_____”
*If students can’t recall some school items, they can read the name on
the back.
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*Students ask and answer the question “what’s this?” “It’s a/an_____”
IMPROVEMENT #4: Modeling + modeling: teacher-student, student-student
Application
Game using real school items Simon Says:
*Ask students to show their items. The ones who get confused sit
down.
Teacher: Simon says… Hold up your pencil! Put your pencil down!
Simon didn’t say!
Practice with real school items *Students ask and answer the questions “what’s this?” “It’s a/an_____”
using their own school items.
IMPROVEMENT #4: Modeling + modeling: teacher-student, student-student
Wrap up
Game *Students stand in circle and throw the ball calling out a classmate’s
name.
*The rest runs while the one called out catches the ball and says stop.
*Students stand in circle and throw the ball calling out a classmate’s
name.
*The one who threw the ball asks the called out student “What’s this?”
using a PowerPoint slide.
*The rest pays attention, and if it’s correct. They say: “Correct” if not
“try again”
+ modeling: teacher-student, student-student
Homework Teacher: Open your books page 2. Complete this chart with school
items and draw your schoolbag.
IMPROVEMENT #5: Teacher: Let’s sing Time to Go. (Sing Time to Go)
End class with routine Teacher says goodbye to each student at the door. Each student may
have a special farewell (e.g., high five, handshake, hug, etc.)
The AE E-Teacher Program is sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State and administered by FHI 360.
