Session 4

Diego HernandezFulbright ETA Training

June 21-22, 2010

Lesson Planning

• Discuss the main tenets of Doug Lemov’s chapter on lesson planning (chapter 3)– What do you already do that he mentioned?– What could you see yourself trying out that he

mentioned?– Which are the most useful techniques for you

personally?

Sample ESL Lesson Plan IObjectives: • Review vocabulary: parts of body, where to go to find something (type of store, where in

store); review grammar: command forms of verbs ("Take two aspirin every morning“); new vocabulary: ways to describe illness and methods of remedying it; new grammar: giving advice "I would recommend" + [verb+ing]

Activities: • Introduction: quick review of parts of body, command forms• Warm-up activity: Simon Says (10 minutes)• Introduction of new material: common ailment vocabulary, advice language. Write it on the

board, and have them copy it into their notebooks.• Group work: worksheets with two dialogues - doctor/patient, pharmacist/client• Report back to class: Doctors describe patient's ailments, patients describe doctor's advice• Review of new material, point out common mistakes• Contingency plan: review of city directions, combined with advice form. Write a command

sequence on the board: take bus #12 to downtown, walk three blocks north." Next, have your students convert it to advice form: "I would recommend taking bus #12, walking three blocks north.”

Sample Lesson Plan IITeach the vocabulary of the flag. Teach vocabulary such as stars, stripes, field, colonies, states.

After students have practiced the vocabulary have them fill in the blanks.For a great direction following activity, teach students to cut a five-pointed star using paper

folding and scissors.Tell students how Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first flag but no one is sure who designed

it. Have students take a virtual tour of the Betsy Ross House.Ask children to name the colors of the American flag. Explain that we say the colors in a certain

order: "Red, white and blue." Tell how each color has a special meaning. In the American flag, for instance, the blue stands for justice, the white stands for purity, and the red stands for courage. Put these terms into words the students can understand using examples. For example, justice means fairness; purity is clean; and courage means not afraid.

Explain how the symbols on the flag are also important.The American flag has fifty stars, one for each state in the United States. The thirteen stripes stand for the first thirteen colonies.

Visit this site about the American flag and check out the links. Go to AmericanFLag.com. Explain that the Bald Eagle is the symbol of America. Have students make a picture of the

bald eagle. Tell the story of Paul Revere that your students can understand. Visit Paul Revere's house. You can

also find a map of Revere's ride.Organize a 4th of July picnic. Feature some popular American picnic food: Fried chicken, hot dogs,

hamburgers, potato salad, and watermelon.