2011年6月11日 星期六

My Heart Is Like a Zoo - Book Trailer

My Heart Is Like a Zoo. Lesson Plan


TESOL LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s name: Cathy
Date of Lesson:
Textbook: My Heart Is Like a Zoo.
Level of Students: Preschool students
Objectives of this Lesson:
1.          The students will listen to the teacher read My Heart Is Like a Zoo and show that they understand it by answering simple yes/no questions about the story correctly.
2.          The students will be able to say, write and show that they understand the meaning of the words “heart, square, triangle, rectangle, circle and oval”.
3.          The students will be able to use the structure “It is (adjective)-shaped” in their own speaking and writing. (ex: It is heart-shaped.)
Lesson Activities
Grouping
Materials
Time
1. The teacher will lead the students in singing “Old McDonald had a farm”. The teacher will ask the students what kind of animals can be found on a farm and list these animals on the board.
Whole class
Poster with words of song’s background
5 min.
2. The teacher will read My Heart Is Like a Zoo to the students. Teacher will ask students look at the cover of the book and say what they see.
Whole class
My Heart Is Like a Zoo (big book)
5 min
3. The teacher will point out the shape in the story by asking the students “What is the shape?” while showing the pages with the adjectives on them. The teacher will show the students cards with these words on them and ask the students to demonstrate the meaning of the words using their own words.
Whole class
My Heart Is Like a Zoo (big book), vocabulary cards.
5 min
4. The teacher will show the students the sentence structure “It is heart-shaped.” on the pocket cart and will show the students how change the adjectives to make the different sentences to answer the question “What is the shape?”
Whole class
My Heart Is Like a Zoo (big book), pocket chart, vocabulary cards.
5 min
5. The teacher will divide the class into to five teams and lead them in playing the Shape game.
Five groups
Shape game
7.5 min
6. The teacher will divide the students into pairs and ask each pair will use different kinds of shapes to make animals.
Pairs
Paper of shapes and props
7.5 min
7. The teacher will give each student a worksheet with six questions which ask “What is the shape?” Teacher will ask students to look at the pictures and write the answers.
Individuals
Worksheets
5 min

2011年6月9日 星期四

Brown Bear,Brown Bear, What Do You See? Lesson Plan


TESOL LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s name: Cathy
Date of Lesson:
Textbook: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Level of Students: Preschool students
Objectives of this Lesson:
1.      The students will listen to the teacher read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and show that they understand it by answering simple yes/no questions about the story correctly.
2.      The students will be able to say, write and show that they understand the meaning of the words “bear, bird, duck, horse, frog, cat, dog, sheep, goldfish, brown, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, white, black, and gold”.
3.      The students will be able to use the structure “It is a (adjective) + (noun)” in their own speaking and writing. (ex: It is a brown bear.)
Lesson Activities
Grouping
Materials
Time
1. The teacher will lead the students in singing “Ten little Indians”. The teacher will ask the students which numbers in the songs.
Whole class
Poster with words of song’s background
5 min.
2. The teacher will read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? to the students. Teacher will ask students look at the cover of the book and say what they see.
Whole class
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (big book)
5 min
3. The teacher will point out the animals in the story by asking the students “What is it?” while showing the pages with the animals on them. The teacher will show the students cards with these words on them and ask the students to demonstrate the meaning of the words using their own words.
Whole class
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (big book), vocabulary cards.
5 min
4. The teacher will show the students the structure “It is a brown bear.” on the pocket cart and will show the students how change the adjectives and nouns to make the different sentences to answer the question “What is it?”
Whole class
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (big book), pocket chart, vocabulary cards.
5 min
5. The teacher will divide the class into to four teams and lead them in playing the Brown Bear game.
Four groups
Brown Bear game
7.5 min
6. The teacher will divide the students into pairs and ask each pair to role play the animals and ask questions.
Pairs
Masks and props
7.5 min
7. The teacher will give each student a worksheet with nine questions which ask “What is it?” Teacher will ask students to look at the pictures and write the answers.
Individuals
Worksheets
5 min






2011年6月5日 星期日

Learning Writing websites


1.      Grammar Girl

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/


Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Whether English is your first language or second language, Grammar Girl’s punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Mignon Fogarty is the creator and host of Grammar Girl. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.

 

2.      Dave's ESL Cafe

English learners can learn grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, and slangs from this website. Also, we can test their ability after we finish. In addition, we can post our questions of grammar on it and other people will answer our questions. 



3.      Writing Fun

We can learn the organization of different kinds of writing styles. 




2011年6月1日 星期三

Learning Reading websites

1.      CNN Student Newshttp://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/


At CNNStudentNews.com, you'll find a wealth of teacher materials presented free of charge, including Daily Transcripts for each show, Daily Discussion questions, the Media Literacy Question of the Day, in-depth Learning Activities, downloadable Maps and additional support materials to help students understand the news.
In addition, the educators at CNN offer Discussion Guides for CNN documentaries and initiatives, including Black in America, Latino in America and CNN Heroes.

 

2.      English, baby! http://www.englishbaby.com/

 

There are many ways to use Ebaby! Make sure to catch the Lesson of the Day for the latest cool English lesson. Search our English lessons to find thousands of other lessons on hundreds of topics, and have fun with our Vocab Quiz to study our database of over 15,000 vocabulary words.  



3.      Ask MetaFilter

It is a community weblog whose purpose is to share links and discuss content that users have discovered on the web. What gets posted is diverse. Online art, award-winning web design, photography galleries, and the like fit into a cool site of the day theme that is highly prized but often generates scant discussion. Flash games and funny online movies also appear. Net and blog culture discussions also percolate through MetaFilter, reflecting its early connections with Blogger, but this is becoming less common as membership expands.