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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

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

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Textbook: My Heart Is Like a Zoo

My Heart Is Like a Zoo

http://www.myheartislikeazoo.com/

By Michael Hall

Publication Date: January 2010

Other Editions of This Title: (January 2010)

Categories: Animals , Emotions & Feelings

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Spring 2010 Kids' Next List

“Feelings are characterized by animals created entirely of hearts in this energetic picture book. My Heart is Like a Zoo is a refreshing Valentine's Day choice and a must-have for school libraries.”

-- Camille DeBoer, Pooh's Corner, Grand Rapids, MI

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Description

A heart can be hopeful, or silly, or happy. A heart can be rugged, or snappy, or lonely. A heart holds every different feeling, and debut author-artist Michael Hall captures each one with a delicate touch.
For each feeling, the bold, graphic artwork creates an animal out of heart shapes, from "eager as a beaver" to "angry as a bear" to "thoughtful as an owl." An accessible and beautiful debut, My Heart Is Like a Zoo is everything a classic picture book should be: honest, sincere, and speaking directly to even the very youngest child.
Ages: 0 - 5

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About the Author

Michael Hall is the creator of the critically acclaimed and nationally best-selling picture book My Heart Is Like a Zoo. He is also an award-winning graphic designer whose work has been widely recognized for its simple and engaging approach. Michael Hall is the co-owner and principal designer at Hall Kelley, Inc., and lives with his wife and two daughters in Minnesota.

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Praise For My Heart Is Like a Zoo…

“Children just learning about shapes will revel in these pages.”

-Publishers Weekly

“The bold digital collages of zoo animals in this debut picture book are clear and bright, and the simple rhymes about feelings will have preschoolers savoring the words, joining in, and pointing at every playful zoo scene.”

-ALA Booklist

“Starting with one simple shape, Michael Hall shows us a nearly infinite number of ways to make a menagerie of love.”

-Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medalist

“This title will have a wide audience, whether in a classroom, library, or at home. An outstanding choice for one-on-one sharing.”

-School Library Journal

“Now hear this! The art in this book will astonish Earth!”

-Chris Raschka, Caldecott Medalist

“It stole my heart.”

-Robert Sabuda, New York Times bestselling author

“Animals, adjectives and hearts—lots of hearts—combine in this bright, appealing selection, reminiscent of the works of Lois Ehlert.”

-Kirkus Reviews

“Michael Hall’s My Heart Is Like a Zoo is a combination of deceptive simplicity and gorgeous graphic design. Colorful, fun, and thoroughly enjoyable.”

-Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Caldecott Honor Artist, New York Times bestselling author

Textbook's Evaluation: My Heart Is Like a Zoo

Book Evaluation: My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall

1.      Goal of the course

Helping students learn vocabulary about animals, feelings and emotions. Also use those vocabularies well in the daily life. 

2.      Background of the students

1. age: preschool, kindergarten, and elementary (1-3 grade) students
2. native language and culture: Chinese and Taiwan’s culture
3. educational background: beginner
4. motivation or purpose for learning English: love English and learn the second language

3.      Approach

Theory of language

4.      Language skills

Students can use those vocabularies to create sentences or short stories and it help students train writing skill. Also, students will read other people’s sentences or stories to help they train the reading skills. In addition, students will say their own sentences and stories; therefore, they can train their listening and speaking skill.  

5.      Quality of practice material

Teachers can design many exercises or games based on this book. For example, teachers can design the role play, cloze and puzzle. Those exercise helps students memorize those words and learn how to use those words correctly. 

6.      Sequencing

This book is sequence by situations.

7.      Vocabulary

This book gives 60 different words about animals, feelings and emotions for students and those words can be useful in the daily life or write the diary. Also, students can learn 20 colors of background; it helps students learn different colors.

8.      Format

This book is very attractive because the pictures and colors. All of these 20 animals are made of heart shapes. Each page consists of a short sentence and an animal; therefore, it is clean that help students read the sentence and see the picture. The layout is comfortable. Also, this book is big enough for every student sees the pictures.

9.      Accompanying materials

Teachers and use posters and flash cards for exercises’ materials and games. 

10.  Teacher’s guide

This book is suitable for nonnative-speaking teachers.