Seasons and months

Unit of a long term plan

School: 41

Date:

Teacher name: Balgynbaeva A.B

CLASS: 5

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Lesson title

Seasons and months

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to (link to the Subject programme)

5.R6 understand with some support some specific information and detail in short on the topic “Seasons and months”

5.W7 spell most familiar high frequency words accurately when writing independently

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to: read short, simple text and understand it

Most learners will be able to: do simple exercises to the topic

Some learners will be able to: use all the words an simple statements with basic adjectives and size, to name and describe the seasons and months

Level of thinking skills

Knowledge, comprehension, application

Assessment criteria

• Give some information according the topic.

• Read the text

• describe the seasons and months using the words from the text.

Language objective

Learners can:practice and pronounce the new words in chain.

 Key words: Winter, Autumn, Summer, Spring, January, May, June

Useful classroom language for dialogue/writing:

Discussion points:

What is your favourite season?  What season is it? Which season do you like? Why?

Values links

communicative abilities

Cross-curricular links

Art, Music

Previous learning

My favourite sport

Plan

Planned timings

Start

0-7 min.

8-10 min

Teacher’s greeting.

Hello. How are? What season is it now?

What is your favourite season? Why?

Starter: Teacher asks learners to listen to the song “ Seasons and month”

How do you think what theme of our lesson today?

Learners to see under the tables and find the pictures with seasons and divide into 4 groups.

Let`s review our last lesson.

Lead in: (I) learners revise some key words from previous learning showing the cards.

Resources

Middle

11-30 min.

Introduce with new words

Modelling: (G)Teacher asks learners to read the text about seasons and months. And asks to fill the gaps. Then to pronounce new words.

Seasons and Months   

There are 12 months or 52 weeks or 365 days in a year. Every four years there is a leap year. It has 366 days. The names of the months are: January, (.........), March, April, (........), June, July, (............), September, October, (...........), December. The days of the week are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. There are 7 days in a week, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute.

There are (.........) seasons in the year — spring, (...........), autumn and (.........).

Formative assessment according understand with some support some specific information and detail in short on the topic “Seasons and Months”

(Peer assessment) Teacher give cards with words: excellent- if they haven`t mistakes , good- if they have 1-2 mistakes, try again- more than 3 mistakes.

Task: (G) ex 1 p 110 read the text, understand it, and put the letters ABC into right picture.

Show cards with letters ABC for understanding.

Assessment with cards: ABC

Ex 3 p 109 read the text again and answer the questions Self assessment

1. Where is Lena?

2. What is Meruert doing?

3. What is lena doing?

4. Where is Berik?

5. What is the weather like in Shymbylak today?

6. What is the weather like in Thailand?

7. What are Assel and Sanzhar doing?

8. Is Ruslan happy with his holiday?

(Self assessment) right variant on the blackboard

If they haven`t any mistakes- thumb up

If they have any mistakes- thumb down

Energizer

Song about month

Teacher give sheet of paper, learners should complete the sentences and draw according this sentences (for less able learners)

My favourite season is….

The weather is…..

I usually go….

Teacher give sheet of paper. Learner describe a picture with your favourite season and write 7 sentences ( for more able learners)

Assessment according speak and describe seasons.

Self- assessment:

Learners present your worksheets and other learners attach stickers on the poster with words “excellent”, “good”, “try again”

video

stickers

cards and pictures

Cards ABC

Worksheets

Video

Coloured pencils

posters

End

35-45 min

The Teacher show pictures with seasons and learners show cards (green, yellow, red)

1) Is it summer? 3) Is it spring?

2) Is it winter? 4) Is it autumn?

Assessment criteria:

if they agree, show green card,

if they are confused show yellow cards,

if they do not agree show red cards

What was the theme of our lesson?

What was interesting?

Traffic lights

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Health and safety check

Differentiation can be used at any stages of the lesson.

Differentiation by support: group work, individual work Differentiation by task : differentiate for less able students and for more able students

Draw a picture with your favourite season and describe it( for less able learners)

My favourite season is….

I like it because…….

Describe a picture and write 7 sentences( for more able learners)

Assessment according speak and describe seasons

Peer-assessment (Checklists) in individually work

Teacher asks learners to read the text “ The seasons and months” and answer the question. . Then to pronounce new words. Learners repeat. T-S

(Self assessment) Teacher give cards with words: excellent- if they haven`t mistakes , good- if they have 1-2 mistakes, try again- more than 3 mistakes.

Peer assessment (Pyramid reception) in group work

(Peer assessment) Pyramid reception according assessment criteria understand some information in the text

1-st triangle- red colour( Exellent)

2-nd triangle-green colour(Good)

3-rd triangle- yellow colour( Try again)

Peer assessment

Health saving technologies.

Using physical exercises and active activities.

Point rules in the group