Lesson for very young lerners

Name:

Very young learners (group of 4-5)

Date:

28.10.2024

Length:

30 min

Age group :

5 years old

Level

A0

Tutor:

Bogomazova Viktoriia, Cholakyan Zhanna, Burmistrova Marina

Main Aim: introduce action verbs (hands up, hands down, stop, listen)

Topic: Action verbs

Language Aim: By the end of the lesson children will have…

Understanding of action verbs (sit down, stand up, point, clap, hands up/down, listen, stop), the ability to recognize action verbs in spoken language

Personal Aims: Teaching skills YOU want to improve on or try in this lesson; use feedback and reflection from your previous lesson

- Implement new games to make lessons more active and fun than they used to be;

- Teach action verbs that will be used as a tool for classroom management.

Materials: Write what materials you are using and where (what book, internet site, etc.) the information comes from. You must reference all handouts, and attach a copy of each with your plan. (Example reference: Headway, Liz and John Soars, Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 46.)

• First Friends 1 (2nd edition), Susan Iannuzzi, Oxford University Press, 2014

• Music and rules for the “Freeze” game, https://www.playworks.org/game-library/dance-freeze/

• Flashcards, https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/print-make/flashcards/actions-flashcards

Extra materials : personal computer, screen and projector, flashcards with action verbs (illustrations for each verb)

Anticipated Problems and Solutions Very specific problems and solutions in regards to classroom management of a particular stage. Think about individual learners, logistics of the lesson, classroom management techniques, and groupings.

Problem

Solution

P1: Most of the children would love to be the leader in the first game called “Follow the leader”, and not having such an opportunity may discourage them from participating and make their spirits go down

P2: Children's behaviour is inappropriate

P3: Children have problems with memorizing the vocabulary

S1: Organise the game in the way that all the children will have this opportunity by switching the leader after 2-3 action verbs that they perform

S2: Concentrate their attention on the teacher (1,2,3 eyes on me, Let’s all take deep breaths etc. )

S3: Make each child repeat the vocabulary with flashcards,games again, repeat in Russian

Stages and Stage Aims

Mins

Interaction

Procedure

What is happening? Comment on: set up, activity and place for each stage

Trainer Observations & Recommendations

Trainees do NOT complete this column

Introduction

(aim)

Create positive and productive atmosphere in the classroom

5

teacher to the whole group

Set-up:

Beginning of the lesson, students are standing in front of the teacher

Activity:

Welcome each other, singing “Hello song” (routine action), asking each other “How are you?”

Phase 1

(aim)

Introduction of new vocabulary

7

teacher to the whole group

Set-up:

Books opened at page 9, students look at the pictures there. Then they look at the presentation on the board.

Activity:

Teacher: OK, look at this picture (shows students a picture of kids clapping). What are they doing? They are clapping! (shows them the movement and encourages students to repeat after them, and repeat the instruction in Russian if needed)

Students: repeat after the teacher and say the following action verb in English (if they answer in Russian then tell them the English translation)

Teacher: Look what I can do. What am I doing? (stand up) etc.

Show presentation with action verbs.

Teacher: What is he/she doing?

Give Flashcards to children.

Phase 2

(aim)

Drill repetition of introduced words through games

10

teacher to the whole group

Set-up:

Room has lots of space to move freely, there are just some of the chairs left. Students are standing up.

Activity:

Teacher is going to play 2 games with the students.

The first one is called “Follow the Leader”:

 
Teacher chooses a child to be the leader. The leader will perform an action (e.g., jump), and the rest of the class will follow.

The second game is called “Freeze”

Play music and have children dance around. When the music stops, call out an action verb (e.g., "hands up!"). Children must freeze in that position until the music starts again.

Phase 3

(aim)

Revision of what was learned, giving homework

5

teacher to the whole group

Set-up:

Students are sitting down.

Activity:

Alright! What did we learn today? (Students answers)

Right! Very good! We learned words (repeat the verbs while showing action)

Give Flashcards for h/w

Ending

(aim)

To cool down the students and keep them in the good mood after the lesson

3

teacher to the whole group

Set-up:

Students are standing up in front of the board

Activity:

Singing a short goodbye song and saying goodbye.