Saturday, May 12, 2012

student lesson plan - Days of week/Months of year


Date: Feb 11/12

Class: Intermediate    Time: 45 minutes
12-14 children            Age: 11/12
Objectives- To review the days of the week and the months of the year. 
Materials– White board, markers, Word Jumble and matching sheet, Month of the year and Days of the week flashcards
Set-up- The class needs to be setup in groups. 
Engage - Last letter fun - Split the room into 2 teams and use the example word to start. See how many words the teams can come up with in a 5 minute time period. [10 min]
-Have the students sit around in a circle and introduce themselves. Make sure you use days of the week and months of the year in the introduction. [5 min]
Study- Give a word jumble and matching lesson to the class. Pass the activity sheets out and explain what to do and how to do it. Allow them to work in pairs or small groups and take it up in class. [10-15 min]
Activate- Battleship: The class is split into 2 teams; Battleship is effectively the same as the household game. Instead of coordinates though, substitute A1, C5 with January and Friday. [20-30  min]
Evaluation- For homework the students go home and write a paragraph about their day-to-day activities using the vocabulary words.
   


Understood information before the lesson:

Follow up: This is a review lesson for this class; few seemed to fully grasp these concepts. This lesson will enable the students to have more confidence determining the days of the week as well as the months of the year.

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Activity Sheets:
Days of the Week/Months of the Year- Review sheet

Unscramble these words to reveal the hidden word!

1)      AHRCM                                                                                           _______________

2)      DYATSUE                                                                                        _______________

3)      AYRUSTDA                                                                                     _______________

4)      AYM                                                                                                 _______________

5)      DDEAWNSYE                                                                                 _______________

6)      MEEDCRBE                                                                                    _______________

7)      OOTREBC                                                                                       _______________

8)      EUNJ                                                                                               _______________

9)      TMBRESPE                                                                                     _______________

10)   UGSTAU                                                                                          _______________

11)   YAFIRD                                                                                            _______________

12)   UJYL                                                                                                _______________

13)   YAMDNO                                                                                        _______________

14)   VRBNMOEE                                                                                   _______________

15)   YRBRUEFA                                                                                      _______________



Read this short passage and answer the questions that follow:

               Mark is a 16 year-old boy from Oakville. He is very busy during the week with school and EVEN on weekends. On Monday, he has math and gym class. On Tuesday he has science class. Mark goes to social studies and English on Wednesday, followed by music class on Thursdays. Finally on Friday Mark must go to art and English class. Every day after school Mark has football practice and all of his homework! Even on SATURDAY Mark goes to a tutor to help with his school work.

1)      On what day does Mark have science class?

2)      How often does Mark go to football?

3)      Does Mark have a tutor?

4)      What does Mark like to do on Sunday’s?

5)      How often does Mark go to Music class?

6)      Mark goes to math class every Monday for an hour. Calculate the mass of the sun.

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