Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Lesson Plan: Review Unit

Aim

By the end of the course, students will be able to

Review the words and sentences pattern shown in Hello Darbie 2

Apply what they learned to write a short story of a friend

Level

Primary level (3rd graders)

Language Focus

Words:

One, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Ear, hair, mouth, nose, eye

Dance, draw, read, sing, write

Heavy, short, strong, tall, thin

Sentence patterns: The underlying blanks could be replaced by other words.

This is Tina.
She is a nine-year-old student.
She has a big mouth and small eyes.
She is thin.
She can sing.

Time

45 minutes

Teaching Aids

Story poster, word cards, board game base, paper, crayons, word search
poster, spinner

Preparation

Board game

Word search

Story poster

Word card (writing prompt)

Grouping: divide the class into five group

Put postures onto the board.

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Procedures

Step 1: Warm-up (5mins)

1. Put the word search posture onto the board.
2. Demonstrate how to do the activity. (Ten)
(a) Its a word caterpillar. There are some words inside the caterpillar.
(b) Use the chalk to circle the hidden word.
(c) For example, you can see ten in the middle of the caterpillar.
Then, use chalk to circle the word.
3. Invite students participation.
4. Review the word one by one. (eye, dance, ten)

Word search activity

Tinas story

Step 2: Main presentation (20 mins)

1. Tell a story about Tina.
2. Use the prompt cards to review the words.
(a) Walk around the classroom and ask students to repeat the word.
(b) Ask questions like Can you sing? or Are you tall? to involve
students participation.
(c) Invite students to do the action to connect to the real life.
3. Write a story of your friend.
(a) Tell students they are going to write a story.
(b) Give out paper.
(c) Choose one of their classmates. Draw him/her on the paper.
(d) Write down three sentences based on the above format. (Change the
characteristics when needed.)
4. Share the drawing with classmates.
(a) Pick classmates who have special drawings.
(b) Ask them to come to the front.
(c) Show the drawing to classmates and have them guess who is he/she.
(d) Lead them to read the sentences.

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Review words

write a story

sharing time

Step 3: Wrap-up (10 mins)

1. Divide the students into groups. Each group stands for one color bear.
2. Explain and demonstrate the game as follows.
(a) Students take turns to rock the paper scissor to decide who goes
first.
(b) Spin the spinner to decide how many squares to move. For example,
if you stop at three. You move forward three squares.
(c) If you can't answer the question, you stay where you are.
3. The child who gets to the end of the board first wins.

Spin the spinner

Closure: Ask students the following questions

Do you like to play board game?

Whats your favorite drawing?

Explain the rule

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Elementary Teaching and Report

I. Before the teaching

Hello Darbie

Hello Darbie

word search

word
search

Read
Tina's
story

Review
the words

Writing
Practice

Sharing
and
guessing

board
game

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Objectives
Activity

Cognitive
domain

Affective
domain

Word search

Tinas story

Review words

Writing

Sharing

Board game

Motor skill
domain

Interpersonal
domain

II. During the teaching

1.

Greeting: How are

you today?

2.

Word search

3.

Tinas Story

4.

Review the words

and sentences

5.

Writing Practice

6.

Sharing time

7.

Board game

III. After the teaching

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Can you draw?

Yes, I can.

Description
Success

Strength

Action Strategy

1. Word search

2.

1. Tinas Story

2.

Techniques and Practice of Teaching English

Advisor: Joyce Chou

Student teacher: Tonny Kuo

Weakness

3.

1.

2.