LESSON PLAN

TEACHER TOM
TEACHER DINA VILLEGAS

AGE 11 - 12 year old students at sixth grade in elementary school

LEVEL A2 - Basic Level
TOPIC Important facts about three planets
OBJECTIVE Students will dissect information related to three planets to share their findings through
the jigsaw collaborative activity.
TIME 15 minutes
BACKGROUND The names of the planets. The use of internet to do some research. The ability to scan a
KNOWLEDGE document and identify important information.

PRE- TASK
TASK TYPE Brainstorming
PROCEDURE The teacher introduces the topic by showing a slide with a question ( Which three
planets are closer to the sun? Students are divided into teams of three members each
and they are provided with a link for each one of them to do some research about a
different planet each. Each one gets 3 important facts of the planet.
AIM To activate background knowledge and to do some research of their own planet.
OUTCOME The three written facts which were found during the research in the net.
SKILLS Reading, writing
LEARNING STYLES Verbal, logical
MULTIPLE Classifying
INTELLIGENCES
INTERACTION PATTERN Groups of three and individual
MATERIAL Internet link, computer, notebook
TIMING 5 minutes
TRANSITION Is it important that experts in a subject share their findings with other experts? Why?
WHILE- TASK
TASK TYPE Ordering and sorting - Classifying
PROCEDURE Students will move from their original teams to new ones to share information about
the same planet so they can complement their facts and they will become experts in the
subject.
AIM To share information and to complement their own with the others´information.
OUTCOME The complement information becoming an expert in the topic
SKILLS Listening, speaking, writing, reading.
LEARNING STYLES Verbal, social
MULTIPLE Verbal – linguistic, interpersonal
INTELLIGENCES
INTERACTION PATTERN Group work according to their topic
TIMING 5 minutes
MATERIAL Their 3 important facts, notebook
TRANSITION How do you feel now? It is time to share.
POST - TASK
TASK TYPE Listing - Fact finding. Listening and complementing information.
PROCEDURE Working with the original teams, the students will share with the rest their information
of their own planet so the others listen and write their notes. Each member will have
time to share and the other to write notes in collaborative work.

AIM To share their findings with their team in collaborative work

OUTCOME The shared facts related to each of the planets.
SKILLS Reading, writing, speaking, listening.
LEARNING STYLES Auditory, visual, kinaesthetic
MULTIPLE Verbal – linguistic, interpersonal
INTELLIGENCES
INTERACTION PATTERN Team work
TIMING 5 minutes
MATERIAL Their important facts
Notebook

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