Lesson Plan : Teaching Young Learners “ The Hare and the Tortoise”

Teacher;
Level Length
Salvador Dulanto
Kids 45 minutes
William Luna
(6-8 years)
Marisol Vidal

Class Description : There are a total of 12 students, between them 6 girls and 6 boys all aged 6 to 8.
They have been studying English for 1 year approximately three times a week and they have reached
the level of Kids. It is a class that is taught at around 2:00pm, which means that most students are
attending class after school. It is an engaged and talkative group, full of energy so it is a good idea
Make them stretch and ask them to talk with their classmates about different things, and ask them how
their day was and make them move before the class.

Main Aims: By the end of the session the students will have knowledge about the story and practice
reading in groups and individual

Subsidiary Aim(s):
● Review the story “The hare and the turtle”
● Recognise the main characters of the story
● Work in groups and pairs talking about the story
● Reading strategies aloud and individually

Personal Aims:

Marisol: By the end of the sesion the children will recognise the main characters of the story. I will use
different strategies to engage the students.

Salvador: I want the students to feel engaged with what they have read and also have fun with the
activities proposed.

William: To be understood by the children, so that they can understand the messages coming from the
reading.

Timetable Fit:
The students are starting their first class in Kids 1 . So far, they have some knowledge about reading
strategies and work in groups finding some information about stories.

Materials:

● PowerPoint Presentation
● Zoom tools
● Wordwall
● Puzzle.org

Anticipated Problems:
● Some students may not read very well.
● Some students can be shy and they will not participate.
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● Children do not like the story.
● Children can not solve the puzzle

Possible Solutions:
● Give a clear definition about the vocabulary and present the main characters of the story.
● Use images related to the story
● Share with them a prepared PowerPoint Document with the activity.
● Send them a link in the chat box that will take them directly to the application.
● With the teacher's help, the puzzle will be solved or be given pictures in order they continue with
the activity.

Procedures
Stage / Stage
Description Interaction Timing Teacher Materials
Aim

The class will start by asking the Marisol

students how they are hoy did
their day was. Then teacher will Youtube
Engage
play a song that will help T-SSS 2 minutes Zoom
students to move, get involve into
the class and it also works as a
ice breaker.

Presentation of the topic. “ The

hare and the turtle” . Teacher will Paper
show paper puppets of the main Puppets
Presentation T-S-ST-S 5 Minutes
characters of the story. Students Zoom
must describe and give some
physical characteristics of them.

Pre Reading The class begins with a greeting T-SS-T 5 Minutes Ppt
activity (Hello song) which will Zoom
help get students moving and
break the ice.
Presentation of the theme. The
fable "The Hare and the Tortoise"
will present some puppets with
the main characters which should
be described by the students.
They should give some physical
characteristics of each character.
Show them the cover of the story
so that they can help by reading
the title. After that ask them if
they have any idea what the story
is about. Pre-reading questions
● What is the story about?
● Who are the characters in
the story?
● Do you know the story,
what is it called?
● Where will the story take
 place?

Start the main reading activity by

giving them two questions in
order to keep their attention on
the reading,
Zoom/
1) Who won the race ? T-S 6 min Main
2) Why? Room

Then share with them the screen

so they can read the text with the
teacher.
While Reading
William
And then they will work in groups
and they will have to solve the
puzzle given for each group:
Zoom/
S-S 4 min
After they have solved the puzzle MainRoom
they will have to make a new
story with the picture they just
solved from the puzzle.

Zoom/
Ask about the puzzle and give
T-S 3 min Breakout
some feedback about the activity.
Room

T shows the students different

pictures about the story and asks
PPT
them to describe each one in T - Whole
Post reading 5 minutes presentati
two, three or four words, then T class
on
expands the descriptions so as to
give them enough input.

T sends the students to the

breakout rooms so that they can
Breakout
comment on their own words the Pair work /
6 minutes rooms /
most important aspects of the Group work
Jamboard
story, they have to take turns. Salvador
(Five fingers retell)

T ends the lesson by giving them

a reflective question so that
everyone can participate and
answer it. T also gives feedback PPT
T - Whole
and a final comment. 3 minutes presentati
class
on

APPENDIX

Programme / Content Link or Image

Youtube song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlcKp3bWH8

PPT

Puppets

William
Main Reading
Activity
 https://puzzel.org/es/jigsaw/play?p=-N57KLA2esfal8RdXO_M Racing!

Puzzle

https://puzzel.org/es/jigsaw/play?p=-N5GbP0foriWdXk63Y0i Sleeping
Bunny

Puzzle
Post reading PPT

Post reading
Jamboard