A Vegetable Party

Lesson Plan

Teacher: Ple[a Ramona Class type: elementary level pupils (2nd grade students) Frequency: 1 hour/week; 45/hour Textbook: The teacher has used an additional material: Childrens Picture Dictionary & Teachers Resource book, Longman Type of lesson: acquiring new information (Vocabulary) Skills: Reading, Speaking, Listening Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is to get the children acquainted with the names of vegetables in a fun way by organizing a party. At this party the children themselves play the roles of vegetables. Lesson Aims: 1. 2. 3. 4. to raise interest in the topic to relate to their daily life; to promote discussion to help the students to identify and name vegetables to enable the students to use expressions such as I am in order to introduce themselves 5. to enable the students to play a role: a vegetable 6. to identify and name the colour of the vegetable they represent 7. to use simple questions and answers 8. to follow simple instructions 9. to use Present Simple and Continuous in simple statements 10. to practice the names of vegetables by singing a song Didactic strategies: methods and procedures: conversation, explanation, dialogues, identifying/naming things; materials and equipment: textbook, drawing board, handouts, pictures, flash cards with colours, CD player, CDs, drawings done by the children as a homework (in order to familiarize themselves with the vegetables that they are to represent) organization: class work, group work, individual work;

PROCEDURE 1

Recent work : The students have been studying: ways to introduce themselves: I am , My name is the basic colours: red, white, green, grey, black, purple, orange, yellow, brown, blue the names of vegetables They have been preparing for the party by working on the sheets of paper which they represent. They have also made coloured hats with drawings on them to get into the party atmosphere. The teacher has been telling them things about the party in order to make them feel excited, looking forward for the class and interested in the topic.

Warm-up Speaking

Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 5

Aim 1: to create interest in the topic: vegetables Aim 2: to relate to their daily life; to promote discussion * The teacher has arranged the desks in a semi-circle so as to create a different atmosphere then the usual: a party T. introduces the topic by discussing about vegetables in Romanian. She asks them questions about what they eat, if they like vegetables and if they know their colours. T. points to the flashcards that she has previously stuck on the blackboard asking the Ss to identify them.

Activity 1 Listening & Reading

Interaction :T-Ss; Ss-T

Timing: 10

Aim 3: to help them identify/name vegetables by listening to a CD T. points to the drawing board on the blackboard and asks Ss to read the title of the lesson: A Vegetable Party T distributes the handouts xerox copies of the drawing on the blackboard T. asks the Ss to pay attention to the numbers and pictures in the square T. introduces the vocabulary using the CD as a pronunciation model; Ss follow and repeat

Activity 2 Speaking

Interaction: individual work; S- Ss; T-S

Timing: 10

Aim 4: to enable the Ss to use expressions such as: I am , in order to introduce themselves Aim 5: to enable them to play a role Aim 6: to identify/name the colour of the vegetables they represent T. asks the Ss to present themselves as the guests at the party T. asks the Ss to say the colours of the veggies ( eg. I am a carrot. I am orange. I am a potato. I am brown.)

Activity 3 Speaking

Interaction: group work

Timing: 10

Aim 7: to use simple questions and answers Aim 8: to follow simple instructions Aim 9: to use Present Simple and Continuous in simple statements T. asks the Ss to stand up in a circle T. asks questions: How many green vegetables are at our party? How many orange vegetables are at the party? T. asks the Ss to separate by colours T . asks the Ss to look at the handout and say: Whos singing? The broccoli answers: I am singing! Whos dancing? The eggplant answers: I am dancing! Whos playing music? The cabbage answers: I am playing music! Activity 4 Listening & Speaking Interaction: group work Timing: 10

Aim 10: to practice the names of vegetables by singing a song: The Vegetable Song T. encourages Ss to listen to a song and try to remember it T plays the CD and asks the student to sing along T. plays the CD again

Ending the lesson: Teacher and students end the lesson in a partylike atmosphere! She praises all the students for their participation and tells them to prepare for A fruit party! 3