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Koala Demo Lesson
Pre-Intermediate level

Description

This engaging 30-minute lesson is designed for young English language learners under the age of 6. The lesson introduces students to daily language related to weather and days of the week while also focusing on the phonics of the short 'a' sound.

Materials

Abc Flashcards
Abc Word Cards
Abc Visual Aids
Abc White board and markers

Main Aims

  • To provide practice of weather vocabulary (sunny, rainy, cloudy, windy), days of the week, and phonics (short a sound: cat, ant, yak, ax, ram, jam, yam, dam, fan, man, pan, can) in the context of daily routines and weather.
  • To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in the context of daily routines and weather.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide specific information listening practice with materials regarding weather, days of the week, and phonics (short 'a' sound) in the context of daily routines and weather.

Procedure

Warm up song (3-5 minutes) • To get students ready for songs

First hello song: show me your hands, put them high! Now dazzle dazzle dazzle! Now point forward and say hello teacher hello teacher! Hello Hello Hello Students sit in a semi circle around teacher to hit their knees, clap their hands and chant Also tap shoulders and nose Wa da li a cha Wa da li a cha Do da li do

Introduction Activity: Names and Weather (3-7 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Students sit in a semi-circle. Sing the weather song: "What's the weather, what's the weather, what's the weather like today? Is it sunny, is it rainy, is it cloudy, or windy?" Use TPR and flashcards to introduce weather words (stormy, rainy, cloudy, sunny, windy).

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Chant "Look outside" and use TPR to ask, "Is it stormy today?" etc. Have students respond with "No, it s not" or "Yes, it is." Save the actual weather flashcard for the end and have students fill in the blank: "Today is a rainy day" (with a clap).

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

Teach students the days of the week with clapping and singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgTdgvj_jc Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Clarification (5-7 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Procedure: Use a whiteboard to teach the short 'a' sound. a an am Show how it appears in words like 'cat,' 'ant,' 'am,' 'an.'

Team Quiz (5-7 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Demonstrate how to say these words and also how to jump Students come up one by one to jump on a flashcards while saying it out loud "a": cat, ant, yak, ax "am": ram, jam, yam, dam "an": fan, man, pan, can

Semi-Controlled Practice (2-5 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

Students walk in a circle around teacher singing days of the week If the teacher stops on them, they have to pronounce short 'a'

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