Language Leaper : endangered animals script 10
Script
Director’s Notes
Discovery Discussion
Teacher: Hello. Welcome to Language Leaper. My name is __name of
person__________. How are you? (Pause) Good! Here is our friend.
Kaz enters as teacher
introduces as friend.
Puppet 1: Hello. My name is Kaz. I am nine years old.
Teacher: How are you Kaz?
Puppet 1: I am fine. Thank you. How are you?
Teacher: I am fine. Thank you.
Puppet: What is this?
Teacher: This is an endangered animal. It is the Green sea turtle. Lets learn
more about this reptile...where it lives, what it eats, and why it is
endangered.
Whiteboard Vocabulary
Teacher: (Teacher identifies item/answers the question and then
introduces vocabulary words in context)
Teacher: Let’s hear a story.
I am the Green Sea Turtle. I live in warm tropical waters. I eat sea grass and algae. I
am endangered because of humans and other animals.
List the four vocabulary
words here:
1.I am
2.I live
3. I eat
4. I am endangered
because
The teacher says the
word in context while
drawing. She pauses and
pulls hand away from the
tablet. She pauses and
says the target
vocabulary word again.
She pauses before
starting on the next
sentence.
Teaching Context (Story Room)
Who am I ?
Where do I live?
What do I eat?
Why am I endangered?
Story is presented as a
rhythmic chant.
Activity 1
Students will be given a worksheet that has a picture of a Green Sea Turtle,
ocean, sea grass and algae, humans and other animals
See lesson plan 10
Activity 1
When the students here the phrase I am, they will put a place marker on the sea
turtle.
When they hear the phrase I live, they will put a place marker on the ocean.
When they hear the phrase I eat, they will put a place marker on the grass and
algae.
When they hear the phrase, I am endangered because, they will put a place
marker on the human and other animals pictures.
Activity 2
See lesson plan 10
activity 2
The students will be given picture cards of Green Sea Turtle, ocean, sea grass
and algae, humans and other animals.
When they hear the target phrase, they will hold up the card or cards that
represent the correct answers.
I am,
I live,
I eat,
I am endangered because,
Wrap-Up
Teacher: What did you learn today?
Puppet:
I am the Green Sea Turtle. I live in warm tropical waters. I eat sea grass and algae. I
am endangered because of humans and other animals.
Teacher: Good! We learned about an endangered animal!
Teacher & Puppets: cheer
Sugoi!
Teacher: It is time to say goodbye. Let’s sing our special song.
Teacher & Puppet: Goodbye!
Video Segment /Writing/Cultural Specific
Song