ALBAYAN SCHOOL
Annual Teaching Plan
Freddy's World
Fourth Grades
2010/ 2011
Presented by: Neamy Hijazi
Montaha Hawaitah
Rania Ghanem
First Semester September (1) – December (23)
Introduction: Let's Remember
Objective:
To greet people.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Social Interaction
 Interact for purposes such as giving directions. Making requests,
greeting people.
 Engage in short conversation.
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations.
2. Appreciation of Language:
 Know how word order, sound and writing systems in English are
organized and how these elements compare with their mother
tongue.
Tasks Based:
 Present mini-dialogues
Objectives:
 To name colors and numbers.
 To describe a picture.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content supported by visual aids.
2. Social Interaction:
 Interact for purposes such as giving directions, making requests.
Tasks Based:
 Play Bingo
Unit 1: Sam and Ann
Objectives:
 To introduce your family.
 To describe people
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Social Interaction:
 Interact for purposes such as giving directions. Making requests,
greeting people.
 Engage in short conversation.
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations.
 Describe things.
2. Appreciation of Language:
 Know how word order, sound and writing systems in English are
organized and how these elements compare with their mother
tongue.
Tasks Based: present a family poster
Objective:
To role play a scene from the story.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Appreciation of Literature
 To communicate a personal response, verbally and / or visually to a
literary text.
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts.
 Are familiar with different cultural products and practices.
2. Social Interaction:
 Give information in a familiar context orally
3. Presentation:
 Present information on limited context using visual aids
4. Appreciation of Language:
 Know the basic elements of English word order and how these
elements compare with their mother tongue.
Tasks Based:
 Act out a scene from the story.
Second semester January (10) – April (7)
Unit 2: A New Home
Objective:
Ask and answer questions.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content, supported by visual aids.
 Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Appreciation of Language:
 Are aware that not all words can be translated on one-to-one
correspondence.
3. Social Interaction:
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school, personal interests.
Tasks Based:
 Answer and ask questions about where items are in the classroom.
Objective:
To describe and identify animals.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Social Interaction:
 Are familiar with different cultural practices.
 Show understanding of the events in a literary text
2. Presentation:
 Present information on limited context using visual aids.
Tasks Based:
 Make and present a model farm.
Objective:
To present a story.
1. Access to Information:
 Identify explicit opinions and feelings.
 Understand the general meaning, main ideas and sequence of events
in text and use this knowledge as needed.
2. Appreciation of Literature and Culture:
 Communicate a personal response, verbally and/or visually, to a
literary text.
Tasks Based:
 Present a play based on the story New Home.
Objective:
To follow instructions.
1. Access to information
 Find out and follow short and simple directions and instructions in
familiar contexts.
Tasks Based:
 Play a board game.
Unit 3: The Magic Pot
Objective:
To describe clothing.
Domains and Benchmarks Used:
1. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content, supported by visual aids
 Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Appreciation of Language:
 Know how word order, sound and writing systems in English are
organized and how these elements compare with their mother tongue.
Tasks Based:
 Make up a chant.
Objective:
To make up your own magic spell.
1. Access to Information:
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed.
2. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content, supported by visual aids
Tasks Based:
 Make up a spell.
Objective:
To make a personal version of a magic pot.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Presentation:
Present information on limited content, supported by visual aids.
Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Appreciation of Literature and Culture:
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts.
 Communicate a personal response, verbally and/or visually, to a literary
text.
3. Access to Information:
 Understand general meaning, main idea and sequence of events in a
text.
Tasks Based:
 Make and present a mini book.
Unit 4: The Fussy Princess
Objective:
To ask and answer questions about likes and dislikes.
Domains and Benchmarks:
1. Social Interaction:
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school, personal interests.
 Express feelings, likes and dislikes.
 Interact for purposes such as giving directions, making requests.
 Engage in short conversation.
2. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content, supported by visual aids.
Tasks Based:
 Conduct a mini survey.
Objective:
To describe foods they like.
1. Appreciation of Language:
 Identify words that are the same in English and in their mother tongue.
2. Presentation:
 Present information on limited context supported by visual aids.
3. Social Interaction:
 Express feelings, likes and dislikes.
Tasks Based:
 Make a book strip.
Objective:
To ask and answer questions about likes and dislikes.
1. Presentation:
 Present information on limited context supported by visual aids.
 Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Appreciation of Literature:
 Are familiar with age-appropriate literary texts.
 Describe main characters, setting and events in literary texts.
3. Appreciation of Language:
 Identify words that are the same in English and in their mother tongue.
4. Access to Information:
 Identify explicit opinions and feelings.
Tasks Based:
 Choose their favorite meal and list the foods they eat.
Third Semester April (27) – June (29)
Unit 5: The Man and the Lion
Objective:
Describe how you can help people
Domain and Benchmarks Used:
1. Presentation:
 Present information on limited content supported by visual aids
 Describe people, places, things and events.
 Produce a short piece of coherent writing and/or speech that conveys
personal experiences.
2. Access to Information:
 Understand the general meaning, main idea and sequence of events in a
text and use this knowledge as needed.
2. Social Interaction:
 Give and receive short messages in writing, such as notes and
invitations.
Tasks Based:
 Make an invitation.
Unit 6: Space Trip
Objective:
To describe a place.
Domain and Benchmarks:
1. Presentation:
Present information on limited content supported by visual aids
Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Access to Information:
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed.
Tasks Based:
 Make an advertisement..
Objective:
 To complete a chart.
 To give information
1. Access to Information:
 Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed.
 Extract information from visual data, such as timetables.
 Locate relevant information for a specific purpose.
2. Presentation:
Present information on limited content supported by visual aids
Design a means for collecting information, such as a questionare, and list
the results.
3. Social Interaction:
 Ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics and everyday
situations, such as family, school, personal interests.
Tasks Based:
 Make a weather chart.
Objective:
To use appropriate slogans and give simple instructions.
1. Presentation:
Present information on limited content supported by visual aids
Describe people, places, things and events.
2. Access to Information:
Identify different text types and use this knowledge as needed
Tasks Based:
 Make an environment poster.