Vocabulary Building Project
Theme: Learning at school
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Materials
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Information on the platform (Students’ Learning Content)
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Vocabulary for students to learn and practice
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Links for students to explore
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p. 3
Teaching Plan
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Learning objectives
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p. 5
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Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Reference links for teachers
Teaching Materials
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Task 1
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Task 2
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Task 3
Appendix (Theme 5)
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p. 8
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Task 4
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Vocabulary Building Project
(Theme: Learning at school)
Learning Objectives:
Vocabulary learning:
1. To enrich students’ knowledge about names of classroom objects
2. To enrich students’ knowledge about names of subjects
Vocabulary building skills:
1. To equip students with the skill to associate verbs with the classroom objects;
2. To equip students with the skill to associate types of books with the subjects
Information on the platform:
 Vocabulary for students to learn and practice:
Topic
Vocabulary
covered in
the game
Extra
vocabulary
for
enhancement
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Vocabulary:
Classroom objects
Word association skill:
Verbs
Vocabulary:
Subjects
Word association skill:
Types of books
chalk
write
science
fiction
rubber
clean
English
novel
monitor
read
Chinese
story
duster
listen
computer
poetry
clock
learn
music
poem
screen
collect
math
tale
board
work
biology
comic
marker
answer
physics
joke
speaker
erase
art
cookery
folder
spell
history
manual
bin
repeat
PE
magazine
shelf
recite
religion
album
stapler
queue
cookery
atlas
scissors
draw
sewing
diary
notebook
discuss
drama
hymnbook
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Links for students to explore:
Level 1: Classroom objects
1.
Things in school
http://www.languageguide.org/im/school/eng/
2.
Pens and pencils
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-pelmanism-school.htm
3.
Dictionary – School
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/school.shtml
4.
The classroom
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-labelling-school.htm
5.
School words
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-hangman-school.htm
Level 2: Verbs
1.
Song: Quiet please!
http://www.britishcouncil.org/tw/kids-songs-quiet-please.htm
2.
Dictionary – verbs
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/verbs.shtml
3.
Word play
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/wordplay.html
4.
Classroom rules
http://www.schoolslinks.co.uk/3ddisplaypresentation.pdf
Level 3: Subjects
1.
School subjects
http://www.britishcouncil.org/tw/kids-games-wordsearch-school.htm
2.
Primary school subjects
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/
3.
Vocabulary Word Groups - Education http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_education.htm
4.
Vocabulary list – school subjects
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-subjects.htm
5.
Hangman – School subjects
http://www.manythings.org/hmf/hm-subjects.html
Level 4: Types of books
1.
Funny poems for children
http://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
2.
About printed books
http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0502/
3.
Dictionary- Storytime
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/dictionarysubjects/storytime.shtml
4.
Fairy tales
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-fairy-tales.htm
5.
Snoopy comics
http://comics.com/peanuts
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Teaching Plan on Learning at school
To enrich students’ knowledge about names of classroom objects and subjects;
To equip students with the skill to associate verbs with the classroom objects;
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To equip students with the skill to associate types of books with the subjects;
To encourage students to learn about the different elements of a book.
Materials:
- Task 1: Appendix (Theme 5)
- Task 2: Picture cards (verbs) (from task 1), worksheet 1
- Task 3: Worksheet 2
- Task 4: Worksheet 3, webpage (About printed books) http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0502/
Tasks:
Task 1 – How do we say …?
Target items: Names of classroom objects
Materials: Matching cards (classroom objects)
Steps:
Level 1 (for less able students):
1. Divide students in pairs and give out a set of matching cards. One student takes the picture cards and
the other takes the word cards.
2. Teacher shows an object in the classroom and asks students “How do we say…?”
3. Students put up the corresponding cards and read out the word.
4.
The pair who can finish the task faster will be the winner.
Level 2 (for more able students):
1. Divide students in pairs and give out a set of matching cards.
2. One student turns over one picture card and say “How do we say…?”. The other student finds one word
card and read out the word.
3. If cards do not match with each other, students have to turn over the cards and wait for another turn. If
the cards are matched, student can take the pair of cards.
4. The student who gets more pairs will be the winner.
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Task 2 – What can we do with ...?
Target items: The skill to associate verbs with the classroom objects
Materials: Picture cards (verbs), worksheet 1
Steps:
1. Divide the class into two groups, group A and group B. Each student of group A gets a picture card of
classroom objects. Each student of group B gets a picture card of verbs.
2. Teacher picks one student from group A and one student group B to show their cards to the class.
Teacher demonstrates how to put verbs with the classroom objects.
(e.g. We can write with a chalk.)
3. Students walk around the classroom to find a partner from another group to form a pair.
4. Teacher invites some pairs to present the information in the picture cards using the pattern (e.g. We can
write with a chalk.)
5.
6.
Teacher introduces how to use the verbs in other objects (e.g. listen to the radio).
Students work together to finish the worksheet.
Task 3 – What is your favourite subject?
Target items: Vocabulary related to subjects
Materials: Worksheet 2
Steps:
1. Teacher introduces the names of different subjects.
2. Students walk around the classroom to ask others about their favourite subjects using the pattern “What
3.
4.
5.
is your favourite subject?”
Students answer the questions using the pattern “My favorite subject is ________”
Students record the answers in the worksheet.
Students present their charts to the neighbour.
Task 4 – What is in the book?
Target items: Information in the book
Materials: Worksheet 3, webpage (About printed books) http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0502/
Steps:
1. Teacher asks students about the reading habit and how to read a book.
2. Teacher introduces different parts of a book using the webpage (About printed books).
3. Teacher shows a big book and revises the name of different parts of a book.
4. Students design different parts of a book in worksheet 3.
5. Students share their work with other classmates.
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Reference links for teachers:
Classroom objects
1.
2.
3.
Title:
Internet picture dictionary – School
Link:
http://www.pdictionary.com/english/browse.php?db=school
Description:
This website contains pictures and names of different objects in the school, which are
easy for students to understand and learn more words about objects in the school.
Title:
Flashcards (School)
Link:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-flashcards-school-1.pdf
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-flashcards-school-2.pdf
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-flashcards-school-3.pdf
http://www.pdictionary.com/english/flashcards.php?db=school
Description:
This website contains flashcards on school objects and can be printed for lesson use.
Title:
Word Scramble (School)
Link:
http://www.pdictionary.com/english/jumble.php?nl=any&db=school
Description:
This website contains word scramble game to revise the spelling of school objects.
Verbs
1.
2.
Title:
Verb flashcards
Link:
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/verbs.php
Description:
This website contains flashcards on verbs and can be printed for lesson use.
Title:
Verbs around school
Link:
http://www.emas4success.org/acrobat/NewToEnglish/TeachingMaterials/picture_dominoes.pdf
http://www.fcoe.k12.ca.us/fcoe/uploads/eahangarzadeh/CLASSROOM%20GAMES.pdf
3.
Description:
These websites contain picture dominos and games for teachers to carry out classroom
activities on the verbs around school.
Title:
Action verb worksheets
Link:
http://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/actions/actions.html
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/actionverbs.html
Description:
This website contains worksheets (e.g. crosswords, word search, etc.) for teachers to
carry out activities related to action verbs.
Subjects
1.
Title:
School subjects flashcards
Link:
http://www.mes-english.com/flashcards/subjects.php
Description:
This website contains flashcards on school subjects and can be printed for lesson use.
Types of books
1.
Title:
Fiction – Story writing
Link:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishC1.htm
Description:
This website contains worksheets, PowerPoints, writing tips, etc. for teachers to teach
story writing and can be printed for lesson use.
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Task 2 – Worksheet 1
Worksheet 1
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
What can we do in the classroom? Write the verbs and names of classroom objects.
e.g. We can
1. We can
write
with a
chalk
.
the words with a
2. We can
the information about picnic from the
3. We can
on the whiteboard with a
4. We can
the words with a
5. We can
.
.
.
.
.
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Task 3 – Worksheet 2
Worksheet 2 – What is your favourite subject?
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
What is your friend’s favourite subject? Ask your classmates and write the answers in
the chart.
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6
5
4
3
2
1
0
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Report
e.g. Fives students’ favourite subject is English.
1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________
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Task 4 – Worksheet 3
Worksheet 3 – About printed books
Name: ______________________ (
)
Date: ___________________
Read the webpage about printed books and design the different parts of a book.
Back cover
Spine of
the book
Front cover
_______________________
Story by ____________
Inside of the book
_______________________
Author: ____________________
Illustrator: ____________________
Online webpage – About printed books: http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/L0502/
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