SAMPLE LESSON PLAN FOR A MIXED LEVEL CLASS (YEARS 1 AND 2)
OBJECTIVES
Language:
Years 1 and 2
Pupils should be able to:
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Identify the school objects taught
Name at least five school objects
Follow teacher’s instructions
Additional objectives for Year 2
Pupils should be able to:
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Learning
strategies:
Make guesses about classroom objects using “Is it a…?
Yes, it is/ No, it isn’t”
Pupils should be able to:
• infer meaning from visuals and gestures
• feel comfortable and relaxed in a foreign language
classroom
NEW
LANGUAGE
Year 1
School objects: book, pen, pencil, ruler, school bag, rubber,
pencil case, sharpener
It’s a ………..
Year 2
Is it a ……?
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
RECYCLED
LANGUAGE
Year 1: Colours
Year 2: It’s a…
colours, school objects
MATERIALS
TIME
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flashcards with classroom objects (e.g. from www.eslkids.com, or www.mes-english.com
www.eslflashcards.com).
handout for Year 2
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40 minutes
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PROCEDURE
Years 1 and 2
Introduction
and Practice of
o The teacher shows pupils flashcards with school objects
naming each object and pupils repeat. The teacher places
the flashcards on the board. Year 2 pupils already know the
New language
for Year 1
Recycling /
Consolidating
language for
Year 2
school objects so the teacher can let them say the words.
Year 2 pupils are also prompted to use “It’s a…”.
o Pupils repeat in different ways (silently, loudly, sadly,
happily, etc). The teacher also asks about the colour of each
school object.
o Disappearing pictures: Pupils say the words one by one.
The teacher removes a flashcard and the pupils say the
words again in the right order (including the word which
has been removed). The teacher gradually removes all the
flashcards.
o Kim’s game: Pupils close their eyes. The teacher removes
one flashcard and pupils are asked to guess which one it is.
Year 2 pupils are encouraged to use “It’s a…” when
answering.
o The teacher tells the pupils to show him/her different things
from their pencil cases (e.g. Show me a pencil, show me a
blue pencil, etc.)
o The teacher writes the names of the school objects on a
separate place on the board. Year 2 pupils repeat.
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Crazy Match game: The teacher points to a flashcard.
Pupils of year 1 say the name of the school object. Pupils of
year 2 come out and find the matching word. They need to
match the words with the pictures, being careful not to
cross the lines.
o ‘I spy ‘ game. The teacher gives different ‘I spy….’
challenges for years 1 and 2 (e.g. For years 1: ‘I
spy….something yellow’, for year 2: ‘I spy…something
beginning with “p”)
o Year 1 pupils draw and colour their pencil cases and their
contents.
Year 2
Introduction
and Practice of
o The teacher presents ‘Is it a…? Yes, it is/ No, it isn’t.’.
He/she holds the flashcards of the classroom objects in a
way that pupils can’t see them. The teacher gives an
example and writes the sentences on the board.
New language
for Year 2
o Jazz chant: The teacher introduces a jazz chant:
Is it a … Is it a… Is it a pen?
Yes, it is. Yes, it is. It’s a pen.
Is it a… Is it a… Is it a ruler?
No, it isn’t. No, it isn’t. It isn’t a ruler.
(The teacher also shows the appropriate objects when saying the
jazz chant.)
o Pupils say the jazz chant along with the teacher.
o Pupils are divided into two groups. They say the jazz chant
again with the first group saying the questions and the
second the answers.
o A pupil comes out and faces the board. The teacher puts a
school object in his hand without showing it to him/her.
S/he asks the rest of the class “Is it a…” and they reply with
“Yes, it is/No, it isn’t”.
o Alternatively, the pupils play a game with a ‘magic bag’.
The teacher has a paper bag with school items in it. Pupils
pick a school item from the bag and another pupil makes
guesses to find out what it is.
o Find your partner: Pupils write a school object on a piece of
paper (Pupils can copy from the board). They then go round
the classroom and try to find another pupil that has written
the same word. Pupils use “Is it a…?”.
o Year 2 pupils are given a handout. They match the school
objects with the words and then colour the objects. They
can use the words on the board for help.
Evaluation:
Years 1 and 2
o While pupils are working on their handouts and drawings,
the teacher goes round the classroom and checks. She asks
pupils to say the name of the school objects and s/he also
asks about the colour.
o Pass the card: Pupils sit in a circle. The teacher gives out
the flashcards to the pupils who pass them round from pupil
to pupil while a song is playing on the CD-player/computer.
When the music stops, the pupils that have a flashcard take
turns to hold it up in a way that the rest of the pupils can’t
see it. Pupils of year 2 ask “Is it a…?” whereas pupils of
Year 1 respond using ‘it’s a….’ If Year 1 pupils need to
make questions, they can only say the school object (e.g. ‘ a
book?’)
Match. Then colour the school objects.
book
pen
pencil
ruler
schoolbag
pencil case
rubber