My birthday. Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: Stella Surdu

Lesson Topic: My birthday.

                         Мій день народження

CLASS: 4	DATE:	№ of Ss:
Objectives By the end of the lesson pupils: Ø Will have (further) developed their ability to differentiate different verbs                   -“watch”, “play”, “listen”, ”take”; Ø Will have (further) developed their ability to use verbs in the simple past tense; Ø to interact properly with their classmates during the lesson activities; Ø will be more aware of their status of active learners.
Materials / Resources / Supplies /  Flashcards / etc.	LAPTOP
Textbook pages / Worksheets  / etc.	Family and Friends 3 p. 106 (SB) p.98, Ex.1,2 (WB)
Songs / Listening / etc.	Family and Friends 3 ~CD3, tr. 122 “My birthday”

 Vocabulary:

Hooray!

Birthday,

birthday card,

come round,

tea,

meal,

sing (sang),

dance.

Grammar Material:

Verb + -ed = Past Simple

Second forms of irregular verbs

Procedure:

I Introduction

1 Greeting The «Hello» song ~ 2 min

2 The topic and the objectives of the lesson. ~1 min

The topic of today's lesson is ‘My birthday’. We’re going to recollect the memories of your last birthday and share them with everybody. So, we’re going to sing and talk using the grammar of the topic ‘Simple Past of the verbs’. You’re going to do small research work on the topic. At the end of the lesson, you’ll give marks to your classmates and appreciate their work during the lesson.

Did you have a good day? Lesson Plan

Lesson Topic: What was your day like at school?

                         Яким був твій день у школі?
Form: 3
№ of Ss:11

Objectives  By the end of the lesson pupils will be better able: Ø to use more confidently Past Simple while singing, acting or simply speaking; Ø to  form accurate oral Wh-questions; Ø to interact properly with their classmates during the group work; Materials: Lesson vocabulary flashcards, ‘School’ Wordsquare Textbook pages: p.111, 112  Listening:  Family and Friends 3 ~CD2, tr. 27 Vocabulary: apron, calculator, PE kit, dictionary, back-pack, paintbrush, paint, lunch box  Grammar Material: What/ Where/ When did you ….? Procedure:   I.                  Introduction 1 Greeting                                                                                                                                     Today is a sunny spring day. We hope to make the day better through our assiduous work during the English lesson. Try to do your best! Learners share how they feel.  ~1min       How are you today?       Very well, thank you. / Not so bad, thanks. / Pretty well. / So—so, thanks. / I’m fine, thank you. / All right, thank you.

For the first graders' parents who want to help their kids

             This post is mainly dedicated to the first graders' parents who want to help their kids. Sometimes I hear that parents are eager interested in helping their beginners with English but never studied and aren't able to do this. Or it is worse when from their good intentions they do not get expected results. For instance,  someone learned the ABC by heart with his little one and it even harms when it comes to learning how to read. Another example: pupils also know to count to ten - it's like reciting poems for them  -  it's nice, but when they see number 8 on the flashcard they have to count whispering till 8 to name it correctly. And it 's perfect if nobody distracts them, in another case they have to begin counting from the start.

            There are many examples like these but I would like to pay attention to the one which is on the basis of literacy. What I mean is the correlation between letters and sounds. Parents who studied German or any other language have difficulties to make their child sound correct in English. They can help them with writing but not sounding correctly. 

             The next videos are not my own product. What I want is only to put them together in a collection for the comfort of parents to use and for a better beginning for my little students. I like them too much and also use them at home with my own kids. They are short but with great potential to motivate pupils. In my class, everybody enjoys them and wait impatiently for the next cartoon with the next letter. It is like a serial in my childhood when end at the most amazing moment and you wait forward to the next series.
                I am talking about the LeapFrog Letter Factory ABC. You may search for other videos which you like the most. The next links are for each letter apart.
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The A a Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The B b Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The C c Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The D d Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The E e Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The F f Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The G g Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The Hh Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The I i Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The J j Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The Kk Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The L l Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The M m Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The N n Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The O o Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The P p Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The Q q Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The R r Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The S s Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The T t Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The U u Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The V v Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The W w Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The X x Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The Y y Room
Leapfrog The Letter Factory - The Z z Room
Letter Factory Alphabet Sounds Song | LeapFrog
Letters & Sounds A-Z
         I wish good luck to all who want to set off on the English alphabet road!

Saint Nicholas Day

              Saint Nicholas Day, also called the feast of Saint Nicholas, is observed on the 6th of December or on the eve of the 5th of December in Western Christian countries, and on the 19th of December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar. It is the feast day of Nicholas of Myra with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
              In Ukraine, children wait for St. Nicholas to come and to put a present under their pillows provided that the children were good during the year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows.
              Saint Nicholas of Myra was a 4th-century bishop in what is today Turkey. He was famous for his generosity to the poor, protection of the wronged, and zeal for orthodoxy. He was also a miracle worker, most known for appearing to sailors caught in a storm at sea and raising three young boys from the dead. 
                           Many stories tell of Nicholas saving his people from famine, sparing the lives of those innocently accused, and much more. He did many kind and generous deeds in secret, expecting nothing in return. Within a century of his death, he was celebrated as a saint. Today he is venerated in the East as wonder, or miracle worker and in the West as patron of a great variety of persons - children, mariners, bankers, scholars, orphans, laborers, travelers, merchants, judges, paupers, marriageable maidens, students, children, sailors, victims of judicial mistakes, captives, even thieves, and murderers! He is known as the friend and protector of all in trouble or need.
                  His relics are still preserved in the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Italy. On his feast day, miraculous myrrh is collected from his relics and sent all over the world.                                                                           

Writing Test ~ Semester 1 ~ Form 6

Writing Test

Form – 6          

Semester 1

Name: ____________________________________

Points_______________________

1). Fill in the gaps with proper words.

1. _______________is your best friend?

2. ______________ pencil boxes are these? – They are mine.

3. ______________are you so sad? – Because I failed my test in History.

4. _____________ pets have you got? – I’ve got only a lovely parrot.

5. _____________is your theme party? – On Sunday.