lesson plan 1

1. ELT.
LESSON PLAN Nº1
Teachers: Prof. Estela N. Braun, Prof. Vanesa Cabral, Prof. Luján Ramos, and ETA
Fulbright John Brakke.
Trainees: Mara Barbieri and Mariel Matta
School: School N°6 Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez
Course: 5th grade C&D
Textbook: Howdy Friends Level 1, Santillana
Date: August, 1th 2017 from 13:15 to 15:00
Topic: Bugs
Class: N° 1 & 2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 Introduce vocabulary aboutbugs:butterfly,ladybird,caterpillar,bee,beetle,
cockroach, ant,spider, locust.
 Recognize bugsaccordingtotheircharacteristics
 Be able towatch a scene and complete activitiesbasedontheirunderstandingof it.
ROUTINE
Singinggreetingsong“Yellow,red,greenandblue.Helloteacher,how are you?”.Giving
studentsbadgeswiththeirnames. Writingthe date onthe board.
WARM UP
 The teacherwill presentnine differentbugsbystickingflashcardsonthe boardand
writingthe name of the bug nextto the picture.Thenshe will askstudentstorepeat
the namesof the bugs.
 The teacherwill askstudentsif theylike bugsornot,and why.Thenshe will provide
interestingfactsor characteristicsaboutsome of the bugs.
TYPE OF INTERACTION: teacher– students.
MACRO-SKILLS: listeningandspeaking
TIMING: 7 minutes

2. MATERIALS: flashcardswith bugs,board
DEVELOPMENT:
First Activity:
The teacherwill showa scene from“A Bug’sLife”.Afterwatchingit,she will askstudents
aboutthe survival of bugsinnature and the time theylive.Then,she will give studentsan
activitytocomplete whilewatchingthe scene again. Firstthe teacherwill readthe sentences
withthe studentsshowingthemthe flashcardthatrepresentsit. Then,she will playthe scene
againand studentswill have todothe activity. Afterwards she will correctthe activityby
orderingthe flashcardsonthe board withthe helpof the students.
TYPE OF INTERACTION:Teacher– students.
MACRO-SKILLS: reading- writing- speakingandlistening
TIMING: 10 minutes.
MATERIALS: computer,projector,screen,printedhandout activities,flashcardswiththe
scenes
SecondActivity:
The teacherwill give studentsachartto create a picture glossaryaboutbugs.She will sticka
posterwiththe chart on the board. She will asknine studentsperturntocome to the board,
take the name of a bug randomlyandput itnextto the right image.Aftercompletingall the
names,the teacherwill askstudentstocomplete theirowncharts. Thenshe will readthe lines
fromthe thirdcolumn,andexplainthe firstasa model.The rest will be assignedashomework.
TYPE OF INTERACTION:Teacher– students.
MACRO-SKILLS: Speaking–Reading– Listening.
TIMING: 8 minutes
MATERIALS: Blackboard – poster– namesof the bugs inseparate piecesof paper – tape –
handoutwithcharts forthe students.
PUT THE SCENES IN ORDER
 The caterpillarcallsthe bird.
 The ladybirdbreaksitsleg.
 The butterflyopensitswings.
 The spidermakesa web.
 The little antison a dandelion.

3. Third Activity:
The teacherwill askstudentstoopenthe bookon page 22 and describe the scene theycansee
there.Thenshe will askone studenttoreadaloudthe questionsatthe top of the page and
theywill all answer.Thenthe teacherwill providethe right answers.
TYPE OF INTERACTION:teacher-students
MACRO-SKILLS: Speaking- Reading- listening
TIMING: 5 minutes.
MATERIALS: textbook

5. Fourth activity
The teacherwill ask students togo to page 23 and she will explainactivity3.Thenshe will play
the audiofile sothat studentscancomplete the exercise. She willreadthe shortparagraphs
checkingthatall studentsunderstandthe meaningandshe will checkthe answersorally.
TYPE OF INTERACTION:studentsindividually&teacher-students
MACRO-SKILLS:listening
TIMING: 5 minutes
MATERIALS: textbook,textbookCD,CDplayer
Fifthactivity
The teacherwill explainactivity4frompage 23. If studentsdon’thave time todoit in class,it
will be assignedashomework.

6. TYPE OF INTERACTION:studentsindividually
MACRO-SKILLS:writing
TIMING: 4 minutes
MATERIALS: textbook
CLOSING UP:
• The teacherwill assignas homework tocomplete the thirdcolumnof the chart usedat
the beginningof the class.
• The teacherwill collectthe badgesandsaygood-bye.