This document provides a lesson plan for an English class taught in an Argentinian kindergarten. The lesson plan includes: - An introduction to the class with 17 students aged 5 in the "yellow room" working at a beginner language level. - Lesson aims to review numbers, colors, toys and for students to say their names in English. - A presentation using flashcards to review vocabulary, a puppet for student engagement. - A controlled practice activity where students color pictures following English instructions. - A song closure to end the lesson.

1. I.F.D.C LENGUAS VIVAS
TALLER DE PRACTICA DOCENTE
Alumno residente: Trech, María Inés
Periodo de práctica: Jardín de infantes
Institución Educativa: Jardín de Infantes Nº 901 Paula Albarracín.
Dirección: Maciel 1280 – Coronel Dorrego – Pcia Buenos Aires
Sala/ grado/ año/ sección: 3er sección sala de 5 años pura – sala Amarilla
Cantidad de alumnos: 17 ( 8 nenas y 9 nenes)
Nivel lingüístico del curso: Principiantes
Tipo de planificación: clase
Unidad temática: Saludos y Presentaciones
Clase nº: 5
Fecha: 16 de noviembre 2015
Hora: 14: 30 a 15: 00 hs
Duración de la clase: 30 minutos
Fecha de la primera entrega: 13 de Noviembre 2015
Teaching points: revision of concepts: Numbers 1 -6; colours: red, yellow, green, blue; toys : plane,
dinosaur, doll, ball
Lesson Aims:
By the end of the lesson, Ss will:
• Be able to revise the concepts learnt in previous English lessons English.
• Be able to say their names in English.
• Develop their listening ability by listening to the teddy and the teacher
• Deepen their understanding of commands/instructions in L2 while developing their social skills.
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2. Language Focus:
LEXIS FUNCTION STRUCTURE PRONUNCIATION
Old Greetings:
-Hello!Bye-bye!
- How are you
today? Fine!
Commands:
-Sit down!
-Stand up!
-Come here! +
please.
-Greeting.
-Following
commands
and/or
instructions.
-Introducing
oneself.
Colours(red,
yellow, blue,
green)
Toys (plane,
doll, ball,
dinosaur)
Numbers( 1 -6)
WH questions
and answers in
the simple
present:
What’s your
name? My name
is …
WH questions
and answers in
the simple
present:
It’s a
/h/
hello, how
/w/
What’s
New
Teaching approach: Natural approach.
Materials and resources:
• Hello song : Song: Now it’ time to say hello, say hello, say hello
Now it’s time to say hello , hello everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdeB9kDT6uI
• Goodbye song: Now it’ time to say goodbye , say goodbye , say goodbye
Now it’s time to say goodbye, goodbye everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCr2t34vkIE
• A teddy bear puppet.
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3. • A box
• A magician hat
• A toy ball
• A toy plane
• A toy doll
• A toy dinosaur
• Flashcards with colours
• Flashcards with numbers.
Worksheet :
Jardín de Infantes Nº 901 – Paula Albarracín
Proyecto de Ingles :
Dictation: Paint: 2 blue planes - 5 green dinosaurs - 4 yellow dolls - 3 red balls
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4. Pedagogical use of ICT: no use
Seating arrangement:
The lesson depends on the availability of the kinder. There is the possibility that we cannot use the
classroom, so we have to move to the music classroom as we did last class. If this is so, we have to work on
the floor.
Otherwise:
During the routine stage students will make a circle.
During the presentation , controlled practice and closure stages Students will be sat at their tables. The
Teacher will be stand up a chair conducting the activity.
Cooperative work: Children will work as a class.
Possible problems and possible solutions regarding behaviour: Ss have shown to be respectful and
behave properly. There are one or two students who are constantly getting up, even with their teacher. The
only way to deal with them is to tell them to sit down,
Potential problems students may have with the language: Students this age (especially as they have not
had any contact with the language before) may experience a silent period. Therefore, chances are that they
refuse to answer to either the Teacher or the puppet’s questions in English, and prefer doing it in their L1 or
simply using their body language.
T will take that as a signal of comprehension and keep on trying to communicate in the target language. That is
to say, it is ok for children to draw to their mother tongue to achieve communication, but the teacher should
keep on using the target language.
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5. Assessment: What will be assessed and how: I will monitor that Ss enjoy this class as well as their oral
production.
Routine (5’)
Aim: To get Student’s s’ attention and arrange them to start the lesson. To establish rapport.
T will enter the room and greet the Ss with a warm “Hello!”
I will invite the children to sing the hello song .
Transition: Teacher: Hello, children!
Ss (EA): Hole/hello/ (silence)
T: How are you today? Fine?
(T puts her two thumbs up and shows a smile)
Ss (EA): is/fine/ thumbs up/ a smile.
T: That’s great!
(Smiling)
Teacher: Let’s sing the Hello song! Up! Here in the centre. One two, three:
Song: Now it’ time to say hello, say hello, say hello
Now it’s time to say hello , hello everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdeB9kDT6uI
Transition: la la la lala , lala la sh shs sh shs sh sh. Let’s sit…
(to make students make silence they are used to being said a song like this: Lalalalala, lalala, sh shs shs
sh shs sh sh .con la musica de tapa tapita .. tapòn)
Teacher: Let’s say Hello! To teddy!
(I will take Teddy out of the box)
Teddy: Hello Children!
(I will move her)
Teddy: Hello! Hello!
SS: Hello! Teddy!
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6. PRESENTATION
Perhaps as I mention Teddy and the Word birthday the students sing the Happy birthday song. I allow it, because I
consider they enjoy it. Then we count the numbers 1 – 6 pulling Teddy’s ears.
Today during the presentation stage I will wear a black magician’s hat pretending I am a magician that came to
Teddy’s birthday. Inside the hat I will have cards with the numbers 1-6, the toys, and the colours. I will say
Abracadabra!!! And then I will take the items one by one telling the children what are these items are:
Transition Hello! I am a magician!!! Look! This is my hat! I have a surprise here. Let’s see.
This is a ball! Repeat
(I will show the toys (Teddy’s presents : of a ball, and then I will repeat the same procedure with the rest of the toys)
(then I will take flashcards with the colours)
Transition: This is colour red. Repeat.
(students are supposed to repeat red)
( and I will repeat the same procedure with the rest of the colours)
Then I will take flashcards with the numbers 1 – 6)
Transition: and here I have … the numbers, look! Let’s count: one
(I will take the several cards and I will count the items with the children)
CONTROLLED PRACTICE
Activity 1
Students will be sat at their tables, I will provide them with colour pencils, or they will use their owns, because some of
them have got their own pencilcases.
I will give the students a worksheet with 6 planes, six dinosaurs, six dolls and six ball. I will dictate to them. They
will have to count and paint according to the instructions:
Jardín de Infantes Nº 901 – Paula Albarracín
Proyecto de Ingles :
Dictation:
Paint: 2 blue planes - 5 green dinosaurs - 4 yellow dolls - 3 red balls
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7. CLOSURE
Once the students all together will count and say:
2 blue planes - 5 green dinosaurs - 4 yellow dolls - 3 red balls
Once they finish the activity, I will make a signal of comprehension that the class has come to an end. I will
invite them to sing the goodbye song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCr2t34vkIE
Then before I leave I will give them a lollipop as a present, because this is my last lesson.
Lesson plan
component
Very Good
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Good
3
Acceptable
2
Below Standard
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sequencing
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8. Observations Minimum score: 20 / 32
Score: 28/32= 9
Congratulations on your work, Ma. Inés!!
Hope you have found this experience enriching and that both the group and
the school have benefitted from this pedagogical experience.
Keep it up!
Cecilia
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