Please note that the bullet points are sample answers from lowest to highest. The scoring system is based on the teacher's judgement. (Low, medium,high) At our center teachers also consider not only the individual answers, but the collective group as "low" to "high" is a relative measurement, intended to group students with peers of similar preexisting English knowledge. 3rd and 4th grade elementary low to high (5th and 6th low)
5th and 6th grade medium to high
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Today we're going to take a look at a ppt that my coworker from Canad downloaded from waygook.org. Below I've converted an example PPT to flash using iSpring. I highly recommend both the free and pro versions as ppt animations tend to get bugs from one computer to the next and this prevents technical issues. In this case, I've used iSpring to make it easy for readers to compare. So, first please take a look at the ppt. The target age group of students is 3rd to 4th grade elementary. What it is 1. It is simple. 2. It demonstrates sentence structures. 3. It is somewhat progressive. 4. It is somewhat repetitive, which gives students an opportunity to practice. 5. It focuses on eight vocabulary words( nine if you include hobby.) 6. It reinforces student's previously learned knowledge. What it is notIt is not a stand alone lesson 1. Do students know "hobby?" 2. Do students know hobby vocabulary? 3. Do students understand pronouns? (his, her, their) 4. Do students know about the "ing" ending of verbs? 5. Do students know when to use playing and when not to? (playing the piano, but not playing the skating.) 6. Do students know when to use articles (a/the) 7. Do students understand sentence construction when the noun takes the plural form. (riding a bike/ riding bicycles) 8. Can students form an answer from the question? All my questions above were formed from the content this lesson presented. Often, what seems simple to a native speaker is actually quite complex for learners of a second language. A good rule of thumb, is make it simple, then make it simpler and then simplify it again. It is also helpful to present certain grammar elements (His hobby is playing the guitar vs His hobby is running) as information packets. (i.e. vocabulary to remember) Some teachers are afraid of making a lesson that is too easy and running out of content before class time is up. However, it's not really an issue and I'll show why and how in the example below Reconstructing a lessonThe ideal lesson is progressive. It breaks down very complex things into simple, easily understood elements and builds toward your final goal. In this case, sentence construction. Keep in mind, grammar should be avoided until the learner (whether adult or child) is familiar enough with the construction to be able to talk about it's parts. Steps:
On the white board/ Chalkboard 1. Use equalizer games for the activity. 2. For lowest level students you may need to draw lines on the white board/ chalkboard for each word in the sentence and let students guess what word goes where. 3. For higher level students, brain storm (or write) more hobby vocabulary. You can drop the ing ending and have them construct the sentence with it. . You can also present plural forms.
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