american schools
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American Schools• Pre-school: 3-4 year olds• Kindergarten: 5 year olds• Primary/Elementary: 6-10 years old (1st-5th grades)• Middle School/Junior High: 11-13 years old (6th-8th grades)• High School: 14-18 years old (9th-12th grades)
The school day usually lasts from 7:00-2:00 or 8:00-3:00 with 30 minutes for lunch
The Pledge of Allegiance
school bus
graduation
homecoming prom
sports
clubs
What do you have in your backpack?
I have…
1.____________ 2.______________ 3._____________
4._____________ 5.______________ 6.______________
Tell a partner 6 things that you found in your backpack and what color they are.
Phrases
I like it
I don’t like it
It’s boring
It’s interesting
It’s easy
It’s difficult
It’s fun
Cheat on a test
Fail a test/Pass a test
Study for a test
Take a test
School Activities
Reading
Writing
Playing (the recorder)
Drawing
Studying
Working (on the computer)
Learning
Doing homework
School Shopping Practice
1. Choose a partner at your table and grab a bag of money. Each bag has about $100.
2. One partner needs to ask how much the school material costs and the other partner needs to give a price. Exchange the money for the item. Switch roles.
3. Use a variety of items and numbers. Use your vocabulary sheets and items in the room.
Partner A: ¿How much is the folder?
Partner B: 82 cents.
Scavenger Hunt
1. Number a piece of scrap paper 1-15.
2. You may work alone, with a partner or with a group of 3.
3. There are 15 yellow post-it notes with numbers on them throughout the room posted to school materials and classroom objects.
4. It is your mission to locate as many as you can with the time given and write each vocabulary word in English next to the number on your scrap sheet.
5. Sit down if finished. We will go over them as a class.
Schedules and timeCreate a schedule listing your class subjects and what times you have them.
Choose one day of the week; On mine, I did Monday.
With a partner, practice asking each other what time a class or lunch is. The partner needs to respond with the correct time on the schedule in English
Ex. ¿What time is music class?
At 10:35 in the morning
Schedule Monday
Subject Time
math 8:05AM
geography 9:40AM
music 10:35AM
science 11:10AM
lunch 11:55AM
recess 12:50PM
Spanish 1:15PM
Activity B: Group ConversationWhat is your favorite school day? What subjects do you like? Dislike? Why? Describe it to your group.
Activity A: Reading Comprehension Each person read a sentence about Emily. What did that sentence mean? Answer the following questions with your group.
1. Why is Wednesday Emily’s favorite school day?
2. What does she do after school?3. What subject does she dislike?
School Supplies Haul Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYQoSA5WKQE
In the US, it’s popular for teenagers to make YouTube videos of shopping for school supplies. I don’t know why!?!Watch and listen Alisha talk about her school supplies.
1. What are 5 items that she talked about in the video? Try to include any colors and prices if possible.
2. What two items help Alisha study?
3. What did her notebook say on the cover?
4. What is the name of the store where she bought her school supplies?
Story Time: Alfy Goes to School
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/alfystories.htm
Directions: Listen and watch the story. Take
notes. Re-tell the story to a partner.