Hands on EB Lesson Plans Hands on EB Lesson Plans for TW Kidsfor TW Kids18 April 201218 April 2012Dr. Faith YangDr. Faith Yang

Faith YangFaith Yang

PhD in Cognitive NeuroscienceMSc in Applied Linguistics & 2nd

Language Acquisition

2005-2006 Coordinator, English Teaching Team, JKES

Summer 2005 Coordinator, English Summer Camp

2003-2005 English Teacher, JKES

2001-2003 Homeroom Teacher, JKES

3 principles3 principles

TEACHER FRIENDLY

time-saving

easy to use

hands on

E. BRITANNICA based

learning zones

images

research

LOCALLY ORIENTED

tailor for TW kids

homogeneity

heterogeneity

Hands On Hands On EB Lesson Plans EB Lesson Plans For TW KindsFor TW Kinds

Locally OrientedLocally Oriented

tailor for TW kids, considering…

homogeneity-

EFL learners

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classroom disciplines-

short attention span > fast paced

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game lovers

heterogeneity-

level

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EB is a good extension

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Structure of a Lesson PlanStructure of a Lesson Plan

1)

Warm Up/ Review: 5 minutes

-get the kids lively & active -preview what’s following-TPR, line games, hammer games-time: keep it flexible

4 Sections &The 5–15–15–5 Rule

Structure of a Lesson PlanStructure of a Lesson Plan

2)

New Materials: 15 minutes

-introduce new words -review often (every 3 words)-6-8 words is a good quantity to teach in a lesson-learning the vocabulary in isolation NO-teaching the vocabulary in questions/sentences YES

Structure of a Lesson PlanStructure of a Lesson Plan

3)

Practice of new material: 15 minutes

-monotonic drill NO; drill –

game integration YES-the purpose > to practice the target language-in different ways: TPR, line games, hammer games, rhymes/songs

4)

Wrap Up & Goodbye

-games > a high > kids look forward to the next lesson-worksheet demo > a calm > reflection on what learned-goodbye

to recapto recap……

4 sections

The 5-15-15-5 rule

Quantity matters: 6-8 words per session

Frequent reviews: every 3-4 words

Fast paced, drill-game /teaching-game integration

Teacher FriendlyTeacher Friendly

time-saving-

complete lesson plans

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fancy NO; viability YES

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Vertical Development of a Lesson PlanVertical Development of a Lesson Plan

G3 & G4

Essential Words: sing (action words), foot/feet, legs, head (body parts), white, red, blue, yellow (colors)

G5 & G6

-Essential Words (from G1-G4): bird, egg, color, blue, yellow, white, sing, foot/feet, legs, head-Essential Words: fly (action words)-Supplementary Words: beak, wings, feathers

G1 & G2

Essential Words: bird (animal), egg (food & drink), 0-9 (numbers)

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BIRD

Barnum Means BigBrief history of the Greatest Show on Earth and the man whocreated it.

Coyote and the Money TreeNative American folktale about the wily coyote and his get-rich-quick scheme.

DiamondsLearn about these precious stones. Covers their history, theirsources, and their many uses in our lives.

Do Me a FlavorFlavor is a science in commercial food production. Why is a lemonsour? How do you make that flavor? Learn about it in this article.

Food for SpaceHow do astronauts eat in outer space? Scientists develop specialfoods and packaging to deal with weightlessness. Find out about itin this article.

Harry and the Parents' Day PartyWhat does it mean to be different? Harry and his mother find outat the Parents' Day party at school.

Jack the Railroad BaboonCan a baboon become a signalman on the railroad? Read about onewho did!

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English > Reading > Interactive Lessons

Each activity includes a reading guide with vocabulary and comprehensionexercises.

Note: These activities require Macromedia Flash Playerand may take a whileto download using modem connections of 56k or less.

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Images & Media Journals & Magazines The Web's Best SitesFlamingos are known for

their pink color and

curved necks. © Morton Beebe/Corbis

Flamingos fly and live in

large flocks. EncyclopædiaBritannica, Inc.

The lesser flamingo isthe most common type

of flamingo. Norman Myers/BruceColeman Inc.

Flamingo

Flamingos are tall,mostly pink birds with longlegs. A flamingo oftenstands with its long, thinneck curved into an S shape.Flamingos fly and feed inlarge flocks of hundreds toeven millions of birds.

Like storks, herons,and ibises, flamingos arewading birds. This means that they feed whilestanding or walking in shallow water. Flamingoslive in warm regions near lakes and bodies ofwater called lagoons.

There are five species, or types, offlamingo. The most common type is the lesserflamingo. It is found mainly in eastern andsouthern Africa and India. Other types of flamingocome from Central and South America, Caribbean

islands, southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia.

A flamingo has webbed feet, a slender body, large wings, and ashort tail. Its head is small, and its bill curves downward. It standsbetween about 3 feet (almost 1 meter) and 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall.

Flamingos feed with their heads down in shallow water or mud.A flamingo's bill has a series of hairlike plates inside that act as afilter. The bird uses its bill to strain food from the water. Flamingoseat tiny living things such as algae and small animals such as shrimpand snails.

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WorkshopsWorkshops

Workshop 1:

Producing teacher friendly, EB-based vocabulary learning plans & worksheets for TW kids

possible time slots: 5/2; 5/9 (Wed.)

Workshop 2:

Mock teaching with EB lesson plans at JKES –

peer review & feedbacks

possible time slots: TBD, (Fri.)

speaker: Faith Yang (fujuyang0918@yahoo.com)

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