3rd Grade Weekly Planner (Sept 15th-19th, 2014)

WEEK 1: WELCOME TO GRADE 3! : It’s a new year and a fresh start!

                                        (15-19^th of September,2014)

Teachers: Medine Betul and Chantal Landry

Date: Sept 15^th-19^th, 2014

Classes: 3A, 3B and 3C

LESSON 1: Getting to know each other  (Tanışma ve bununla ilgili aktivitelerin yapılması,oyunların oynanması )

1. Learn each other’s names with Actions Syllables Game.  Not only is this a fun way to learn names but, students can exercise their memory skills, be creative and practice syllables.(20 min.)

2. The Chair Game is a great way to get to know people. Its always fun and causes lots of laughing and excitement. (20 min.)

*starting sentences on the board to help students.

~Everyone who is…/~Everyone who has…/~Everyone who likes…/~Everyone who is wearing…

LESSON 2: Get to know your teachers/ prepping name cards and decorating classroom door ( Öğrencilerin birbirlerini ve yabancı öğretmenimizin onları tanımasına yönelik isim kartlarının hazırlanıp süslenmesi ve öğrencilerin kendilerini tanıtmaları)

1.      Who are your teachers? I ask students take out a sheet of paper and pencil for their first test of the school year. I explain to them -- in complete seriousness that this will be the hardest test of the entire year because they have not prepared in class for the test. I have them title the paper "Teacher." I then ask them questions about myself. I tell them they received their very first 100 in my class if they answered all of the questions correctly! At the end of the "test," I give the answers by showing them pictures. (10 min.)

Questions:

Where was I born?

How many brothers/sisters do I have?

Am I an aunt? If yes, how many nieces or nephews do I have?

How many countries have I lived in?

What is my favorite animal?

Do I still like toys?

What activities do I like to do?

Am I in a rock band?

Do I wear glasses? Change my hair color frequently? Like to wear hats?

Am I a creative person?

I am a vegan. What does that mean?

2.      Hand out name cards which students will then decorate and use over the week as we get to learn and remember their names. (10 min.)

3.      Students will decorate their classroom doors by adding their names. Students will be able to reflect upon who they are as students and what they hope to achieve this coming year. Throughout the year students can review, modify or change what they wrote. (20 min.)

LESSON 3: Talk about myself, listen and share about you ( öğrencilere basit kişisel soruların olduğu çalışma kağıtlarını tamamlamaları ve sınıf önünde sunum yapmaları)

1.      Students will be given a worksheet on which they must answer simple questions about themselves. They must not include their names on this handout.

After they have finished, they will introduce themselves by sharing what they have written to the class. (15 min.)

2.      Next students are going to have a snowball fight. Have them crumple the paper into a snowball and let the snowball fight begin! When I call stop, each student is to pick up the nearest snowball. They must then share with the class whose it belongs to. This will give them a chance to practice their listening skills. (5 min.)

3.      Now students are going to interview their classmates. The questions can either be elicited by the students themselves or they written on the board for them. They must then write a short paragraph about their partner that will be put up in the classroom. This is a fun way to get students interacting in English while learning more about their classmates. It practices listening, speaking and writing skills. They also get practice asking and answering questions. (20 min.)

To find their partner, students must line up alphabetically according to their first name.

LESSON 4: Let’s Sing, and Dance!  ‘Down By the Bay by Raffi’ Song ( öğrencilerin sınıfta hareketli ve eğlenceli zaman geçirecekleri bir şarkının öğretilmesi ve hep beraber söylenmesi)

1.      Students are going to listen to a song by watching a video and reading the lyrics. They will hear the song twice. This will prepare them for the listening activity to follow. (10 min.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlMyNXmfcM  Some words from the song will now be written on the board and a variation of musical chairs will be played. (10 min.)

2.      Students will now learn the lyrics of the song as will talk about rhymes. After they will sing the song. (10 min.)

3.      Students will now try to create their own rhymes for the song. (10 min.)

LESSON 5: What is the best classroom environment for learning? (huzurlu ve etkili bir ders yılı geçirmek adına sınıf kurallarının oturması,davranış problemlerini önlemeye yönelik hatırlatmaların hazırlanan poster ve skeçler yoluyla yapılması,olumlu davranışların ne şekillerde ödüllendirileceğinin anlatılması)

1-This lesson is to discuss classroom behavior, expectations and consequences so that students know how they are expected to behave in class and are aware of the repercussions if not. (18 min.)

2- Next we will discuss the consequences for following and or not the discussed expectations. Students will also learn that they will have to write a ‘Change of Behavior Plan’ when they don’t follow the set upon classroom expectations. (18 min.)

LESSON 6: Writing (Someone Who …) sentences to their notebooks and read them aloud.( ex: …..likes pizza /……..is our new English Teacher  etc…(40 min)

 LESSON 7: We did different first week activities with our classes. There are some sample activities below.

3A: Ss add their names to the balloons and write something they would like to achieve this month that we can then change next month.

For example: I will read 3 books. I will learn 20 new words. 

 

3B: Discuss the adjectives on the door and Ss stick their names on qualities that they wish to embody over the course of the year.

For example: Chantal is creative, patient and fun.

 

3C: Ss write their name on the owls and include an English skill they feel they are good at or enjoy.

For example: I am a good listener. I enjoy watching TV in English.

LESSON 8: Grid Game with small groups to know about their friends.( some questions from this game: what year is it ? / When is your birthday?/How do you spell your name? etc ) (40 min)

 

LESSON 9: We asked some questions about school subjects and school workers. Our students tried to answer one by one .When they listened to our questions carefully we gave them good behavior tickets as a prize. (40 min)

 

As English Teachers, we wish all our students a successful and enjoyable year. Have a nice weekend!