Dear ESL teacher,
The following is a Lesson Plan for ESL, you may use it as it is, but hopefully you will improve on it, based on your knowledge, students needs and level, and your past experience. It's based on the British Council multiple stage model for designing an ESL Lesson Plan.
Let's get started!
Lesson:
Parts of the Body
Instructions:
You will need to download: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozzo7GQLoAE
You will also need:
Colored crayons / pencils - CD / Tape player or something to play the song on
Notes:
The song in this lesson can be used as a fun, energy burner at any time but it is also a very nice way to teach parts of the body.
Time:
40 mins - 1 hour
Objectives:
Learning different parts of the body.
Structures:
"Which part of the body is that?” "Touch your ..."
Target Vocab:
head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose
Materials: (free from the web)
Flashcards mentioning: head, shoulders, leg, knees, toes, fingers, eyes, ears, mouth, nose
Printables: (free from the web)
STAGE 1: Lead in
Always begin your lesson plans with a five-minute warm up or ice breaker; it will focus your students on a new topic, open up creative thinking, and help them apply the learning in new ways. The feedback you get from students will also give you an instant reading on where their heads are.
Depending on the age and/or level of your students you may want to teach a just few words per class, building up to the full 8 words over a series of lessons. Prepare flashcards of the parts of the body used in the song. Stick flashcards around the classroom. Ask your students: Do you notice anything?, Which do you think is the topic for today?, Read and drill words from the flashcards. Randomly touch each card and have your students touch that part of their body and say the word. Do a final round with the cards in the correct order of the song (so they are basically doing a practice run of the song).
STAGE 2: Pre-teach vocabulary
Pre-teaching is the teaching of the language learners need before an activity. In order to pre-teach vocabulary effectively, the teacher needs to identify what the learners already know and what might cause problems. Although course books often provide this information in pre-teaching stages, many teachers take time when planning to identify problem areas.
Slowly reveal each flashcard card and have your students touch their part of the body; so, when you show the “head” flashcard everyone will touch their heads. Review the words. Drill and do some spelling + pronunciation practice. Chorus each word three times and then ask your students to individually say each word. Personalize: Ask around your students for their favorite part of the body. Reinforce pronunciation.
STAGE 3: Controlled practice (teacher-guided activities)
Controlled practice is a stage in a lesson where learners practice new language in a limited form.
1. Sing a song.
Display the lyrics of the "Head, shoulders, knees and toes song". Read aloud, Teacher first, and then Teacher + SS. Mime and point to the different parts of the body according to the lyrics. To begin, everyone will stand up, as the song plays the teacher sings and does all the actions, touching each part of his/her body with two hands in time with the song. Make sure your students are following along. It’s easy and fun so your students will love doing this. Each verse gets faster so by the last verse it will be frantic but great fun.
Lyrics for "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" (Each verse gets faster and faster)
Verse 1:
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Verse 2:
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Verse 3:
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Head, shoulders, knees and toes, Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
Doing the gestures with this song is a must! They are very simple and the kids will pick them up really quickly as they follow you.
2. Do some Flashcard Exercises
Get everyone sitting on the floor, facing the front of the class. Give out body flashcards so that each student has at least one card. Shout out a random flashcard word (e.g. "ears") with an action (e.g. "ears - hands up!"). All students with the ears flashcards have to do that action. Continue with other words and different actions (e.g. jump up and down, run on the spot, turn around, stand up / sit down, wiggle, touch your toes, etc.).
3. Play “Teacher Says”
This is just like the famous game “Simon Says” but using the word “teacher”, or your name, instead. Go straight into the game by saying “Teacher says touch your (knees)”. Do the action and make sure everyone else follows along. Do a few more “touch your eyes, touch your toes”, etc. Then at some point give a command without the “Teacher says” part (e.g. “Touch your mouth”). First time round, everyone will touch their mouth, so make it very clear that they shouldn’t do this when you don’t say “Teacher says”. After a while your students will get the hang of it. Play the game faster and faster. When a student makes a mistake they have to sit the rest of the game out. The last student standing is the winner.
STAGE 4: Free practice (student-centered production activities)
Free practice is a stage in a lesson where learners produce language using the target content freely in an unrestricted context.
These are activities aimed to get the SS to practice new vocabulary by interacting with each other. Teacher will provide "Useful Language" and stand back to monitor. At the end there must be some feedback.
HOMEWORK Assign a body worksheet for homework.
Shakira Huffington May · UNAC
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