Realia Lesson Plan Lesson Details Topic: Special objects Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Language Introduced/revised: o Description (Its

ts round, soft, heavy, etc.) o Correct order of adjectives Language Skills: Speaking (fluency) Time: . Materials Needed o Objects brought in by the children. Before the lesson, ask children to bring in 3 small objects from their home (make sure they ask their parents first). Make sure they bring their objects into the classroom in a bag and dont show the other children. o Worksheet for homework o Adjective cards (one set for each group of 4-5 children) Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to: o Describe the objects they have brought o Invent a story based on common objects Lesson Procedures Warm Up Introduce the topic by asking children questions about things in the classroom. For example, Teacher: What is square and black? Children: The blackboard Try to introduce language for shapes, colour, size during this activity, in order to pre-teach vocabulary the children will need in the lesson. After youve done this a few times you can ask the children to continue the same activity with a partner. Arabic in Brief . . Time 10%

Presentatio n

Write these words on the board: red pretty box a wooden Ask the children to write the words in a sentence, check what they have written and elicit the rules for the correct order of adjectives: opinion pretty colour red material wooden noun box

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This type of presentation tests what the children already know, and leads them to discover the rules by experimenting and then coming to a conclusion. It is part of a Test-Teach-Test lesson approach. Distribute the adjective cards to each group. Tell children that they must sort the cards into groups of 5 nouns and 3 groups of 5 adjectives (5 x colour, 5 x material and 5 x opinion). Then they must make 5 sentences by putting the word cards in the correct order. This is a controlled practice to check understanding and re-enforce the new concept introduced in the presentation. You can make it fun by getting groups to compete with each other. Practice Now the children are going to use their own objects. First play a game: o tell the children not to take out their objects from their bags. o Put the children in pairs. One child in the pair should wear a blindfold. o The blindfolded child takes an object from the bag, feels it, describes it and tries to guess what it is. o Pairs take turns with the blindfold until they have used all the objects. . 3 5 %03 5 5 + )5 + 5 ( 5 . :%53 . . . .

Practice

In this activity you are really testing the childrens ability to remember and use the language you have presented. Dont correct them while they are speaking, because you will interrupt their fluency. Instead you should monitor and note down any mistakes they make. Put some of the mistakes on the board and elicit the correct sentences. Then ask the children to write 3 sentences about their partners objects. When they have finished they give their sentences to their partner to correct. They can ask you for help too. Why give their sentences to a partner? Peer correction is a good way of increasing childrens awareness of their own mistakes and encourages them to be more independent learners.

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Wrap Up

It would be a nice idea to finish the lesson with something more personal. You could ask the children to describe the most important object in their life. Ask them lots of questions to encourage fluency.

. Ideas for Homework Out of Class Activities

o Children can complete the worksheet at home by finding objects which match the adjectives Useful Links Follow this link to find grammar explanation and exercises for order of adjectives: Learn English - British Council