medium range planning (cycle 2)
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School: Notre-Dames-des-Bois-Francs, St-Christophe and Saint-David
Dates covered by this plan: January to February
Pedagogical context Subject: English second language, regular group
Cycle & Grade: Elementary cycle 2, Year 1 & 2
School Board: Commission scolaire des Bois-Francs
Group characteristics. Group 400: 25 students
School: Notre-Dames-des-Bois-Francs Homeroom teacher: Patrice Paquin
Group 340-440: 18 students
School: St-Christophe Homeroom teacher: France Martin
Group 310: 25 students
School: Saint-David Homeroom teacher: Linda Lambert
Group 320: 25 students
School: Saint-David Homeroom teacher: Maryse Gagné
Group 330: 25 students
School: Saint-David Homeroom teacher: Pascale Croteau
Group 410: 28 students
School: Saint-David Homeroom teacher: Céline Gagnon
Group 420: 27 students
School: Saint-David Homeroom teacher: Michelle Lavigne
In all those groups, some students have an attention deficit, others are enriched in English and some are even bilingual. However, some students are weak in English.
Themes - Treasure Hunt
- Lyrics
- Valentine
Lesson 1 Objective: Methods & activities:
Theme:
Treasure Hunt
Learn vocabulary while doing a treasure hunt.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C1: To interact orally- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and
oral texts
Cross-curricular competencies:- To use information - To solve problems- To exercise critical judgment- To adopt effective work methods- To cooperate with others- To communicate appropriately
Present new vocabulary.
Read each number with the students.
Give them an example by doing number 1 together.
Let students team up and start finding objects in the classroom.
Material:
Vocabulary sheet (Appendix A)
Work sheets (Appendix B)
Evaluation:
- Observations
- Correction (By calling names, ask students to give out their answers. By doing this, you can check if everyone answered properly.)
Link to next lesson:
None.
Lesson 2
Theme:
Lyrics
Objective:
Many concepts will be introduced such as: music, genre, song vocabulary, singer, biography and more.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and
oral texts
- Competency 3: To write texts
Cross-curricular competencies:- C1: To use information
- C5: To adopt effective work methods
Methods & activities:
Introduce the activity to students.
Bring students to the computer lab in order for them to print the lyrics of a song.
Students cut and clue their lyrics on their worksheet.
Material:
Work sheets (Appendix C)
Evaluation:
- Observations
Link to next lesson:
Students continue the same activity.
Lesson 3
Theme:
Objective:
Understand the lyrics of a song.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and
oral texts
Methods & activities:
Students need to highlight new vocabulary words. Look them up in their dictionary and write the French equivalent beside the word.
Lyrics - C3: To write texts
Cross-curricular competencies:- C1: To use information
- C5: To adopt effective work methods
Once they understand the song, they can answer the questions.
Material:
Work sheets (Appendix C)
Dictionary
Evaluation:
- Observations
- Correction
Link to next lesson:
Students will present next class.
If they are not finish the activity another class may be attributed.
Lesson 4
Theme:
Lyrics
Objective:
Present their song to the class.
Learn how to speak orally.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C1: Interacts orally in English
Cross-curricular competencies:- To communicate appropriately
Methods & activities:
Each student has two minutes to talk about their song and make us listen to it briefly.
Material:
Work sheets (Appendix C)
Evaluation:
- Observations
- Listen to their speaking skill
Link to next lesson:
None since the activity is finished.
If all the students did not have time to pass, the same activity will continue during the following class.
Lesson 5
Theme:
Valentine
Objective:
Introduce Valentine vocabulary.
Make students write sentences.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C3: To write texts
Cross-curricular competencies:
-C1: Uses information
- C7: Achieves his/her potential
Methods & activities:
Explain the Valentine's Day Adjectives Worksheet and do it as a classroom.
Then, students can continue and do the other activities.
Material:
Worksheets (Appendix D)
Evaluation:
- Observations
Link to next lesson:
Students continue Valentine activities.
Lesson 6
Theme:
Valentine
Objective:
Practice Valentine vocabulary
Disciplinary competencies:
- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and oral texts
- C3: To write texts
Cross-curricular competencies:- C1: Uses information
- C7: Achieves his/her potential
Methods & activities:
Students continue the same activities as the previous class.
Once they are finished, they can colour the pictures on their worksheets.
Material
Worksheets (Appendix D)
Evaluation:
- Observations
Link to the next lesson
The same theme will be view.
Lesson 7
Theme:
Valentine
Objective:
Make a Valentine Card
Disciplinary competencies:
- C3: To write texts
Cross-curricular competencies:
- C1: Uses information
Methods & activities:
Make a brainstorm with the students about what they can write in the card.
Provide a color paper to every student and let them create their card.
Material
Colour paper
Evaluation
- Observations
Link to next lesson
None.
Lesson 8
Theme:
Olympics
Objective:
Present vocabulary about Winter Olympics.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and oral texts
Cross-curricular competencies:
- C1: Uses information
Methods & activities:
Introduce the winter Olympics sports using flashcards.
Talk about each sport and ask students to fill in the blanks on their sheet.
Material:
Sheets (Appendix E)
Evaluation:
Observations
Link to next lesson:
Lesson 9 Objective: Methods & activities:
Review the winter Olympics
Theme:
Olympics
Present information about Winter Olympics.
Disciplinary competencies:
- C2: To reinvest understanding of written and oral texts
Cross-curricular competencies:
- C1: Uses information
sports using flashcards.
Continue to talk about more sports and ask students to fill in the blanks on their sheet.
Crossword
Material
Sheets (Appendix E)
Crossword
(Appendix F)
Evaluation
Observations
Link to next lesson
None.
Appendix A
Wood Plastic Metal
Corners Wheels Hangs
Locks Title
Taller vs. Shorter
Appendix B
Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________________
Classroom Treasure Hunt
Directions: Find a friend and go on a treasure hunt. On the lines, write what you found in your classroom.
1.) Find something made of wood. 2.) Find something made of plastic.
______________________________ ______________________________
3.) Find something made of metal. 4.) Find something taller than you.
_________________________________ ______________________________
5.) Find something shorter than you. 6.) Find something that starts with the ‘n’ sound.
_________________________________ ______________________________
7.) Find something that is yellow. 8.) Find something that has corners.
________________________________ ______________________________
9.) Find something that has wheels. 10.) Find something that hangs.
___________________________________ ______________________________
11.) Find something that locks. 12.) Find a book that has three words in the title.
___________________________________ ______________________________
13.) Find a word on the wall. 14.) Find something that has legs.
__________________________________ ______________________________
Appendix C
My Favourite English Music
Name: _________________________________
Title of the song: ______________________________________________________________________
Name of the artist or group: _____________________________________________________________
Type of music: ________________________________________________________________________
I like this song because _________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
This song is about ______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Write three facts about the artist or group.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Do I understand the lyrics of the song?
Glue or write a copy of the lyrics of the song on this page. Highlight all of the new vocabulary words.
Look up the words in the dictionary and write the French equivalent. The objective of this activity is
for you to understand the lyrics of the song. You cannot choose a song that is violent or that contains
vulgar language.
Appendix D
Valentine's Day Adjectives Worksheet
Directions:
Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on each line to describe Valentine's Day Chocolate.
Write A Sentence Using Each Of The Adjectives Above.
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________
Appendix E
__________ winter sports events have been announced as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing A total of ten alpine skiing events will be held:
Men WomenDownhill
Super-G
Giant Slalom
Slalom
Super Combined Super Combined
Biathlon A total of ten biathlon events will be held:
Men Women
4 x 7.5 km Relay 4 x 6 km Relay
_____ km Sprint _____km Sprint
_____km Pursuit _____ km Pursuit
_____ km Mass Start _____km Mass Start
_____ km Individual _____ km Individual
Bobsleigh Three bobsleigh events will be held:
______________________ ______________________ ______________________
Cross-country skiing A total of twelve cross-country skiing events will be held:
Men's events Women's events
km freestyle km freestyle
km pursuit km pursuit
km classical km classical
4 x 10 kilometre relay 4 x 5 kilometre relay
Sprint
Team sprint
Curling ______ qualified teams of Canadian men and ______ of women. In each category, there are 10 teams of various countries.
Figure skating Four figure skating events will be held:
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Freestyle skiing Six freestyle skiing events will be held:
Men Women Aerials
Moguls
Ski cross
Ice hockey
Men's tournament: __________ teams will compete in the men's ice hockey tournament.
Women's tournament: __________ teams will compete in the women's ice hockey tournament.
Luge _______ luge events will be held:
______________________ ______________________ ______________________
Nordic combined
_________ nordic combined events will be held (all participants are men):
Individual large hill/______ km Individual normal hill/______km Team large hill/4 x 5 km
Short track speed skating A total of eight short track speed skating events will be held:
Men Women________ m 500 m
1,000 m ________ m
1,500 m 1,500 m
________ m Relay ________ m Relay
Skeleton _______skeleton events will be held:
____________________________________________
Ski jumping ________ski jumping events will be held (all competitors are men):
______________________ ______________________ ______________________
Snowboarding A total of six snowboarding events will be held:
Men WomenParallel Giant Slalom Parallel Giant Slalom
Halfpipe _________________
_________________ Snowboard Cross
Speed skating A total of twelve speed skating events will be held:
Men Women________ m 500 m
1,000 m ________ m
1,500 m 1,500 m
________m ________m
________m ________m
Team Pursuit Team Pursuit
The mascots for the 2010 Winter Olympics are:
___________________ ___________________ ___________________
Appendix F
Find all of the Olympic words below in the grid on the left.
Olympics
athlete
training
countries
medals
bronze
gold
silver
events
ice hockey
curling
snowboarding
figure skating
speed skating
long track
short track
skiing
alpine freestyle jumping Nordic combined
cross country skeleton bobsled luge