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Sunday, May 17, 2009

NEXT WEEK:

for next week, May 25th
I want to work on sentence order.
Let's learn animal names, too!

game/activitythinking...thinking...
cut & paste pictures, maybe?

R.S. book pp18/19 already printed up!

Monday, May 18, 2009 Feelings & Activities; Grammar/conversation

Feelings & Activities; Grammar/conversation
materials: flashcards: feelings(set 3) , sports (set 1)
(R.S.)Writing & Grammar book pp10-11 (photocopy)
Topic: Feelings, VOICE, activities/games
p10--students can do on their own. since students were coming in late, I let them work on p10 until everyone got here, then I took attendence.
p11. do together


Make sure students understand the 3 feelings;
A excited (students already know this) B serious C friendly

have them make the faces for each feeling
explain the -ly suffix = like
friendly = friend-like
sickly = sick-like

a student reads directions.
Do the 3 sentences together and decide which feeling is best for each one
1) Can you come skating with me on Saturday?
2) The new Kittens are so cute!
3) Eee Myun Bak is our president (you might want to check the spelling of the president's name!)

Students will take turns saying the sentence to each other one at a time
Give a star sticker to the student with the best appropriate emotion in their voice.

Phrasal points:
I do ______ well.
I ______ well. (no DO!)


Writing:
Write about something you do well. Tell how it makes you feel.
Use flashcards to explain what you can do well.
Write an example on the board.
I read well. I feel happy when I read.
-or-
I do soccer well. I feel excited when I play soccer.
have each student read out loud for you 1-on-1. correct grammar issues, then give a sticker/stamp on paper for good work.
ACTIVITY:
give each student a sports card.
on one side of the board write I _____ well.
on the other side write, I do _____ well.
Let them guess. when they get it wrong, have one from each group come up in front of group and Let the students see the difference. They'll work it out. I use the words, game/activity. although if they're more advanced, I'd use noun/verb. Then let them try it again. they usually have no problem on the second try. When they say their sentence properly, they get to sit down.

Goodbye!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Game: LEMONADE

This is a fun racing game. It requires a little space, and is best played outdoors or in a hallway.

Use the week's vocabulary as the motions.
examples)
How are you? well, happy, sad, excited, hungry, thirsty
Who are you? man, woman, teacher, student, boy, girl, mouse, elephant
two teams line up accross from each other, on opposite sides of the classroom.
team #1: "What's your name?"
team #2: "Lemonade"
team #1: "ask the question"
team "2: does a motion.
when the team #1 guesses correctly, they chase team #2, and whoever they tag switches teams.