Lesson Plan
Farm Animals/ESL/Science by ECSDM
Course, Subject
English Language Arts, English as a Second Language
Grade Levels
Elementary, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Duration
Around 45-minutes
Learning Objectives
Students will learn basic vocabulary related to the farm.
Students will identify farm animals and their names.
Step-by-Step Procedure
- Students will be using the SMART Board to circle the animal's name with the word.
- Students will be using the SMART Board to match the farm animal that the teacher asks them to circle.
- Students will be ask to circle an animal that don't belong in the farm.
- One or two students will volunteer to participate on the SMART Board to identify an animal named by the teacher.
- Students will sing the song, "Old McDonald had a Farm," with the teacher.
- Students will make a book about farm animals.
Assessments
Students will work in cooperative groups to make a book about Farm Animals.
The teacher will walk around to see if students are able to identify the animals by name.
Description
ESL students will be able to learn about farm animals with a linguistic and non-linguistic representation. This lesson will provide a way for ESL students to understand the meaning of the term that is not dependent on an understanding of the English language. ESL students might not benefit very much from verbal explanations. When non-linguistic representations, such as pictures, videos or slide shows are used in the lesson, they help ESL students understand and make connections.
Website(s)
Old McDonald had a Farm Video
EnchantedLearning
Materials and Resources
Farm-animals.notebook
CATEGORY_Farm_Animal_Rubric[1].doc
Materials
- Prior to class, teacher should visit EnchantedLearning and select a book to print and copy for students to create. Once at the website, you will need to scroll down a little to select the book you wish to print.
- Computer with Internet access and projector
- SMART Board
- Copies of the presentation for students
- Glue
- Crayons
- Pencils
- Scissors
