Lesson 1 - Introduction and Boggle
There were a few new students, so I told them about the reward system. Then we played boggle (Amazon Link).
Lesson 1 - Introduction and game
Lesson 2 - World Map
We studied country flags and names.
Lesson 2 – The World Map (ppt)
Lesson 2 – flag crossword (doc)
Lesson 3 - Emails
Our school decided to join a pen pal program with a school in Singapore. So, I taught the students about how to write an email. Students practiced writing emails.
Lesson 3 - how to write an email (doc)
Lesson 3 - how to write an email (doc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYFe2-hqA2Q
Lesson 4 - Video Message
Students brainstormed ideas on what they wanted to say to the Singapore students. Due to privacy regulations at my school, I can't share it here.
Lesson 5 - Culture
We studied different aspects of culture and made a mind map about Korean culture.
Lesson 6 - Food Culture
We looked at traditional foods from around the globe. We specifically looked at Singapore's cuisine.
lesson 6 - The culture of Food (doc)
Lesson 7 - Thanksgiving
We compared Chuseok to Western Thanksgiving.
Lesson 8 - Famous For
We looked at what countries are famous for and then got some ideas for sending a gift box to Singapore.
Lesson 9 - Autumn Adjectives
Students learned about some objects related to fall and how to describe them. We played some adjective games.
lesson 9 - Autumn Adjectives (ppt)
lesson 9 - Autumn Adjectives (pdf)
Lesson 10 - Adjective Games
Students studied how prefixes and suffixes can change the meaning of adjectives. We played Apples to Apples Jr (Amazon Link)
Lesson 11 - People Adjectives
We learned how to describe people. We played Guess Who (Amazon Link)
Lesson 11 - Adjectives for People
Lesson 14 - Pumpkin Carving
Students used black and orange paper to make their own jack-o-lanterns.
Lesson 14 - Pumpkin Carving (ppt)
lesson 14 - Pumpkin Carving (doc)
Lesson 15 - History of Halloween
We talked about the history of Halloween.
Lesson 15 - History of Halloween
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skdVouumMk4
Lesson 16 - Halloween History
Students learned a little about the history of Halloween celebrations. Then we played a flash game about Halloween for fun (link).
Lesson 16 - History of Halloween (doc)
lesson 16 - Halloween coloring book
Lesson 17 - Three Billy Goats Gruff
We read Three Billy Goats Gruff and studied comparatives and superlatives as well as intonation.
lesson 17 - Three Billy-Goats Gruff (ppt)
lesson 17 - Three Billy-Goats Gruff (doc)
Lesson 18 - Goats Gruff Game
We read the story again and played a homemade game related to Billy Goats Gruff.
Lesson 19 - Red Riding Hood
We read Red Riding Hood and answered some questions. Students also had to arrange the story board before hearing it.
lesson 19 - red riding hood story order
Lesson 20 - Red Riding Hood Again
We looked at other aspects of the story and even wrote our own stories. We also played a guessing game.
Lesson 21 - The Big Bad Wolf
We looked at what can be found in 'the woods' and focused on wolves. Then we read the three little pigs story (link).
Lesson 21 - Into the Woods (ppt)
lesson 21 - big bad wolf (doc)
Lesson 22 - Three Little Pig Houses
We looked at making blueprints. Students also made their own blueprints.
lesson 22 - Little Pig Houses (ppt)
lesson 22 - Little Pig Houses (doc)
Lesson 23 - Three Little Pig Analysis
We finished our blueprints and played a game with them. We analyzed the story and looked for the real problems and made solutions. We played a hidden objects game on the smart pads. .
Lesson 23 - Three Little Pig Analysis
Lesson 24 - Moral of the Story
Students attempted to come up with morals from famous stories. We watched a video about Chicken Little.
Lesson 24 - The Moral of the Story
Lesson 25 - The Royal Family
First we looked at Disney prince and princesses. Then we studied some jobs from medieval times. I had prepared "Love Letter" (Amazon Link) but I dont think we got to it.
lesson 25 - The Royal Family (doc)
lesson 25 - Medieval Jobs (doc)
Lesson 26 - Castles and Knights
Students learned about the fighters and their weaponry of medieval times. Students even made their own miniature catapults.
Lesson 26 - Castles and Knights
Lesson 26a - War Games
I don't think I actually did this lesson with the students. I made a DnD style game to simulate a siege.
Lesson 27 - A Knight's Tale
Students learned about the life of knights. Then they created their own 'champion' for a dice rolling game.
lesson 27 - knights_crossword-1
lesson 27 - knights_vocabulary-1
Lesson 29 - Christmas Wish List
We had some fun as it was the last class before Christmas. We played some games and did some activities.
Lesson 29 - Christmas Wish List