Lesson Plan
students will be able to recognize and identify the letters of the English ABC and corresponding sounds, to write the capital and small letters, to revise words, songs, chants (topics “About Myself”, “School Things”, ”Colours”, “Numbers”, ”Emotions and Feelings”).
Materials : flashcards, phonics cards, a poster, audio equipment (a mobile phone, acoustic systems).
The Procedure of the Lesson
The song Hello
Teacher: Good morning, dear teachers and children! I am glad to see you at the ABC party. Today we are going to revise English words, phrases, letters and sounds. And now I would like to introduce our special guest – Mr Alphabeticus!
Mr Alphabeticus: Good morning!
Teacher: Good morning, Mr Alphabeticus! How are you?
Mr Alphabeticus: I’m great. And I have come to see how the children know the ABC.
Teacher: Mr. Alphabeticus is very good at the English аlphabet. Please, take a place. First let’s get acquainted. Children, I will ask you questions and you will answer.
Teacher: And now Nazar and Marichka, can you come here and show us how to get acquainted in English?
Nazar: Hello!
Marichka: Hello! How are you?
Nazar: I’ m fine, thank you. How are you?
Marichka: I’ m fine too. What is your name?
Nazar: My name is Nazar. What is your name?
Marichka: My name is Marichka. How old are you?
Nazar: I am seven. Where are you from?
Marichka: I am from Ukraine.
Nazar: Goodbye!
Marichka: Goodbye!
Teacher: Well done. Thank you.
Mr Alphabeticus: And now let’s check how you know English letters and sounds.
Teacher: Let’s revise the letters and sounds. I will show you the flash-card, you will say the letter, the sound and the word.
A [æ] apple
B [b] boy
C [k] cat
D [d] duck
E [e] elephant
F [f] fish
Teacher: OK. That’s enough.
Mr Alphabeticus: Very nice, boys and girls!
Teacher: Our children have learnt not only English letters, they have learnt a lot of English words and songs.
Let’s revise the school things and toys.
-What’s this?
- It is a… (The teacher is showing the flashcard, the children are saying the word).
Is it a …? (Yes, it is. No, it isn’t).
Let’s sing the song What’s this?
The song What’s this?
The teacher is showing flashcards, the children are singing.
Teacher: And now let’s revise some other letters.
G [g] guitar
H [h] horse
I [i] ill
J [dʒ] jug
K [k] kangaroo
L [l] lion
Teacher: Well done, dear children.
Mr Alphabeticus: I can see that you really know some English words and letters. But do you know any other English words, for example, colours?
Teacher: Yes, of course. Children, let’s revise the colours.
What colour is it?
It’s…..
Let’ s sing the song Lots of Colours
The song Lots of Colours
The teacher is showing the flashcards with the colours and the children are singing.
Mr Alphabeticus: You know the colours very well.
Teacher: Thank you, Mr Alphabeticus. Now let’s continue with the ABC.
M [m] mango
N [n] nose
O [o] octopus
P [p] panda
Q [kw] queen
R [r] rainbow
S [s] sofa
Teacher: And now stand up and let’s do a physical warm-up.
Peter works with one hammer
Teacher: And now let’s play the game Clap your hands . I will show you the letter and say the sound. If the sound is correct, you clap your hands. If it is not correct, you keep silent.
The Game Clap your hands
Teacher: Dear children, let’s remind how to say about your emotions and feelings in English.
The teacher is showing the flashcards, the children are saying the words.
Teacher: Let’s play the game Pantomime.
The Game Pantomime
First the teacher shows an emotion and children guess it. Then the teacher says the word and the children show the emotion.
Teacher : And now we are going to finish the ABC.
T [t] turtle
U [Λ] umbrella
V [v] vase
W [w] woman l
X [ks] fox
Y [i] yogurt
Z [z] zoo
Mr Alphabeticus: Very good, boys and girls. I would like to know if you can write English letters.
Teacher: Let’s do some tasks in writing. Open your notebooks. I will say the letter, you will come to the blackboard, find the letter, show it and write it.
Writing
Teacher: So, dear children, you have learnt the English alphabet. Let’s chant the ABC.
The ABC chant
Mr Alphabeticus: Dear boys and girls, you have learnt the ABC very well. I would like to give you these diplomas. I wish you to be healthy, happy and clever. Be good pupils and study English! Good luck!
Teacher: Thank you, Mr Alphabeticus. Let’s sing the song Goodbye.
The song Goodbye
Teacher: The party is over. Thank you. Goodbye!