Sample II-15: Lesson Plan: Beginning Level

Class Beginning    Date_____________

Time: We are assuming the class period is a minimum of two hours. Times listed for the activities are approximate. Times for each of the activities will vary depending on number of students in the class, literacy level of the class, and other factors. A specific lesson plan will always occur in the context of prior and subsequent lessons and objectives and other class activities.

Lesson Objective:Telephone the school office to report a child's absence. (In a telephone conversation role play, students will be evaluated on the following content: giving the name of the child, the child's teacher or class, and the reason for the absence.)

Language Skills
Possessive pronouns Vocabulary: illnesses; sick, absent, appointment; holidays

Life Skills: Cultural information: Schools expect to be informed about a child's absence. Reasons for absence include sickness, doctor or dentist appointment, religious holiday, family emergency (e.g., death in family)

Materials:

  • Practice dialogues (handouts, transparency)
  • Butcher paper for teacher to draw stick figures of mother on phone and child with thermometer in mouth
  • Evaluation Checklist
  • Listening grid

Equipment:

  • Overhead projector (OHP)
  • Practice telephones

Stages of the Lesson:

Warm Up/Review (10 minutes)
From previous lessons, review health problems that children frequently have (e.g., stomachache, sore throat, fever).

Introduction
"Today we are going to talk about calling the school office when your child is sick and not going to school."

Presentation (30 minutes)

  1. Show the students the teacher-created stick drawing of mother and child. Ask the learners what is happening.
  2. Read Dialogue 1 to the students. Ask if they were right about what is happening.
  3. Read the dialogue again and ask the following comprehension questions:
    Who is Mrs. Sanchez calling?
    Who is sick? What is the matter with her?
    Why is she calling the school?
    Who is Mrs. Johnson?