Lesson Planning is the pillar of your teaching to young learners. I use the 3P's method, which is Presentation, Practice and Production. Adding, Warm up in the beginning and Wrap up at the end, in total 5 steps.
Here is an example using one of my resources.
STEP 1-Warm up. This is a short step. Use a simple game to either review something that you taught last lesson or an easy concept that might be fun to check. I chose the numbers 1 to 10, within an insect theme.
I have this set of number cards. I would give each student a random card and have them show me the card as I name it.
Teacher: Show me number six!
Students: six! (all students with number six , either in numeral or words should show the card)
Then, call all groups. Teacher: All the beehives, stand here. All the butterflies go to the door. All the number words sit down. All the numbers go to the window.
And that will be it! Short and easy and getting the students into the mood for starting the class.
Step 2. Presentation. Focus on the main grammar and the vocabulary items for the unit. Maybe this is your second class with the insects unit. Review the vocabulary with the flashcards. Place them on the board and ask the students: What can you see?
Students: a butterfly!!
Introduce the parts of the body of the insects using the flashcards.
Teacher: This is the antennae. (Point and write the word)
Continue with the rest of the body of any insect.
Then have the students find all the insects with wings and show the wings in each one.
There is a magnifying glass that you can create for another activity. Have the students use the device to look for the body parts in each flashcards as they name one.
Student: antennae! Wings!!
Step 3. Practice. This part can be done using the worksheets or your workbook.There a different level of worksheets for reviewing the body parts.
There's Domino, Bingo, file folder games, game board and a puzzle.
And that's a wrap! If you need help with lesson plan, let me know and comment below.
Step 5. Wrap up your class in those last 5 or 10 minutes left. I would use the fly swatter game with the small cards that I can set up in the classroom meanwhile the students are playing the games.
Have the students come up one at a time to swat a fly or any other insect that you lined up. When the student swats a card he/she can pick up their school supplies and leave the classroom or make a line.
