Writing the warm-up section in a lesson plan to teach English Language Learners

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The warm-up part of the lesson plan is an activity that:

·        activates prior knowledge

·        related to the lesson topic

·        get the students ready and focused for the class.

It provides a scaffold that supports students as they progress to more complex tasks.

The warm-up can be a review of a previous lesson, vocabulary or grammar point taught before. It should be closely related to your objective. It builds students' confidence.

It gives students a preview of what they will be learning, helping to set clear expectations.

Choose an easy and dynamic activity that engages your students in active participation to start the lesson taking into consideration the different proficiency levels in your class.

Write the name of that warm-up activity that you selected and list the materials needed. Clearly explain how to do that activity. Keep a list or file of warm-up activities that work well with your class.

Use the lesson plan warm-up bank template.

This part of the lesson is short, it should be between 5 to 10 minutes.

Use the warm-up activities as an informal assessment. It gives you an insight into students' understanding and readiness for the lesson.

Here is a simple an easy idea to write in your warm-up bank. Do a simple chat with the What’s your favorite ---? Worksheets. It can be the favorite color, toy, animal, etc. Get the worksheets here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-favorite-worksheets-for-Kindergarten-ESL-11845117

After the warm-up comes the presentation part, right here:             https://eflelementaryresources.blogspot.com/2024/07/writing-presentation-part-of-lesson.html

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Furniture in the House Small Cards for Elementary ELLs

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The furniture small cards can be used in various interactive activities that you will check out in this blog post. These cards are easy to carry from one classroom to another.

Print and have these flexible teaching tools for your class.

Listen and draw the furniture items. Practice the furniture vocabulary with cards. It will help reinforce vocabulary through repetition.

Teacher: Lamp! Draw a lamp.

Take a look at the video:

Write the word. The small size of the cards helps maintain learners' focus on individual items. I used letters stickers to write the words that are on each small card.

Students can also draw pictures to illustrate each word.

Have the students say sentences as a speaking activity. Check the video:

Show me the furniture. Teachers can quickly assess students' knowledge with this easy activity.

Place several small cards on the board or table. Hold up a furniture piece flashcard. Ask the students to find the same matching one and say a sentence: It’s a clock.

My example video.

Adjective-noun phrase using small cards. This exercise can be easily adjusted to suit different proficiency levels in your class. Write adjective and noun words on small cards. Have the students write adjective words that you either dictate or that they write on the cards.

Students will match the item on the small card and the adjectives cards. They can write these phrases on their notebooks.

Here's the video:

Guess the furniture item. Cards facilitate group work, allowing students to practice speaking and listening skills collaboratively. Place the small cards on a table. Write the word that the students will guess on a piece of paper and hide it. Have the students ask questions to guess: Is it pink?

Teacher: No, it isn’t. It’s not a bathtub. (You can take away that small card)
Students: Is it round? Is it a circle?
Teacher: Yes, it is!
Students: It’s a clock!

My guessing example:

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Writing The objective in a lesson plan to teach English Language Learners

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Writing the objective of the 3P method lesson plan is being able to see the big picture of WHAT you are going to teach.

Ask yourself and write the answer:

1.   What is the Learning Aim, purpose or Goal? A lesson plan can have several objectives. What content are you teaching? What will be the outcome at the end of the lesson?

 

2.   Does the objective align with the overall curriculum?

3.  Which language skills will be the target?

4.  Choose specific action verbs that describe observable and measurable behaviors for the content or topic the students will be working with?

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Furniture in the House Flashcards for Elementary ELLs

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Use the flashcards to present the names of common furniture items to build foundational vocabulary. They are presented with clear images and the name of the item in an easy-to-read font. They also offer a visual and interactive way to learn and remember vocabulary.

The printable flashcards are helpful for students to associate the word with the visual image of the furniture, reinforcing memory.

Have the learners identify each one: This is a bathtub.

Room Sorting: Have students sort flashcards into categories based on the room where each piece of furniture is found.  Learners can describe where something is located in the house.

Teacher: The sink is in the bathroom.

Students: The toilet is in the bathroom.

Students can practice listening through the mind map. They will find the flashcards of the items that are in the living room and say the word of each one. Ask questions:

Teacher: Where is the lamp?
Students: The lamp is next to the sofa.

Continue by grouping more flashcards by room. This helps students make connections easier.

Place several flashcards on the board and ask: What it is? and then, Where does it go?

Teacher: What is this?
Students: It’s a lamp?
Teacher: Where does it go?
Students: The living room.

Counting furniture in a house using the grammar structure: There are.

Teacher: There are four chairs.

Make learning fun through this activity. Flashcard Bingo: Place 20 cards of the furniture items on the board. Have the students copy the written word of only 10 of them on a piece of paper or notebook. Call out the names and have students mark the corresponding item if they have written it. The winner is the one that crosses out all the words first.

Let’s say where people are.

Teacher: Where are they?

Students: They are on the chair.

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Importance of writing a lesson plan to teach English Language Learners

 This is part of a series of using the lesson plan 3Ps procedure to teach English Language Learners. The template will be available at my TPT Store:   https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Holistic-English-Resources-By-Rosa-Amelia

Why write a lesson plan?

The 3Ps lesson plan teaching has to be easy to use in a simple, flexible,clear way focused on your students. You will feel prepared for your lesson. This will be the most important teaching step by step tool for giving structure to your class.

Planning your lessons is essential to address discipline problems and classroom management.

Use the lesson plan to describe explicitly the objectives to define the content of what students are expected to learn by the end of the lesson.

Include differentiate instruction in your lesson plan to cater to your students.

A lesson plan helps teachers give the time for each part of the lesson. This helps you finish promptly.

Planning lessons in advance allows teachers to select learning activities and  necessary resources such as worksheets, flashcards, games, etc.

Lesson plans include assessing strategies, such as tests, homework assignments and group work.

It can be used by multiple teachers in an English school or substitutes providing what will be taught next, maintaining continuity in the learning process.

There is a section for teachers note to reflect on the lesson. Teachers can write what worked well, new ideas and what needs improvement.

A well designed lesson plan makes sure that your teaching stays aligned with  the curriculum assigned or the scope and sequence of your text books.

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Colors Unit Paintbrushes for Elementary ESL

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Paintbrushes come in different colors. Frequently review colors through different activities to reinforce retention. As teachers you can enhance the educational experience, making learning colors more effective using this resource.

Listen, Point and say to identify colors. This will have the students use critical thinking for communication as students find the color in the template. The mat has paintbrushes and color names.

Teacher: Point to black!

Students: black!

Information questions with What. Hold up a paintbrush small card and have students say the color aloud. Repeat with each color until students become confident.

Teacher: What color is it?
Students: It’s green.

Asking and answering questions about color.

Teacher: Is it blue?

Students: Yes, it is.

A worksheet to color the items using the correct colors. Say the color name aloud and have the student point to each one.

Color Matching Puzzles. Print on cardstock or heavy paper.

Find someone who has the other part of the puzzle.

Students can put the puzzle together individually or in small groups.  You can also create a memory game in which students must find the matching pairs.

The size of the pieces fit into a folder and there you have a file folder game ready for your wrap part of the lesson plan. Plan interactive and hands-on activities to keep students engaged. Using a file folder keeps all game pieces and materials organized in one place, preventing loss or damage. It also ensures that the classroom remains uncluttered, making it easier for students to focus. File folders are easy to carry, allowing the game to be used in different settings

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