PHASE 1 LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

A. Students and Setting:

Students
Second grade. Students ranging from 7 to 8 years old. Beginner students from a Spanish speaking
country where English is not a second language, so it is not spoken outside classroom settings and
therefore scarcely reinforced at home.
Setting:
Private school in a small town. Since it is a fairly small education institution, there are only 10 students in
the classroom. This is a positive situation that allows the teacher to innovate in the type of activities and
carry out different games to reinforce the contents. The English class is delivered once a week for 90
minutes. The classroom is not that big and the chairs/tables are easy to move. The fact that it is a small
classroom sometimes encourages the teacher to bring the class to the playground.

B. Lesson Background:
This is the first lesson to introduce fruits and colors. The idea is to relate these to items for the students to
grasp new information in a meaningful manner.

C. Learning Objectives/Expected Results:

Students will be able to identify fruits and colors by listening to a good deal of the target language. The
teacher will also reinforce the auditory skill by showing pictures and real objects that represent each of
the items named. Repetition is also needed.
Students will demonstrate understanding of the lesson by answering simple questions asked by the
teacher, pointing and nodding. (Is this an apple or an orange? Is it green or orange? point to the
banana)
This new contents will be reinforced during the forthcoming lessons.

D. Materials and Sources:

materials
Real fruits brought from home which can represent a color at the same time. Large flashcards
crafted by the teacher, videos about fruits and colors, play dough, a worksheet, a basket
template.
Sources:
ESL Kids Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Flashcards, Songs, Crafts & more!
http://www.eslkidstuff.com/
videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBF-_ZMkuH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_J0CBFibo4

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E. Procedures / Timing:
List step by step what you will do in class, and what you expect the students to do. How will you provide
opportunities for students to talk to each other, for example with group or pair work? Make sure that you
include the use of authentic materials/realia AND pair/group work appropriately. Be sure the time that is
allocated is appropriate. The reader needs to be able to visualize how the lesson will proceed.
Your lesson should be about 40-60 minutes long. Try to divide the steps logically, where the teacher
moves to a different activity.
Procedures / Timing: Use the table below. Each new action by the teacher can be a separate row
in the table if you have enough rows. Remember to do Section F, Reflection, at the bottom of the
page.

Teacher does/says . . .

Students do/say . . .

Approximate time
needed

Play the hangman game to

introduce a hidden word
(fruits)

Assemble in a circle and start

calling out letters of the alphabet to
find out what the hidden word is.

2 minutes.

Start brief discussion about

fruit preferences.

Brainstorm ideas and establish

their own preferences in their
mother tongue.

2 minute.

Show a video 1 (apples are

yummy) to introduce the
topic.

Pay attention and watch the video.

2 minutes.

Place real fruits on a table in

front of the students.

Watch and listen

Repeat as the teacher names the
fruits and colors.

10 minutes

Encourage the students to

repeat the new vocabulary
Board stage (supply the
written form)

Listen and repeat.

3 minutes

Invite some students to come

Come to the front.

5 minutes

This is an/a
Apples are green
Bananas are yellow
Cherries are red
Grapes are purple
Oranges are orange

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to the front and identify (grab

and show) the fruits she
names.

This is an/a

Ask concept checking

questions to asses
understanding.
Teacher uses flashcards this
time.

Answer the questions.

5 minutes.

Students follow instructions. They

must do it in the same order that
the teacher.

7 minutes.

Assemble the basket and color it.

Model fruits with play dough and
label them.

20 minutes.

Watch and pay attention.

Answer the questions.

4 minutes.

Is this an apple or orange?

(Pedrito) show me the
grapes/orange/apple/cherries
Are apples yellow or green?

Put students into pairs. Hand

in a worksheet for each pair
to complete.
Name a fruit for students to
color it up.
Cherries are red
bananas are yellow
(The idea is to test listening
comprehension)

Hand in a basket template

and play dough for students
to model their own fruits.
Write the fruit names on the
board as extra aid for the
students.

Show peppa pig video (fruit

day) and ask comprehension
questions.
Class summary.
Next class fruits and colors

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vocabulary will be reinforced

through games (hit the card,
board races, charades, etc)

F. Reflection - Week 2:
I truly enjoy using realia in the classroom because it is an easy way to introduce essential vocabulary
meaningfully. Students are not only able to identify the new vocabulary but also to touch it and relate it to
everyday situations. In this lesson was appropriate the use of realia because fruits are tangible elements.
By encouraging students to repeat and work in pairs, they are given the chance to feel more comfortable
at the moment of taking parts and the coming activities. Furthermore, they develop the sense of respect
and achievement towards a common goal. I think the lesson is appropriate for the grade level because it
contains diverse activities for the students to practice and enjoy the learning process at the same time.

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FRUITS AND COLORS

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MOOC Shaping the Way We Teach English. Copyright 2015 University of Oregon. All rights reserved.
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