Daily Lesson PlanRochester ESL

DATE:
CLASS:
SUBJECT/TOPICS:
OBJECTIVES:

Monday, 25 January, 2016

Beginning ESL, Monday & Wednesday Morning/Evening class
Introductions
Familiarize students with syllabus and the outline for the
semester
Have students set a goal for the end of the semester
Introduce self to class
Evaluate basic understanding of letters and general words
Ventures lesson 1
o Practice matching numerals to numbers
Work Plan

Time/The
me
9:00-9:10
6:00-6:20

9:10-9:30
6:10-6:30

9:3010:00
6:30-7:00
Icebreake
r&
Nametag
s
10:0010:20
7:00-7:20
Syllabus
and goals
10:2010:30
7:20-7:30
Speaking
Practice

10:40-

Teacher Does

Students Do

Introduce self to students in

Ninas room

Students gather in Ninas room

and listen to intro

Have students gather their

belongings and move to 124
Introduction: Basics:
My name is Ameena.
I am from America.
I live in Birmingham.

Students move to room 124

Begin icebreaker activity

Students begin icebreaker

Have students design their own

nametag; use one as an
example

Students design their own

nametag

Go over syllabus + attendance

policy

Students listen to syllabus

readthrough

Students listen, repeat at least one

sentence from their own
perspective

Students write goal for semester

students who cannot write goals
must try to communicate it to the
teacher and then have it written
for them
Facilitate and model individual,
Questions they can ask/answer:
repeated question and answer
What is your name? My
between students and teacher
name is______
Where are you from? I am
from _______
Where do you live? I live in
___________
BREAK: 10 MINS
Introduce CASAS pre-test for
Students begin CASAS listening

Folders/
constructi
on paper
for
nametags

Syllabus

Direct students to write goals for

semester
For students who cannot write:
Write for them

CASAS-

11:30
7:40-8:30
CASAS
listening
&
diagnosti
c testing
11:3011:45:
7:30-7:45
Group 1:
Beginnin
g
Literacy
Student
s
Letters:
Full-group
and
individual
11:3011:45:
7:30-7:45
Group 2:
Beginnin
g
Student
s
Letters &
Basic
spelling
11:4512:00
8:45-9:00
Read,
speak:
numbers
12:0012:10

listening

test

Take students down to computer

lab

Students who complete the CASAS

test begin the info test.

Have test on hand for students

who finish early
Introduce letters: ask for
students who can give the full
alphabet
Read through the letters and
practice saying/writing them

Students respond with alphabet or

letters they do/dont know
Students trace in sheet the letters
they dont know

Individual work

Sort letters into correct order

Introduce letters: ask for

students who can give the full
alphabet

Students respond with alphabet or

letters they do/dont know
Students listen and repeat

(Prepare for Ventures work)

Reading practice, vocabulary
words:
First, middle, last, name(s)

Students create their own

flashcards with the vocabulary
words

Identify the numbers and

numerals 0-9

Repeat, write down the

numbers/numerals 0-9

Put up reading phone numbers,

ask students to read them

Reading off and matching

numerals to wordsboard

Wrap-up: Reached goals?

give different good-byes and
have students repeat

Exit-ticket: goodbyes on the way

out

ready
computers

Daily Lesson PlanRochester ESL

DATE:
CLASS:
SUBJECT/TOPICS:
OBJECTIVES:

Wednesday, 27 January, 2016

Beginning ESL, Monday & Wednesday Morning/Evening class
Introductions
Evaluate basic understanding of letters and general words
Ventures lesson 1
Begin working with the BE verb and possessives explicitly
Reviewpractice putting together letters and matching
numerals to numbers
o Begin reading individually
Work Plan

Time/The
me
9:00-9:20
6:00-6:20
Goals,
attendan
ce,
student
writing
practice
9:20-9:40
6:20-6:40
Letters:
Full-group
and
individual
9:4010:00
6:40-7:00

Teacher Does

Students Do

Greetinggreet each student,

wait for them to greet you
Attendance
Project sentence starters from
previous day, ask students to
write them down for themselves
Daily goals

Students greet teacher back

Review letters from Monday: ask

students to identify the letters
that they know

Students read out the letters that

they know

Say vocabulary words: have

students put letters in order
(partner group 1 with group 2)
Review saying numbers and
matching numerals to numbers

Students spell out vocabulary

words

Students complete sentences in

notebook:
Write down daily goal in notebook

Students say numbers that are

pointed to and v.v., matchon the
boardnumerals to numbers

Ventures
workbook

Individual work
Numbers:
review
10:0010:30
7:00-7:30
Ventures:
BE
10:4511:10
7:45-8:10
Ventures:

Correct work
Introduce TO BE verb: different
forms for basic pronouns

Students complete ventures lesson

1, exercise #5
Students correct work
Students write down the different
TO BE forms for the different
pronouns

Ventures
textbook

Speaking practice: same

sentence for different pronouns

Speaking practice: students will

ask-answer questions for different
pronouns (location, live in)
BREAK: 10 MINS
Possessives chart: explain to
Students draw out the possessives
students, have them draw
chart
Ask students to refer to each
others objects using different

Students practice using

possessives

Ventures

POSSESSI
VE
11:1011:40
8:10-8:40
Individual
practice
11:4011:55
8:40-9:00
Reading
practice
12:0012:10
9:00-9:10
Closing

possessives
Individual work

Complete Ventures lesson 2,

activities 1-3.

Ventures

Go over Ventures work

Go over Ventures work
Reading practice: Sight Words

Students listen and model your

reading, pointing out specific
words, etc.

Sight Words: game

Around the world with the sight

words. Winner gets chocolate

Sight
words
cards