This is my third grade lesson for the week, chapter 1, The Magic of 10 000 Hours. I thought I'd share, because it is going particularly well, as my lessons go. I have been told to do two weeks of lessons for each chapter... this one was a bit of a stretch! Last week, the classes made posters for an interest. I had planned to get them to write dialogues, but that didn't happen.
We do a quick review of the target phrases from last week. Then as a class we write a dialogue, I do it on the board, taking suggestions from students. I have been trying to do this in about 10 minutes.
The better part of the lesson is the next bit. First we speak about the people on slide 4, why they are famous etc. Then we discuss the kinds of people who are famous- politicians, humanitarians, actors, athletes, scientists, inventors, infamous people, models etc. I make a list on the board as we go. Next we discuss the famous people in the slides and decide which categories they fit into. I have been really surprised because, on the whole, students have really enjoyed this. Thanks to londone7 for the idea.
At the end, we play a game where they each write a name on a post-it. They stick it on someone's back and have to ask yes/no questions to figure out who they are. Usually there are about 5 minutes over, so I think of someone and get them to guess, asking yes/no questions. I usually get the co-teacher involved too, they have actually enjoyed it the most!
