Posting my students' mini book

  Here is a little story book done by Access students. it is their first book. They are so happy to be authors of their book. They are excited to do it and encouraged to write some more.

My reflection about my lesson

  My reflection.

As warm up we sang the song 1.2.3.4.5 once I caught a fish alive. Here in this song, students learned two new irregular verbs and learned once more the question and negative form of past tense.Then I asked fat questions about the song. Why did the boy let the fish go? What happened to him? Why did he do that? Students answered that perhaps he got the golden fish and asked for 3 wishes and then let it go. It was fun discussion around the song and then students thought that they caught a golden fish and thought about 3 wishes. Majority of students wishes were about seeing their family and friend healthy and sound, having peaceful country, and going to America by Flex program. It was fun. Then our new topic was the story about the businessperson and the fisherman. First we listened the story two times and filled the blanks then we read and translated each sentences from English into Tajik in groups. Then students described the Fishermen’s daily routine and  the life of a rich businessman. Students explained what was the advice of businessperson to fisherman through questions and answer. Students came across with exclamatory sentence and the teacher explained   and gave some examples. In the story was one example: what a wonderful tuna! Students practiced the pronunciation of these sentences and gave their own sentences. As homework students will read and will retell the story with their own words and think about the moral of this story.

Fat Questions

Yesterday I attended a mini-workshop conducted by English language Specialist Mis Lynette about fat and skinny question. at the beginning of the presentation when she asked what do you like to be fat or skinny? I said skinny of course. Then in the middle of presentation, I changed my mind and wanted to be the way I am now.
Fat questions are
(higher-order thinking skills,
longer answers)

Skinny questions are:
(lower-order thinking skills,
short answers)

I work very hard that my students develop their thinking skills and when I ask them to question I teach them to think a little then answer, But most our students do not want to think they answer very fast without thinking even if I give them time to think. But I keep trying to ask fat questions in every reading text. I give them questions to think. I asked fat questions when we read a tale about Husnigul a girl.  My example of fat questions was: can you describe two worlds where did Husnigul live? what is your opinion about Khorgul a bad girl? what do you think about this: beauty isn't in appearance but in deeds? etc

This is a classroom I'd like to have where students think about the question and the teacher gives thinking time and then students raise a hand. 

May Calendar lesson plan

one lesson plan

NEW  HEADWAY BOOK Elementary 1

 Lesson plan Topic:   All about past Tense

Duration of lesson: 2 hours

Grammar: Irregular verbs.

SWBAT:

a)      Students answer the questions information about themselves in pairs and then tell the class the information they learned from their partner.

b)       Students will put pictures in order to make up a story.

c)      Students  will listen to three different pronunciations of ed  and write verbs in charts. Then students write the past tense of some irregular verbs.

d)      Students will review years and make their own Profile.As an example they will  read Ben’s profile.

e)      Students will practice role-play a Detective and a witness. To review past tense

                            Warm up

 Teacher greet the Class,  students greet each other.

Write the objectives on the board (before class) Teacher: Class, let’s read the objectives for today. Listen and repeat.  ”I will be able to make sentences in the past Tense in question and negative  by listening a song”  Students: ”I will be able to listen and review  3 different pronunciation of ed… and   write the past tense of irregular verbs”  Students:   read the profile  of Ben  and put the verbs in past tense  and make their own.” Students play the role play to practice Past tense of  verb to be.

Asking homework: Play with a ball to get information about the text about Billionaire Guy Laliberte by asking questions.

Catch their attention: Teacher shows a ball. Connect to prior knowledge teacher plays a game “Verbs” with a ball. Teacher throw the ball and say verb and student who catch says the verb in past tense.

Presentation:  

 Students had introduction about past tense and teacher will review grammar part. Students listen the pronunciation of three different pronunciations of ed and complete the chart. Then put the irregular verbs in past tense.

Activity #one; Put the pictures in order to tell a story. Students are divided into 3 groups and each group has a jumbled set of cards. Their task is put cards in order and tell about Busy day of Jane.

Activity# two: Students will make questions and negative sentences in Past Tense. As example in song. Students read the profile  of Ben  and put the verbs in past tense  and make their own.” Students play the role play to practice Past tense of  verb to be.

Activity# three.  Detective and Witness. Teacher assign roles of police officer and witness.As a class brainstorm questions from worksheet that police officer might ask the witness.Students will practice asking and answering in the worksheet,

Homework:

Workbook ex 2, 3 4 page 34-35