Don Bosco University

Teaching Practicum I “Teaching English to Young Learners”

Teacher: Eunice Menjivar

Topic: It’s my birthday party.

Objective: SWAT ask and answer the question “How old are you?”

Target Skill: Listening / speaking

TIME	STAGE	ACTIVITY/PROCEDURE	DETAILS
5 MIN	Presentation	Warm up. Students will pass a toy around while some music is played. When the music stops the students holding the toy will answer a question from the previous lesson.	Aim: review last lesson. Materials : Toy Type of learner: K Interaction: T-S
15MIN	Presentation	“HOW MANY LETTER DO YOU SEE?”using pictures with different amount of letters, students will learn the numbers from 0-15.	Aim: learn the numbers from 0-15. Materials: pictures Type of learner: V Interaction: T-S
5MIN	Presentation	Roleplay made by the teacher. A roleplay will be presented asking and answering the question: How old are you?.	Aim: show students the question; How old are you? Type of learner: Verbal. Interaction: T-S
10MIN	During	A track will be played. The track includes a natural conversation in which two children ask each other’s age.	Aim: show students a natural way of asking How old are you? Type of learner: A Interaction: T-S

15 MIN	During	Students will get in couples to discuss and practice the question “How old are you?	Äim: Practice asking and answering the question “How old are you?”. Type of learner: A,V.
15 MIN	Post	Using the “Hot toy” dynamic, some students will be chosen to ask and answer a classmate “how old are you?.	Aim: Have students asking and answering the question “How old are you?’ in  a natural manner. Material: Toy Type of learner: A, V. Interaction> T-S, S-S.