Leila Maxwell’s workshop (04/18/2008)

In her workshop Ms. Maxwell asked us to write an activity planning which encompasses oral and written skills, describing each step. So here it is:


Content:

· the English alphabet
· spelling names
· How do you spell your name?
· The Beatles’ song

Level

Basic

Time needed

One class of one hour and 15 minutes

Material needed

· a stereo
· a board, a marker
· flash cards of the letters

Instructions

1. tell the students that the theme of the class is the alphabet. Ask if any of them know it.
2. show them the flash cards, ask them only to listen at first
3. drill the alphabet with the students
4. tell them that some letters have a sound in common and we can form group of letters, write the groups on the board:

A H J K /ei/
B C D E P T V Z /i/
F L M N S X /e/
I Y /ai/
U W /ju/
R /ar/
O /ou/

5. Teach the students: How do you spell your name? Ask them to take turn asking and answering their classmates.
6. Work with the song All together now, by The Beatles. Ask them to write down the letters they can listen in the song.

All Together Now
The Beatles
One, two, three, four,

Can I have a little more,

Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,I love you.

A, B, C, D,

Can I bring my friend to tea,

E, F, G, H, I, J,I love you.

Bom bom bom

bom-pa bomSail the ship

bom-pa bomChop the tree

bom-pa bomSkip the rope

bom-pa bomLook at me.

All together now, all together now,

All together now, all together now,

Black, white, green, red,

Can I take my friend to bed,

Pink, brown, yellow,

orange, and blue,I love you.

All together now, all together now,

All together now, all together now,

Bom bom bom

bom-pa bomSail the ship

bom-pa bomChop the tree

bom-pa bomSkip the rope

bom-pa bomLook at me.

All together now,

all together now,

All together now,

all together now,

All together now!
7. Give them the lyrics, work with them the pronunciation of the whole song.