4th Grade Unit 3 My Family Songs

FATMA KAYA 09131048 3-B

TEACHING SONG

Grade: 4th

Unit 3: My Family

Language point: Learn some family members’ name

Materials: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7I71y7P6dzHdGZiZ0IzS1RfV0U/edit?usp=sharing

                   https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7I71y7P6dzHVl9HWFZpRUY4NFU/edit?usp=sharing

Aims:

·          To make students remember the family members’ name

·         To enhance students’ listening skills

·         To draw students’ interest and attention with the help of the song

·         To make lesson entertaining and interesting for students

1-Presentation

Pre-listening activity

Stages:

·          Teacher asks students whether they know ‘Muffin Song ‘about family members.

·         Then, she or he shows the video to students without opening the sound of song.

·         She/he asks students which family members they see in this song.

·         Students say their ideas and thoughts.

2- Practice

a)      Listening to song and singing the song

Stages:

·         Students listen to song twice.

·         Then, they sing this song altogether with the help of the teacher.

The lyrics of the song:

Daddy finger, daddy finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am, how do you do?

Mummy finger, mummy finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am, how do you do?

Brother finger, brother finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am, how do you do?

Sister finger, sister finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am, how do you do?

Baby finger, baby finger, where are you?

Here I am, here I am, how do you do?

b)      Fill in the blanks activity

Stages:

·         Teacher hands out the worksheets to students.

·         While they are listening to the song after twice, they will fill in the blanks in the worksheet.

3-Production

Making a new song

Stages:

·         Teacher divides the class into groups including 4 or 5 students.

·         Students can create their own song within groups.

·         At the end of the preparation, they present their song, and they can sing a song.

·         For instance:

I have a mother, I have a father, I have a brother, and I love my family. Do you love your family?