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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Meryem Yönel 09131080 4th Grade Unıt 2 My Classroom Teaching Song



TEACHING SONG

Grade: 4th
Unit: My Classroom
Vocabulary Point: Pen, pencil, marker pen, lunch box, schoolbag, eraser, pencil case, sharpener, map, note book, ruler, board, chair, book, wastebasket and table.
PRESENTATION
Technique: Listening to the song
Before watching the video, asking students what the song is about
Reminding vocabulary to the students
Repeating vocabulary items altogether
Watching the video and singing the song
Using real objects
Activity: Discussion Activity
Aim:  To make students prepare to the song
To remind them vocabulary
To make the class more enjoyable
To make students have fun while learning the language
To make the topic more attractive
To make the topic more authentic by using real objects
To help students improve their pronunciation
Materials: Real Objects, Song (just listen to it)



Procedure: Teacher comes to the class and after asking students how their weekend was, s/he starts the class. S/he says they will listen to a song and wants them to predict what it can be about. Then, they start to listen to the song once and after that they predict. After a short discussion students probably say that the song is about school and school objects. Later on, teacher shows real school objects to the students and introduces the vocabulary.
PRACTICE
Technique: Watching the video
Singing the song altogether
Listen and complete gap filling
Activity: Complete a simple gap fill activity
Aim: To make students involve the activity
To improve their listening skill
To make them focus on key vocabulary words
To have fun while watching the video
To help to develop their memory and concentration
Materials: Song (watch it), Gap filling Sheet
Procedure: Still students do not watch the video. They listen to the song twice. After that, teacher distributes them worksheets and wants them to fill it. Then they watch it and sing the song altogether. Then students correct their peer’s mistakes. Since the song has repetitive parts they can easily learn the song. The lyrics of the song are like that:
School school school by Peter Weatherall

What should you take if you’re going to school?
If you don’t know then I’ll tell you
You need of
Pen and a pencil tool
When you go to
School school school school
School school school school

What should you take if you’re going to school?
If you don’t know then I’ll tell you
You need of
Ruler and an eraser tool
When you go to
School school school school
School school school school

Put them in your schoolbag
So you don’t forget
And when you get them
Put them on your desk

What should you take if you’re going to school?
If you don’t know then I’ll tell you
You need of
Notebook and a marker pen tool
When you go to
School school school school
School school school school
                                 
What should you take if you’re going to school?
If you don’t know then I’ll tell you
You need some books
And the lunch box tool
When you go to
School school school school
School school school school

Put them in your schoolbag
So you don’t forget
And when you get them
Put them on your desk
When you go to
School school school school
School school school school

PRODUCTION
Technique: Listen and repeat
Listen and creating a new song by using vocabulary
Comparing their songs with others’
Activity:  Creating a new song activity
Aim: To make students produce something
To help them use their creativity
To gain them the skill of studying with others
To make them have fun while working in collaboratively
To encourage them to compare their production with others’
To help develop group identity
Procedure:  At this stage, teacher wants students to create their own songs by using vocabulary such as pen, pencil, marker pen, lunch box, schoolbag, eraser, pencil case, sharpener, map, note book, ruler, board, chair, book, wastebasket and table. They work with their peers and use repetitive parts in the song. Actually they will imitate the song. They will change the vocabulary and after that they will sing the song altogether as groups. After finishing that stage they give peer feedback and lastly teacher gives feedback and class is over.

REFERENCES
      Cameron, Lynne (2001) Teaching Languages to Young Learners/ Learning Grammar.Cambridge University Press.

            Kahraman, Ayşe and Bahattin (2012) English 4. Grades. Semih Ofset-S.E.K Press.

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