5th Grade Unit 3 Cities Vocabulary teaching activities

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VOCABULARY TEACHING PLAN

Unit: 3 / CITIES

Grade: 5

Vocabulary Points: Capital city, restaurant, hotel, gym, museum, post office, shopping center, zoo, fire station, police station, stadium

Materials: PowerPoint presentation, flashcards                                                                                      Ppt Presentation: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0gVfwBcNV7_MFFhbmlqS1FMc0E/edit?usp=sharing

Activity 1:  Presenting the vocabulary with a PowerPoint presentation

Aims:

        ·         To learn the meaning of the words from pictures and teacher’s explanations

        ·         To learn the meaning of the words by demonstration

        ·         To learn the words’ correct pronunciations

        ·         To learn the written form of the words

Procedure: Teacher presents the vocabularies by using the PowerPoint presentation which was prepared by the teacher. S/he shows each word with pictures and says correct pronunciation at first. Also s/he explains the words’ meaning in English while s/he is showing the pictures. May be s/he can give some simple examples and if they couldn’t understand the meaning of the word, the teacher can translate the meaning of the word in Turkish. After s/he explains the words’ meaning and says the correct pronunciation, s/he wants the students to pronounce the words.

Activity 2: What’s missing game with flash cards on the map

Aims:

        ·         To provide the students to practice the words

        ·         To assess the students’ attention

Procedure: The teacher draws a map on the board. S/he shows the flashcards with pictures prepared by the teacher. After s/he shows the flashcards, s/he puts the flashcards on the map. Then s/he takes one of them from the map and asks students to find missing flashcard.

Activity 3:  Preparing posters with groups

Aims:

          ·         To improve students’ speaking skills

          ·         To making group work activity

Procedure: Teacher divides students into groups. Each group brings carton and some pictures about vocabularies which are learned before (restaurant, hotel, gym, museum, post office, shopping center, zoo, fire station, police station). They prepare a map together by using these pictures. Then they present their maps.