On The Farm
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By Eli .
Published on 12/6/2006
What's it like down on the farm? Your students will find out in this series of lesson plans. We'll learn about farm animals as well as things that you would find on a farm.
Farm Animals!
Lesson 1: Farm Animals
Vocab Taught: Chicken, Cow, Dog, Donkey, Duck
Phonics taught: d-o-g
Preparation: Flashcards, “old McDonald had a farm” song, worksheets, pin the tail on the donkey.
Age/level: beginner about 5/6/7 years.
Time: About an hour, depending on class size.
Activity: Pin the tail on the donkey.
Possible sentence structures for this lesson:
1. What is it? It’s a cow.
2. What are they? They are cows.
3. How many nouns are there? There are seven.
Warmer: “Old McDonald had a farm” song. Play the song and do actions to the lyrics. 5 minutes.
Introduce the new language using TPR and flashcards. Drill the language using a variety of drills – all together, singular and st to st drills. Finish the drills with a line race. Students must ask “What is it?” to the next student who responds with “It’s a chicken.” The flashcard is passed to the next student and the process is repeated until it reaches the end of the line. 10/15 minutes.
Follow up with a game of hidden card. One student becomes the teacher. The teacher chooses a flashcard and hides it. Then, they ask “What is it?” Encourage sts to put their hands up so that the teacher (student) can choose someone to answer the question. 10 minutes.
Pin the tail on the donkey – 10 mins
Remember this game at birthday parties as a kid? It’s as much fun in the ESL classroom as it was in your single digit years! For those of you who don’t know how to play, or need a little refresher; here’s how to play:
1. Get a picture of a donkey without a tail (remove it if you have to).
2. Put a blindfold over your sts eyes (a beanie works really well).
3. Spin them around three times.
4. Give them the tail (with blu-tac/ sticky tac on the back).
5. Let them try to pin the tail on the donkey.
6. The student who gets the closest to the correct position is the winner.
Fun activity – Guess the animal sound. 10 minutes
Phonics: d-o-g
Drill phonic values. 5 minutes.
Play stations with phonic values. 5-7 minutes.
Vocab Taught: Chicken, Cow, Dog, Donkey, Duck
Phonics taught: d-o-g
Preparation: Flashcards, “old McDonald had a farm” song, worksheets, pin the tail on the donkey.
Age/level: beginner about 5/6/7 years.
Time: About an hour, depending on class size.
Activity: Pin the tail on the donkey.
Possible sentence structures for this lesson:
1. What is it? It’s a cow.
2. What are they? They are cows.
3. How many nouns are there? There are seven.
Warmer: “Old McDonald had a farm” song. Play the song and do actions to the lyrics. 5 minutes.
Introduce the new language using TPR and flashcards. Drill the language using a variety of drills – all together, singular and st to st drills. Finish the drills with a line race. Students must ask “What is it?” to the next student who responds with “It’s a chicken.” The flashcard is passed to the next student and the process is repeated until it reaches the end of the line. 10/15 minutes.
Follow up with a game of hidden card. One student becomes the teacher. The teacher chooses a flashcard and hides it. Then, they ask “What is it?” Encourage sts to put their hands up so that the teacher (student) can choose someone to answer the question. 10 minutes.
Pin the tail on the donkey – 10 mins
Remember this game at birthday parties as a kid? It’s as much fun in the ESL classroom as it was in your single digit years! For those of you who don’t know how to play, or need a little refresher; here’s how to play:
1. Get a picture of a donkey without a tail (remove it if you have to).
2. Put a blindfold over your sts eyes (a beanie works really well).
3. Spin them around three times.
4. Give them the tail (with blu-tac/ sticky tac on the back).
5. Let them try to pin the tail on the donkey.
6. The student who gets the closest to the correct position is the winner.
Fun activity – Guess the animal sound. 10 minutes
Phonics: d-o-g
Drill phonic values. 5 minutes.
Play stations with phonic values. 5-7 minutes.
Farm Objects
Lesson 2: Farm Objects
Vocab Taught: Barn, Farm house, Fence, Gate, Tractor, Straw
Preparation: Flashcards, “old McDonald had a farm” song, sheep cut-outs, scissors, glue, paddle-pop sticks (or something similar) and cotton balls.
Age/level: beginner about 5/6/7 years.
Time: About an hour, depending on class size.
Activity:
Possible sentence structures for this lesson:
1. What is it? It’s a cow.
Warmer – Old McDonald had a farm. 5 minutes.
Review last lessons vocab with a game of animal charades. 5 Minutes
Introduce the new language using TPR and flashcards. Drill the language using a variety of drills – all together, singular and st to st drills. Finish the drills with a line race. Students must ask “What is it?” to the next student who responds with “It’s a chicken.” The flashcard is passed to the next student and the process is repeated until it reaches the end of the line. 10 minutes.
Play Strike-a-pose with the new vocabulary.
Choose a pose for each of the vocabulary items. Demonstrate to the students that when you say an item they must strike the correct pose. Students have to sit down if they strike the wrong pose or if they take too long to strike the correct pose. The last student standing is the winner. After one student is declared the winner, get all the students up and play another five or six rounds. Then just declare everyone a winner with a big cheer!
10-15 minutes.
Craft Activity: Cotton Ball Sheep
You will need sheep cut-outs, scissors, glue, paddle-pop sticks (or something similar) and cotton balls.
Demonstrate to the students how to make the sheep by:
1. Cutting out the sheep
2. Gluing the cotton balls to the front of the sheep
3. Gluing the paddle-pop stick to the back of the sheep
This will take at least 10-15 minutes.
Fun Activity: Duck, Duck, Goose. Change “duck” and “goose” to other words. 10 minutes.
Vocab Taught: Barn, Farm house, Fence, Gate, Tractor, Straw
Preparation: Flashcards, “old McDonald had a farm” song, sheep cut-outs, scissors, glue, paddle-pop sticks (or something similar) and cotton balls.
Age/level: beginner about 5/6/7 years.
Time: About an hour, depending on class size.
Activity:
Possible sentence structures for this lesson:
1. What is it? It’s a cow.
Warmer – Old McDonald had a farm. 5 minutes.
Review last lessons vocab with a game of animal charades. 5 Minutes
Introduce the new language using TPR and flashcards. Drill the language using a variety of drills – all together, singular and st to st drills. Finish the drills with a line race. Students must ask “What is it?” to the next student who responds with “It’s a chicken.” The flashcard is passed to the next student and the process is repeated until it reaches the end of the line. 10 minutes.
Play Strike-a-pose with the new vocabulary.
Choose a pose for each of the vocabulary items. Demonstrate to the students that when you say an item they must strike the correct pose. Students have to sit down if they strike the wrong pose or if they take too long to strike the correct pose. The last student standing is the winner. After one student is declared the winner, get all the students up and play another five or six rounds. Then just declare everyone a winner with a big cheer!
10-15 minutes.
Craft Activity: Cotton Ball Sheep
You will need sheep cut-outs, scissors, glue, paddle-pop sticks (or something similar) and cotton balls.
Demonstrate to the students how to make the sheep by:
1. Cutting out the sheep
2. Gluing the cotton balls to the front of the sheep
3. Gluing the paddle-pop stick to the back of the sheep
This will take at least 10-15 minutes.
Fun Activity: Duck, Duck, Goose. Change “duck” and “goose” to other words. 10 minutes.