English Lesson Plan: It's Tall (Selected 2 Pieces)
Grade Level: Elementary School (Grade 3-4)
Duration: 2 lessons (40 minutes each)
Objective:
1. Students will be able to describe the height of objects using "It's tall" and its comparative/superlative forms.
2. Students will practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills related to height descriptions.
3. Students will enhance their vocabulary and ability to compare objects in terms of height.
Materials:
- Flashcards with images of tall objects (e.g., skyscrapers, trees, giraffes) and short objects (e.g., chairs, dogs, flowers)
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector and slides with comparative/superlative examples
- Worksheets for practice
- Stickers or small rewards for participation
Lesson 1: Introduction to "It's Tall"
Warm-Up (5 minutes):
- Greet the students and ask them to stand up.
- Play a quick game of "Simon Says" where commands involve stretching up tall (e.g., "Simon says reach up tall!") and crouching down short.
- This activity helps students physically experience the concepts of tall and short.
Presentation (15 minutes):
- Show flashcards with images of tall objects and ask, "What is this?" Elicit responses like "It's a skyscraper," "It's a tree," etc.
- Then, introduce the phrase "It's tall" for each tall object. Repeat several times, having students say it with you.
- Next, show flashcards with short objects and contrast with "It's not tall" or "It's short."
- Use gestures (raising hands high for tall, lowering them for short) to reinforce the meaning.
- Write "It's tall" and "It's short" on the whiteboard. Underline "tall" and "short" to highlight the key words.
Practice (15 minutes):
- Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of flashcards.
- One student shows a flashcard, and the other says "It's tall" or "It's short." Then they switch roles.
- Walk around the classroom, listening and providing feedback.
- After a few minutes, call on some pairs to demonstrate in front of the class.
Production (5 minutes):
- Ask students to think of other tall objects in their daily lives (e.g., mountains, bookshelves).
- Have a few volunteers share their ideas with the class, using the phrase "It's tall."
Homework:
- Draw a picture of a tall object and a short object. Write "It's tall" under the tall one and "It's short" under the short one.
Lesson 2: Comparative and Superlative Forms
Warm-Up (5 minutes):
- Review the previous lesson by showing some flashcards and asking students to say "It's tall" or "It's short."
- Then, introduce a new element: show two flashcards (one tall and one shorter but still relatively tall) and ask, "Which one is taller?"
Presentation (15 minutes):
- Use the projector to show slides with pairs of objects. Explain the comparative form "taller" and the superlative form "tallest."
- For example, show a picture of a small tree and a bigger tree. Say, "This tree is tall. This tree is taller. The tallest tree in the forest is..." (show a very tall tree).
- Write "taller" and "tallest" on the whiteboard, along with examples of sentences.
- Use real-life objects in the classroom (e.g., two different-sized books) to further illustrate the concept.
Practice (15 minutes):
- Hand out worksheets with pictures of groups of objects (e.g., three animals of different heights). Students need to circle the taller/tallest objects and write sentences.
- Walk around the classroom to assist students and check their work.
- After most students have finished, go over the answers together as a class.
Production (5 minutes):
- Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of small objects (e.g., toy blocks of different heights).
- Ask them to arrange the objects from shortest to tallest and then describe them using "It's tall," "taller," and "tallest."
Review and Assessment (5 minutes):
- Quickly review the key phrases: "It's tall," "taller," "tallest."
- Conduct a short oral quiz. Show some pictures and ask students to describe the height of the objects using the appropriate phrases.
Homework:
- Write a short paragraph describing the heights of three family members or friends, using "It's tall," "taller," and "tallest."
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Introduction: This English lesson plan is designed for elementary school students in grades 3-4. It consists of two 40-minute lessons. The first lesson introduces the basic phrase "It's tall" and its opposite "It's short" through warm-up activities, presentations using flashcards, pair practice, and production tasks. The second lesson builds on this by introducing the comparative form "taller" and the superlative form "tallest" through slide presentations, worksheet practice, group activities, and a review with an oral quiz. The overall goal is to enhance students' ability to describe the height of objects and compare them using appropriate English phrases while developing their four language skills.
