Programa Clase De Sciences

Index

I. Morning meeting…………………………….. 2
II. Literacy development………………………. 2
III. Unit development………………………….... 3
IV. Plenary………………………………………... 4
V. Reading text………………………………….. 4
VI. Annexes………………………………………. 5
VII. Bibliography…………………………………. 10

LESSON PLAN FOR THE EFL CLASS

TOPIC: The Earth and the Solar System
TIMING: 60 minutes
Morning meeting: 10 minutesLiteracy development: 20 minutes
Unit development: 20 minutes
Plenary: 10 minutes

MATERIAL: Flashcards, Song, Reading text and worksheets prepared by the teacher and Smartboard.

MORNING MEETINGS
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this section, the students will be able to:
* Say how many planets there are in the Solar System and which the name of the planet where they live is.* Say which the satellite that turns around the Earth is.
* What is the name of the Earth´s satellite?
* Tell your classmates what season they love most, and why?

Activating previous knowledge using brainstorming and pictures

LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this section, the students will be able to:
* Pronounce and write the words correctlyExample: The teacher shows and mentions the bits and the students repeat the names. (Annex 1)
* Make up sentences with meaning
Example: Students will use the cards with words and have to place them in the correct order. (Annex 2)
* Identify and write correctly the missing words in the song. (Annex 3)
UNIT DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this section, the students will be ableto:
- Identify parts of speech.
- Identify the plural and the singular.
- Recognize prepositions.
- Find the right information in the text.

Vocabulary Development
Read the text.
Circle the words that begin with “S”. Copy them:
_____________________________________________________________

Write the plural of the following words:
Galaxy _____________Star ________________
Planet _____________ Body _______________

Underline two prepositions. Copy them:
_____________________________________________________________

Learn these words:
* Star: celestial body that emits light and heat.
* To rotate: to turn in a circle.
* Season: each one of the four periods of the year which appear due to the rotation ofthe Earth. They are spring, summer, autumn or winter.
* Moon: the Satellite that rotates around the Earth.
* Hemisphere: half of a sphere. In the Earth, there are Northern and Southern.
* Axis: straight line around which an object turns.
Example of activities: Annex 4
Children play Memory Game with flashcards with pictures and their definitions.

Reading Comprehension
Answerquestions with YES or NO: “Can the stars rotate around the planets?”
Answer true or false: “The Earth takes 24 hours to revolve around the Sun”
Complete the following text with the words of the box
Example of activities: Annex 5

PLENARY
Students will discuss with their classmates and the teacher what they have learned. Afterwards, every single student will summarize text. (Annex 6)

READINGTEXT
THE BIG BRIGHT SKY
Do you know that the bright sky that you look at it is composed of...?
The universe is composed of millions of galaxies, which are groups of billions of stars. In one of these galaxies, the Milky Way, there is a giant star called the Sun that gives light and heat.
Celestial bodies, which are the eight planets and their satellites, are rotating around the Sun. The Earthis one of them and the Moon is its satellite. All of them are in the Solar System.
The Earth rotates on itself by an axis from the North Pole to the South Pole and it takes 24 hours (one day). The Earth revolves around the Sun and it takes 365 days (one year).
When the Earth revolves around the Sun on a tilted axis, one hemisphere receives more light and heat than the other. That's why there...