3rd Lesson

 

Monnet School - Grade 1b  

Date: 18.04.2024

The subject of the lesson was properties of Inner and Outer planets

The Big understandings were

- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars are made of mostly rock and metals.

-Mercury is the closest to the sun.

-The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

- Outer planets have no solid surface,they are made of gas and liquids.

- Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system

Essential questions were

- Which are the four inner planets?

- Which one is the closest to the sun?

- Which are the four outer planets?

- Which one is the largest?

     

                 Reflection:

In this class I felt less nervous, as I had already taught a class before, so I was ready to start.

at the time of the last activity. I could find some difficulties that my students had, as they did not know how to answer the activity about the kilometres of the earth, which seemed to me something I had not thought about, because for them to do such a big subtraction could be a problem; however, with the help of my mentor teacher we guided the students to answer that exercise, which I found wonderful, because they had an answer very close to the correct one. That day I learned that the children like to do things with their hands, such as creating their own planets, as they were quite entertained. I even noticed several students with artistic skills. However, I was not able to take pictures of their planets, because the class time passed too quickly. But my mentor teacher congratulated me on this idea. Although she also explained that before giving a difficult task (like the one with the numbers) she could explain or give them an idea of how to answer it.

Lesson plan

Lesson title	Space- Inner and outer planets
Class length	45 min
Class/ student information	-        Grade: 1 B -        14 students around A1-A2 level (bilingual education) and a native speaker -        Polish and Australian nationality
Lesson aims	To: - Develop listening skills (watching the video) -  To make students aware of Inner and Outer planets (The inner planets are made of mostly rock and metals. The outer planets have no solid surface. They are made of gas and liquids) - Develop speaking skills (talking about what they know about Inner and Outer planet, expressing opinions).
Lesson objectives	Content	By the end of the lesson, learners will have: - Learned about inner and outer planets ( surface)  -  Learned about inner and outer properties planets
	Language	Content-obligatory language objectives Learners will be able to:   - Name inner and outer planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) - Talk about the order of our solar system Content-compatible language objectives Learners will be able to: - Answer a few questions based on the video and the presentation (Which are   the four inner planets?  Which one is the closest to the sun? Which are the four outer planets? Which one is the largest?)   - Use already know and new vocabulary to talk about inner and outer planets.
	cognition	- Students will be able to answer a few questions based on the video and the presentation (Which are   the four inner planets?  Which one is the closest to the sun? Which are the four outer planets? Which one is the largest?) - Students will be able to name inner and outer planets.
	culture	- Students will be able to say that Earth is the only planet that has the conditions necessary for life to exist.
Instructional strategies used in the lesson (building background, integrating skills, using scaffolding, opportunities for output, learning phases, advanced organizers, etc.)	-        Activating prior knowledge.  Students recall what they know about Solar System planets properties. -        Integrating skills - integrating watching (listening), speaking (pronunciation) -        Using scaffolding to support learning of content and language. Providing different materials (video, presentation, task) -        Integrating the skills: listening/speaking. -        Opportunities for output - a lot of opportunities for students to talk, answer questions, task -        Learning phases - warm-up (interactive games), presentation, production.
Lesson assessments	Formative assessment - students will be able to tell the teacher what he/she learned and to show their product to their partners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stages and time	Lesson procedure (describe the activities and instructional strategies)	Justification for the activity (content, language, cognition, culture)
Warm-up 5 min	T shows a glass filled with water labelled outer, and a glass filled with sand labelled inner. T asks “Do you know what happens if I drop a stone in each glass?” Ss answer the question T asks one S to drop the stone in each glass T asks “What happened?” Ss answer the questions T explain what’s surface and says   “Today we’re going to learn about inner and outer planets”	To generate interest in the theme of the lesson and target language Language: already known language structures
Activation of schemata 8 min	T writes questions on the board “What do you know about inner and outer planets?” T asks Ss to create a mind map in teams answering the question Ss create a mind map with the knowledge they have about the topic. T asks Ss to discuss the questions for 3 mins in group.	To activate Ss’s schemata, to generate interest in the video. Content: General information about solar system planets Language: To provide Ss with practice at using target language in a controlled way Cognition: Recognizing and naming inner and outer planets
Presentation  5 min	T asks the students “Which are the four inner planets?   Which one is the closest to the sun? Which are the four outer planets? Which one is the largest?”   T present a presentation and asks questions Ss check their predictions for the questions	To give students vocabulary to the reading and T enhance Ss to   Content: General information about   solar system planets (The inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - are made of mostly rock and metals. Mercury is the closest to the sun. The outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - have no solid surface. They are made of gas and liquids.  Jupiter is the largest planet) Language:  Vocabulary to read and describe inner and outer planets (rock, metals, liquids, gas) Cognition: read characteristics of inner and outer planets (The inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - are made of mostly rock and metals. Mercury is the closest to the sun. The outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - have no solid surface. They are made of gas and liquids.  Jupiter is the largest planet)   Culture: Earth is the only planet that has the conditions necessary for life to exist.
Summary/ demonstration 15 min	T sets the task read and answer the task   Ss read the text and answer the questions T and S check the questions	To give students practice at reading for specific information.   Content: General information about   solar system planets (The inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - are made of mostly rock and metals. Mercury is the closest to the sun. The outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - have no solid surface. They are made of gas and liquids.  Jupiter is the largest planet.) Language:  Vocabulary to read and describe inner and outer planets (rock, metals, liquids, gas) Cognition: read characteristics of inner and outer planets (The inner planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars - are made of mostly rock and metals. Mercury is the closest to the sun. The outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - have no solid surface. They are made of gas and liquids.  Jupiter is the largest planet   Culture: Earth is the only planet that has the conditions necessary for life to exist.
Practice (Creating) 10 min	T asks Ss to create an inner and outer planet T gives Ss plasteline   T ask Ss to show their inner and outer planets  (for 3min)	To give students practice at production (art &craft) Content: creating using their imagination, labelling, designing. Language: already known language and language from the reading and presentation. Cognition:  creating using their imagination, labelling, designing. Culture: create a real outer and inner planet
Assessment 5 min	T asks Ss “What did you learn?” Ss share their answers in Open Class.	To reflect on the new content Ss have learnt. Content, Cognition, Culture: everything from this lesson – Inner and outer planets characteristics Language: structures already known by the students