PRACTICE II: Didactics of ELT and Practicum at Primary School Level 2016

Carolina Weigum

Didactic Sequence: “CLOTHES”

School N°246 “Quelulén”

Grade: 2nd

Teacher in charge: Nadina Rodriguez

Book: “New Treetops 2”

Timetable fit: Thursdays 16:00 to 16:50

Foundation:

According to the National Law of Education N° 26.206 and the Provincial Law N°2511, it is necessary

to provide equitable opportunities for children to have significant learning experiences in different

fields of knowledge including foreign languages. Having into account these two Laws is that the

Didactic Sequence for the topic of “Clothes” is designed.

From the area of English as a Foreign Language, we pretend to recognize diversity and heterogeneity

in the classroom through teaching based on solidarity, self-respect and respect for others,

cooperative work and inclusion.

From this area we believe in the capacity of all students from primary school level to learn a foreign

language, having into account each student’s trajectory. We understand that learning a language is

not only about incorporating vocabulary and grammatical structures but also to reflect about the

language through an intercultural approach, giving value to our own culture and language.

Having into account the age of the students, stories, songs and rhymes are included in this didactic

sequence. A focus on orality is privileged.

Purposes:

- Create instances of learning vocabulary related to clothes we wear in the different seasons of

the year and in different weathers.

- Propitiate a favorable work environment in which the students can feel comfortable y express

themselves through oral and written activities.

- Encourage the students to use English phrases and simple sentences in class.

- Encourage oral participation mainly.

- Provide as much input as possible by using English most of the time, by using songs, audios

and videos in the class.

- Create instances in which students can enjoy literature using their imagination and creativity.

Objectives:

- That the students familiarize themselves with the vocabulary related to winter and summer

CLOTHES.

- That the students can describe orally the clothes they wear using some adjectives.

PRACTICE II: Didactics of ELT and Practicum at Primary School Level 2016

Carolina Weigum

- That the students can recognize and use the written form of some of the vocabulary items

paying attention to the differences between grapheme and pronunciation.

- That the students recognize and understand instructions such as “Put on (your shoes)” or

“Take off (your coat).”

- That the students enjoy the songs and stories that they are proposed to listen/read.

Knowledge:

- Axis related to Oral Comprehension:

Comprehension of short stories and songs with simple vocabulary and structures related to the

topic “CLOTHES”.

Comprehension of simple instructions with the help of mimics and flashcards.

- Axis related to Oral Production:

Production of simple structures related to the theme “CLOTHES” with a backup on flashcards,

pictures and non-verbal language.

- Axis related to Reading:

Reading short cartoons/stories and constructing sense with the mediation of the teacher.

- Axis related to Writing:

Writing of simple structures with the help of the teacher.

Production of picture dictionaries in which we relate images with words.

- Axis related to the Language being Learned:

Reflect, with the help of the teacher, on some fundamental aspects of the language being

learned.

Help students notice that in English, unlike Spanish, the adjective goes before the noun in

descriptions: “blue jumper”.

Use routines to favor the learning of English: date, weather, assistance.

- Axis related to Intercultural Reflection:

Reading and Listening stories.

Session 1

To introduce the theme “CLOTHES” and relate it to the previous theme “WEATHER AND SEASONS”

we will use flashcards with the vocabulary we want to teach: trousers, hat, gloves, jumper, jacket,

socks, shoes; and flashcards related to the four seasons. We will help students relate this vocabulary

with the Winter season. We will listen to a song and watch a video related to winter and winter

clothes.

(Class 1)

PRACTICE II: Didactics of ELT and Practicum at Primary School Level 2016

Carolina Weigum

Session 2

New items of vocabulary will be introduced: T-shirt, skirt, shorts.

The vocabulary of clothes will be divided into two categories: “summer clothes” and “winter clothes”.

Together with the students we will decide which items to pin down under each category.

We will introduce the imperative “Put on” through a story from the book and the song “Put on your

shoes”. With real clothes students will follow instructions like “Put on your scarf”, “Put on your gloves”.

We will produce a “Picture dictionary” with vocabulary about “CLOTHES”.

Multisensory strategy: students will be presented with real objects, real clothes to touch, wear and

play.

TPR: Students will sing and mime the song “Put on your shoes”.

(Class 2)

Session 3

We will practice and revise instructions “Put on” and “Take off” with group activities: two big images of

a boy and a girl will be stuck on the blackboard. Students will be encouraged to dress them up

following instructions from the teacher and from classmates. E.g.: “Put on your T-shirt”, “Take off your

jacket”. We will relate the instructions to weather conditions: “It’s hot: take off your jacket”.

Individual work: we will repeat the group activity using small scale characters that students can glue

on their notebooks.

(Class 3)

Session 4

Description of clothes: we will relate the topic “CLOTHES” with “COLORS” so that students can

describe the clothes they wear. Some other adjectives will be introduced: big, small.

Students will be able to describe what different characters are wearing and relate it to themselves and

their classmates.

Song: we will listen and sing a song from the book “New Treetops 2” so as to practice clothes

vocabulary and description of clothes.

Games: clothes domino, clothes and colors bingo.

(Classes 4 and 5)

Session 5

Reading: Read a story “Animals should definitely not wear clothing” by Judi Barret.

Recognize clothes vocabulary in the story.

Imagine and create new animals wearing clothes. Draw and write the names of the clothes that the

animals are wearing.

(Class 6 and part of Class 7)

Session 6

Review of everything we have done for a test. (Class 7)

PRACTICE II: Didactics of ELT and Practicum at Primary School Level 2016

Carolina Weigum

Session 7

Test: vocabulary, listening comprehension, adjectives.

(Class 8)

Session 8

Test feedback.

Presents for the students.

We say goodbye!