7/30/07 Objectives
Day 2 – Weather
Summer Camp 2006
Students will gain knowledge of common weather related terms. Students will read a book which introduces some weather items. Students will learn about the various forms of precipitation. Students will play games to help develop English thought process.
Vocabulary
Students will sing a song to help familiarize their knowledge of the weather. Foggy, cloudy, cold, warm, rainy, sunny, windy, humid, stormy, snowy, cold, cool, warm, hot, precipitation, rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain.
Procedure
Teaching-Learning Activities
Introduction
Development
Time
Materials and Tips
2’
Greetings
Hello, how are you?
What day is it/what’s the date?
How’s the weather?
Weather Word Find
Have students repeat the words on the right.
Give students 5 minutes to find and circle words.
Weather Word Scramble
In pairs, students unscramble the words.
Have students come to the board and write answer.
Storybook – The Wind and The Sun
Divide students into groups for role-play.
The Wind and The Sun story
Students take turns reading the story.
in handout.
Explain any difficult words.
Picture Time
Students write the correct word under the pictures.
Students come to the board and write answer.
Break time
7’
Word find handout.
6’
Word scramble handout.
17’
The Wind and The Sun book
8’
10’
Weather pictures handout.
Conclusion
Precipitation Introduction
Introduce the word precipitation.
Talk about the various forms.
Students write the correct word under the pictures.
Song – The Weatherman Song
Hand out The Weatherman Song sheets.
Let’s Go 5 CD
Students listen and repeat the lyrics.
The Weatherman Song sheet
Play the song once for students just to listen.
Computer & TV for song.
Students sing the song.
Scattergories Game
Explain rules of Scattergories to students.
Scattegories
Students form teams of 4.
from handout
Go over rounds and topics with students.
TV and Computer for timer.
Roll the letter die.
Start the 3-minute timer.
In groups, students come up with 1 word for each topic that starts with the die’s letter.
After 3 rounds, the team with the most points is the winner.
6’
Precipitation info & pictures in handout.
14’
20’
The Weatherman Song on
Scattegories die game
sheets