Corporacin Universitaria Minuto de Dios

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Lesson Plan
Teachers name
Juan Sebastian Guevara H.
Danna Melissa Peralta S.
Grade
Class Level
4-5 grade

Class length
55 mins
Topic

Elementary

Learning about
dinosaurs!- Reading
informational posters

Learning objective

1.

Students will be able to identify the poster

features by using some of the steps form the
scanning technique.

Materials and Resources1

Dinosaurs poster
Worksheets
Video-bean

Date
__________

Nr of session
1
Language
Skills
Reading

Personal aim
1. We will provide clear and simple
instructions
to
reach
the
objectives of the lesson.
2. We will provide challenging and
interactive
activities
for
students to feel comfortable
when reading

Bibliography
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/cl
assroom-posters-dinosaurs
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/ski
lls/reading-skills-practice/lost-dog
https://animoto.com/play/4fs7N688zhYVO7OR
dB1xFw
http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html
http://blabberize.com/

Anticipated problems (linguistic,

behavioural, situational)
1. Students might get confused with the
dinosaurs names. Some of them could be
difficult for the class.
2. Students might get confused when
entering to the corresponding section of
our website.

Planned Solutions

Learners expected output

For this activity students should
understand basic grammar structures,
such as present simple

Learners expected comprehensible input

By the end of the class students will learn
vocabulary about dinosaurs
By the end of the class students will be
able to look for specific information in an
image.

Stage
1

Tim
e2

Interacti
on

1.

Ts will encourage students to focus

attention on identifying reading and
characters features.
2. Ts will provide their email accounts in order
to attend any kind of question as soon as
possible (24 hours).

Detailed description of Activities, Procedures,

Teaching techniques, Grouping, Materials, and
Instructions script3

Advisors
comments

*Based on the language skill or component you selected, fill in the sections accordingly, if necessary
read Scrivener, J. (2005). Receptive skills: listening and reading (Chapter 8) in Learning teaching: a
guidebook for English language teachers. 2nd Edition.
Attached the materials used in this lesson: hand-outs, flashcards, tests, etc.
2
Set the time in not more than 10 minutes for each activity, not for the whole stage.

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*Opening
Lead in
Pre

10

T-Ss

1. T introduces Ss into the reading topic: Dinosaurs.

T also elicits information about Ss prior knowledge
(How were they? How many dinosaurs do you
know? Do you like them? Which one is your
favourite?). T asks Ss to select a picture about
their favourite dinosaur. If possible, Ss have to
include names and a characteristic.
2. Ss are supposed to post their answers on a virtual
forum called What do you know about
dinosaurs?. For that reason, Ss go over the
webpage and post their answers (Ss have to
create a user and have a password):
http://dinosaursandscanning.foroactivo.com/

*Presentat
ion

20

3. T presents a video about dinosaurs to the group.

For that reason, Ss should visit the next link:
https://www.youtube.com/results?
search_query=dinosaurs+for+kids- Then, they
write three of the tips they like the most about the
topic and present them on an animoto video (Ss
have to create a user and have a password):
https://animoto.com/
4. Next to the video, T also introduces a reading
technique that would help the class to focus
attention on details (Names and characteristics):
Scanning. Those tips are presented in the
webpage (Activity one!). For that reason, a series
of steps are explained and then, applied:
A. Images analysis: When scanning, It is
important to analyse all the text features. One
of the most relevant are the images because
they give the reading an anticipated overview
of the text.
B. Looking for keywords: Keywords are important
and relevant words that give the readers clues
and information about the reading features.
Some of them are names, dates, specific
characteristics of the characters, etc.
C. Using keywords to answer questions: In this
step, keywords would help the reader to
answer true or false questions and to match
features with characters.

*Guided
practice
Task
While

15

T also highlights some difficult vocabulary words such

as Horns, Sharp, Nails and Dangerous. The
recommended page to check their meanings is
http://www.wordreference.com/es/
1. Ss are guide through the first scanning step
(images analysis). For that reason, Ss answer the
next Ts questions by means of creating a PPT on
https://www.visme.co/ and posting the link on the
webpage. The questions are:
A. Which dinosaur is the tallest?

Do not use a single paragraph for describing the whole stage. Instead number each activity of the
stage and describe it thoroughly.

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*ClosingConcluding
- Post

10

B. Which one is orange colour?

C. Which one has three horns?
D. Which one has long and sharp nails?
E. Which one could be the most dangerous?
2. Ss receive a worksheet where they are supposed
to write the name of the dinosaur next to its
characteristic.
And
complete
the
missing
information based on the video and photocopies
For this par T can use cloze test creator to take the
missing information that student have to complete.
1. T checks students workshops
2. T and Ss check answer
3. T reviews the topic seen
4. T leaves homework to the students in which they
have to describe one of the dinosaurs seen using
blabberize.com
It is important to explain Ss how to use this app.

Appendix

Dinosaurs photocopy:

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Worksheet:
Name:____________________________________Date:____________________

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Write the name of the dinosaur in the corresponding characteristics:

This dinosaur lived __ -156
million years ago, _____
eater, __ meters long and 13
meters tall and its ________
were in the top of its head.
Its name means ____ lizard

This dinosaur lived ___ - 85

million years ago, it is a meat
eater,__ meter long and
___meter tall and it could
eat 23kg of bones and meat
in one___. Its name means
____lizard king

This dinosaur lived ___ - 85

million years ago, it is a ___
eater, it is_ meter long and _
meter tall and it could ___60
an hour
Its name means ___thief.

This dinosaur lived 65- ___

million years ago; it is a ___
eater,__ meters long and __
meter tall. It has three ___
on its face.
Its name means three-____
face

Name:

Name:

Name:

Name: