Warmers, Coolers and Lesson-Planning for Teenagers Dave Spencer

Warmers, Coolersand

Lesson-Planning for Teenagers Dave Spencer

Warmer: The Three Letter Game

R

R T

R T N

train

train

north

…

train

north

…

Tip!!! Think about word formation!!!!!

R T N

train restaurantprint

north dictionary printer

northern preposition writing

nature pronunciation written

natural trend painter

naturally trendy trainer

unnatural turn string

supernatural return rent

strange strong rotten

Warmer: Alphabet Cards

Warmer: Alphabet Cards

1) Class spelling

Warmer: Alphabet Cards

1) Class spelling

2) Category scramble

Warmer: Running dictation

What is a warmer?

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

3) Competitive?

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

3) Competitive?

4) Fun

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

3) Competitive?

4) Fun

5) Gets students thinking in English

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

3) Competitive?

4) Fun

5) Gets students thinking in English

6) Probably gets students speaking (noise!)

What is a warmer?Typical qualities:

1) Short – ‘Against the clock’

2) Interactive?

3) Competitive?

4) Fun

5) Gets students thinking in English

6) Probably gets students speaking (noise!)

7) May raise energy-levels (movement!)

What is a cooler?

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

2) Involves concentration

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

2) Involves concentration

3) Gets students thinking in English

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

2) Involves concentration

3) Gets students thinking in English

4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

2) Involves concentration

3) Gets students thinking in English

4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing

5) May be quiet or silent

What is a cooler?

Typical qualities:

1) Individual?

2) Involves concentration

3) Gets students thinking in English

4) Perhaps practises listening and/or writing

5) May be quiet or silent

6) Slow? Has a calming effect on students

Cooler: Opposites Dictation

Cooler: D-I-Y Word Searches

Cooler: D-I-Y Crosswords

ACROSS DOWN

The Mushroom SaladLesson Plan

The Mushroom SaladLesson Plan

Background:

Age of the students: 13

Level: A2

Number of students: 25

Length of class: One hour

The Mushroom SaladLesson Plan

Background:

Age of the students: 13

Level: A2

Number of students: 25

Length of class: One hour

When the teacher taught this lesson, she had lots of problems managing the class?

Any ideas why?

Stage 1:

Present eight new words for food

Time: 10 minutes

Interaction: T sts

Stage 2:

Students read instructions on how to make a mushroom salad. Read and put in the correct order.

Time: 20 minutes

Interaction: Sts individually

Stage 3:

Correct by reading aloud the instructions in the correct order.

Time: 5 minutes

Interaction: T Sts

Stage 4:

Students write similar instructions for a different type of salad using words and expressions from the mushroom salad text.

Time: 25 minutes

Interaction: Sts individually

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

versus

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

2) Variety of skills work.

E.g. Speaking versus Listening

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

2) Variety of skills work.

3) Variety of interaction.

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

2) Variety of skills work.

3) Variety of interaction.

4) Pace and timing.

Some considerations in planning lessons for teenagers

1) Relevance to the students.

2) Variety of skills work.

3) Variety of interaction.

4) Pace and timing.

5) Warmers and coolers.

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