Fourth Grade Lesson Plan 3-1-11

Fourth Grade Lesson Plan 3-1-11 

Objective: Students will be able to identify the parts of the body and how to express emotions related to the body and health.

Goals: This class specifically needs to become more engaged as a whole. We will incorporate Darcy’s circle method to create a stronger group unification. This week, we will try to use more than one circle to respond to different comfort zones and to provide variety. We will use motions and repetition, dialogue, and acting. Be sure to give an applause for students often to decrease inhibitions and to congratulate them on a job well done. Stop and ask, “¿Qué significa?”

Theme: El Hospital (“¿Dónde trabaja el doctor?”) y El Cuerpo (“¿Qué te duele(n)?”/ “Me duele(n)…” la cabeza, los hombros, las rodillas, los pies, los ojos, las orejas, la boca, la nariz, la cintura, los dedos, los brazos, las piernas, el pecho, la espalda, el codo, la muñeca, la frente, la lengua, el ombligo, el cuello) y Las Emociones (Estoy: bien, mal, cansado/a, triste, feliz, enojado/a, más o menos,  enfermo, aburrido/a, emocionado/a, tímido/a, confundido/a, y Tengo: hambre, frío, calor)

Materials: Sticks of opportunity, Cómo chart, Reglas chart, Laptop to tape the class, La Fecha board

Day 1 (3-1-11)

2. Buenas Tardes (lentamente, suspira, rápidamente)

4. Sacred Circle (by Promethean Board); Cristina: Explain in English the sacredness of the circle

Something along these lines: SELL IT TO THEM!!

a.     Okay you guys – so we want to try something very special with you guys, thats really really fun because we know you guys are a great group and that you deserve to try this. (Begin with praise) To play this game we are going to line up to go the gym. Now, in order to have fun playing the circle game, we all have to speak ONLY in spanish ALL the time in order for the game to work. (It will only be fun if we only speak in spanish) The circle is a very sacred, special place and it can be a lot of fun, only if we all agree to respect each other and can only repeat in spanish. Everyone needs to help remind eachother “hablar en español” (point to the rules board.)? Everyone unsterstand? Bien? Entienden? Bien, formamos una fila para ir al gimnasio.

Go to the gym.

b.     APLAUSO!!! Bienvenidos al circulo sagrado. <Transition Word: EXCELLENTE> We get in a circle and stretch FAST to set the pace and get the call and response vibe flowing. Manos arriba! Manos abajo! a la derecha! a la izquierda! en frente! a tras! Salta una vez! Salta dos veces! Salta en frente! Salta a tras! Torrrrpe!!! Me cae. Tranquila. Serpiente. Tengo miedo! (Clapping) Uno! (everyone claps uno together) everyone claps dos (dos!) everyone claps tres (3) --à JUST SHIFT RIGHT INTO SENDING the numbers around the circle.

5. Going around the Circle

            a. Clapping while counting: see how fast we can go. Each student claps once and says a number and then sits down. We try to goa round the circle as fast as posible. Try at least twice in both directions. Time it!

APPLAUSO!!!

Break into two separate groups. Read names off the list or have them count off uno, dos.

            b. Stand everyone back up and jump into emotions/como estas

(First part together very fast so everyone has a chance to be vocal and practice the words.)

• ¿Cómo estás? (repiten) hands out, questioning gesture
• Estoy (point at yourself)
• (el à point at boy, ella, point at girl, el o ella?)

Following words with gestures:

EMOCIONADA, CANSADA, ENOJADA, ENFERMO, TRISTE, CONFUNDIDO, BIEN, MUY BIEN, MAL, MUY MAL, TENGO HAMBRE, TENGO FRIO

(Then try sending it around the circle with the stuffed animal as we did for the clapping game.)

            TàS “Estoy emocionada! ¿Cómo estás?

            SàT “Estoy __________” (Teacher sits down and points to turn to the next student and ask.)

            Sàs “¿Cómo estas?”

sàS “Estoy ___________” (Student S sits down)

Repeat game with “Cómo te llamas” and “me llamo” Use aplauso - Try to time it on your watch

6. “Yo veo…” (“I spy…”)

            a. TàSs Model the game: Yo veo el color rojo (Todos con rojo una salta al frente)

            b. SàSs Yo veo el color ______verde______ (Todos con verde una salta a tras)

7. Adíos song!

Reflection

Today’s class went really well. Cristina spoke to the students at first in English about the sacredness of the circle and she did a really good job highlighting the rules of the circle so that everybody was on board and willing to try. When she asked them if they knew what “sacred” meant she really proved the students were engaged with what she was asking as many hands shot up into the air.

We lined up and went to the gym and got in a circle and di the motions really loud: arriba, abajo, derecha, izquierda, en frente, a tras, etc. Manos were realllllly great! It was funny to see how Ms Keeling reacted as she was shy and timid and this was not her learning style, yet clearly worked for the fourth graders. Adding in serpiente and torpe and “me cae” was also really great. They got up to “Hay un serpiente en frente. Tengo miedo. Me cae! Torpe!” Salta en frente, salta a tras was key as well! We also did questions: ¿Tienes miedo? And “Tengo” which would be great to reinforce next class. We did emotions as well and bien, and muy bien. Reinforcing with bien and muy bien was key. The clapping/numbers game in a circle was good as well but we need to go over the numbers as a group at first… maybe starting low to the ground and then counting upwards on our fingers as a group.

***Next time will be key to bring in tranquila, respira, and meditación as well as “me duele” and more body parts. Instead of breaking into two smaller groups we could do inner/outer circle for conversations. When breaking up into the smaller circle there were some discipline issues and fading interest. Bringing in que tiempo hace will be great as well!!!