The lesson plan is for a 6th grade class in Vale Public School No. 1 in Georgia. The lesson topic is about diversity and multiculturalism, focusing on a school day in Great Britain. The objectives are for students to identify school customs in Great Britain by watching a video and doing pre, during, and post-reading activities. Students will learn new vocabulary related to British school customs and compare/contrast British and Georgian school days through discussion and a chart activity. The lesson concludes with students role-playing interviews between a British and Georgian student about their typical school days.
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1. L e s s o n P l a n
Teacher: Maia Teliashvili/Vale PublicSchool No1
LessonTopic: diversityand multiculturalism / A school day in Great Britain
Class profile: Grade 6. The class consistsof 13 students.
Overall Objective: students will be able toidentifythe school customsof GreatBritain,watcha video
and alsopractice pre-reading,whilereadingandpost-readingactivities
Language Objective:Studentswillbe able toknow the definitionsof the wordsrelatedtoschool
customs
CivicEducation Objective:studentswill be able toidentify andexplaindifferencesbetweenschool
customsof Great BritainandGeorgia
Curriculumconnection: B VI.6, 8, 16
Materials: handouts,avideo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMUJKH1fFF0) , laptop,pictures
Assessment:role play
2. Stages
timing
Stage aim Teacher activity Studentactivity Resources
Warm
up/
mind
map
3 min
To thinkof
school rules
T asks Ss whatschool rules theyknow intheir
ownschool.
Students orallycomplete
mindmap onthe board:
comingto school on time,
havinglessons, having
breaks, havinglunch,
listeningto the teacher,
havingextra curricular
activities,havingdifferent
clubsand so on.
board
5 min To discuss
studentsown
school day
T asks Ss to thinkabouttheirschool dayand
discusshowitis organized. she distributes
handouts 1( the questionsabout theirown
school) and tellsthemthatone studentshould
choose one question,speakinpairsanddiscuss
theirschool day
Students choose the
question,askthemeach
otherand discusstheir
school day
Handouts1
5 min Pre-reading
activity
To introduce
newwords
Teacherintroducesnew wordssuchas school
uniform,hymnbook,canteen,class
registration,assembly,apacket ofcrisps, ham,
saladsandwich.She distributesthe pictures
and sheetsof paperwithwordsonthemand
asksstudentsto matchthemto each other.
Studentstryto guessthe
meanings of the wordsand
match themwiththe
pictures. Thengoto the
board where there are the
same picturesand the
words on the stickypaper
and match themagain.So
theycheckif theywere
right.
Handout2
Handout3
7 min To have an idea
aboutBritish
schoolchildren’s
school day.
Teacherasks studentstowatcha videothat
showsa typical school dayof British
schoolchildren.Thisvideohassubtitlesthat
makesiteasyto understand
Studentswatchthe video
and try to rememberwhat
theirBritishfriends’school
day islike.
A video
https://www.y
outube.com/w
atch?v=yMUJK
H1fFF0
8 min While reading-
silentreading
Teachergivesstudents handouts4( the text
whichiscut intoparagraphs) and handouts5
(the titles) andasksthemtolabel the
paragraphsand put the paragraph (the stages
of the Britishstudents’school day) intocorrect
orderas theyappearedinthe video. Inthe end
she makesthemwatchthe videoagainand
checkif theywere right.
Studentsreadthe
paragraphs,match them
withthe titlesand putthem
inthe correct orderas they
appearedinthe video. Then
theywatch the videoagain
and checkif they have done
the task correctly.
Handouts4
Handouts5
10 min To find
differencesand
similarities
betweenthe
Teacherasks studentstofill inthe chartand
realize the similaritiesanddifferencesbetween
Georgianand Britishschoolchildren’sschool
day.Afterthat she checksunderstandingthe
Students relate tothe topic
of a lessonandmake mental
comparisonswiththeirown
life.They fill inachart and
A chart
3. school daysof
twodifferent
nations
textwithcomprehensionquestions thenanswerteacher’s
questions
7 min Role play Teacherasks studentstorole playdifferent
situations, choose aninterviewer and
interviewees ( one aGeorgianstudent and
anothera Britishstudent) inthe group,then
she distributeshandouts6and tellsthe Ssto
use these questions, prepare shortinterviews
and conductthem.
Students cast roles,an
interviewerchoosesseveral
questionsandthenthey
conduct an interview using
the expressionsgiveninthe
textand the questions
Handout6
Handout 1
Choose one question and ask your partner:
What time does your school start?
How many lessons doyou have every day?
How long do the breaks last?
Where do you have lunch?
When do your lessons finish?
Handout 2
Match the followingnewwordswiththe pictures
Canteen, a hymn book, school uniform,
class registration,
assembly, a packet of crisps, ham, salad sandwich
8. Handout3
Match these paragraghs with the titles
This is Britain- a typical school day
Hi. I’m Jamie. I’m 11 years old. I live in Walthamstow, in the south of England. This is my school
day:
- -Hi Jamie
-Hi Chidi.
-What’s the time?
-It’s 8.30.
-Thanks, Jamie. See you at school. Bye.
This is Annette. She is a lollipop Lady. She helps us cross the road.
- Thanks, Annette.
- You’re welcome.
This is my school. Forest school. We wear a school uniform.
-Thanks, mum. See you at half past three.
-Bye, Mrs cole.
-Thanks, Mrs Cole, See you later.
- Goodbye girls. Have a good day.
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School starts at 8.50 with class registration.
- Good Morning, Anuja.
- Good morning, Mrs Bristow.
- Good Morning, Angharad.
- Good morning, Mrs Bristow
- Good Morning, Jamie.
- Good morning, Mrs Bristow.
- Good Morning, Michael
- Good morning, Mrs Bristow.
- Good Morning Chidi
9. - Good morning, Mrs Bristow.
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Now it’s Assembly
- Good Morning, everyone
- Good Morning Mrs Brown
- Please turn to number 55 in your hymn books and please stand quietly. (they sing a
- hymn)
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Lesson one starts at 9.30. Today it’s Art.
-Jamie, can you pass the paint, please?
-Here you are.
-Thank you.
-(teacher) can everyone tidy up now, please? It’s time for break.
It’s 10.30. it’s break time. I play games with my friends in the playground.
-Angharad, we’re going to play it.
-Can I play?
-Of course!
That’s the end of break. It’s 10.45
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Today, lesson two is ICT. My favourite!
-Miss Watts! Can you help me, please?
-Yes, what is it?
-I want this red, not black.
-OK. Do this….. . ….and then do this.
-Now it’s red! Thanks, Miss Watts.
10. It’s 12.15. Lunchtime. I eat lunch in the canteen with my friends.
-Can I have pasta and salad, please?
-What have you got for lunch, Angharad?
-I’ve got ham and salad sandwiches, a banana and a packet of crisps.
-Can I have a crisp, please?
-Of course.
-Thanks! Cheese and onion-my favourite!
-Can we sit here, please?
Yes. OK.
After lunch we play in the playground.
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Lesson three starts at 1.15. Today it’s Science.
It’s 3.15. The end of the school day. Time to go home!
-Jamie, are you walking home?
-Yes. Do you want to come to my house?
-Yes, OK. let’s go.
-Bye. See you tomorrow.
11. Handout4
Match these titleswiththe paragraphs
Going to school
Class registration
Assembly
Art lesson
Break
ICT lesson
Lunchtime
Science lesson and the end of the school day
12. Handout 5
Fill in the chart
In Britain In Georgia
School starts at … and
finishes at……
It starts withclass
registration (Yes/No)
They have got an assembly
Yes/No
Schoolchildrenwear
uniforms (yes/No)
Break lasts
They have lunchtime
Yes/No(if yes, how long)
How many lessons dothey
have every day
13. The lessons last
(Minutes/Hours)
Handout 6
Prepare an interview. These questionsmay helpyou
1. Where are youfrom?
2. What school do yougo to?
3. How doyou getto school?( walk,bybus,by car, by bike…..)
4. Who helpsyoucrossthe street?
5. Doesyour school start withclass registration?
6. Have you got an assemblybeforeclasses?
7. Whendoesyourfirstlessonbegin?
8. How longdoyour lessons( breaks) last?
9. Where do youeat lunch?
10. What do youeat forlunch?
11. What subjectsdoyoustudy?
12. What isyour favourite subjectatschool?