【閱讀教學】以內容為導向的課程設計

Unit

What Do Elephants Do?

Students

3^rd Grader

Time

50 mins per class

Classes

Two Classes

Materials

Student Book, R21 APP or flashcards, Interactive whiteboard or projector

Reference

Teacher Manual, online video, pictures of Black Ivory farm and coffee

Objectives

Vocabulary: worker, farm, different, horse, carry, coffee

Pattern: There is/ There are/ have (has) to

Subject Matter: Social Study/ Animals Protection/ Environment

At the end of the class, students should be able to...

• Use the target vocab in writing and conversation.
• Construct sentences using patterns There is, there are, have/has to
• Compare and contrast the different types of farm and animals

21^st Century Skills:  Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking

Teaching Procedures

Warm Up (Before Reading): 5-10 mins

• Have students look at the illustration first and ask what they think the story might be?
• Ask “How many elephants do they see?” have them practice patterns There are…
• Ask them to list the farm animals they know and compare them with their partners.

While Reading: 20 mins

• Use flashcards or R21 App to show them the keywords before reading.
• Have students read the story quietly and mark words they might have problems with.
• Have one of the students read aloud, and the rest of the class follows.
• Explain the target vocab and patterns or those they do not understand.

After Reading: 15-20 mins

• Check Ss’ comprehension and ask them what they think about the elephants working at the farm. ( Social Study, Animal Protection)
• Have them take a look at the Fun Fact and ask them if they would like to drink “Black Ivory coffee, and why?”
• Ask them what they think of animals working on the farm? Do animals have to work?
• If time is allowed, show them other coffee made by other animals’ poo. 

Unit

The Strangest Dream

Students

4^th Grader

Time

50 mins per class

Classes

Two Classes

Materials

Student Book, R21 APP, Interactive whiteboard or projector, Dream Catcher

Reference

Teacher Manual, online video, classic tale related to dreams

Objectives

Vocabulary: yesterday, wave, granddaughter, thirsty, cup, wake up

Pattern:  past continuous and simple past, regular and irregular past verbs

Subject Matter: Fiction: literature / Animals / Culture

At the end of the class, students should be able to…

• Use the target vocab in writing and conversation.
• Construct sentences using patterns when + past verb, S + be +Ving
• Understand the importance of sequencing.

21^st Century Skills:  Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity

Teaching Procedures

Warm Up (Before Reading): 5-10 mins

• Have the students look at the illustration first and ask what they think the story might be?
• Ask “What was the strangest thing in the picture?” and “What happened in the picture?”  have them practice patterns The Lion was flying…(past continuous)
• Ask them if they had a strange dream before? What was it?

While Reading: 20 mins

• Using flashcards or R21 App to show them the keywords before reading.
• Have students read the story quietly and mark words they might have problems with.
• Have one of the students read aloud, and the rest of the class follows.
• Explain target vocab and patterns or those they don’t understand.

After Reading: 15-20 mins

• Check Ss’ comprehension, and ask them what regular and irregular verbs they can find in the text.
• Ask them what story they read before is about. 
• Show them a dream catcher (real or photo), ask them if they know anything about it? Have them work with a partner and share with the class. 
• Have students come up with a solution if they have bad dreams.