Explorers of space

Unit 6: Explorers and inventors

School: Ainabulak S.S.

Grade: 3

Teacher name: Khassanova G.N.

Theme of the lesson:

Exploring space

Learning objectives(s) that this lesson is contributing to

3.3.5.1 understand the main points of short simple texts on a limited range of familiar general and some curricular topics by using contextual clues;

3.3.6.1 understand with considerable support, some specific information and detail in short, simple texts on a limited range of general and some curricular topics;

3.4.1.1 plan, write and check short sentences with considerable support on a limited range of personal, general and some curricular topics;

3.4.2.1 write words and phrases of regular size and shape

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

 read and listen short story and answer questions;

 practice vocabulary with support.

 work with worksheet

Most learners will be able to:

 use most of the active vocabulary in the speech;

 answer questions with minimum support.

Some learners will be able to:

 say phrases and short sentences using visuals, complete most of tasks about the planets correctly with no support

Assessment criteria

Traffic light assessment, finger assessment

Value links

Teamwork: Ls will work well together in pairs showing respect and being polite with each other.

Cross curricular links

Lesson is connected with natural science

ICT skills

Usage of presentation of classroom rules; interactive board

Previous learning

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Resources

Beginning

5 minutes

Organization moment

Good day dear teachers and pupils!How are you today?Who is on duty today?What date is it today?Who is absent today?Let’s start our lesson on theme “Exploring space”

Middle 



30 minutes

Dividing in two groups: Sun and Moon

1.First of all let’s checking up your home task

What time is it? 11:15 p.m. - It’s quarter past eleven p.m.

9:45 a.m. - It’s quarter to ten a.m.

8:30 p.m. – It’s half past eight p.m.

 3:30 p.m. – It’s half past three p.m.

5:00 a.m. – It’s five o’clock a.m.

6:15 p.m. – its quarter past six p.m.

 10:00 a.m. – It’s ten o’clock a.m.

7:45 a.m. - It’s quarter to eight a.m

.Excellent! You are very active and you are right!

2.Let’s start our new theme

Warm-upPhonetic drills:

The Sun is in the sky

The Sun is in the sky

Hot and bright, it gives us light

The Sun is in the sky.

3.Watch video and repeat the names of the planets

After the watching video learners must repeat the names of planets

Sun – Күн

Mercury – Меркурий

Venus – Шолпан

Earth –Жер

Mars – Марс

Jupiter – Юпитер

Saturn – Сатурн

Uranus – Уран

Neptune – Нептун

4.Practice

Refreshing

4.2.Reading task.

Purposes are:

A: To read and understand

B: To answer the given questions after the text

C: Finger assessment

Leaners read a text “The Baikonur Cosmodrome” together with teacher.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport in Kazakhstan in Kyzylorda oblast. It is near the village ofToretam. The world’s first satellite, Sputnik 1, went into space in 1957. Then, in 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel in space. Baikonur is a very interesting place to visit. You will learn all about space exploration, then and now, and you will feel like a cosmonaut for a day!

After reading task:Answer the questions

1. Where is the Cosmodrome “Baikonur”? - The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport in Kazakhstan in Kyzylorda oblast. It is near the village of Toretam.

2. Who was the first man which travelin space? - Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel in space.3. When was Yuri Gagarin travels in space? - In 1961

Finger assessment

Project work

Draw your own satellite and say about it

PPSVideo

End5mins

Reflection and feedback:

Teacher provides learners with self-assessment paper

Ask leaners how many new words about space they remember

 Home task: To learn by heart names of the planets Excellent! You were very active today! Thank you for your attention!

Additional information

Differentiation – how do you plan to give more support? How do you plan to challenge the more able learners?

Assessment – how are you planning to check learners’ learning?

Born

27 July 1946 (age 72)

Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

Status

Retired

Nationality

Kazakh

Occupation

Test pilot

Awards

Hero of the Kazakhstan
Hero of the Soviet Union

Space career

Cosmonaut

Rank

Major General

Time in space

7d 22h 12m

Selection

1991 Cosmonaut Group

Missions

Soyuz TM-13, Soyuz TM-12