"Spelling Bee" competition lesson

English Week

Spelling Bee - 2020

School:№28 Secondary school

Date:19.10.18

Teacher name: Aisabayeva Aktolkyn

Grade: 3

Number present: 15

absent:

Type of the lesson: Competition

Lesson objectives

Learners will be able to:

*All learners will be able to practice saying all spelt words, choose the action

*Most learners will be able to name the animals, analyse the correct opinion, replace the appropriate determiners

*Some learners will be able to make up sentences, identify the meanings of the sentences

Assessment criteria

Listen and identify short simple words that are spelt out

*Write short sentences with support

Value links

Respect cooperation, Thinking creatively and critically

Cross – curricular lin links

ICT: online videos, PPT

Plan

Planned timings

Planned activities

Resources

Beginning

5 min

3min

Organization moment :

Greeting and checking attendance

Group division:

Teacher gives scrambled sheets where learners are required to join sheets to get one big picture. According to the pictures they can be combined into two groups.

Teacher explains the assessment criteria in advance: As they are being grouped into two groups teacher runs the contest between two teams and at the end of the lesson learners will be nominated with certificates like

Certificate of Achievement for the best constants

Certificate of participation for the hardworking team

Appendix1

PPT 1

Video

Certificates

Middle

28mins

Task 1. PLAY the game: Pupils have to pick up letters in 30 sec.

Task2. Collaborative work. Differentiation by peer support : More able learners help less able learners in translating some words.

Teacher shows the bee pollen in the PP. Each team have to choose one pollen and spell the word.

Descriptors:

-work in group

- discuss in group

- spelling correct/incorrect

Assessment with smileys: teacher sticks smileys beside each correct answer.

Task 2. Writing task. Learners listen to the recording twice and identify if the word.

Descriptors :

-work in group

- write the right variant of the word

- spelling word correct/incorrect

Assessment: Teacher sticks smileys to the table assessment.

Appendix1

PPT page 4

Posters

Cards

End

2 mins

Reflection

Teacher asks learners to give reflection to the lesson by thumb:

Thumb up

Thumb mid

Thumb down

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?

Health and safety check
ICT links

Less able students – greater support by means of prompts, visuals or writing difficult words on the board

More able students – independent work on definite tasks with little/no support

Allow for flexible groupings and cooperative learning, depending on the appropriateness to the task

Allow for extra time for students needing it, when appropriate

Give extra text or visual support to students needing extra English support

Create small learning groups for students needing extra support or enrichment with the co-teacher, when appropriate

through observation

• Work with the SMART board not more than 10 minutes

• Use water based markers

• Ensure proper ventilation

• Check sockets’ safety

Reflection

Were the lesson objectives/learning objectives realistic?

What did the learners learn today?

What was the learning atmosphere like?

Did my planned differentiation work well?

Did I stick to timings? What changes did I make from my plan and why?

Summary evaluation

What two things went really well (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What two things would have improved the lesson (consider both teaching and learning)?

1:

2:

What have I learned from this lesson about the class or individuals that will inform my next lesson?