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[sheisaeval]

So I, like lots of you, have absolutely no experience with teaching, lesson planning, or all that jazz, and I've only been here for three weeks.

So anyway, I need help making lesson plans for my "advanced" class, which is held three times a week, and each class takes two normal class hours, so 80 min in total.

I have no idea what I can do to keep their attention for 80 minutes, three times a week. I'll probably do a warmup type thing, and then a powerpoint talk about the topic with pics, and then after that, a game or worksheet activity?

I need topics that I can easily find games/worksheets to relate to it. But so far usually I have extra time to kill, so what are some easy things to fill in the gaps and relate to a topic.

What are some good topics? They are 3-6 graders.


I know and have been browsing and filtering through the millions of esl sites, but lots of them weren't too great, so it's a hassle filtering out the bad sites and lookign for the useful sites.



Oh, and if anyone knows any interactive story sites (for example, this story or this story, where there are words are read on the screen while there are pictures as well. Thanks[/url]

[ekul]

I'm in a similar situation but I have 4 90 minute classes. I'm just going to split the lesson into 4 20minute parts each time, get a routine going and have a 10 minute break halfway through. First 40 mins we will be learning whatever subject I have in mind. 20 min learning, 20 mins practice/activity then break. 20 mins learning some vocab/test?(not sure) then 20 mins with some English orientated games.

I'm pretty annoyed that these classes are going to run till 5.10 when my day should end at 4.20. The best I could negotiate other than cutting the hours (I want the money) is to take the time off in lieu so I don't have to desk warm on half days.

[Fishead soup]

listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat
play bingo

listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat

ten minutes of TPR
listen repeat listen repeat listen repeat listen repaet listen repeat

[ddeubel]

I remember how that feels!

Why don't you browse through the activities folder or the Conversation/discussion folder HERE that we put together (fellow teachers)?

Or you could go through these Lessons in a Can with lots of ideas.

Hope this helps spark some curriculum/lesson planning ideas.

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[ekul]

Last semester when I really didn't have a clue those lessons in a can were a life saver for my after school class. Now I have a little experience and more time to plan my program I should be able to devise my own classes well. It has taken me half a year to understand the various levels of a public school, even after school classes vary so much.

My favourite lessons are the 'Just a piece of paper' classes. Those helped me understand what was truly effective.

[D.D.]

It's simple don't teach 2 classes back to back. Refuse to do classes longer than 40 minutes. IF you have to throw on a movie for the second class.
Asians need to learn that quantity is not better than quality.

[ekul]