5 minute mini lesson ideas?

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5 minute mini lesson ideas?

Post by L » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:26 pm

Hi,
I'm interviewing for an ESL teaching program (similar to Teach for America) in which I am presenting a 5 minute lesson as part of the interview process. I have a lot of ideas, but am having a ton of difficulty creating a fun, interactive, complete & simple lesson in 5 minutes. Does anyone have any ideas?
I'm gearing the lesson toward Middle school students, either beginning or intermediate.
Thanks!

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Mini-lesson

Post by eslweb » Tue Aug 08, 2006 1:05 am

I think the problem is you're trying to plan a lesson, perhaps use ice-breakers, lead-ins or warmers. Many of them can be done in five minutes.

There's lots of materials on the web from many different sources, but if you want to look at a couple of examples that are tightly timed look at the lead-ins in my old CELTA lesson plans. You can download them at:
http://www.jamesabela.co.uk/intermediate/index.htm

Hope this helps!

James

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