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Subject: English – Listening Comprehension
Story Used: Sleepyhead
Grade: 3rd-4th
Teacher: James Walker
School: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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James: “My 5th and 6th grade Argentine students are learning English as a second language. So my exercises are not difficult, maybe suited for a 3rd or 4th grader in the States. Before they listen to the story I write vocabulary words on the blackboard and discuss the meanings. Then I read the story to them, because I can use a little body language that helps them a lot, digging for example. Also I slow down the pace of the story and even stop and explain sometimes, especially at the beginning of the stories when I see too many confused faces. I also change some words or phrases if they are too complicated, but I like to teach them southern words (I’m from NY) like “folks” or why the black Americans say “sister” jones.
The attached worksheet contains the four types of activities that I use;
Multiple Choice
Review Questions
Sequence of Events
Plot Points”
Subject: English – Listening Comprehension
Story Used: A Christmas Haunting
Grade: 3rd-4th
Teacher: James Walker
School: Buenos Aires, Argentina
See instructions above.
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Subject: English – Reading Comprehension/Vocabulary
Story Used: A Mother’s Love
Teacher: Danelle Sperling
School: Warren County Middle School, Front Royal, VA
Danelle developed a Context Clues game to teach students new vocabulary words (Word docs):
CONTEXT CLUES GAME – DIRECTIONS
CONTEXT CLUES GAME WORKSHEET
CONTEXT CLUES – WORDS IN THE STORYThe students were also asked to predict what the story might be about by using a series of images fom the story (Word doc):
A MOTHER’S LOVE PICTURE PREDICTIONS
Subject: English – Reading Comprehension/Vocabulary
Story Used: I Don’t Feel Dead Yet
Teacher: Danelle Sperling
School: Warren County Middle School, Front Royal, VA
You can view Danelle Sperling’s lesson plans by downloading the documents below (Word docs).
ORIGINAL STORY
WORD HARVEST
STORY PICTURES FOR WORD HARVEST PREDICTION
TEACHER KEY WITH HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEQUENCING
