Story time

The aims of the lesson 
To revise animals vocabulary (bear, crocodile, rabbit, pig, cat, owl).

To practice actions of animals (wiggle ears, lift eyebrows, close/ open eyes, wiggle nose, stick out a tongue, show teeth).
To practice house vocabulary (bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room).
To practice asking the question: Where is Spot? Is he in the bedroom/ bathroom/ kitchen/ dining room/ living room?

The phases of the lesson 
Hello song 
Warm up - the revision of some animals from the book 
Elicitation: what can the bear/ crocodile/ rabbit/ pig/ cat/ owl do? + showing actions of animals
Action song - singing the song and following instructions
Story time 'Where's Spot?'
Hide and seek - Game with Spot + the use of the poster with Spot's house 
(elicitation: Whose house it it? How many rooms are there? Is it a big or a small house?)
Goodbye song

The aids used by the teacher
Book about animals 
Pictures of animals 
Book : ‘Where’s Spot?’
Flip chart
Poster of the house 
A picture of Spot

Problems which occurred in the course of the lesson and its reasons
Some children had a problem with forming a circle because they were playing with other peers. Then, the teacher helped them to solve the problem by suggesting them where they could join. Moreover, children were cheating while playing hide and seek because they are very curious and would like to be correct with their guesses. It was a good idea to hide the poster so that children do not see it. Furthermore, the boy who volunteered to find Spot in the house, did not remember the name of the room. It may be because there was not enough practice. Besides, when individual children were looking for Spot on the poster, other children could not see the flip chart because volunteers stood in their light. Children do not always think about the perspective of others. 

I think there is no need to use L1 in this lesson; therefore, the lesson could be improved by using only English. The teacher could also give more time to students to guess what question should Spot ask them to play together. The teacher could guide them further by saying it is a good manner to ask someone to join our play, that we need to be friendly, take turns and share our toys with others.

Nevertheless, I think it was a successful lesson. Children were interested and there were many different activities so they did not have time to get bored. The lesson was successful due to the teacher who was well-prepared including all the aids necessary to conduct the lesson. 

What do you think about using a flip chart in your classroom?

Angelika