План-конспект урока на День Благодарения рассчитанного для учеников с уровнем владения английским языком A1

1. Warm- up

Good evening. How are you? How many seasons are there in the year? Which season is it now? Which season is coming? Which month is it now?

Guess! What is there in the box? (guessing)

What is it?

Turkey

3min

2.Thanksgiving picture chat

We'll use this picture to introduce the concept of Thanksgiving.

Let’s start with the questions. For the right answers you will get a feather. At the end of the lesson we will see what kind of Native American you are.

e.g. Masha the cleverest head, Vasilisa the brightest star, Fyodor the strongest hand, Max the Moonshine, Semeon the big brain,….

How many people are there? And what colors can you see? What’s the difference between this man and that boy?... Are they little, young, old? What food is on the table?

How many people are on the picture?

How many children are in the picture?

How many adults are in the picture?

How many people are wearing glasses?

Is the table full or empty? (full)

What color are the boys' clothes?

What is everyone sitting on? (chairs)

What is everyone doing (praying / giving thanks)

What things are on the table?  Is anything missing from the table? (knives, forks, spoons!)

Family picture

5 -7 min

3.Introduction the topic

They are a family in America having a dinner of thanks. Point out that a turkey is not a chicken).

Let’s have a look to the new words

So what is the main dish on the Thanksgiving table? Turkey! Let’s look what they can do, before they go to the dinner table.

https://www.slideserve.com/callia/5-little-turkeys

Five Little Turkeys

Five little turkeys standing at the door, One waddled off, and then there were four.

Four little turkeys sitting near a tree, One waddled off , and then there were three.

Three little turkeys with nothing to do, One waddled off, and then there were two.

Two little turkeys in the morning sun, One waddled off, and then there was one.

One little turkey better run away, For soon it will be Thanksgiving Day.

(flashcards p 8-23)

presentation

5min

3min

4. The history of the festival

5. The history of the festival

Thanksgiving Story for Kids - The First Thanksgiving Cartoon for Children _ Kids Academy

Thanksgiving Cloze (pdf)

Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.

Video

Thanksgiving Cloze (pdf)

4min

6min

6. Action song

Are you tired? What does a turkey say? Gobble-Gobble. Let’s dance like a turkey. Teach them the turkey noise and action (strut around, flapping your elbows making "gobble gobble" sounds). Get everyone to join in. Now play the song and have everyone watch you and join in with the actions. Encourage everyone to sing along - it's a very simple song but great fun! Play the song 2 or three times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrZfgfdpY60&app=desktop

kimbo children’s music. Hello Mr. Turkey естьваудиоввк

Lyrics for "The Thanksgiving Song"

Verse 1: Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey

How are you? How are you?

Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey

How are you? How are you?

With a "Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble"

And a "Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble"

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving

Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Verse 2: Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey

How are you? How are you?

Hello Mr. Turkey, Hello Mr. Turkey

How are you? How are you?

With a "Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble"

And a "Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble"

With a "Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble"

And a "Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble"

"Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble"

"Wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble, wobble"

Happy, Happy, Happy Thanksgiving Hooray!

Song+youtube video

4 min

7.Turkey vocabulary

I know that you like this kind of tasks so much. And I prepared for you something interesting

Holiday vocabulary

5min

8. Play "Thanksgiving snowball”

Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?

At Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey. At Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey and cranberry….

5 min

9.Conclusion

And what is the main idea of the holiday? (to be thankful for all that we have) What is the main dish and symbol of Holiday? Turkey! We are going to make thankful turkey together! I’ll give each of you turkey feather. Draw something, that you are most thankful for! Let’s make Turkey craft together, using glue!

Thankful turkey application

3 min

10. Home task

Your hometask is to make Thanksgiving craft. It will be shown at our school Thanksgiving cards exhibition next week. It can look like any symbol of this holiday!

3min

11. Ending

What are you thankful for best of all? Family? Sweets, cakes? Parents? Toys? Take a heart and put on TG tree.

hearts

3 min