LESSON PLAN

Date: 20th October 2008

School: coala de Arte i Meserii George Bariiu, Oradea
Class: X th special education
Teacher: Ioana Burlu
Time: 50 minutes
Lesson: WHAT TIME IS IT?
Type of lesson: reinforcement
Skills covered: speaking, writing, listening
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

to
to
to
to
to

engage and activate all students

practice number tracing
create interest on the topic, telling the time
practice telling time
reinforce hour identification

Didactic strategies:
Methods and procedure:conversation,explanation, dialogue
Materials and equipment:handouts, tape recorder, flashcards, blackboard, CD
Class organization: Ss will work individually and in groups.Taking into
consideration the degree of disability of each student, the class will be devided
into three groups, GROUP 1-3 students, moderate level, GROUP 2- 1 student,
mild disability level, GROUP 3 - 6 students, profound disability level
Description of the class:
This class consists of 10 special educational needs boy students, aged 16,17.
They can be characterised as it follows: they all present developmental disabilities, which
are usually classified as profound, moderate , mild (deficien mintal, grad de handicap
accentuat, mediu sau usor), learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia
associated with communication difficulties, lack of self-esteem and self-advocacy skills
Teaching methods: explanation, conversation, gap filling exercises
Recent work: students have been studying the ways to express time, but as their memory
functions on very short basis, it is necessary reinforce the new language.
Possible problems:
Due to the fact that most of these students suffer from emotional disorders, it may be
possible that they feel overwhelmed by the situation.In this case I will constantly offer
support and encouragemnt,and if necessary change the plans, and skip to another activity,
which will be suitable at that time.
Stages of the lesson:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

ORGANIZING THE CLASS

WARM UP
LEAD-IN
LANGUAGE PRESENTATION
CONTROLLED PRACTICE
FREE PRACTICE
FEEDBACK

PROCEDURE
STAGE
1. ORGANIZING THE CLASS

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
ALL

TIMING
1

FOCUS
listening, speaking

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
ALL

TIMING
1

FOCUS
listening, speaking

The T calls the roll

SS prepare for the lesson
STAGE
2. WARM UP

Objective 1: To engage and activate all students

ACTIVITY 1

T tells the SS a riddle: "N-are mini i totui bate, bate-ntr-una zi i noapte.

ade oriunde l-ai pune, de-l priveti- timpul i-l spune

SS guess that the proverb is about time, the clock

STAGE
3. LEAD-IN

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
ALL

TIMING
8

FOCUS
listening, speaking

Objective 2: to practice number tracing

ACTIVITY 1
T ask SS what is the clock
SS answer that it shows the time
T asks SS what do we use to express time
SS say that we use numbers to express time
T shows SS number flashcards and asks them to say the number in English
SS pronuounce the numbers
STAGE
4. LANGUAGE PRESENTATION

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
ALL

TIMING
15

FOCUS
listening,
speaking,writing

Objective 3: to create interest on the topic, telling the time

ACTIVITY 1

T writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard

SS write the title of the lesson on their notebooks

T direct SS's attention to the clock

and asks:How many big numbers are on the clock?
SS say that there are 12 numbers on the clock
T tells them that when the big hour hand moves from one number to the next, one hour has passed.
T tells SS that when the small minute hand moves from one tick mark to the next, one minute has passed.
T shows SS time flashcards and asks them to say what time is it
SS tell the time
STAGE
INTERRACTION
GROUP
TIMING
FOCUS
5. CONTROLLED PRACTICE
T-SS, SS-T
ALL
5
listening,
speaking,writing

Objective 4: to practice telling time, hour identification

ACTIVITY 1.
T asks how many minutes are there in an hour
SS answer that there are 60 minutes in an hour
T asks SS how many hours are there in a day
SS say there are 24 hours in a day
T displays telling time worksheet and asks SS to tell the time
SS come to the blackboard and match the time to each clock face
ACTIVITY 2 (time permitting)

T gives SS clock templates and each SS will have to create his own clock

SS color the clock faces, stick them on a plastic plate, and put the hands of the clock to make it work as a tool for a game
STAGE
6. FREE PRACTICE

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
1

Objective 5: to reinforce hour identification

T gives SS from the 1 st group( moderate)individual worksheet

SS draw the the right hands to express the digital half hours
T helps the SS when necessary

TIMING
15

FOCUS
listening, speaking

STAGE
6. FREE PRACTICE

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
2

Objective 5: to reinforce hour identification

T gives SS from the 2 nd group( mild) individual worksheet

SS write the the right hands to express the digital hours

T helps the SS when necessary

TIMING
15

FOCUS
listening, speaking

STAGE
6. FREE PRACTICE

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
3

TIMING
15

FOCUS
listening, speaking

TIMING
5

FOCUS
listening, speaking

Objective 5: to reinforce hour identification

T gives SS from the 3 nd group( profound) individual worksheet

SS draw the the right hands to express the digital sharp hours
STAGE
7. FEEDBACK

T
T
T
T

INTERRACTION
T-SS, SS-T

GROUP
ALL

orally checks the individual work of each SS

starts the review of the subject of the day, highlighting again the main points
calls out different times and the SS have to show the time on the clocks they have made themselves in above mentioned stage
praises the SSs effort and appreciates their work by grading them