Language Leaper : Second_Template_Script_1_Language 4

Script
Directors Notes
Discovery Discussion
Teacher: Hello. Welcome to Language Leaper. My name is
__name of person__________. How are you? (Pause) Good!
Kaz enters as
Here is our friend.
teacher introduces
as friend.
Puppet 1: Hello. My name is Kaz. I am nine years old.
Teacher: How are you Kaz?
Puppet 1: I am fine. Thank you. How are you?
Teacher: I am fine. Thank you.
Puppet: Which planets are these?
Teacher: Mercury is a planet. Jupiter is a planet. There is a
sun. Mercury is planet one. Jupiter is planet five.
Whiteboard Vocabulary
Teacher: (Teacher identifies item/answers the question and
then introduces vocabulary words in context)
Teacher: Lets hear a story.

List the vocabulary

words here:
1.Mercury
2. Jupiter
3. sun
4. one
5. five
The teacher says the
word in context while
drawing. She pauses
and pulls hand away
from the tablet. She
pauses and says the
target vocabulary
word again. She
pauses before starting
on the next sentence.

Teaching Context (Story Room)

Teacher: Tune: Sur Le Pont DAvignon
Which planet is bigger, Mercury or Jupiter?
Jupiter is bigger tan Mercury
Mercury is smaller than Jupiter.
How many moons does it have?
Jupiter has 16 moons. Mercury has no moons.

Story is presented
as a rhythmic chant.

Sunday Monday Tuesday

Mercury is planet number one.
Jupiter is planet number five.
We count them from the Sun.
Activity 1
Teacher: Play!

TPR Students act

out planet, sun, one
and five.

Teacher: One.
Teacher: Planet.
Teacher: Five.
Teacher: Sun.
Teacher: Planet.
Teacher: Five.
Teacher: One.
Teacher: Five.
Teacher: Good job!
Activity 2
Teacher: Game!
Teacher: The Sun is in the solar system.
Puppet: (thinking) Sun. (Show activity sheet with sun
circled.)

Activity sheet
students circle what
they hear. (Choose
word from the
sentence) 1. Has 3
pictures 2. Has 3
pictures etc.

Teacher: Jupiter is planet five.

Puppet: (pause while thinking) Five. (Shows activity sheet
with five circled)
Teacher: There are eight planets.
Puppet: (pause while thinking). Planet. (shows activity
sheet with planet circled)
Teacher: Mercury is planet one.
Puppet: (pause while thinking) One. (shows activity sheet
with one circled)

IE for #1 picture of
Sun, Earth and
Jupiter.
#2 numbers 5, 3,
and 6

Teacher: Jupiter is planet five.

Puppet: (Pause while thinking) Five. (shows activity sheet
with five circled)
Teacher: Mercury is planet one.
Puppet: (pause while thinking). One. (shows activity sheet
with one circled).
Teacher: There are eight planets.
Puppet: (pause while thinking). Planet. (shows activity
sheet with planet circled.
Teacher: The planets are in the solar system.
Puppet: (pause while thinking). Planet.
sheet with sun circled.

(shows activity

Teacher: Good job!

Wrap-Up
Teacher: What did you learn today?

Puppet: Mercury is a planet. Jupiter is a planet. There is a sun.

Mercury is planet one. Jupiter is planet five.
Teacher: Good! What did you learn? (pause)
Teacher: Good! Mercury is a planet. Jupiter is a planet.
There is a sun. Mercury is planet one. Jupiter is planet five.
Teacher & Puppets: cheer
Sugoi!
Teacher: It is time to say goodbye. Lets sing our special
song.
Teacher & Puppet: Goodbye!
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