Lesson Plan : Foreign Language Exploratory

Teacher Name:
 Ms. Stacy Swimmer
Grade:
 Grade 7-8
Subject:
 World Languages

Topic:
 German Language and Culture
Content:
 Students will review vocabulary and cultural concepts in the target language (German).
Goals:
 1) Review numbers 0-20 2) Practice asking and answering, "What's your name?" and "How are you? 3)Review this unit's vocabulary words 4) Discuss the Berlin Wall
Objectives:
 Students will: 1)practice the German numbers by working with a partner to complete a crossword puzzle 2) Students will participate in a classroom mixer activity as they ask and answer the questions: What's your name and How are you? 3) Students will review their German vocabulary by playing vocabulary bingo. 4) Students will learn about the Berlin Wall by participating in a read-aloud about the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Materials:
 1) number crossword puzzle 2) classroom mixer worksheet 3) Bingo game 4) Berlin Wall handout and video
Introduction:
 teacher will introduce today's learning objectives: 1)Review the numbers 0-20 2) Practice the essential questions "What's your name?" and "How are you?" 3) Review the unit's key vocabulary words in German. 4) Learn about the Berlin Wall
Development:
 Teacher will model how to peform today's classroom mixer activity, partner crossword puzzle and guide students to highlight the main ideas of the Berlin Wall handout.
Practice:
 Guided practice: 1) students will practice the questions What's your name? and How are you? by completing the attached classroom mixer activity.
Accommodations:
 Students will use highlighters to find the main ideas. Teacher will provide transparencies of key concepts.
Checking For Understanding:
 Teacher will monitor student progress by: 1) walking around the room. 2) asking guiding questions. 3) calling on students to participate in today's read-aloud
Closure:
 Teacher will restate today's learning goals and discuss the goals for Monday's class.
Evaluation:
 Students will have a speaking test next Wednesday a practice pre-test on Thursday and a German unit test next Friday
Teacher Reflections:
 

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