i-Learn Smart Start 1

Week: 3rd Date of teaching: September 21st, 2020

Period: 5th
Unit 1: FAMILY
Lesson 2

I. Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to recognize the /æ/ and /b/ sounds.
II. Teaching aids:
Teacher’s aids: student book and teacher’s book, class CDs, flashcards, IWB software,
projector/interactive whiteboard/TV.
Students’ aids: Student book, notebooks, workbook.
III. Languages focus:
Vocabulary: Aa, Bb, ant, boy
IV. Procedures:

Time Steps/Activities Organization

Warm-up (5’)
- Option 1: Sing.  Teacher –
Play audio Part C and have students sing the song. whole class

- Option 2: Play the game “Matching”.

 Teacher -
 Write the words/sentences on the board.
 Have students read the words/sentences on the board. students
5’
 Give students flashcards.
 Have students match the flashcards with the words/sentences on
the board and call out the words/sentences.

25’ New lesson

The alphabet (5’)
1. Play the alphabet song and have students listen.  Teacher -
2. Play audio again and sing the song. whole class
3. Put the flashcards on the board for the letters in red (a and b).
4. Point to each flashcard, call out the letter's name, and have students
repeat.

Letter A
1- Listen and repeat. Trace. (10’)  Teacher –
Listen and repeat: whole class/
1. Have students look at the letter. individuals
2. Play audio. Have students listen and repeat all together and
 individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if necessary.
3. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.
Trace:
1. Have students call out the letter sound.
2. Demonstrate the steps of tracing the letters with your finger.
3. Have students trace the letters with their fingers.
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.

2- Listen and repeat. (5’)

Listen and repeat:
1. Have students look at the picture, letter and word.
2. Play audio. Have students listen and point to the letter and word
 Teacher –
as they hear.
3. Have students listen and repeat all together and individually. whole class/
Correct student’s pronunciation if necessary. individuals
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.

3- Sing. (5’)
1. Have students look at the lyrics and pictures.
2. Read the lyrics as a whole class.
3. Play audio, have students listen and point at the letters/words.
4. Have students listen and sing along.  Teacher –
5. Have students sing and make a gesture (of an ant). whole class/
6. Have some students sing and make the gesture in front of the students
class.

Wrap-up (5’)

4- Listen and clap.  Teacher –

1. Demonstrate the activity. whole class/
2. Have students stand up.
5’ students
3. Have students clap when they hear the 'a' sound.
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.
Week: 3rd Date of teaching: September 23rd, 2020
Period: 6th
Unit 1: FAMILY
Lesson 2

I. Objectives:
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to recognize the /æ/ and /b/ sounds.
II. Teaching aids:
Teacher’s aids: student book and teacher’s book, class CDs, flashcards, IWB software,
projector/interactive whiteboard/TV.
Students’ aids: Student book, notebooks, workbook.
III. Languages focus:
Vocabulary: Aa, Bb, ant
IV. Procedures:

Time Steps/Activities Organization

Warm-up & Review
(This step can be skipped when periods 1 and 2 are taught in only ONE
session.)
- Option 1: Review. Singing.  Teacher –
 Have students sing the songs of letter ‘a’ again. whole class/
 Have them sing and make the gesture of an ant. students
5’  Have some students sing and make the gesture in front of the
class.

- Option 2: Review. Clap.  Teacher –

 Call out a letter sound or a word with that letter. whole class
 Have students stand up and clap if they hear the ‘a’ sound.

25’ New lesson

Letter B
1- Listen and repeat. Trace. (10’)  Teacher –
Listen and repeat: whole class
1. Have students look at the letter.
2. Play audio. Have students listen and repeat all together and
individually. Correct student’s pronunciation if necessary.
3. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.
Trace:
1. Have students call out the letter sound.
2. Demonstrate the steps of tracing the letters with your finger.  Teacher –
3. Have students trace the letters with their fingers. students in
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.
pairs
2- Listen and repeat. (5’)
Listen and repeat:  Teacher -
 1. Have students look at the picture, letter and word. students in
2. Play audio. Have students listen and point to the letter and word groups
as they hear.
3. Have students listen and repeat all together and individually.
Correct student’s pronunciation if necessary.
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.

3- Sing. (5’)  Teacher/

1. Have students look at the lyrics and pictures. individuals/
2. Read the lyrics as a whole class. Students in
3. Play audio, have students listen and point at the letters/words. pairs
4. Have students listen and sing along.
5. Have students sing and make a gesture (of a boy).
6. Have some students sing and make the gesture in front of the
class.

4- Listen and jump. (5’)

1. Demonstrate the activity.
2. Have students stand up.
3. Have students jump when they hear the 'b' sound.
4. Have some students demonstrate the activity in front of the class.

Wrap-up
- Option 1: Review. Play the game “Listen and tap”.  Teacher -
 Write the letters and the words in different areas on the board. students in
 Divide the class into groups. groups
 Invite a student from each group to go to the board.
 Call out a letter sound or a word.
 The students will run and slap the letter or the word on the
5’ board and say it loudly.
 The faster student will be the winner.
 Repeat the activity with other students.
- Option 2: Review. Play the game “Act it out”.  Teacher -
 Invite a student to come to the front of the class. student &
 Show him/her a phonics card or whisper a word and have that
whole class
student act it out.
 Have other students guess the answer.
 Repeat the activity with other students.