Alternative lesson
Before the lesson the teacher prepares the materials that she is going to use during the
class. She is going to bring some elements that you can find in the different parts of the
house. For example a teddy bear, a picture of a bed, an empty bottle of shampoo, a brush
teeth, a book, a picture of a sofa, a plastic plate and a plastic cup. She also prepares some
posters with the names of parts of the house (bathroom, living room, bedroom and
kitchen). The previous class the teacher sends a note to the parents inviting to bring
simple thing that you can find in house (the teacher clarifies that the elements cannot
make of glass or something sharp)
Stages
Warm up:
Teacher: hello kids, how are you? Today is 15th September, whats the weather like? Today
is sunny ( she writes the date and the weather on the blackboard)
Opening:
Lead in
Teacher: today we are going to learn about the different parts of a house. What is a
house? It is the place where we live and it has different rooms. Let’s see if we can discover
what are these parts? (if it is necessary she clarifies in Spanish)
Development:
Meeting new language
The teacher divides the blackboard in four parts writing in the superior part of each division
the name of a person: Kate, Paul, Anne and Thomas. Then, she put the different elements
in a table under the blackboard.
Teacher: we are going to read a story about two boys and two girls in a house ( she
delivers the photocopies with the comic to the children)
Story:
My name is Kate. I am in the kitchen. Here, I can cook a delicious cake.
My name is Paul. I am in the bedroom. Here, I can sleep with my teddy bear.
My name is Anne. I am in the living room. Here I can read book.
My name is Thomas. I am in the bathroom. Here I can brush my teeth.
Teacher: now, who wants to read? (She encourages the pupils to read)
Teacher: now, you are going to stick the names (showing the posters) on the blackboard.
She asks: where is Anne? Where is Paul? Where is Thomas? Where is Kate? Four
volunteer have to glue the names of the rooms in the divisions that the teacher did.
Experimenting: communicative task
Then, every student has an element of a house, one by one they have to pass and put the
element in the table where they can belong. When they are on the blackboard they have to
say: I can find this in the (for example) kitchen. The teacher guides the activity in order.
Practise
Activity:
The teacher gives them a photocopy. They have to complete it with the different parts of
the house:
The teddy bear is in the
The book is in the
The bottle of shampoo is in the
The cup is in the
Teacher: Now, you have to draw a house in your folders with the different rooms.
Closure:
Today, we learn about the different parts of a house. What parts do we learn? (together we
name it and give examples of the elements that we can find in each part of the house.
