Lesson61.UncleBooky’sstorytimeStudentBookpage24•Tellthechildrenthattheyaregoingtolistentoastory.•Playthetape,askthechildrentolistentothestorywiththeirbooksclosed.•Havethechildrenopentheirbooks,andlookatthepictures.•Askthemtolookforfamiliarwordsinthestory.•Havechildrenreadthestorysilently,encouragethemtotrytoguessthemeaningofunfamiliarwords.•Itdoesn’tmatteriftheydon’tknowthewords.Therequirementforthispartistounderstandthestory.2.Snap!Snapisbestplayedinpairs.Alwaysbesurethatonechildineachpairisfamiliarwiththevocabulary．•HavethechildrentakeouttheircardsforUnit7andUnit8.•Putthechildreninpairsandhaveeachpairmixtheircardstogetherandthenspreadthemfacedownonatable.•Thechildrenineachpairtaketurnstoflipoverthecards,onebyone,sothattheyarefacingup.Assoonastheyseetwocardswithidenticalpicturesonthem,theymustcallout“Snap!”andsaythecorrectEnglishwordforthepicture,forexample,“Snap!Kite.”whentwocardswithpicturesofkitesappear.•Thefirstchildtocallout“Snap!”andthecorrectwordkeepsthetwomatchingcards.Thechildrencontinueplayinguntiltherearenocardsleftonthetable.Thewinneristhechildwiththemostcardsattheendofthegame.•Ifachildcalls“Snap!”bymistake,forexamplewhentwocardsdonotmatch,orwhenheorshesaysanincorrectword,thegameturnsontothenextplayer.Note:InlaterUnitsthisgamecanalsobeusedformatchingwrittenwordsandpictures.3.FlashcardgamesA.Dividetheclassintotwoteams.Putalltheflashcardsfacedownonatablebetweentheteams.(UsetheflashcardsforUnits７through8.)•HaveachildinTeamApickupacardandshowittoTeamB.(Thechildrenshouldtaketurnspickingupthecards.)Thechildshouldask,“Arethese(dolls)?/Isthisa(train)?”or“What’sthis?/Whatarethese?”•Together,TeamBmustanswer“They’re(dolls).”or“It’sa(train).”•Pointsarescoredforeverycorrectquestionandcorrectanswer.B.ChildrenwillneedtheirflashcardsprovidedforearlierUnits.•Spreadalltheflashcardsfaceuponthetable.1•Havethechildreneithersitorstandaroundthetable,closeenoughtobeabletoreachandtouchtheflashcards.•ExplaintothechildrenthattheyaregoingtoplayagamewhereyouwillcalloutanEnglishword.Thefirstchildtoputtheirhandonthematchingflashcardwinsthatcard.Thegamefinisheswhentherearenoflashcardsleftonthetable.Thewinneristhechildwhohascollectedthemostcards.4.BingoUsethisgametoreviewthecorevocabulary.•SeeUnit7,page24,fortherulesandprocedure.5.Self-assessmentStudentBookpage25•Inthefirstactivity,havethechildrenworkinpairs.Tellthemtotaketurnsaskingandansweringquestionsaboutthepictures.Beforethattheteachershouldprovideamodelusingthepicturesorchildrenintheclass.•Inthesecondactivity,havethechildrentalkaboutthepicturesfirst.Thenreadoutthesentences.Tellthemtocheckthecorrectwordstofinishthesentence.6.Mynotesandteacher’snotesStudentBookpage25•ThisactivityistohelpchildrenhavealookatwhattheyhavedoneinthisUnit.AskthemtoassessthemselvesaccordingtotheitemsinMyNotesindividually.Explaintothemthatthestarshereonlyindicatehowwelltheyhavedoneintheirlearningandthestarsshouldnotbechangedtoscores.•TheteachershouldevaluatethechildrenpositivelyinthepartofTeacher’sNotes.Thepurposeistohavechildrenrealizethattheyaremakingprogressandtohelpthembuildasenseofachievementandconfidence.StickersprovidedattheendoftheTeacher’sResourceBookcanbeusedhere.7.SethomeworkStudentBookpage24TellthechildrenthatyouwantthemtoreadthestoryinUncleBooky’sStorytimewiththeirparentsathome.2
