Unit4StayHealthyLesson26ClassopeningForideasandtipsonbeginningaclass,see“teachingTechniques”atthebackofthisteacher’sguide
Step1:cometo“Thinkaboutit
”Step2:Checktoseeifthestudentshavepreviewedtereadingasrequired
Askiftheyhaveanyquestionsconcerningthetext
Encourageotherstudentstotryanswerthequestions
Youmaypresentthisriddletotheclass:Whatisitthatyoucancatchbutcannotthrowaway
Atthispoint,brainstormtherelatedvocabularyregardingfeelingill
Selectoneortwosentencefiguredoutthemeaning
Ifastudentrepliescorrectly,himorhertosharethestrategiesusedtopuzzleoutthemeaning
Remembertogivelotsofpraiseforagoodtry,evenifit’swrong
Step3:tellthestudentstheyaregoingtolistentoastoryaboutBran
Playtheaudiotape
Havetheclassfollowtheaudiotapewhilelookingatthetext
Step4;dividetheclassintopairsofstudents
Havestudentstake