Valentine’s Day
Christine Ngan
| GRADE LEVEL: | SHS 1-3 |
| SKILLS: | Listening, speaking, reading, writing |
| TIME: | 50-minute lesson (have also been done in 45-minute lessons) |
| MATERIALS: | Worksheets |
| OBJECTIVES: | To learn about the history of Valentine’s Day and customs in Canada, to creatively write a poem, to have fun! |
PROCEDURE:
| Time | Activity | Teachers (Ts) | Students (Ss) | Notes/Material |
| 2 minutes | Greeting and Attendance | Ts greet Ss, JTE takes attendance | Ss greet Ts | |
| 3 minutes | Introduction to Topic | Ts ask Ss about Valentine's Day in Japan (Customs) | Ss explain Valentine's Day to ALT | |
| 5 minutes | Valentine's Day History | ALT reads passage about Valentine's Day, Ts check answers, JTE explains contents of worksheet, ALT gives additional remarks about Valentine’s Day in her country | Ss listen and fill in the blanks, Ss give answers, Ss ask questions (if any) | Valentine History Worksheet |
| 15 minutes | Roses are Red | ALT reads and talks about poem, Ts explain worksheet, Ts walk around to help Ss, Ts choose Ss to read their poem | Ss create their own poems, Ss read poem to the rest of the class | Roses are Red Worksheet |
| 5 minutes | 10 Reasons Why I Love You | Ts talk about set phrases re: love, ALT reads English, JTE gives Japanese translation | Ss jot down Japanese translations onto worksheet | 10 Reasons Why I Love You Worksheet |
| 10 minutes | Valentine's Cards | Ts give instructions about making cards, Ts collect cards | Ss make cards by copying one of their poems and one reason from the worksheet onto the card paper | Card Templates |
| 5 minutes | Wrap Up | Collect the cards, give handout to Ss | Hand in completed cards | Valentine's Day Websites Handout |
NOTES:
Roses are Red Poem:
Ask Ss to choose a word from the ‘Words List’ and write it into blank number 2. Ss then think of an object that matches the descriptions and writes it into blank number 1. An example I usually give:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
(1)Fire is (2)hot
And so are you.’
10 Reasons Why I Love You:
Ask your JTE to read out the translations as passionately as possible. Students absolutely love this part and it’s really funny watching how red the JTE’s face turns.
Valentine’s Cards:
I asked the Ss to include 4 things into their cards.
1)Dear: ~
2)Roses are Red Poem
3)Reason
4)Love; Sincerely; Yours Truly, ~
HANDOUTS and WORKSHEETS:
http://teachingactivities.pbwiki.com/f/valentinesworksheets_cngan.doc
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