Lesson plan and Power Point Slides for the River

I received many requests about lesson plans to teach the River from the teachers. Thus, I decided to put up a lesson plan along with the Power Point slides of the lesson plan to teach the poem. However, it is only to start teaching the poem, specifically to introduce the poem to the students.

LEVEL: Form 1

TIME: 35 minutes

AIMS:

1. To train students to listen and read the poem entitled The River by Valerie Blooms.

2. To enable team works while having fun arranging lines.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

One computer per group of 2-3 students with an internet connection and a web browser.

Website:

http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpngUk85-0&feature=related.

PREPARATIONS:

1. Prepare slides contains a picture of a river and a poem entitled The River by Valerie Blooms.

2. Locate videos dedicated to The River by Valerie Blooms in Youtube.

3. Prepare strips of lines in The River and put them in several envelopes.

PROCEDURES:

1. . Ask students to form into groups consist of 2 or 3 members and give each group A4 paper.
2. Show the students a picture of a river. Ask them what they think about the river and write their opinions in the A4 paper
3. Ask students to browse YouTube and search for poem entitled The River by Valerie Bloom. Instruct them to watch and listen to it carefully.
4. Show them the poem in Power Point and ask them to read it aloud twice.
5. Hand out each group an envelope containing strips of lines in the poem and adhesive. Tell them not to open it until they are told to do so.
6. Start the race! Tell them to rearrange the strips correctly to form the poem. Tell them to secure the strips with the adhesive.
7. Tell students that the fastest group in rearranging the strips in correct arrangement in the shortest time wins.

FOLLOW UP:

1. Ask students to do a task sheet given as a follow-up activity.

H As for the Power Point slides of the lesson plan, you can ask me to e-mail it to you, teachers. Hope this lesson plan can help you to start teaching this poem. Good Luck!