Meeting friends, teachers, and parents is part of a student’s daily life. Therefore, it is crucial for students to be familiar with expressions used in greetings. Students can acquire new vocabulary related to time (morning, afternoon, evening, and night) and other vocabulary used in greetings. Moreover, this material holds great significance in fostering students’ social skills toward their peers, teachers, and parents.
A. General Information
Level |
Beginner, Second-grade elementary school |
Lesson Focus |
Speaking |
Learning Objectives |
◼ Students will be able to recognize vocabulary for greetings ◼ Students will be able to apply greetings to everyday interactions ◼ Develop students’ empathy and respect through greetings |
Target Vocab |
◼ Hello / Hi ◼ How are you? ◼ Morning / Good Morning ◼ Afternoon / Good Afternoon ◼ Evening / Good Evening ◼ Night / Good Night ◼ Nice to meet you ◼ Nice to meet you too ◼ Goodbye ◼ See You |
Time Allowance |
1 x 45 minutes |
Materials |
◼ Board and Chalk ◼ Cartoon Figures (Girl and Boy) ◼ Image of the Sun and the Moon ◼ Diorama of the view (2 mountains) ◼ “Hello Song” ◼ “Greeting Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVIFEVLzP4o ◼ Spinning Wheel “Times of Day Wheel” ◼ Worksheet |
B. Lesson Overview
Warm-up
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◼ Greeting and Praying Watching the “Hello Song” ◼ Checking Attendance ◼ Introduce the upcoming material |
Main Activity |
◼ Let’s Sing the Greetings Song! (Explaining the times of day (morning, afternoon, evening, night) using the “Greeting Song”) ◼ Repeat After Me! (Showing flashcards of the target vocabulary) ◼ Guess the Time! (Guessing the time by spinning the wheel) ◼ Let’s Make Up a Story (Demonstrating some dialogues using figures) ◼ Identify the Greetings (Assessing students’ understanding of all the greeting materials) |
Wrap-up |
◼ Giving Feedback ◼ Summarizing ◼ Praying Together ◼ Sayonara |