Demo Lesson Checklist

Completed? Task

Turn computer & projector on

Check out 10x tablets from your center

1. Open the Articulate Mobile player on your center’s tablet and go to the Library

2. Students can choose from these apps. If you wish to preview the apps, click on an app in the list below the lesson plan.

Check internet connection

Arrange chairs into 2 sections (one for apps/ one for projects)
 Make sure that the tablets are placed sturdily on the table - 1 tablet is shared between 2 students.

Make sure that you will be supported by 2 TAs

Demo Lesson Framework

TIME - 45 - 60 mins AIM - To let students experience project/app-based learning

Teacher / TA Roles
● Help groups set up quickly and make sure they are clear on what they need to achieve for the day.
● Ensure students are on task. (TA to support)
● Guide students by posing questions if they are off-track.
● Answer questions they may have. (TA to support)
● Identify weak groups/students and give them extra support. (TA to support)
● Provide functional/process language for students on the board to help facilitate communication.
● Ensure that students are accessing appropriate resources and not using devices for purposes other than project work. (TA to support)

Anticipated
Solutions
Problems

I’ve got a really ● Remember to grade your English (aim to be around the J2 level)
mixed group of ● For strong students, get them to be the “teacher” and help the others
students ● Be active about monitoring and giving support when needed

The internet is slow ● Immediately have your TA find the IT support at your center to notify him
or not working

Assess the situation and decide on what kind of problem you are dealing with. The following are a few suggestions for
handling the most common situations for students being off task:
● The student is browsing or using social media sites or playing games : Make sure that students aren’t sitting in
Students are not on such a way that you can’t easily walk around and see their screens. Use the TA to monitor students as well.
task ● The student doesn’t understand what to do: Point back to the project instructions and ask each student what his
or her specific task is.
● The student is getting distracted by non-essential information : Point back to the project instructions and ask how
that student’s will reach their goal by the end of the lesson.
Students don’t want ● Make sure the each student in the groups have explicit tasks (writer, builder, presentation maker, etc.)
to participate ● Make sure your students actually understand what’s going on, they may just be confused about the task.

Materials / Thing to prepare before class

*Before class, check that the Demo Lesson Checklist (see above) has been completed*

- “Demo Lesson Slides”

- A4 paper x20 (preferably scratch/recycled paper)
- Tablets with apps preloaded x10
- Board markers x5
- Erasers x5
- Coursebooks x5 (can be any, used as weights)

Lesson Plan

1. [Make sure that all of your materials are prepared. Have the “Demo Lesson Slides” projected on the board.]
2. [Welcome the students. Sort them out as they walk in. If students are young (look like J1/2 - direct them to the apps
Introductions
(5 mins) section; if they are older direct them to the project section]
To greet students and 3. Younger students should be organised so that 2 students are sharing 1 Ipad.
organize the classroom 4. [Organize your older students into groups (min 2, max 5). Instruct them to introduce themselves to one another, have
your TA monitor.]

Preparation 1
(5 mins) 1. [Go to your younger students with a tablet and then get the students into pairs. Tell them, “Speak English!” Show them
To get SJ students where they can find the apps and let them begin. Have the TA stay with the kids to monitor.]
working on apps

1. [Come back to your older students.]

Entry event
(5 mins) 2. “Watch the video and think about what kinds of things you can make from paper.”
To introduce the 3. [Play the video.]
project and activate 4. “What other useful things can you make from paper?”
schemata
5. [Let the students discuss in pairs. Listen and comment on students’ ideas.]

Preparation 2 1. “Now it’s your turn! But you’re going to make something even more interesting! For this project, you are going to
 be engineers!” (you could use a flashcard to introduce this concepts)
2. “Look at this slide. You need to solve the problem of holding a book up with paper. How many pieces of paper
(5 mins)
To give students can you use? (4) How high do you have to hold the book up? (10cm) Do you work alone or in group? (in groups)”
instructions on how to 3. [Advance slides]
complete the project 4. “First, think of solutions. You cannot use the Internet and you cannot copy from other groups. In your groups,
share ideas and work together! Write what you want to do.”

Project work 1. “Ready? Let’s start! You have 10 minutes to find a way to hold a book up with paper.”
(10 mins) 2. [While groups are working, monitor and give suggestions to move things along. After 10mins, stop students and move
To give time or group
work
to next stage.]

1. “Now, make a presentation about your solution. Everyone has to speak. Remember to show your solution. You
Preparation 3
(10 mins) presentation needs to be 5 minutes.”
To prepare students 2. [Advance slides]
for presentations 3. “Practice your presentation. Remember to write what you want to say.”

1. “Now it’s time to present! Watch the presentations. Think of 3 things: 1 thing you like, 1 thing you learned, and 1
Presentations thing you wish about the presentation.”
(5 minutes) 2. [Pick 1 team to present. After the presentation, pick some students to give their feedback: (1 like/ 1 learned/ 1 wish). If
To give time to
there is time, pick a second team to present, and repeat feedback process. Otherwise, move on by bringing everyone
students to present
their projects back to their original seats.]
3. “Thank you for the great team work, presentation, and responses!”
Preview the apps by clicking on the app name (they are all J1A - Unit 1):
VOCABULARY FROM LEXICAL SET FOR THE FUNCTIONAL
UNIT TOPIC GRAMMAR OBJECTIVE APPS GAME PLAY
COURSEBOOK APPS LANGUAGE

There is a picture on the left wheel and

different pictures are shown on the right
In The wheel. Listen to the audio and tap on the one
Wheels that matches what you heard and the picture
on the left. Match all of them and the stars are
Teach given accordingly. "It's a..."
Meaning
From Course Book: You have 100 seconds to fit different pieces of
It's a car. the puzzle together and complete the picture.
colors and toys It's red. Jigsaw Pieces are shown on your right and drag them "It's a..."
Hello, ball, blue, boat, car,
blue, pink, purple, orange, Is it a into the right position. Finish 10 puzzles and
1 Mr cat, computer, doll,
red, white, green; teddy, doll? Is it you'll earn 5 stars.
Jolly! pink, purple, teddy
boat, car, cat, dog, doll, pink?
Tap on "Yes" button to play the game. The
computer, train, game, Yes. No.
Circus ringmaster will tell you to "Tap the (word)" and
ball, boy, girl
Game you'll have to tap on the target that contains
that picture. 10 points for each correct word. "It's a..."
Test
Meaning
Listen to the audio and choose "Tick" if the
What Do picture match the audio, and "Cross" if it
You Hear? doesn't. 10 points for the correct answer. If
not, tap the arrow to play again. "It's a..."

1 Hello, From Course Book: It's a car. ball, blue, boat, car, Teach Form Whackam In the introduction, there are some moles "It's a..."
Mr It's red. cat, computer, doll, ole trying to attract the words. tap on the arrow,
colors and toys Is it a choose the difficulty ("easy" or "hard") and you
 will see 10 holes. A mole will appear from one
of those holes. Quickly tap on the mole, a
hammer will appear to hit its head, a word will
appear and be spelled. It will re-appear with
missing dashes to fill in with the letters
underneath. Tap the tick to check and 10
points is given for each correct answer.

Pair up the picture and the matching word in

Pairs 100 seconds. The stars will be given on how
much time spent for the pairs. "It's a..."

A picture appears and you have to spell the

word below. Tap the question mark to have 1-
Spelling second hint and tap the arrow to check the
blue, pink, purple, orange, Bee answer. The word will be spelled again if the
red, white, green; teddy, doll? Is it answer is correct and tap "Next" to answer
Jolly! boat, car, cat, dog, doll, pink? pink, purple, teddy another question. "It's a..."
computer, train, game, Yes. No.
ball, boy, girl Listen to the word that need to be tapped and
the bubbles will float on the screen. There is a
diver on the bottom left of the screen with 5
treasure chests for 5 levels. Tap the bubbles
Test Form
Bubbles with the word you heard. For every correct
bubble tapped, the diver will move to a
different chest and when he comes to the 5th
chest, the result is given on how many correct
bubbles you've got. "It's a..."

There are 10 words on the top of the screen

and underneath are the pictures. Match the
Word-To-
words on top with the pictures below and
Picture
when finished, tap "Submit" and you will be
given stars on your performance. "It's a..."

1 Hello, From Cambridge syllabus It's a car. train, white, Teach Vocab First, a picture with the meaning is shown on "It's a..."
Mr and/or review of past It's red. banana, black, Meaning Ninja screen. Then, with another background,
Jolly! vocabulary Is it a green, keyboard, different words are thrown in the air and tap
doll? Is it pineapple, toy, on the displayed words in the mix to earn
 points. Tap them all and points are added up
accordingly.

2 pictures are shown on both sides with some

Differenc differences from the original. The number of
e Hunter differences are shown in the middle. You need
pink? to find all of them as the request. "It's a..."
truck, robot
Yes. No.
A word is shown on screen and in another
background, different words, including the
Test Fast & target, are fallen from different directions. Tap
Meaning Furious the pictures of the displayed word quickly
before they fly away and the points are added
up for each picture. "It's a..."

1 Hello, From Cambridge syllabus It's a car. train, white, A word appears on screen with the spelling
Mr and/or review of past It's red. banana, black, and the audio. Then in the ocean background,
Fishing
Jolly! vocabulary Is it a green, keyboard, catch the moving fishes containing the letters
doll? Is it pineapple, toy, of that word in 30 seconds. "It's a..."
Teach Form
pink? truck, robot
There's a vocabulary list on the right and you
Yes. No. Crossing
have to find those words in sequences of
Word
adjacent letters in order to finish the list. "It's a..."

Test Form There's a picture of a word which you need to

spell on the top left of the screen, and
underneath is a row of dashes representing
the letters. tap on a letter suggesting to
Hangman
appear and if it's right, it/they will appear on
the dashes; if not, one line of the rope or a
body part is drawn. tap on the question mark
if you want to know the hint,. "It's a..."

Fruit There's a picture on the left that needs to be "It's a..."

Spelling spelled and a tree in the middle with its fruits
containing the letters. Drag the correct letters
to the fruit bar below to complete the word.
Some words will randomly appear on the
fruits and tap "Check" to know the correct
answer.