Goal and Overall Plan

 

Final Day Celebration: We Met Our Goals!

Goal: Students will learn about the major components of American culture while also practicing and honing their English proficiency.

Consider starting an English library with the help of Darien Book Aid

Overall Map:

Date/Day	Theme	Focus Vocabulary	Engagement Activity
1—May 28	Introductions Education	Vacation, break, classroom teacher, on-duty student, exercise book, daybook, test, exam	Favourites Flipbook
2—May 29	People/Family	Adjectives: young, old, tall, short, big, little, happy, mad, sad, active, energetic, optimistic, pessimistic, serious   Verbs: to be, to have   Professions: banker, teacher, dancer, cook, baker, musician, businessman, doctor, nurse, athlete	Family Tree
3—May 30	American History	Revolution, war, slavery, independence, freedom, liberty, friendship, Civil War, Civil Rights	Timeline
4—May 31	Places of Interest/Travel	Transportation: plane, taxi, metro, car, bus, airport, train, station, ticket, bicycle, driver	American Symbols book
5—June 1	Weather and Landforms	Weather: Cold, hot, rainy, snowy, cloudy, windy, sunny   Landforms: Swamp, forest, plains, desert, beach, mountain, lakes, river	Maps of USA/Ukraine
6—June 5	Sports and Hobbies	Baseball, basketball, football and soccer, origami, sewing, stamp collecting, video games	4-Corners Activity
7—June 6	Holidays	Verbs: decorate, paint, sing, gather, cook, make, give and receive Focus: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Women’s Day, Victory Day	Sentences/Art projects
8—June 7	Community: People and Places	Library, school, bank, shop, police station, fire station, pizzeria, bakery, market, health club	Maps (“If I were Queen”)
9—June 8	Controllna Robota	Review all materials	Gallery Walk

Date/Day

Theme

Focus Vocabulary

Engagement Activity

1—May 28

Introductions

Education

 

Vacation, break, classroom teacher, on-duty student, exercise book, daybook, test, exam

Favourites Flipbook

2—May 29

People/Family

Adjectives: young, old, tall, short, big, little, happy, mad, sad, active, energetic, optimistic, pessimistic, serious

 

Verbs: to be, to have

 

Professions: banker, teacher, dancer, cook, baker, musician, businessman, doctor, nurse, athlete

 

Family Tree

3—May 30

American History

Revolution, war, slavery, independence, freedom, liberty, friendship, Civil War, Civil Rights

 

Timeline

4—May 31

Places of Interest/Travel

Transportation: plane, taxi, metro, car, bus, airport, train, station, ticket, bicycle, driver

 

American Symbols book

5—June 1

Weather and Landforms

Weather: Cold, hot, rainy, snowy, cloudy, windy, sunny

 

Landforms: Swamp, forest, plains, desert, beach, mountain, lakes, river

 

Maps of USA/Ukraine

6—June 5

Sports and Hobbies

Baseball, basketball, football and soccer, origami, sewing, stamp collecting, video games

 

4-Corners Activity

7—June 6

Holidays

Verbs: decorate, paint, sing, gather, cook, make, give and receive

Focus: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Women’s Day, Victory Day

 

Sentences/Art projects

8—June 7

Community: People and Places

Library, school, bank, shop, police station, fire station, pizzeria, bakery, market, health club

 

Maps (“If I were Queen”)

9—June 8

Controllna Robota

Review all materials

Gallery Walk

 

"Let's Talk" Board Game: Review Focus Vocabulary and Concepts

 

Resources for United States' Places of Interest

Locate the places of interest by placing them in the correct state

Blank map for students to trace or copy

Holidays and Celebrations Focus Vocabulary Resources

Ways We Celebrate: Verbs Focus Vocabulary

Ways We Celebrate: Verbs Focus Vocabulary

Ways We Celebrate: Verbs Focus Vocabulary

Ways We Celebrate: Verbs Focus Vocabulary

Ways We Celebrate: Verbs Focus Vocabulary

American and Ukrainian Holidays: Compare and Contrast

Weather and Landforms Focus Vocabulary Resources

Landforms Focus Vocabulary: Can be used in a flashcard or a matching activity

Landforms Focus Vocabulary: Can be used in a flashcard or a matching activity

Weather Focus Vocabulary: Can be used in a flashcard or a matching activity

Weather Focus Vocabulary: Can be used in a flashcard or a matching activity

Student Portfolios

Student Portfolios contain:

1.       “Favourites” flipbook—Day 1

2.       Family Tree—Day 2

3.       American History timeline and vocabulary—Day 3

4.       American Symbols flipbook—Day 4

5.       USA map of nature and landforms—Day 5

6.       Sport and Hobbies 4-Corners activity

7.       Origami projects—Day 6

8.       Holidays in Ukraine and America sentences—Day 7

9.       Easter Rabbit (origami)—Day 7

10.   Community map—Day 8

11.   “American Culture” booklet—Day 8

12.   Controllna Robota Results—Day 9

Day #1: Introductions and American Education

Making Salt Dough Sculptures

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Students make a salt sculpture that represents them Students copy the Ukrainian tradition, filling in blanks about themselves. Students then translate and present an introduction in English	·         Salt dough (1 part salt, 1 part water, 2 parts flour) ·         Model introduction (in Ukrainian)
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Brainstorm as many English words as possible for the following categories: food, colors, drink, seasons, animals and school subjects. Distribute materials for students to complete the “My Favorites” flipbook. Students finish and present the books to the class.	·         Paper ·         Markers ·         Chalk, chalkboard ·         Glue
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Introduce education vocabulary. Practice with matching activity. Discuss differences between American and Ukrainian education; create chart on the board.	·         Education vocabulary
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Compare and contrast education in America and Ukraine. What are the strengths of Ukrainian education? American? Practice dialogues, introductions, and favorites.

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Students make a salt sculpture that represents them

Students copy the Ukrainian tradition, filling in blanks about themselves.

Students then translate and present an introduction in English

·         Salt dough

(1 part salt, 1 part water, 2 parts flour)

·         Model introduction (in Ukrainian)

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

Brainstorm as many English words as possible for the following categories: food, colors, drink, seasons, animals and school subjects.

Distribute materials for students to complete the “My Favorites” flipbook.

Students finish and present the books to the class.

·         Paper

·         Markers

·         Chalk, chalkboard

·         Glue

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Introduce education vocabulary.

Practice with matching activity.

Discuss differences between American and Ukrainian education; create chart on the board.

·         Education vocabulary

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Compare and contrast education in America and Ukraine.

What are the strengths of Ukrainian education? American?

Practice dialogues, introductions, and favorites.

 

Translating Introduction: Ukrainian to English

Day #2: American People: Character and Attitudes, Diversity

Creating Family Trees

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review: introductions, favorites, education vocabulary   Present adjectives; conjugate ‘to be’   Practice adjectives using full sentences and flashcards	·         Adjective words or presentation ·         Adjective flashcards ·         Model sentence “He/She is _____.”
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review adjectives (character or appearance sorting activity) Brainstorm common jobs in Ukraine? In USA? Introduce profession words. Practice profession words using flashcards (in full sentences).	·         “Character or Appearance?” game ·         Profession words ·         Profession flashcards or presentation
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review new words; conjugate ‘to have’ Distribute paper and instruct students how to create a family tree diagram. Explain and present the example family tree.	·         Profession and location matching game ·         Example family tree ·         Paper
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Students complete their family trees using model. Presentations of family trees Nationalities and diversity of population in the USA. (Match the flags with their countries and nationalities)	·         Example summary: “I have a ______. He/she is ___ years old. He/she is a/an ______. He/she is ___________.” ·         Nationality flashcards

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review: introductions, favorites, education vocabulary

 

Present adjectives; conjugate ‘to be’

 

Practice adjectives using full sentences and flashcards

·         Adjective words or presentation

·         Adjective flashcards

·         Model sentence “He/She is _____.”

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review adjectives (character or appearance sorting activity)

Brainstorm common jobs in Ukraine? In USA? Introduce profession words.

Practice profession words using flashcards (in full sentences).

·         “Character or Appearance?” game

·         Profession words

·         Profession flashcards or presentation

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review new words; conjugate ‘to have’

Distribute paper and instruct students how to create a family tree diagram.

Explain and present the example family tree.

·         Profession and location matching game

·         Example family tree

·         Paper

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Students complete their family trees using model.

Presentations of family trees

Nationalities and diversity of population in the USA. (Match the flags with their countries and nationalities)

·         Example summary: “I have a ______. He/she is ___ years old. He/she is a/an ______. He/she is ___________.”

·         Nationality flashcards

Creating Family Trees

Day #3: American History

Playing a Review Game

Time	Activities	Materials needed:
Hour #1: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Review and recite introductions   Review professions with matching game   Retell about families, friends, teachers, pets using adjectives and verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to have’	·         Previous days’ vocabulary and flashcards/games
Hour #2: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Divide students into teams; use this time to play the board game “Let’s Talk” during which students will review their recent vocabulary, as well as other important English words and concepts.	·         Board Game: Let’s Talk ·         Game pieces ·         Die
Hour #3: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Distribute paper; have students copy model timeline and new vocabulary from the board. Present PowerPoint entitled “American History, a brief introduction.”	·         American History Presentation ·         Timeline model ·         Paper
Hour #4: 0—15 15—30 30—45	Collect completed timelines for portfolio; review by having students put the events in order. Distribute quotes to pairs of students; have them translate. Present quotes and their translations.	·         Event cards ·         Quotes

Time

Activities

Materials needed:

Hour #1:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Review and recite introductions

 

Review professions with matching game

 

Retell about families, friends, teachers, pets using adjectives and verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to have’

 

·         Previous days’ vocabulary and flashcards/games

Hour #2:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Divide students into teams; use this time to play the board game “Let’s Talk” during which students will review their recent vocabulary, as well as other important English words and concepts.

·         Board Game: Let’s Talk

·         Game pieces

·         Die

Hour #3:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Distribute paper; have students copy model timeline and new vocabulary from the board.

Present PowerPoint entitled “American History, a brief introduction.”

 

·         American History Presentation

·         Timeline model

·         Paper

Hour #4:

0—15

15—30

30—45

 

 

Collect completed timelines for portfolio; review by having students put the events in order.

Distribute quotes to pairs of students; have them translate.

Present quotes and their translations.

·         Event cards

·         Quotes

Students review key vocabulary so far...