Deborah Schaffer

Body of Lesson


Think Pair Share: What information goes into a weather forecast?
Air temp, precipitation, sky (sun/clouds), wind


Handout or Projector: Weather report from Yahoo Weather and The Post
Make sentences using, present and future.
Future = will + verb or be going to + verb


Handout: Weather – The Weather Forecast
Scan for and highlight weather words.
Review contractions. Find and then underline S + be going to + V
Read aloud “readers theater”


Worksheet: How’s the Weather?


Conclusion
HW: Ask parents for the name of the city where they lived in their native country.
Make a forecast for tomorrow’s weather.
PRE-OBSERVATION FORM


ESL Teacher: Deborah Schaffer
Observation Date/Time: 1/23/08 9:00 No. of students: 6
Grade and ELP levels (if applicable): 2nd Subject:
Co-taught lesson: No Co-planned lesson: No

1. 
   What “big idea” or “Essential Understanding” do you want students to understand in this lesson?
   

See SIOP lesson above for answers to many of these questions.

2. 
   What critical content do you want students to know?
   

3. 
   What is the content objective? (How will they demonstrate what they know and understand?) SWBAT describe the weather and seasonal conditions
   

4. 
   What is the language objective?
   

SWBAT read weather forecasts and compare weather in different cities
SWBAT produce sentences with the be going to future

5. 
   What modifications will you use for the ELLs and/or struggling learners?
   
   
   

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