Community English Worksheets - Minnesota Literacy Council,2012 Page 2
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26Family Unit: Week 1, Monday
Objectives
Materials
Learners will be able to…
Life skill: describe one’s own family
Make Student Copies
Textbook: Stand Out 1, 2
nd
Literacy: read and understand family member words such as
Ed. P. 8
Handout: Writing Dates
brother, sister, aunt, uncle
Literacy: recognize and write dates as numbers in a variety
of forms.
Make Single Copies or Reference
ESL Volunteer Tutor Manual, 2012, p. 46
Listening/speaking: Ask and respond to basic questions
about family.
Transition & Critical Thinking: Represent familial
Props, Technology, or Other Resources
relationships by creating a family tree
Stand Out 1, CD 1-track 21
Grammar: Talk about family using appropriate subject
CD player
pronouns and possessive pronouns, e.g., “His name is Edgar.
Pictures of teacher’s family from home (optional)
He is my brother.”
Post-it notes (small size works best)
Grammar: Talk about family using an apostrophe + s to
show possession, e.g., “My brother’s name is Edgar.
Colored pencils or crayons
Lesson Plan
Warm up for today’s Lesson
Description: practice pronouns (I/my, he/his, she/her).
Materials/Prep: ESL Volunteer Tutor Manual, 2012, ball toss, p. 46. Use the phrase “My name is _____ and I
am from ______________. His name is _______ and he is from _________”
Activity 1:
Life skill, Literacy
Description: teacher introduces family relationship words by talking about his or her own family
nd
Materials/Prep: copies of Stand Out 1, 2
Ed. P. 8, CD 1 –track 21 or teacher script (at the back of the book),
pictures of the teacher’s family
Activity 2:
Transition & Critical Thinking, Literacy, Listening & Speaking
Description: learners build a family tree using post-it notes and talk about the names of people in their family
Materials/Prep: post-it notes (small size works best)
Activity 3:
Literacy
Description: practice writing dates in different formats
Materials/Prep: copies of Writing Dates handout, colored pencils or crayons
Activity 4:
Checking for Understanding
Description: Write on the board: I have ____________________. ______ name is __________. Each learner
completes the sentence in their notebook.
Materials/Prep: (none)
Jessica Grace Jones, Minnesota Literacy Council, 2012
p. 2
Beginning Family Unit
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