There is one birthday in May

Topic Module 10 Unit 1

The months Type New Teaching
      Purpose I. Affective goals:
      Arouse their interest of studying English.
      II. Knowledge goals:
      1. Learn to say the names of the six months.
      2.Talk about the birthdays’ numbers in every month .

III. Skill goals: Train their ability of speaking.

Main
      PointsI .The way of asking the numbers and the answers: “How many birthdays are there in …….?

II. The words of the six months; January\February\March\April\May\June

Difficult Points Can speak the names of the six months correctly..

Teaching

materials Computer \pictures\ words cards\a calendar
      

Teaching contents

      I. Warming up;
      Listen to an English song” Months”

      
      II.New Teaching:

Ask “Whose birthday is in January, either?” After they speak “My birthday is in January.”
      III.Consolidation.
      
      Ask “how many birthdays are there?” Help them to answer “There are five.”
      4. Teach the new sentences.
      5. Teach the new word “February”
      6. How many days are there in February?(28\29) How many days are there in March?
      7. Teach “March”, talk about what the students like to do in March.
      8. T: “It’s warm in March, and it’s warm in April, too.” Teach “April”, let them guess how many birthdays are there in April about our class.
      9. A guessing game “There are 31 days. It’s warm. There is a seven-days holiday in it. And the Labor’s Day, too.------May.
      10. Let one student teach “May”
      11. T speaks the names of the months, the students should show the fingers. For examples: T: January .Ss show one finger.
      12. The last one is June, teach “June” as well.
      1. Let students talk about :What is their favorite month? And why?” with their desk mates.
      2. Listening practice. Eg, “Whose birthday is in June, stand up! Point to the window \ door……Lingling.

T: Where is Lingling? Let’s watch VCD about the text.
      IV,Summary
      V.Homework:
      3. Ask “What is Lingling doing?” Teach “She is counting her friend’s birthdays.”
      4. Let them fill in the forms about the birthday numbers in different months according to the text.
      5. They can talk in pairs about the answers with that piece of paper.
      6. Open their books, repeat the text.
      7. Show them a picture of a red heart, let them write their names on it, then stick it on the calendar according to their own birthdays. For examples, my birthday is in January, I can stick it to the calendar of January.
      8. Talk about the amount of the birthdays in different months with their classmates.
      Read the main sentences on the blackboard, and the new words.

Go on talking with your friends about the amount of the birthdays in your class.
      Blackboard design:
      Module 10 Unit 1 Months
      January
      February
      March
      How many birthdays are there in April ?
      May
      June
      There are five.

There is one.