Students Will Be Able To:
Introduce themselves and classmates using basic personal info.
Share ideas in English with a partner or group.
Understand and follow classroom rules and expectations.
Respond to and follow “Repeat after me” instructions.
Use the phrase “Can you repeat that?” when needed.
Know the difference between partner work and group work.
Understand how participation and attendance affect their grade.
Students Will Be Able To:
Use and understand a wider range of emotion and personality vocabulary.
Recognize and use informal greetings like “What’s up?” or “How’s it going?”
Match emotion words to facial expressions and situations.
Share short stories about emotional experiences using the past tense.
Identify and describe different personality traits.
Work in groups to act out scenes using both an emotion and a personality.
Practice pronunciation of new vocabulary through repetition and games.
Students Will Be Able To:
Use vocabulary to describe family relationships (e.g., cousin, aunt, uncle, siblings).
Understand and use the terms once, twice, and # of times to describe frequency.
Ask and answer “How often do you…?” questions to convey frequency.
Describe and share stories about close relationships with family or friends.
Identify and use possessives with apostrophes correctly in speech and writing.
Talk about birthdays using the verb “turn” (e.g., “I will turn 14 next month.”)
Explain what it means to look after someone and use it in context.
Create and describe their own family tree using relationship vocabulary.
Students Will Be Able To:
Understand and use question words (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How) to ask for specific information.
Describe people and feelings using adjectives like brave, shy, nice, mean, etc.
Use cause and effect sentences (e.g., I feel happy because I passed my test).
Recognize and produce opposite pairs of descriptive words (e.g., funny vs. boring).
Practice forming and sharing personal descriptions in pair/group activities.
Demonstrate understanding through writing and speaking cause/effect and opposites in class and at home.
Students Will Be Able To:
Express likes and dislikes using phrases like I love, I hate, I like, I don’t like.
Use comparison and preference statements such as I prefer sweaters to shirts.
Ask and answer questions about preferences using "Do you prefer…?" and “Which do you like more?”
Recognize and describe colors and shades (e.g., light blue, dark red).
Understand and use clothing vocabulary including words like skirt, dress, suit.
Ask and answer questions about quantity like "How many shoes do you have?"
Play structured speaking games (e.g., I Spy, Two Truths and a Lie) to reinforce descriptive vocabulary and sentence structure.
Students Will Be Able To:
Differentiate between compliments and complaints and give examples of each.
Give compliments and complaints about people, especially family members, using complete sentences and reasons (e.g., My sister is nice because she helps me with homework).
Identify and use body part vocabulary through visual demonstration and physical interaction.
Respond to commands involving body parts in classroom games like Simon Says, showing understanding through physical movement.
Use question words (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How) accurately to ask and answer basic questions about people, objects, places, times, reasons, and conditions.
Participate in structured speaking games, such as Two Truths and a Lie, to reinforce description vocabulary and logic in storytelling.
Students Will Be Able To:
Discuss Halloween traditions and vocabulary, including costumes, candy, and Jack O’Lanterns.
Match clothing items to correct body parts (e.g., a hat goes on the head).
Recognize and describe Halloween-themed animals and monsters, such as bats, owls, spiders, werewolves, vampires, and witches.
Use and understand comparative and superlative adjectives, such as:
Comparatives: scarier, better
Superlatives: scariest, best
Create and describe fictional monsters by combining animal and human body parts.
Share and explain monster creations using clear language and body part vocabulary.
Express personal opinions using comparative/superlative structures, such as I think this is the best because…
Students Will Be Able To:
Identify and describe the concept of “drama” through examples like movies and TV shows.
Discuss personal preferences for actors, actresses, movies, and TV shows.
Collaborate in small groups to create and perform original short dramas for the class.
Use complete conversational questions and answers in context during group performances.
Include references to family in spoken or acted scenes within the group drama performance.
Identify and use at least two personality words in drama dialogue.
Perform a short original drama in front of the class, demonstrating creativity, clear speaking, and inclusion of required content.
Students Will Be Able To:
Talk about past travel experiences using correct past tense forms of common verbs (e.g., was/were, went, read).
Use alternative travel-related questions and responses, such as “How did your trip go?” or “What about yours?” in conversation.
Pronounce and distinguish key travel vocabulary, including irregular past tense words.
Use the structure “Have you ever been to...?” to ask and answer questions.
Compare travel-related ideas (e.g., speed, cost) using comparatives and superlatives: cheaper, cheapest, more expensive, most expensive, slower, quickest.
Express and discuss personal preferences using structures like “I prefer ___ because…”.
Students Will Be Able To:
Form and answer past tense questions using structures like Did you...?, Have you been to...?, and What happened during...?
Differentiate between present and past tense of common irregular verbs like go → went, do → did, eat → ate, see → saw, be → was/were.
Use time expressions correctly such as last weekend, two months ago, an hour, and half an hour in past tense contexts.
Understand and use comparative terms for time and uniqueness, e.g., How long ago...?, What was unique about...?
Describe and retell past personal experiences (like birthdays and zoo visits) with appropriate vocabulary and verb tenses.
Students Will Be Able To:
Ask and answer questions about locations and directions, using structures such as “How do you get to...?”, “Where is...?”, and “What’s next to...?”
Understand and use direction-related vocabulary (e.g., left, right, up, down, towards, away from, around the corner) in both comprehension and speaking activities.
Give and follow directions to real places (e.g., library, post office, restaurant) using sequence language like turn left, go straight, across from, and next to.
Identify and describe locations relative to other places, using spatial prepositions like across from, next to, around the corner.
Engage in structured pair and group conversations that involve giving directions, talking about past activities, and describing familiar places.
Describe recent personal experiences using the correct past tense and time expressions (last night, last week, last month, the night before last).
Students Will Be Able To:
Identify and use the simple past tense of both regular and irregular verbs in context.
Differentiate between present and past tense verb conjugations, especially for subject-verb agreement with he/she/it versus I/you/we/they.
Conjugate and pronounce common irregular past tense verbs correctly.
Describe a personal or imagined road trip using past tense verbs to talk about what they did, where they went, and who they went with.
Follow and give directions using the appropriate vocabulary and expressions related to travel (e.g., “turn around,” “go up/down the stairs,” “turn right/left”).
Engage in interactive activities and conversations using past tense verbs and directional terms, including role plays and games like “Simon Says.”
Students Will Be Able To:
Use the question “When’s the last time you…?” to ask and answer about personal experiences.
Apply irregular past tense verbs such as flew and took in spoken and written English.
Describe how much time has passed using expressions like ago, months ago, weeks ago, and days ago.
Identify and use vocabulary related to travel, transportation, and locations (e.g., airport, train station, subway).
Give and follow directions to local places using clear step-by-step language.
Participate in a vocabulary-based game to reinforce key terms and encourage language use.
Students Will Be Able To:
Ask and answer questions using the phrase “How long ago did you…?” to describe time that has passed since an event or trip.
Engage in structured conversations about past vacations, including questions like “Where did you go?” and “How’d it go?” with appropriate follow-up responses.
Understand and use multiple ways of asking about vacations, such as “How was your vacation?” and “How did your vacation go?” including shortened forms like “How’d it go?”
Recall and apply vocabulary related to vacations, such as hotel, national park, directions, and animal names like bison, moose, and bear.
Speak about and write simple descriptions of past trips, including the destination, the time elapsed since the trip, and relevant personal details (who, what, when, where).
Students Will Be Able To:
Use comparative and superlative adjectives (e.g., hot, hotter, hottest and cold, colder, coldest) to describe temperature and other qualities.
Respond to and ask questions using the phrase “How did you spend…?” to talk about past holiday experiences.
Discuss and compare seasonal weather using vocabulary such as warmer, cooler, hottest, coldest and apply them in context.
Participate in group conversations about holiday traditions, New Year's resolutions, and personal experiences.
Demonstrate comprehension of holiday cultural elements such as Christmas carols, New Year’s Eve, and gift giving through class discussions and group activities.
Students Will Be Able To:
Participate in a vocabulary-based games to reinforce key terms and encourage language use.
Demonstrate knowledge and pronunciation of new vocabulary through clue games.
Respond to commands involving body parts and directions in classroom games like Simon Says, showing understanding through physical movement.
Engage in structured speaking games, such as Two Truths and a Lie, to reinforce description vocabulary and logic in storytelling.
Start by telling the class today’s topic is Halloween. Ask students what they know about it. If they mention costumes or trick-or-treating, ask what they plan to dress up as. If they talk about candy, ask what their favorite candies are.
Tell students you’re going to play Simon Says to review body parts.
If you say “Simon says touch your nose,” they do it. If you just say “Touch your nose” without “Simon says,” they should not move. If they move at the wrong time or touch the wrong body part, they’re out and must sit down.
Start the round off slowly to practice. Then keep going faster until there’s one student left as the winner. This stretch activity can be played for multiple rounds.
Remind students it’s okay to get out—just have fun!
Show three new clothing items. For each one, ask:
“What part of the body is this for?”
For example, point to a hat and say, “What part of your body is a hat for?”
Encourage students to answer and point to the body part.
SLIDE 12: Comparisons – "More Scary"
Ask: “Which is more scary: a witch or a vampire?”
Have students raise their hands for their choice.
SLIDE 13: Comparisons – "Scarier"
Explain that instead of saying “more scary,” we usually say “scarier.”
Ask: “Which is scarier: a werewolf or a vampire?”
Have students raise their hands for their choice.
SLIDE 14: Superlatives – "Scariest"
Explain that when comparing three or more things, we usually say “scariest.”
Ask a few students:
“Which is the scariest: a witch, a vampire, or a werewolf?”
Then ask: “Which is scarier of the two that are left?”
After modeling, have students pair up and ask each other:
“Which monster do you think is the scariest?”
SLIDE 16: What is a Recipe?
Explain that a recipe shows how to mix foods together to make something new and tasty.
SLIDE 17: Simple Recipe Example
Say: “One easy recipe is bread and cheese.”
Ask: “Has anyone ever made this or eaten it before?”
SLIDE 18: Grilled Cheese
Explain that when you cook bread and cheese together, you get a grilled cheese sandwich!
SLIDE 30: Be Creative with Monster Parts
Show an example: a human head with snakes for hair.
Explain that students can mix parts in fun, detailed ways.
SLIDE 31: Build a Gorgon Together
Reveal the monster is called a Gorgon.
Draw its head on the board and ask:
“What other body parts should we add?” (e.g., wings, claws)
Add their ideas to the drawing.
SLIDE 32: Draw Your Monster
Tell students to draw their own scary monster using animal and human body parts.
Ask them to name their monster and add fun details like what it eats.
SLIDE 33: Monster Mash Competition
In groups of 3–4, students share their monsters: name, parts used, and fun facts.
Each group picks the scariest monster, and that student draws it big on the board.
Compare monsters two at a time. Vote by show of hands. Erase the one with fewer votes.
Keep going until one is left — the scariest monster in the class.
Celebrate the winner!
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