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~ Psalms 147:3
Humor:
Teacher: You missed school yesterday, didn’t you?
Pupil: Not very much!
Dear visitor,
الذى فى الاعلى
What is a curriculum design?
Steps of Designing a curriculum:
The Objectives:
By the end of the unit, learners will become able to:
1-Value learning Arabic.
2-Plan classroom rules.
3-Listen, observe and pronounce Arabic sounds
4-Use letters in several locations.
5-Practise structures:
subjective, objective and possessive pronouns.
6-Point, think, pair, share and give attitudes.
7-Value group work and responsibility.
8-Acquire listening, speaking skills, citizenship,
self-confidence and loyalty.
16 sessions
Content :(The Input Stage):
( Back to school )
1-Registering classroom rules chart democratically.
2-English. Wow!!
3-English instructions.
4-Co-Curriculum activity. (Creativity)
5-Lighter slide.(Time for fun).
6-My school.
7-Things around in school.
8-My classroom.
9-Co-Curriculum Activity.
10-The monthly test.
Unit 2
16 sessions.
Content: (The Input Stage):
( What do you like? I like………)
2-Art room!
3-Computer Lab.
4-Co-Curriculum activity.(Elicitation).
5-Lighter slide: School Broadcast.
6-Introducing myself.
7-My city.
8-My state.
9-My great country,USA.
10-The Monthly Oral Test
(Active learning
1-Learners point, listen, speak and communicate.
2-Lexical approach.
3-Playing roles and oral situational approach.
4-Observation, applicability and acting the scenes.
5-Audio-lingual approach.
6-Using realia, interactive whiteboards and overhead
projector.
Resources:
1-The Set-Book.
2-The Work Book.
4-My experiences.
5-Maps, magazines and authentic situations.
6-Authentic material.
7-Electronic programs.
8-The Environment.
9-IQ Board.
Activities:
Graded Co-curriculum Activities:
1-A special course to develop communication and
the 4 language skills.
2-Implementing the collaborative work in solving
problems.
Ungraded Extra-Curriculum Activities:
1-The Library activity group.
2-The English Club activity group.
3-The School broadcast activity group.
4-The Theater Activity group.
5-The Bulletin Board activity group.
6-The School trips activity group.
7-The Culture and Art activity group.
8-The Athletic activity group.
Unit 3
Desired achievements:
By the end of this unit, learners will become able to:
1-Listen, observe and pronounce the letters sounds .
2-Use vocabulary and structure (Nouns, verbs,
prepositions and adjectives)
3-Explore things and give attitudes.
4-Distinguishing sizes and colors.
5-Distinguish letters sounds in different shapes.
6-Interact with real situations.
7-Use vocabulary and give opinions.
8-Relate oral words to actual actions.
9-Value their natural, social and cultural environments.
Content:
(Things Around)
1-Discovering things around.
2-Sizes, measurements and colors.
3-Directions, distances and mapping.
4-Co-Curriculum activity (Halloween).
5-A Lighter slide (Fun).
6-Birds and pets.
7-Amazing Animals.
8-Managing relations between learners and things.
Unit 4:
Geography and History
1-Rivers
2-Seas and oceans.
3-Geography of USA
4-Extra-curriculum activity:
5-What do you think?
6-The Americans.
7-The Statue Liberty! Wow!!!
8-Lighter slide .
9-First semester oral Exam (Speaking and listening).
10-Extended projects (National museum).
Active learning
1-Listening, speaking, physical activity and communication.
2-Audio lingual and oral situational approaches.
3-Dialoguing with love and humor.
4-Lexical approach.
5-Critical thinking, elicitation, group work and playing roles.
6-Practical learning.
7-Using mind maps, pictures, CD, charts, projector
and video.
8-The Power point program.
Extension:
Extra-curriculum activity:
The sequence is:
(Communication with environment)
1-Spooky, spooky Halloween!
2-The Father Christmas.
3-The teacher's guide.
9-Video films.
1-A special course to develop communication
and the 4 language skills.
It is based on listening, speaking, knowledge,
attitudes and performance.
It includes:
1-Self assessment.
2-Peer assessment.
3-Tutor assessment.
Interaction, participation, practice and communication.
Assessment Tools:
1-Discussion and interviews.
2-learners' portfolio.
3-Check lists.(Formative and summative)
4-Homework.
5-Embedded Assessments.
6-Standards register.
7-Formative feedback.
8-The summative monthly oral test
9- Electronic Portfolios can be used to directly assess
student work.
Outcomes / Competencies
Learners achieved:
1-Perfect listening, performance and speaking skills.
2-Knowledge about greetings and climate .
3-Excellent practice for the new vocabulary in Dialoguing.
4-Self-expression, curiosity, loyalty, share, humor
5-Excellent test results.
Unit 5 & 6:
Objectives / Desired purposes:
By the end of the unit, the learner becomes able to:
1-Pronounce the letters sounds.
2-Use vocabulary,question words and singular and plural nouns.
3-Know about people, vegetables, fruits, meals and drinks.
4-Observe shapes and pictures.
5-Speak and practice social and environmental language.
6-Use senses, feelings and motion.
7-Compare between feast days, cultures and give attitudes.
8-Acquire listening and speaking skills.
Unit 5:
(People and Foods):
1-My family.
2-My relatives.
3-My neighbors.
4-Co-Curriculum activity.
5-lighter slide.
6-Meals
7-Fruits and sweets.
8-Vegetables and drinks.
9-Co-Curriculum activity.
Unit 6:
Sporting and Games
1-Human body organs.
2-Sports in the USA.
3-Sports in my State.
4-Co-curriculum activity (Tennis Fun).
5-Lighter slide (Culture).
6-Soccer and Basketball.
7-My favorite sporting team.
8-My favorite player!
Methods:
Active learning:
1-Addressing senses and physical activity.
2-CLT method.
3-Observation and dialoguing.
4-Asking for and giving opinions.
5-Applicability, group work, playing and changing roles.
6-Oral situational approach.
7-Recorders, CDs, cameras and a slide projector.
1-Singing Egyptian Ramadan songs.
2-Dialoguing with parents.
1-A special course to develop communication and the 4 language skills.
2-Implementing the collaborative work in solving problems.
Unit 7 & 8:
Objectives/Desired purposes:
1-Listen, observe and pronounce letters sounds.
2-Use vocabulary and verbs in the present, past and future.
3-Use compound sentences.
4-Know about feasts and culture and interact with physical world.
5-Share Easter greetings.
6-Doing shopping.
7-Ask, answer and demonstrate.
8-Count, measure and pay.
Unit 7
(Times and money)
1-The Day Periods.
2-Clock.
3-The Daily Routine.
5-Lighter slide.
6-Counting.
7-Currency and coins.
8-The Ways of payment.
9-The monthly oral test.
Unit 8:
Content
(Easter Shopping)
1-Shopping for food.
2-Shopping for clothes and toys.
3-Easter presents.
4-Co-Curriculum activity (Story telling).
5-Lighter slide (Easter Games).
6-Happy Easter.
7-Easter Songs.
8-Easter celebrations.
9-Co-Curriculum activity ( Let's celebrate ).
10-The monthly oral test.
Strategy:
1-Practical learning.
2-Oral situational and audio lingual approach.
3-Choral work.
4-CLT Method.
5-Flash cards and overhead projector.
Extra-Curriculum Activity:
Singing the Easter songs.
1-The Curriculum design and Set-Book.
10-Arabic songs.
It is based on listening, speaking, knowledge, attitudes and performance.
8-The summative monthly oral test.
Outcomes and competencies:
1-Excellent communication and values.
2-Excellent attitudes and engagement.
3-Spoken kills, performance, knowledge about people, foods and sporting.
4-Excellent results.
Objectives:
2-Use vocabulary and structure (Compound sentences with compound joining words)
4-Distinguishing the climate of the 4 seasons.
Unit 9
Climate
1-Climate in my State:
2-Rain or Shine?
3-Four season clothes.
4-Co-curriculum activity
5-A Lighter slide.
6-The Climate in Summer.
7-A visit to the library.
8-General Revision.
9-The Second Semester Exams.
3-Dialoguing with acting the scenes.
7-Aids: Reco
rders, CDs, cameras and a slide projector.
Resources / Material:
Assessment:
It is based on listening, speaking, knowledge, attitudes
and performance.
3-Check lists. (Formative and summative)
8-The monthly summative oral test.
9-Electronic Portfolios can be used to directly assess student work.
Learning Outcomes and competencies:
1-Excellent listening and speaking
2-Performance and knowledge about time, shopping and feasts.
3-Excellent results are related to the objectives.
2-Good Teaching is Timeless.
3-Classroom Language Journal.
4-Creating a storytelling Classroom.
5- Twenty Testing mistakes to avoid.
6-Referencing
7-Blogs and Ning Networks
Teaching Forum 2006,
Volume 44, Number 4
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