Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS)

Vocabulary Self Review/Test

Extra Reading:
A Stranger in Her Own Land
The Woman Whose Brain Gave Her a Fake Accent

Triathlon

Vocabulary Review/Self Test

1. What is the order of the different sports in a triathlon?
2. Why is it hard to train for a triathlon?
3. Does anyone you know ever participated in a triathlon?
4. Would you want to train in a triathlon?

Brandon Class 3

Reading 1: Plant Fossils
Vocabulary Review/Self test

Extra: All About Fossils
Bill Nye's Fossils (Episode 79)
Art Project: Make your own fossils


Reading 2: Father and Two Daughters (by Aesop)
Story lesson: You can't please/satisfy everyone.

Energy Sources

Reading: Energy sources
Vocabulary Review/Self Test

1. How does Bill Nye's house save energy?
2. What is denim insulation?
3. What is very expensive about his house?
4. How is his house like your house? How is your house different from him?

Honey Bee

One third of the food we eat benefits from bee pollination. What would happen if bees go extinct? Watch "Why bees are important."

Reading: Honey Bees
Vocabulary Self Review/Test

Extra: Bee Movie

Kangaroo Elsie

Reading: Kangaroo Elise
Vocabulary Self Review/Test

Writing: Writing a Letter
Write a formal/informal letter, writing a thank you note

Homework: Write a a letter of 5-10 sentences to a friend, teacher or family member.

Brandon class 2

Toy figure collection

Reading 1: "Collection" by Bianca Wall
Vocabulary: unusual, valuable, interest,  sort, meaningful, knowledge/skill
Self Review/Test

1. Do you collect things? What do you collect?
2. Why do people collect things?
3. Three collections are mentioned in the article. Which one interested you? Why?
4. Which collection is the strangest among the three?

Reading 2: "Rain"
Vocabulary: streams, gathers, flow, oceans, vapor
Self Review/Test

At the Zoo

Vocabulary: camel, horns, orangutan, zebra stripes, giraffe, hippopotamus, crocodile, monkey, zookeeper, mane, lion, spots, leopard, cub, tiger, tail, snake, tongue, rock

Phrases:
David and Eric are having a camel ride.
Penny is talking to the monkey.
Mother and Susan are sitting with the orangutan.
The zookeeper is carrying a lion cub.

Songs/Chants:
5 Little Monkeys Swinging on the Tree
Here Comes the Bear (Wiggles)
Do the Monkey (Wiggles)

Art Options: Marble Painting Zebra, Coffee ground bear,
Writing: Zoo animal tracing
Games: Animal Charades, Zoo animal Bingo

Resources:
http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/zoo/
http://www.kidsparkz.com/zoo.html
http://www.123child.com/lessonplans/animals/zoo.php
Endangered Animals

The Treasure Map

Reading:The Treasure Map
Pre-Reading Questions:
1. Do you think a treasure map really exists?
2. Have you read any books about treasure hunting?
3. Have you ever dreamed of finding treasure?

Vocabulary: Review/Self Test
treasure, treat, symbol, fence, rushed, curved, stream, railroad, image, grabbed, picture, island, exists, treasure hunt, flash across

Brandon's Page

 April

Class 1: Bones/Wise Animals/The Goat and the Wolf

Class 2:
Collections and Rain

Class 3: Plant Fossils and A Father and Two Daughters

Class 4: The Empty Desert, Trees and Three Tradesmen

Class 5: Arctic Animals

Class 6: Insect Camouflage

How to Self Study English

Wise Animals/The Goat and the Wolf/Bones

An orangutan using a tool

Class 1 Review and Test

Conversation:  Side by Side book 1, Unit 3

Reading 1: Fun Readers 3, "Bones" by Oscar Ortega

Vocabulary: mystery, at first, notice, solve, clue, difficult

Reading 2:  Reading On's "Wise Animals" and Aesop's "Baby Goat and Wolf"

Vocabulary: tool, clever, language, understand, sign, protect, decided

Watch: Koko the Talking Gorilla

Class 2:
Conversation:
Reading 1:  The Turtle's Flute
Vocabulary:

How is the story Turtle's Flute and The Goat and Wolf the same? How are they different?

Reading 2: "Rain in the Sky"
Vocabulary:

Labor Lawsuits: Brazilian Workers Sue Samsung

 Read: Samsung Sues by Brazil's Government Over Poor Labor Conditions

I. Vocabulary
1. lawsuit
2. assembly
3. prosecutor
4. a memory chip
5. panel
6. settlement
7. flurry, a flurry of
8. compensation
9. hazard

II. Self Review/Test

III. Extra Words and Phrases From Past 3 Lessons
1. amuse
2. massive
3. on display
4. exhibit
5. flock to
6. sue
7. violation
8. insufficient
8. allege
10. prosecute
11. be accused of...