All Lesson Plan / Teacher's Notes articles – Page 62
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Invertebrates: Tarantulas
A lesson plan with some excellent activities to teach students the key characteristics of these carnivorous creatures.
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Extreme animals
In this lesson plan, pupils study fascinating animals, from the world’s biggest to the most intelligent.
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Wild animals: Parts of their bodies
In this lesson plan, pupils assemble a cut-out to learn the names of wild animals and label the parts of their bodies.
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Wild animals: Frogs
This lesson plan introduces the life cycle of frogs and the key characteristics of amphibians.
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Wild animals: Fish
In this lesson plan, pupils learn the main characteristics of fish, including the parts of their body, where they live, and what they eat.
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Marine life
In this lesson plan, pupils match puzzle pieces, classify marine animals and fill in a chart according to what sea creatures can and can’t do.
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Herbivores and carnivores
In this lesson plan, pupils learn about the appearance and eating habits of owls, rabbits, mice and snakes, classifying them according to whether they are herbivores or carnivores.
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Animal classification
This lesson plan consolidates the names of animals, the characteristics of mammals and practises using is and isn’t.
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Animal characteristics
This lesson plan introduces the external characteristics of animals by having pupils complete animal riddles, draw animals and then create new riddles for their partner.
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Money and banks
Students examine different types of currency, examining the advantages and disadvantages of bartering for goods, ‘commodity money’ such as gold or salt and ‘fiat money’, such as coins and notes. They read about what services banks offer, why we use them and how they make money. Listening exercises focus on ...
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Economic systems
The class is introduced to the notion of a ’traditional’ or ’subsistence’ economy, looking at its benefits and drawbacks. Students learn about the market economy, comparing free market economies to an actual street market. Listening exercises focus on pygmy societies, in particular the Mbuti tribe of central Africa, and Adam ...
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Amazing world of food: Lesson 2: The food pyramid
In the second lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to identify and describe food groups and what you need to eat to have a healthy, balanced diet, recognize and understand the role of nutrients in food, and plan a healthy picnic. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student ...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Narrative tenses
Rachael Nobbs encourages students to invent their own tales with her winning Lesson Share entry that practises the past tenses and features a mysterious urban myth …
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Business Spotlight: New beginnings
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, covers the topic of immigration in Canada – which is considered a model for successful immigration policy.
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The Secret Garden: Chapter 5
The audio and activities for the fifth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary meets Dickon, and trusts him enough to tell him about the secret garden …
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Segmentation
Students are introduced to the topic of segmentation in this instalment of David Baker’s Marketing series. Students read a text about different categories of market segmentation and listen to a conversation between a marketing manager and an intern about segmentation.
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The Secret Garden: Chapter 4
The audio and activities for the fourth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary discovers a door to the secret garden and ventures inside …
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Business Spotlight: Daring to fail
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, features an interview with a businesswoman, Anna Koark, who talks about her experience of insolvency.