MONTHLY PLANNER

GROUP: 4th UNIT: 2 PRODUCT: SOCIAL PRACTICE: Give and receive instructions to make objects and record information
Annual calendar
DATE: November 2014 CYCLE: 2 ENVIRONMENT: SPECIFIC COMPETENCY: Interpret and record information on a calendar
Academic and educational

PERIOD: PRODUCT ACHIEVEMENT: CONTENT: ACTIVITIES: ASSESSMENT:

STAGE: (DOING, KNOWING
AND BEING)
Design a • Explore calendars and S 1-2-3: Review days of the week and months of the year. Explore annual calendar and recognize the elements of it. Recognize the reading and
calendar with identify the parts writing of names and time units that are used on an annual calendar.
all time units. Identifies the that constitute them. Observation
––Identify graphic and
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
3 Write the different uses Provide Ss with sheets containing some questions such as “How old are you?” ”When is your birthday?” “What’s your favorite day of the week? monitoring
textual components
SESSIONS name of time given to Then, ask them to mingle around. If they have difficulties expressing months of the year in English, , paste or draw a calendar on the board so that
INITIAL

in various calendars.
units calendars. ––Identify uses and Ss can identify on their own what the month or the day is. In case they need help, just help them by pointing at the calendar and enhance correct
constituting a purposes of calendars. pronunciation through the use of choral drills.
calendar. ––Use previous
Use a real calendar to explain the following aspects: distribution of days per week and month, capitalization of days and months in English. Have
knowledge about
calendars Ss look at the calendar on the board. Ask them to point to the parts of it: a month, a week, a day, ordinal numbers. Write some uses for a calendar,
to identify time units. like to mark
important events and celebrations, to remember a birthday, etc.
Write the Read time units on a S 1: Follow instructions to record information identifying months of the year and days of the week.
appropriate calendar. S 2: Locate and read events or occasions on an annual calendar. Observe different calendar designs and create one of their own.
number of Says and • Identify months of the
year based on
S 3: Revise conventional structure of words (ordinal numbers, days of the week, months of the year and holidays).
days for each writes the SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
DEVELOPMENT

questions and on the order

month in the names of they follow. Write the months of the year on pieces of paper. Have Ss put them in order, and then ask some questions like: “How many months are there in a Check list
3 corresponding months and • Identify names of ordinal year? Which months have 30 days? Which months have 31 days? How many days are there in a week?” Oral
SESSIONS spaces. days. Records numbers Prepare a list of well-known holidays: New Year’s Eve, Mother’s Day, and so on. Then, ask Ss to fill their calendar by putting the important dates participation
events on corresponding to each Activity book
in the correct month. In a plenary session check what the correct answers are. Provide Ss with a memory game with expressions where cardinal and
calendars. month.
• Identify names of days of ordinal numbers are used. Then, encourage Ss to find the matching pairs. After that, ask Ss to put the cards in two columns: one for ordinal and one
the week. for cardinal numbers. Make sure Ss understand the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers.
Encourage Ss to use these numbers to make sentences to express celebrations e.g. May 10th: We celebrate Mother's Day on May (the) tenth.
As an alternative activity use the ICT lab and ask Ss to look for dates celebrated in different English speaking countries (USA, England, Canada,
Australia, etc.
Use the Records Record dates and events S 1-2-3: Make a calendar including the most important celebrations (holidays, birthdays, parties, etc.) of the year. Display the calendar in the
calendar events on on a calendar. classroom and encourage Ss. to use the calendar all through the year to enter important dates.
throughout the calendars. • Complete names of days Final product
and months.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
3 year to record Writes words Use folding papers and make 12 teams (one per month). Ask Ss to make a design for the their month including important dates, e.g. Ss’ birthdays, Check list
• Write dates of events
CLOSING

SESSIONS important in a based on a model. exam dates, school festivals, the end of the school term, vacation periods, etc. Oral
dates conventional • Dictate dates of events of Ask Ss: "When is your birthday?" Throw a soft ball to a student and ask him/her to answer saying the month and day using ordinal numbers. Have participation
(birthdays, way. interest. him/her ask the same question and throw the ball to another student. Continue until all Ss have participated. Observation
holidays, • Propose dates to record
Write 3 columns: holidays, months and days. Ask Ss to create sentences to compare different holidays in Mexico and United States. Monitor and
parties, events on a
calendar. check spelling and punctuation. Revise spelling and make sure months and days start with capital letters.
English
lessons, etc.).

Teacher’s name: Isaí Estolano Blake School’s name: Emiliano Zapata Principal’s signature:__________________________________