Instrument · The anatomy of a lesson

The Lesson Planner

Pick an age band, a topic and a length. The plan is assembled on the handbook’s five-part anatomy — timed to the minute, with target language and an exit ticket. Nothing is invented; every part comes from the book.

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Greetings & names

Ages 3–7 · 45 min · First words

Lesson objective

Each child will: Say goodbye to me using my name at the door — using: Hello · Hi · Good morning · Goodbye.

WhoEach child
Does what · how wellSay goodbye to me using my name at the door.
Using what languageHello · Hi · Good morning · Goodbye
Warm-up 13′ Main body 15′ Review fun 4′ Practise 9′ Wrap-up 4′
Target language

Hello · Hi · Good morning · Goodbye
What’s your name? / My name is ___.
How are you? / I’m fine, thank you.

Materials

Name tags · a soft ball · a puppet

13MIN

Warm-up

settle & reconnect

Hello song and name greeting; “how’s the weather?”; a quick review of the last lesson. Settle bodies before you open the door to language.
15MIN

Main body

the new thing

The puppet greets each child by name; each child greets the puppet back. Model the whole exchange twice before asking for it.

Hello · Hi · Good morning · GoodbyeWhat’s your name? / My name is ___.How are you? / I’m fine, thank you.
4MIN

Review fun

interleave

Ball toss — throw the ball, say “Hello, ___!” with the catcher’s name. Nobody sits down until every name has been said.

♪ Hello, hello, how are you?
9MIN

Practise

reading & writing

Trace and colour your own name tag.
4MIN

Wrap-up

land softly

Goodbye song, a small piece of homework, and a five-finger check. Then the exit ticket — read every one before you plan tomorrow.

EXIT TICKET “Say goodbye to me using my name at the door.”
Tools this lesson leans on

Songs & chants · Realia & pictures · Drills done kindly

Check for understanding

Thumbs or five fingers — never “do you understand?”. Watch, then adjust.

Stretch it across four lessons

One topic need not be one day. Disguised repetition is the whole art.

Day 1

Meet it

Introduce the vocabulary; flashcards; the first game.

Day 2

Deepen it

Review; a themed song; read a matching reader; a cut-and-paste craft.

Day 3

Perform it

Review again; act it out; build a creative scene together.

Day 4

Free it

Open play, pen-friend letters, or a small project — language in the wild.

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