Lesson 2精品学案

The origin of Thanksgiving

光谷二小

夏玥

Teaching aims：

Knowledge aims:

1.

Learn to read the story. 2.

Learn to understand : native, build, hunt, wild turkey, plant corn, invite 3.

Learn to use: They show them how to... Ability aims:

Be able to act the story. Emotional aims: 1. The pupils are happy to think about western culture. 2. The pupils are happy to express thanks. Important points: Learn to read the story. Difficult points:

Act the story.

Teaching Procedures: Step A: 1.

Free talk. T: What Chinese traditional festivals do you know?

P:......Mid-autumn festival

T: Do you know the story of Mid-autumn festival? P:Chang’e flies to the moon, Hou’yi shoots nine suns...

2.

T: There is a similar festival in western countries. It’s Thanksgiving. we eat moon cakes, and they eat turkey/corn/sweet potatoes. Do you know the story of Thanksgiving?(When, what do they eat, what can they do) Step B: 1.

Introduce pilgrim, they travel from England, so we call them people from England(repeat),

they sail on the ship named Mayflower，so they are also people on the Mayflower(repeat), they land in America and the story happened there, then there is Thanksgiving, Who do they want to thank? 2.

Watch a video and fine the answer(Native Americans). I was born in China，

I'm a native Chinese, are you Native Chinese? Are you native Chinese?(I am ... We are...) 3.

Why do they want to thank Native Americans(help), What do they help them to do?(Show 4 pictures and talk about them, they help them to build houses, find food...) 4.

Listen and watch the story, check your answer, Why do they want to thank Native Americans? 5.

P1: They help them to build houses.(repeat and act, guess what they want to say)

P2: They show them how to catch fish/hunt for wild turkey/plant corn.(repeat and act, Ps: XX shows us how to... guess what they want to say) 6.

Why do they need help ? Find the answer in the picture. Key words: cold hungry winter. T: They are cold, so Native Americans help them to build houses, and people from England are looking for a new home, pay attention to house and home, are they the same here? Why? T: OK, they are cold, so Native Americans help them to build houses.

7. T: Well, I’m a little hungry. Can you give me something to eat?

Ps: Yes/No. Express their opinions or do it. Maybe they can give them some food, but they can’t always give them. So How do they help them? They are hungry, so they show them how to... What else can they show them to do?(plant sweet potatoes, catch bird, make fire...) 8. They plant corn in spring, and in autumn, they get a big harvest, look, they have houses, turkey, fish, corn and ...they want to thank the Native Americans,

Read your book and tell me how will they thank them? Guess, What will they do at the party?(Get together, have a big dinner, dance...) 9.

Read the origin of Thanksgiving

10.

Repeat the story according to the picture and notes on the blackboard. Step C: 1.

Suppose you are the people from England, how will you thank them, What do you want to say? 2.

Who do you want to thank? Why? How? (Write on your pad and send) Read 3.

Say thanks to everyone.

Blackboard design: Unit 3 Festivals 1620 People from England

Native Americans

People on the Mayflower want to thank

help

build houses

hunt for wild turkey

show

how to

catch fish

invite

party

plant corn

Homework design: Tell the story to others. Thank someone.