Starting The School Year Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Students

Topic: Starting the school year

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this unit, students will be able to understand the importance of preparing for a new school year and will be able to practice various skills related to this topic.

Materials

• Writing materials (e.g. paper, pens, pencils)
• Interactive whiteboard or smart board
• Images of different school activities (e.g. attending classes, sporting events, clubs, etc.)

Warm-up

• Ask students to think about their favorite parts about going to school. Write their responses on the board.
• Ask students if they have ever had to change schools or start at a new school.
• Ask them if they remember what it was like and if they had to make any changes in their routine or habits.
• Write their responses on the board.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of starting a new school and the changes that come with it.
• Discuss the importance of making new friends and finding a routine that works for them.
• Review the key vocabulary words for the topic.
• Have students work with a partner to come up with questions to ask their classmates about starting a new school.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to interview their classmates and gather information about their experiences starting a new school.
• Have students share their findings with the class and discuss any common themes.
• Have students create a collage using the images they found that represent the themes discussed.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose one of the themes discussed and create a short skit or poster that demonstrates the theme.
• Have students present their skits or posters to the class.

Closure

• Review the importance of using expressive language in effective communication.
• Ask students to share something they learned about expressing themselves through language during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity to assess their ability to use expressive language in their writing.
• Collect and review the written stories created during the independent practice activity to assess their use of expressive language.