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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimpshian As a Second Language
Lesson 3
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Introduce the sentence for this unit. Be certain that the students understand the
meaning of the structure. Use the unit’s sentence in the following activities.
Basic Listening
• Flashlight Find
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls, chalkboard, win dows, etc. Have a student stand in the center of the classroom with a flashlight.
Say one of the vocabulary words, using the unit’s sentence, and the student must find the illustration for the sentence that you said,
using the light of the flashlight. This activity may also be conducted in team form. In this case, have two flashlights available. Have a player
from each team stand in the center of the classroom. When you say the vocabulary word and the unit’s sentence, each player must
attempt to find the correct illustra tion with the light of his/her flashlight. The first player to correctly identify the il lustration for the sentence
that you said, wins the round. Repeat until all players have played.
Basic Speaking
• Flashlight Name
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard and the walls of the class room. Darken the classroom as much as possible. Use a
strong flash light to direct the students' attention to one of the illustrations. The students should iden tify the illustration which is illuminated
by the light of the flashlight, using the unit’s sentence. Con tinue in this way until all of the vo cabulary words and unit’s sentence have been
said a number of times.
• Right or Wrong
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard. Point to one of the illustra tions and say its vocabulary word, using the unit’s sentence.
The students should repeat the sentence for that illustration. However, when you point to an illustration and say an incorrect sentence
for it, the students should remain silent. Repeat this process until the stu dents have re sponded a number of times to the dif ferent
vocabulary illustrations.
• Guess My Number!
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard and num ber each il lustration. Think of a number between one and twenty. Call upon
indi vidual students to guess the number you are thinking of. The stu dent who guesses the correct number must then identify a vocabulary
illustration by the num ber of the illustration you call, using the unit’s sentence. Repeat this pro cess, selecting different num bers for
each round of the activity. The ac tivity may be changed so that the students think (or write) numbers between one and twenty. In this case,
you should try to guess the stu dents' numbers. Whenever you guess a student's number correctly, he/she must then identify a vocab ulary
illustration you show him/her, using the unit’s sentence. A student may change his/her number after responding in this way.
• Wheel of Names
Before the activity begins, prepare a name card for each student. Lay the name cards on your desk, in a large circle. Mount the vocab -
ulary illus trations on the chalkboard. Place a bottle or other appropriate spinner in the center of your desk. Spin the spinner. When the
spin ner stops, call the student’s name it is pointing at. That student must then identify a vocabu lary illustration you point to on the chalkboard,
using the unit’s sentence. When a student has done this correctly, re move his/her name card from the desk. Continue in this way
until no name cards are left on the desk.
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