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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimpshian As a Second Language
Lesson 2
Grade 7 - Grade 12
Basic Listening
• Illustration Hold-Up
Before the activity begins, prepare a stencil which contains small versions of the vocabulary illustrations. Provide each student with a copy
of the stencil. The students should cut the illustrations from their copies of the stencil. When the students' illustrations are cut out, say a
vocabulary word. Each student should then hold up the il lustration for the vocabulary word that you said. Repeat this process until all of
the illustrations/vocabulary words have been used in this way.
Basic Speaking
• Your Number Is Up!
Provide each student with ten blank flashcards. Each student should then write one number on each of his/her cards, using the num bers
zero to nine - one number per card. When the students' number cards are ready, they should turn their cards over on their desks (face
down). Then, each student should turn one card face up. Call a number between zero and nine. Any stu dent or students who have that
number face up on their desks must iden tify a vocabulary illus tration you point to. Then, those number cards should be placed to the side
and other number cards turned over. The winner or win ners of this activity are those stu dents who have no number cards left on their
desks.
• Right or Wrong
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the chalkboard. Point to one of the illustra tions and say its vocabulary word. The students should
repeat the vocabu lary word for that illustration. However, when you point to an illustration and say an incorrect vocabulary word 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. 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. A student may change his/her number after responding in this way.
• High Card Draw
Distribute all of the cards from a deck of playing cards to the stu dents (be certain that all students have the same number of cards). Call
two students' names. Those two students must then select one card each from their cards. The two students should show the cards they
have selected. The student who has the high est card must then identify a vo cabulary illustration you show. Then, the student should place
that card to the side. For this ac tivity, you may decide that "aces" are high or low. The value of jacks, queens, and kings can be the same
(or, you may de cide to give them specific values for this activity). If both students show cards of the same value, then both students should
identify a vo cabulary illustration you show. Repeat until a student or students have no cards left.
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