Lesson Plan: My Pet for 5-8 Year Olds - Teaching Young Learners

This report presents a comprehensive lesson plan centered on the topic of 'My Pet,' specifically designed for young learners aged 5-8. It delves into the intricacies of language acquisition, differentiating between adult and child learning styles, and identifying age-related factors influencing learning experiences. The lesson plan outlines specific learning objectives, anticipated challenges, and proposed solutions. It details classroom management strategies, teaching techniques, and various activities with their aims, timing, and interaction types. The report emphasizes the importance of adaptable teaching methodologies, skill enhancement, and fostering a positive learning environment. It also includes a comparison between pre-school and older learner environments, highlighting differences in learning goals, teaching approaches, and the role of knowledge-centered processes. The conclusion reinforces the need for educational institutes to understand current knowledge levels and provide constructive feedback to students. The active process of problem-solving and positive reinforcement is also emphasized.

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Title: My Pet
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Executive Summary
The report summarizes the introduction to how young children and older learners carry out the
process of learning. This is followed by recognizing the differences that occur in different
learning stages. Different classroom management strategies and teaching techniques in pre-
school and older learning school have been given followed by a conclusion.

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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Learning Objectives.........................................................................................................................3
Differences between How Adults and Young Children Learn-The Anticipated Problems and
Solutions..........................................................................................................................................3
Recognition of Differences that Exists between the Young Children and Adults..........................4
Teaching Aids-Classroom Management Strategies and Teaching Techniques...............................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The process of understanding the foreign and native language is complex. This requires
providing practice and learning new teaching methods by young learners. Adults and young
children learn in fundamentally different ways. There are a number of age factors which define
the learning experiences of young children. This is also associated with the backgrounds of
young children and adults.
Learning Objectives
1. The long term vision for young learners.
2. The recognition of differences that exists between young children and adults.
3. Understanding the classroom strategies and different teaching aids.
Differences between How Adults and Young Children Learn-The Anticipated
Problems and Solutions
In order to understand the difficulties that arise in the learning process of young children
and adults has been studied in this report. The learning process is of ongoing interest. People
have different background and experiences that are important from the viewpoint of anticipating
the problems.
Aim-To find how younger children learn foreign language faster than old age people
Timing- 3 days
Type of Interaction-The interaction is informal
Activities-Watching English programs on TV Channels, Experimentation and Observation.
Here are a few checkpoints-
1. Younger children have a better capacity than older ones-Agree-The English programs on
TV channels are the motivation behind this factor.

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2. Foreign language must be started as early as possible-Agree-The learning process must
be started as an infant.
3. There are no major differences in learning capacity of young children and adults-
Disagree-There are a number of major strategies developed at different ages and play a
vital role in learning process.
4. Adults have longer concentration span when compared with children-Agree-The intrinsic
motivation varies with ages and this plays a bigger role while learning English or any
foreign language.
5. Motivating Children are easier than Adults-Agree- There are certain activities which
teachers need to carry out for motivating the children and make children more stable.
There are different learning approaches which are adopted by the teachers. This involves
observation and experimentation. This has a major role to play with the age of young children
and adults1.
Recognition of Differences that Exists between the Young Children and
Adults
Aim-How to get information from Children?
Timing- 2 days
Type of Interaction-The interaction is informal
Activities-Watching the habits of children, observing children in Pre-school
The young children imitate the habits of their parents and learn things accordingly.
Affection and love are two important ingredients that can create a response. From the adults
learning point of view-empathy plays a massive role in learning. Acceptance of affectionate
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responses from young children can make them learn swiftly. This has a huge impact on how a
child will behave for the whole of their life. Preschool is a great time where most of the
development takes place. At the same time, the social interaction of young children and adults
plays a huge role in learning and development.
Teaching Aids-Classroom Management Strategies and Teaching Techniques
The preferred learning style and attitude of young children and adults require following a
particular segment. The teacher needs to adopt different teaching methodologies and classroom
management strategies for making learning a habit. This involves skill enhancement, strategic
learning, coaching, learning and training, and performance management.
Aim-To find teaching techniques and activities suitable for children
Timing- 4 days
Type of Interaction-The interaction is formal
Activities-Observing the children through experimentation and classroom techniques,
continuous learning process.
Age Groups Early
Elementary
(Age 5 to 8)
Middle
School (Age
9 to 11)
Early
Adolescence
(Age 11 to
13)
Middle
Adolescence
(Age 14 to
16)
Late
Adolescence
(Age 17 to 19)
Topics Acceptance
of a subject
Mind and
Body
Connection
Learning and
Experiences
Training and
Coaching
Knowledgeable
Resource
Techniques and Mental Physical Skill Performance Strategic

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Types of
Activities
Conditioning Development Enhancement Management Learning
Classroom
Management
Tips
Relying on
teachers
Acceptance
of
information
Subject-
Centered
Concrete
Thought
Huge
concentration
on long term
future
Aim-How to encourage students to take decisions
Timing- 1 week
Type of Interaction-The interaction is formal
Activities-Open ended activities, experimentation through learning processes
1. Experimenting with the given topic and taking risks-Agree-It is essential to create a
balance between the variety and routine. Trying different topics can create a vast
difference.
2. Selection of Bigger Tasks- Agree-Different age groups like bigger tasks and can create
their own writing. This can create more psychological space while learning and
development process.
3. Selection of Open-ended activities-Agree- Every child must be provided with the
freedom to take part in an activity. Writing poems and designing posters are some of the
activities which must be encouraged.
4. Searching for options-Agree- Young children must be provided with options through
which they can be committed towards the completion of a given task. This, in turn, helps
in earning respect.

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5. Involving young children with classroom decision making-Agree-Children love the task
of making a decision making with relevance to their homework. This involves the
selection of the task to be completed like drawing posters or learning a new subject.
6. Searching for what students think-Agree- The final decision is in the hands of teachers,
but considering the options of students while teaching can be of great help. This helps in
making informed decisions while doing the selection of an option.
7. Learning how to give feedback-Agree- Taking feedback is a constructive process. This
involves the reward system and performance management. This will help in the creation
of intrinsic motivation.
8. Communication of positive learning process-Agree-Students must be encouraged to learn
a new subject and encourage them to ask for questions and find answers to a given
problem.
Aim-How to encourage students to be disciplined?
Timing- 3 days
Type of Interaction-The interaction is formal
Activities-Pre-school learning activities, English Communication classes
The pre-school time is of great concern for some parents. Students can take a big jump
when it comes to learning a language. Discipline is a necessary criterion that is emphasized by
the teachers. Here, the question which is of great concern is how to ensure disciple while
teaching a new language to students. Preschool is a time period when students get into action and
imitation can bring a vast difference in the creation of English communication skill. Disciple
helps the child to select a tone of speaking with others and the pronunciation of the language.

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The belief system and attitudes of parents and teachers can bring a difference in the life
of students. This helps the young students to make a selection of different choices. Discipline
must be associated with adult modeling. During the development of the child from pre-school to
grade years, certain behaviors must be given great importance. This helps in creating appropriate
behaviors while learning. The Learning process can be swift when teachers and parents spend
plenty of time with kids. Display of conflict resolution can create positive behaviors among
children. Children pick up very fast through peers and different groups. The child must be given
effective guidance on how to learn a language with behavior acceptance.
Aim-A comparison of younger children and older children
Timing- 5 days
Type of Interaction-The interaction is formal
Activities-Designing Learning approaches, pre-school learning
1. The learning environment in a pre-school and older learner must be emphasized. There
are constant developments in the field of pre-school learning and older learning process.
2. Learning goals are different in pre-school and older learning. This is followed by a
compelled instruction program. This helps to make the learning process more concrete.
3. Different learning approaches adopted by the teachers in pre-school and older learning
process must be focused on. The degree to which learning approaches are centered, this
helps in giving positive or negative feedback from the student. This varies with age.
4. Knowledge and community-centered processes are playing a huge role in deciding the
learning flow of students in the pre-school and older learning.

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5. Conversion of oral messages into written format requires a pre-instruction from the
adults. This aims the idea of expressing oneself in a better way.
6. Decoding of new information from pre-school kids and older learner must be sorted. This
also allows on how the instructions are carried out by the young kids.
Conclusion
The big challenge of providing the education to pre-school kids and the older learner is
being dealt with the educational institutes. This requires understanding the current state of
knowledge and providing them with positive feedback on a given topic. The active process of
solving a problem with a positive approach must be emphasized.