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Teacher Guide
| Level |
Domain |
Benchmark |
Content Theme |
| 1 |
Access to Information |
Pupils extract information from visual data |
Animals |
| Unit Name |
Talking Without Words |
| Task Name |
Sign Language |
| Number of
Lessons in Task |
1-2 |
| Language |
Level 1 |
| Desired Task Outcome |
Pupils will learn about American Sign Language. They will be able to read several animal signs, and sign their names. |
| Task Description |
In this task, pupils will learn the signs for several animals in ASL through a simple multiple-choice game. They will then learn the ASL alphabet and will be asked to type and sign their names in ASL. |
| Assessment |
Pupils will receive immediate feedback. |
Task Stages
| Task Stages |
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Principles |
Pre-task:
- The task introduces pupils to another way of talking without words - sign language.
- Before beginning the online task, ask pupils if they know any deaf/hearing- impaired people, or if they know any sign language signs.
- You may wish to explain that Hebrew or Arabic sign language is different from American Sign Language.
- To help prepare pupils for the online task, review the following animal vocabulary: bird, cat, dog, fish, giraffe, rabbit, tiger.
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- Pupils build on their prior language and world knowledge.
- Pupils are aware of the learning objectives.
- Pupils have opportunities for problem solving in the target language.
- Pupils can see the usefulness of what they are learning.
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In the computer room:
IPupils will read a brief introduction about American Sign Language (ASL). They will then be invited to visit the "American Sign Language browser" site and search for animal signs. In order to search for animals, they should click on a letter in the alphabetical list at the bottom of the screen, and then choose the animal from the list of words on the right.
Important note: In order to see the animal signs, you will need a QuickTime video plug-in. Check with the computer coordinator if this plug-in is installed on your computers, and if not, ask him/her to install it.
The plug-in can be installed from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.The sign movies are fun to watch, and in our opinion, definitely worth it. If you do not succeed in seeing the sign movies, your pupils can learn about the animal signs from the movies in the Making Waves site. |
- Pupils use the language as a means for gaining information in other areas.
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| Pupils will see movies of various animal signs and guess what animals they describe. They will answer a multiple-choice quiz about animal names. |
- Pupils are encouraged to experiment with their growing control of the language and are not afraid to make errors.
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| Pupils will see the ASL alphabet. They will type their names and translate them into ASL. Ask each pupil to practice signing his/her name.Pupils can play a game using ASL: One pupil can sign the name of another pupil in the class, and the rest of the pupils will guess who that pupil is (this can be done in pairs as well). |
- Pupils take responsibility for their own language learning.
- Pupils have opportunities to learn by doing.
- Pupils interact, share information, exchange ideas and opinions, and work together.
- Pupils develop confidence in their ability to use the target language.
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Teacher's Guide links:
- Teacher's Guide home page
- Fairy Tale Adventures
- Jack Level 1: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, Check
- Jack Level 2: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, Check
- Jack Level 3: Unit plan, Task 1, Task 2, Task 3, Task 4, Check
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