NICOLE'S 英語教學資源: Let's Carve a Pumpkin!

今年的萬聖節，Nicole心血來潮向有機農場訂了數顆南瓜，打算帶學生刻南瓜燈。

Nicole唯一一次帶學生刻南瓜燈的經驗已經是七八年前的往事了！那時Nicole還是個大學生，跟著英語教學指導教授到台北縣山區某國小，義務指導學生萬聖節的相關課程。只是丟南瓜給他們，小鬼頭們自己就七嘴八舌討論得很開心，效率也很好，一節課就刻出有模有樣的南瓜燈。

今年帶著是半大不小的國中青少年，我認為：即便刻南瓜燈娛樂性質高，但是課程還是不能缺少組織。於是，我設計兩節課（注意！此兩節課並沒有連堂，是隔週）：

First Class:

Pre-class activity:

During class:

Make students understand what they are going to do in the following two class - To carve a pumpkin.
Show students a short video of HOW TO CARVE A JACK-O'-LANTERN. You can find numerous videos about this topic on YouTube. Nicole showed her students this below, which is made by WE ARE GRATEFUL GROWERS again :-)

Show students some photos of jack-o'-lantern. You can also find hundreds of jack-o'-lantern on the Internet. Nicole showed her students EXTREME PUMPKINS. In fact, she bought this writer's book instructing how to carve a pumpkin. Students borrowed the book from her anytime.

Nicole bought this book for reference

Source: Here

Group members sit together. Together they have to finish the worksheet 1. (The goal of the worksheet is to help students build word knowledge. This worksheet may help them read and understand instructions better . )

Worksheet 1

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Show students a simple instructions how to make a jack-o'-lantern. Instructions like this one can be easily found on the website or tool books. Teacher can modify the instructions based on students' language level.
Finally, it's students' turn to make a plan. (See worksheet 2)

Worksheet 2

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After class

Note:

There are tons of things to do in the first class. Actually, it's impossible to finish all these steps in one class. My advice is, students can look up the new words and take worksheet 1 home as homework. Or, they can return worksheet 2 another day.

Second Class:

Pre-class

Recruit parents who are willing to remove the meat of pumpkins at home before the class. (We don't have to deal with the meat of pumpkins in class, because it's messy and waste of time.)

During class

Teacher returns the plan to each group.
Remind students to be careful when they carve their pumpkins.
Teacher must go around the classroom and watch out for the students when they carve pumpkins.

After class