Using Websites


Using Websites
I am going to use some of the websites evaluated in the previous post to design two lesson plans about ‘Preventing home accidents’ and ‘My First Aid kit’. I am going to follow Dudeney & Hockly's (2007) model on lesson plans considering the three stages: warmer, web and what next.
This topic-based unit is about ‘Preventing home accidents’. The first lesson deals with different kinds of accidents and injuries that may occur at home and how to prevent them.  And the second lesson is based on the First Aid Kit and the items that are necessary in case of an emergency.   
These lessons are aimed at my 17-year-old students in a school where they have English lessons three times a week ( one lesson is 120 minutes long and the second one is 60 minutes long). They are at an upper-intermediate level so they can easily work on authentic websites on their own.  In groups of three, students will be working on a computer. 
  • Course: 5th year
  • Level: Upper intermediate
  • Number of students: 24
  • Length of time: 1st lesson 120 minutes long; second lesson 60 minutes long.
  • Unit: Preventing home accidents 

  • Lesson 1: Preventing Home Accidents
Warmer: 
I will write the following on the board: ' _________ is where the greatest accident risk is.'

Students will have to think about the place where most accidents happen. I will write their different suggestions on the board. 
Web: 
Students will read the title of the following article Home accidents risks  and check their guesses in the previous stage.
I will go on to mention that ‘home’ is the place where most accidents are likely to happen. Now, students read the text and why our home may be a place for accidents if we do not pay attention to small daily details.
  
I will ask students if, according to the article they have read, their home is as safe as they think it is and they should also mention what everyday objects or actions may be the cause of a possible accident.  

I will write on the board a list of possible home accidents. ( Falls, Food and medicine poisonings, fires and burns, electrical safety, water-related injuries and flooding, heating and cooking, suffocation and cuts) Each group will be assigned a common hazard; the aim is to navigate the following links and find out at least 3 tips to bear in mind so as to prevent home accidents.  


2. Is your home as safe as you think?



 What next: 
As a round up activity, students work on the following task sheet so as to see oif they remember what other groups have worked on. To do the activity, students have to click Home Accidents. Then go to ' descargas' and download the file. Next they have to open it with their browser and they will be able to see the activity. 

  • Lesson # 2 Preparing my First Aid Kit
Warmer: 

 I will ask students what a First Aid Kit is and if they have one at home and if they do, what that kit contains.

  Web: 
Students will be reading the following websites and draw a list of the 10 most necessary and useful items needed to prepare a First Aid kit. They also have to find what each item is used for. 

1- How to create a First Aid Kit. Here students will be watching a video explaining what contents should the first aid kit should have.  

2. How to create a first aid kit




What Next: 
Students will solve a crossword based on the previous websites. To do the activity, they will have to click First Aid Kit, adownload the file and then open it with their browser. The crossword will display on the screen. 

 References:



  • Campbell, D. (2014, December 12). Home is where the greatest accident risk is, warns top A&E doctor. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/dec/12/home-accident-risk-nhs-doctor

·       Mackenzie, L. (n.d.). Preventing accidents in the home. Retrieved from https://www.rospa.com/home-safety/advice/general/preventing-accidents-in-the-home
·        Wound Care: Your Essential First Aid Care Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/wound-care-10/preventing-common-home-injuries
·       First aid kit contents and supplies checklist. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.sja.org.uk/sja/first-aid-advice/first-aid-techniques/how-to-use-your-first-aid-kit.aspx

 ·       Firs Aid Kit. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=1038&language=English

Comentarios

  1. Sofía10 de julio de 2019, 6:46 p.m.

    I don't have access to the task sheets prepared with an authoring tool. I think that you should upload it to the cloud and allow the public to see it. It would be good if you could explain a bit more what students are supposed to do in each lesson, if there is a conclusion (allow them to reflect on what they have learned) and to make the objectives clear to students.

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