Texas Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan

Before you begin

Title: Tell Me Something About What You Do Everyday

Setting: ESL

NRS Level(s): Level 2: Low Beginning

Open entry/exit: Yes

Context: Academic

Standard(s): ESL Convey Ideas in Writing

Benchmark(s): 1.2

Objective: To learn about time management to help increase class attendance.

Materials: Computer or blank Excel worksheet

Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 30 minutes

Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 6 hours (3 hours per week for two weeks)

The Lesson Plan

Introduce the lesson:
Review time concepts and how to tell time with the class. Review ordinal and cardinal numbers.

Teach the lesson:
Familiarize students with computers and computer terminology. Demonstrate how to find Microsoft® Excel® on a computer menu. Students follow step by step instructions written by instructor. Learn how to use Micosoft® Excel® to create a daily schedule.

Practice the lesson:
Read and follow instructions on how to create an Excel document.

Assess the lesson:
Instructor examines the document created by students and provides feedback.

Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students will be able to use the schedules they created to see how they are using their time on a daily and weekly basis.

Submitted by: Debbie Janysek


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