Lesson Plan

Gail Streett

Yellville-Summit Schools

Title: Animals in Russian

Type: Single lesson

Length: 2 class periods

Keywords: Cyrillic

Grade Level: Fifth and up

Overview: Students will learn the sounds of the Cyrillic alphabet. They will have a chart to refer to and will decode words and match them with the animal they name.

Supplies: Student copies of the Cyrillic Alphabet, copies of color sheets for each of the animals named.

Standards: Foreign Language Strand 1

Standard Source: Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks

Objectives: Students will learn that Russian words are spelled phonetically

Strategies: Students will be given a chart to use to decode the names of specific animals that sound very similar in Russian to the way they are pronounced in English. When they decode the name correctly, they will match the word to the animal and color the picture of that animal.

Instruction: A chart should be given to each student explaining the sounds associated with each letter (a chart is supplied). After practicing the sounds, students should each be given an animal name to decode. When they read the name correctly, they will find the animal that matches their name and color it.

Extension: This could lead to a lesson on animals in Russia or further practice in decoding other Russian words.

Assessment: Students will be able to recognize the Cyrillic letters and apply the correct sound to them.