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SAINT JOHN’S COLLEGE JUNIOR COLLEGE LESSON PLAN

Subject: Social-Studies. Date: February 17, 2020. Duration: 30 mins

Unit Topic: Society and Culture Lesson Topic: National Identity. Level: Standard 2

Learning Outcome Number: 28.2 Discuss the different languages that are commonly spoken in
Belize.

Connections/Linkages:
 Language Arts: Developing Vocabulary, Writing Report
 Social Studies: History
 Expressive Arts: Aesthetics

Students’ Previous Knowledge & Experience:

Students are aware that everyone speaks a language.
Lesson Objective:
Through the use of discussions, visuals and explanations, students will be able to: name the

two mainly used languages in Belize as well as a minor language (CD) and create a book mark

that has the languages discussed (PD).

Materials and Texts: Sources of Information:
 Pariona, A. (2019). What Languages Are

Spoken In Belize?. Retrieved from

 Printout of the Content Below
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-
 Map of Belize
languages-are-spoken-in-belize.html
 Glue
 Belize Languages - Common Languages
 Bristol board
Spoken in Belize. (2019). Retrieved from
 Palettes sticks with students’
https://cavesbranch.com/belize-adventure-
names
travel-blog/common-languages-spoken-
 Markers
in-belize/
 Crayons
 The Languages of Belize. Retrievedfrom
https://www.cahalpech.com/the-
languages-of-belize/
Lesson Content:
English and Spanish are the most widely spoken languages in Belize, and bilingualism is very
common in the country.
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English is the official language of Belize; it is used in schools, news media and businesses.
English is our official language because of our British heritage.

Spanish is not the official language of Belize, but more than half of the population speaks
Spanish. A lot of people speak Spanish in Belize because all our neighboring countries speak
Spanish.

Almost the entire country speaks Creole. Creole is not a language; it is a dialect. A dialect Is a
form of a language spoken in a specific region or by a group of people.

There are several other languages spoken in Belize. For example, we hear people speaking
Garifuna, Maya and German.

Skills and Attitudes:

Skills:

 Oral Communication Skills in discussions

 Observational Skills when referring to the map

 Writing Skills for the quick write

Attitudes:

 Awareness and appreciation of the importance of languages.

Suggested Activities/Procedures:
Introductory Activities (5 mins.):

 Students will participate in a share circle; they will be asked to stand-up and tell the

class their ethnicity and the language they grew up speaking.

 Students will then be also be asked, “Why are languages important?” and to share

languages that they have heard in their environment.

Developmental Activities/Procedures (15 mins.):

 Students will be informed of what are the most common languages spoken in Belize.

 Using the map and referencing Belize’s colonial period, students will be given an

explanation of why English is the official language and why more than half of the
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population speaks Spanish.

 Students will be introduced to Creole being a dialect of English.

 Students will be introduced to some cultural languages and will be asked to reference

what ethnic groups they come from.

Culmination & Closure (10 mins.):

(Culmination)

 Students will make a bookmark. On the book marks, students will be asked to place the
following statements and fill in the blank.

My name is ___________.

When I am at home, I speak

_____________.

When my teacher speaks to me,

I should speak

________________.

The language I really want to learn is

__________________.

(Closure)

 At random, students will be asked to show their cards to the class and read what they
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have written.

Homework (if applicable): No home-work

Lesson Reflection and Evaluation
This lesson was executed as a pair micro teaching. I believe that the lesson went well but it

could have been better. For instance, the lesson was designed to spark interaction between the

students and teachers; fortunately, I did well at asking questions and initiating conversations

with the student in order to further understanding. I could have made changes to the activities

so that the students could have had a more hands on experience. I believe that I needed to run

through this lesson with my partner because I forgot a step or two in the developmental

activities.