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Planning a Presentation

Oral Presentations: Sharing What We Know

Day 131of 180
Week 27of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how to choose a presentation topic

2

Understand basic presentation structure

3

Practice organizing ideas

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 15:23

“A man has joy in giving an answer. How delightful is a timely word!”

— Proverbs 15:23 (WEB)

Sharing knowledge can bring joy and help others learn

📦 Materials Needed

  • Presentation planning worksheet
  • Pencils
  • Colorful markers
  • Bible
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Ask each student to share one thing they know a lot about.

💭 Review Question: What makes something fun to talk about?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll learn how to plan a great presentation by choosing a topic we love and organizing our ideas.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Choose a topic you know well
  • Think about what makes you excited
  • Plan a beginning, middle, and end
  • Use simple, clear words
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What topics do you know a lot about?
  • How can we make our presentations interesting?
3Activity: My Presentation Planner (10 min)
hands-on

Students will fill out a presentation planning worksheet, selecting a topic and organizing their thoughts.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a picture of your topic
  2. Write 3 things you know about it
  3. Plan what you'll say first, next, and last
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps students choose a topic

Challenge: Create a short outline with complete sentences

4Closing (2 min)

Share one interesting thing about your planned presentation topic.

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a good presentation topic?
  • Why is it important to organize our ideas?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for giving us interesting things to learn about and share with others.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about making visual aids for our presentations!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 15:23

“A man has joy in giving an answer. How delightful is a timely word!”

— Proverbs 15:23 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out the verse by having students share something they know with excitement

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Second graders are learning to organize thoughts and speak confidently

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage children to choose topics they genuinely enjoy
  • Help them break down ideas into simple steps
  • Praise effort and enthusiasm
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused and organizing thoughts sequentially

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to identify a clear topic and share basic information

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a topic brainstorming poster
  • Practice presenting to a family member
  • Draw a comic strip of presentation ideas

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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