Step 1. Warm up
1. Greeting
T: Good morning, boys and girls.
S: Good morning, Miss Wang.
2. Enjoy a song
T: First, let’s enjoy a song: What are you doing?
Ss listen.
T: Can you tell me what are they doing?
S: They’re cooking, eating, washing hands and watching TV.
T: Wonderful. Let’s sing it together and do the actions.
Ss sing.
Step 2. Presentation
1. Lead the topic
T: Look, she’s cooking. And I’m cooking, too. I’m helping my parents.
My father and my mother are my parents.
Ss read this words: parents one by one.
T: I’m helping my parents. Are you helping your parents at home?
S: Yes, we are.
T: Good. We are helping our parents.(出示标题：Helping our parents,贴在黑板上)
Choose one group students to read it one by one.
Ss read after it.
2. 初读课文
a. T: We are helping our parents
What about them? Look! Who are they?
S: They’re Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, Mike, Helen and Tim.(将人物图片贴在黑板上)
T: Good. Do you have any questions for them?
Ss try to ask.
T: Maybe we can find the answers from the story. Now listen and tick what are they doing?
Ss: They’re cleaning the car, sweeping the floor, cooking breakfast and sleeping.
3.细读课文
a. T: We know what they are doing. Now please watch the cartoon, then open your books and try to fill in the blanks.
Please tell me correctly.
Ss fill in the blank.
T: Now, let’s look, what is Mr Brown doing?
S: He is cleaning the car.
T: Good. What is Mrs Brown doing?
S: She is cooking breakfast in the kitchen.
T: What about Helen? Can you ask and answer like this?
PPT: What is … doing? He/She is …ing.
Ss try.
T: Good. What about Mike? What about Tim?
Ss try to ask and answer in pairs.
b.T: Wonderful. Now let’s say it together.
S: Mr Brown is cleaning the car.
Mrs Brown is cooking breakfast in the kitchen.
Mike is helping his father.
Helen is sweeping the floor.
Tim is sleeping in his bedroom.
T: Yes. Look at this blank. Can you find anything from this blank?
Ss try to say。
T: When we try to say someone is doing something, we can use：subject, the verb be and present participle.
4. T: We know what they are doing in the morning. Now, open your books and turn to page 49, please read this part by yourselves, underline the key word, draw a mind mapping, and then tell me what they are doing in the afternoon.
Ss try to draw.
T: Now who can tell me what they are doing in the afternoon with your mind mapping.
Ss try.
5. T: Good. We know what they are doing on Saturday. Let’s review. First one, please listen to me.
Ss listen.
T: Now let’s say it together.
Ss try.
6. T: Now let’s check your marks and read after the tape.
Ss read after the tape.
7. T: Next you can choose one way to read in groups.
Ss read in groups.
8.T: And lastly, please read with the tape.
9: Now, can you retell the story by yourself? You can look at the blackboard or look at the screen. Please don’t look at your books.
Ss try.
Step 3.Practice.
1. T: We are helping our parents like this.
T: You’re good, and your parents feels happy. Boys and girls, the time goes to the Thanks giving Day. Try to help your parents. Write down and tell me what are you doing in the Thanks giving Day.
Ss practice like this:
Today is Thanks Giving Day. I’m ________. This is my father. I’m__________. Where is my mother? What is she doing? I’m ________. The pretty girl/boy is my sister/brother. I’m _________.I’m ________. We are helping our parents. We are ____________.