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Holidays and seasonsHolidays and seasonsExtra practiceLearning
about Halloween.
1 In L1, ask pupils if they have heard of trick-or-treating,a
traditional Halloween activity. Children get dressed up and
visittheir neighbours house to ask for treats: coins, fruit or
sweets.If neighbours refuse to give the children a treat, the
childrenplay a trick on them. In some parts of Scotland and
Ireland,children sing a song or perform a dance in order to earn
treats.
2 Ask pupils if they would like to go trick-or-treating and what
scary character they would get dressed up as. Write their
suggestions on the board in English: a ghost, a pirate, a witch,
and so on.Hand out A4 paper and tell the children to draw a picture
of themselves dressed up for trick-or-treating. Display their
pictures around the classroom.
ExtensionLearning a rhyme.
1 Tell pupils they are going to learn a rhyme for
trick-or-treating. Put your own mask on and say the rhyme aloud.
Boys and girls, weve got a mask.Its a Halloween maskIts orange and
black,Weve got a Halloween maskIts orange and black,Do you like my
Halloween mask?
2 Encourage pupils to join in. Repeat the rhyme severaltimes as
a class.
3 Ask groups of three students to come to the front ofthe
classroom with their masks on and perform the rhyme.
Making a pumpkin mask1 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at
pages
73 and 74 and tell you what they know about Halloween. Explain
that it is an annual holiday which takes place on 31st October. At
Halloween, people attend fancy dress parties, where they get
dressed up as scary characters like ghost and ghouls. Pumpkins are
carved to make jack-o-lanterns and used for decoration. Explain to
pupils that they are going to make their own pumpkin mask.
2 Show pupils a mask you made earlier and ask them if they like
it: Do you like my mask? Revise the words eyes, nose and mouth by
pointing to the facial features and asking the children: Whats
this? What are these? Its a mouth. They are eyes. How many eyes can
you see?
3 Tell pupils to choose the eyes, nose and mouth they like best
and draw them on the pumpkin mask. Help pupils cut out the pumpkin
shape.
4 When pupils have created their masks,hand out string and show
pupils how to tie a short pieces of string through the two holes in
their masks. Help them to put their masks on and show the rest of
the class. Encourage pupils to ask and answer the question: Do you
like my mask?
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ObjectivessTo learn about HalloweensTo make a pumpkin masksTo
revise facial features: eyes, nose, mouth.Key languageIdentifying
facial featuresCountingExpressing likes Materials A pumpkin mask
made earlier, scissors, glue, short pieces of string (two per
child), A4 paper.
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ChristmasObjectivessTo learn about ChristmassTo make a Christmas
mobilesTo revise vocabulary: numbers, toys,
family membersKey languageChristmas vocabulary Identifying
picturesGreetingsMaterials A Christmas mobile made earlier,
scissors, short pieces of string (three per child), A4 paper, a
Christmas card, A4 card.
Extra practiceDoing a Christmas dictation.
1 Draw a Christmas tree with six large baubles on the board.Say:
This is a Christmas tree.
2 Write the numbers one to six in the baubles. Point to
thenumbers and ask pupils to say them.
3 Hand out sheets of A4 paper to the class and tell pupilsto
copy the tree and the baubles. Ensure they draw baubles which are
large enough to contain a toy.
4 In L1, explain that you are going to dictate some Christmas
presents for them to draw in the baubles. Say: Listen and draw.Use
the following words: ball, bike, doll, plane, robot, train.Say:
Draw a plane in number 1. Continue with the rest of the
presents.
5 Check answers by asking: What is present number one? Tell
pupilsto colour their Christmas trees and the toys. Display their
pictures around the classroom.
ExtensionMaking a Christmas card.
1 In L1, explain that many people send Christmas cards to their
families and friends. Show pupils a card with a Christmas picture
on the front and a message inside: Merry Christmas. Explain that
they are going to make a card for a family member.
2 Hand out sheets of A4 card. Tell pupils to fold the card in
halfto make a Christmas card and draw a Christmas picture on the
front. Monitor closely to help and give ideas. Make sure the
children write Merry Christmas inside their cards.
3 To conclude, ask pupils who they want to send their Christmas
card to. Say: Is this for your mummy, daddy or grandpa? Who is
thecard for? My (mummy). Tell pupils to add the family members name
to the greeting inside their cards.
Making a Christmas mobile1 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at
page 75
and tell you what they know about Santa Claus. Explain that
Santa Claus is said to bring presents to good children on the night
of Christmas Eve, 24th December. Teach pupils the words reindeer,
sleigh and presents. Ask pupils questions about the pictures: How
many reindeer can you see? How many presents can you see? Explain
to pupils that they are goingto make their own Christmas
mobile.
2 Show pupils a mobile you made earlier andask them if they like
it: Do you like my mobile?Revise the words Santa Claus, reindeer,
sleigh and presents by pointing to the pictures in your mobile and
asking the children: Whats this? What are these?
3 Ask pupils to colour the pictures with coloured pencils or
crayons. Then help them cut out the pieces of the mobile. Show
pupils how to make small holes in each piece.
4 Hand out the string and show pupils how to tie a short piece
to each piece of the mobile and tie the other end to a pencil. Help
them assemble their mobiles and show them to the rest of the
class.
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SpringObjectivessTo learn about spring and other seasonssTo make
a spring flowers collagesTo revise vocabulary: numbers,
colours,
classroom objects, clothes, weather.Key languageParts of a
flowerDescribing locationMaterials A spring flowers collage made
earlier, scissors, glue, pictures of a butterfly and a ladybird
prepared earlier, A5 paper, clothes and weather Flashcards from
Unit 7, sticky tape, poster paper, glue.
Extra practiceGame: Wheres the butterfly?
1 Focus the pupils attention on the two insects on page 77
andask them questions: What colour is the insect? How many wings
has it got? Can it fly? Explain that the insects are a butterfly
and a ladybird.
2 Show pupils the pictures of the butterfly and ladybird
youprepared earlier. Hand out sheets of A5 paper and tell pupils to
draw and colour either a butterfly or a ladybird.
3 Take your butterfly and ladybird and display them around the
class. Ask pupils: Where is my (ladybird)? Its on the table, under
the chair, in the pencil case.
4 In pairs, pupils take turns placing their butterflies or
ladybirdsin different places around the classroom. They should ask
their partner: Where is my (ladybird)?
ExtensionMaking a seasons collage.
1 Remind pupils that spring is one of the four seasons.Ask them
to tell you the other seasons: summer, autumn, winter. Write the
four seasons on the board.
2 Hand out the clothes and weather Flashcards from Unit 7and ask
pupils to stick the Flashcards on the board under thecorrect
season. In L1, deal with differences of opinion and reach a
consensus with the class.
3 Explain that we also associate different animals,
plants,objects and celebrations with the seasons and ask pupils for
ideas. Write about three ideas in English under each season. If
pupils find this difficult, prompt them with the following words.
Spring: flowers, Easter, baby animals; Summer: holidays, swimming
pool, ice cream; Autumn: falling leaves, Halloween, pumpkin;
Winter: snowman, Christmas, reindeer.
4 Divide the class into four or eight groups and appoint
eachgroup a season. Explain that each group is going to create a
collage with a set of pictures which represents their season. They
should draw and colour small pictures and then glue them onto
poster paper. Encourage pupils to label their pictures in English.
Display the final posters around the classroom and ask questions
about them.
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know
about spring. Explain that spring is one of the four seasons,
and takes place after winter and before summer. For many people,
spring has positive associations: warmer weather, spring flowers,
baby animals like chicks and lambs, Easter and so on.
2 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at page 77 and tell you what
they can see. Teach pupils the words flower, leaf, leaves, petals
and stem. Ask pupils questions about the pictures: How many flowers
can you see? How many stems can you see? Explain to pupils that
they are going to make their own spring flowers collage.
3 Show pupils a collage you made earlier and ask them if they
like it: Do you like my collage? Revise colours using your collage:
What colour is the stem? What colour are the petals?
4 Ask pupils to colour the parts of the flowerswith coloured
pencils or crayons. Then help them cut out the pieces.
5 Hand out sheets of A4 paper and glue.Say: Make your collage!
Monitor closely to help pupils glue their flower pieces to the
paper. Encourage them to show their collages to the rest of the
class.
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