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School activities
How to start
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Show classroom objects and encourage the students to say
the words. Ask questions, for example,
What colour is the
pencil sharpener? What are these? Have you got a crayon?
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Ask the students to take out their pencil cases and to work
in groups of two or three. They place three items from their
pencil case on the desk and describe one of the items. For
example,
It’s small. It’s blue.
Their partners point to the
correct itemand say the item, for example,
pencil sharpener
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Activities: step-by-step guide
Activity 1
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Look at the pictures and words. Tell the students to trace
the words carefully. As they are working, walk around the
class observing fine motor skills. When they have finished,
ask them to say the words in pairs.
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Show different classroom objects and ask the students to
do actions for the words.
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Show classroom object flashcards and talk about the things
that can be done with these objects. For example,
We use a
pencil to draw and write. We use scissors to cut.
Activity 2
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Ask the students to talk about what they like doing in class
and at school. What’s their favourite action/activity? Which
one do they like least? Ask questions, for example,
Do you
like singing? Do you like reading?
Activity 3
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Do!
Ask the students to stand up and mime the different
activities.
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Discuss when and why we need to be quiet at school.
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Read the sentence at the bottom of the page.
Extra idea!
Assessment opportunity
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Recap the lesson with the class. Ask:
How did we begin
today’s lesson? What did we do next? And after that? Was
there anything new?
Encouraging students to stop and
reflect will help them remember.
Review
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Ask the students to draw themselves doing their favourite
activity. When they are finished, they can show their picture
to a partner and describe the activities they like.
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Say the unit chant and show objects. Encourage the
students to show their classroom objects or do activities.
For the karaoke version, ask different students to come to
the front of the class and hold up the correct flashcards as
the rest of the class say the chant.
Extension
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Think of different classroom activities or objects for the
activities in Activity 1. For example,
listen: CD, computer, other
children, the teacher, the radio; write: pen, pencil, crayon…
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Encourage the students to work in pairs and to brainstorm
things that can be cut with scissors. Tell them they have two
minutes to think or draw things. Elicit answers, for example,
paper, hair, card, a box, ribbon, string, tape, fabric…
Assessment opportunity
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Remember that as well as summative assessment tools
(tests, quizzes, worksheets), formative techniques can
also be employed. Carry out informal assessment through
observing and collecting data throughout lessons. Ask
students to provide feedback on activities they enjoy and
adjust classes accordingly.
Content objectives
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Identify different school actions/activities.
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Describe and identify classroom objects for different
actions.
Vocabulary
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draw, listen, look, read, sing, write
Structures
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I
use
my pencil to write.
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I
use
pencils to draw and write.
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I
like
reading. I
don’t like
singing.
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I do a lot of things at school.
