Holidays and seasons Holidays and seasons

Extra practice
Learning about Halloween.
1

In L1, ask pupils if they have heard of trick-or-treating,
a traditional Halloween activity. Children get dressed up and visit
their neighbours house to ask for treats: coins, fruit or sweets.
If neighbours refuse to give the children a treat, the children
play 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.
Extension
Learning 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 mask
Its orange and black,
Weve got a Halloween mask
Its orange and black,
Do you like my Halloween mask?
2

Encourage pupils to join in. Repeat the rhyme several
times as a class.
3

Ask groups of three students to come to the front of
the classroom with their masks on and perform the rhyme.
Making a pumpkin mask
1

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 31
st
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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Objectives
To learn about Halloween
To make a pumpkin mask
To revise facial features: eyes, nose, mouth.
Key language
Identifying facial features
Counting
Expressing likes
Materials
A pumpkin mask made earlier, scissors, glue,
short pieces of string (two per child), A4 paper.
Halloween
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Christmas
Objectives
To learn about Christmas
To make a Christmas mobile
To revise vocabulary: numbers, toys,
family members
Key language
Christmas vocabulary
Identifying pictures
Greetings
Materials
A Christmas mobile made earlier, scissors,
short pieces of string (three per child), A4
paper, a Christmas card, A4 card.
Extra practice
Doing 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 the
numbers and ask pupils to say them.
3

Hand out sheets of A4 paper to the class and tell pupils
to 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 pupils
to colour their Christmas trees and the toys. Display their pictures
around the classroom.
Extension
Making 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 half
to 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 the
card for? My (mummy). Tell pupils to add the family members name
to the greeting inside their cards.
Making a Christmas mobile
1

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, 24
th

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 going
to make their own Christmas mobile.
2

Show pupils a mobile you made earlier and
ask 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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Spring
Objectives
To learn about spring and other seasons
To make a spring flowers collage
To revise vocabulary: numbers, colours,
classroom objects, clothes, weather.
Key language
Parts of a flower
Describing location
Materials
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 practice
Game: Wheres the butterfly?
1

Focus the pupils attention on the two insects on page 77 and
ask 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 you
prepared 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 ladybirds
in different places around the classroom. They should ask their
partner: Where is my (ladybird)?
Extension
Making 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 7
and ask pupils to stick the Flashcards on the board under the
correct 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 each
group 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.
Making spring flowers
1

In L1, ask pupils to tell you what they 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 flowers
with 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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Posters
Unit 1
Unit 2
165 Posters
Unit 3
Unit 4
166 Posters
Unit 5
Unit 6
167 Posters
168 Posters
Unit 7
Unit 8