Today, the Kinder 1 class started their English lesson by saying “Hello.” As always, they had to clap their hands,
stretch up high,
Stamp their feet,
and, of course, say a big hello.
With the weather being not so hot, the children were very energetic and sang with great gusto.
Now suitably warmed up, the children practiced introducing themselves for their Sports Day. They practiced saying their name and age loudly, so people could hear.
Once the group had introduced themselves, they practiced standing ready, getting set, and then “Go!” They walked or penguin waddled to their seat.
Another thing they needed to get used to was waiting for the “Go” command. They do like to jump the gun a bit, but they enjoyed the anticipation.
Next, the class listened and sang along to a song about vegetables.
This song, as well as practicing vegetable names, also got them to say and action “chop” when singing,
and had them practice the idea of “me” and “you.” For this, they were encouraged to use their hands to enforce the idea of “me” and “you.”
We then introduced utensils and matched them to an action. A knife to chop, a whisk to mix, chopsticks for sushi, etc.
The children then had to move around a circle to music. When the music stopped, they were given an action or food and had to choose the correct utensil. For example, fried egg would need them to touch the spatula, which they did excellently.
They had great fun jumping, skipping and finding cards.
Finally, to end the lesson, the children sat down for a story. Today was “Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?”
The class was encouraged to shout out the names of the animals and their colour. After the first two or three animals the children were very vocal, and were great at saying what they saw. For example, “red bird.”
The class was more vocal today, saying more and speaking loudly, which is great. Great job, everyone.