Just Imagine
Just Imagine
BOOK
Just Imagine 5
María Amparo Ernst Kuster
Teaching Commission
Gloria Zawadski Melgarejo (Argentina),
Nidia Durán Burgoa (Bolivia),
María Luisa Brieva Cajiao (Chile),
Carolina Peralta (Ecuador),
Roxana Luque Chilo (Perú),
Susana Alemán Cisnero (Perú).
ISBN 978-987-701-658-1
1. Inglés. 2. Educación (Nivel inicial). I. Enrico, Silvina, dir. II. Varela, Karina, ilus. III. Título.
CDD 372.65
TEACHER’S BOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WORKBOOK: PAGE 65
Moreover, teachers have to explain procedures in a practise it in different situations. Thus, students have
brief, simple way, allowing manipulation of objects and different opportunities to consolidate what they have
realia, adding positive reinforcement, asking questions learnt. Each chapter is developed in eight lessons.
to reveal feelings and perceptions. However, this will depend on many factors, such as the
Teachers are allowed to use simple stories and amount of hours of classes you have per week and/or
drawings, to play with dolls and puppets, to do the students' progress. All chapters focus on children's
experiential activities inside and outside the classroom, daily experiences.
and to do activities that stimulate the five senses.
Chapter organisation
The chapters are topic-based. The topics in each
THE BOOK chapter are introduced through multiple intelligence
activities that may be carried out in the students'
DESCRIPTION native tongue or used to present vocabulary that will
Just Imagine is ideal for pre-school children be seen throughout the chapter. You will find topics
studying English. It is contextualized in the integration such as the relationship with peers, school, family, and
of faith, teaching and learning. It has been especially food, among others.
thought out for 5 year olds. Just Imagine provides Each chapter is divided into sections, these being:
beautiful pictures, songs and creative activities to “Chapter overview, Language development, Content
capture the imagination of very young learners. It language, Bible story, and Revision.”
immerses children in authentic English to help them
acquire a second language naturally. It also helps Sections:
students build other developmental skills appropriate
to their age and activate different intelligences. Chapter overview:
STUDENT'S PACK
Student's Book includes
• Seven topic-based chapters.
• Integrated Workbook.
• “Special Days” Worksheets.
• Student's Cut-outs.
• Stickers. Here the topic, the target language, the vocabulary and
values are presented in context through a short and
Student's website resources simple dialogue, a catchy song and/or through different
types of activities involving listening, thinking and
• Audio tracks for home practice. observational skills.
• Printable worksheets and projects.
• Interactive games and vocabulary pages. Language development:
Activities:
In each chapter, there are warm-up activities
suggested in the Teacher's book to connect the new
Here students (SS) can listen to stories from the Bible.
topic and the target language to the previous chapters.
They will have the opportunity to learn more about Jesus
and His love as well as to develop social and Christian Most activities have a communicative purpose,
values. The language is also presented in context. The which allows SS to use language to communicate
stories are provided in the Teacher's book along with each with each other. The activities are varied in order to
corresponding chapter. These stories should be retold cater for different learning styles and to promote the
by the teacher, which allows the teacher to adapt the
development of multiple intelligences. Even though
language to the level of the group. There are also different
activities to check students' understanding of the story. the emphasis is on spoken language, some activities
are designed to help students become familiar with
the written language through simple activities, such
as tracing or matching. The variety of activities will
generate different patterns of interactions and group
dynamics. Thus, students will have the opportunity
to work individually at their own pace, in pairs or in
groups, to develop interpersonal intelligence as well as
social values, such as sharing, cooperating and being
patient.
Games:
There are different language games suggested in
the Teacher's book. Kids enjoy playing and they are
highly motivated during games, which allows them to
lessen their anxiety. Games are used with the purpose
of achieving educational aims. They allow SS to
interact with others in a fun way, promoting dynamic
exchanges.
TEACHER’S BOOK
flashcards can be downloaded and printed; they understand each part. Next, focus on key words
are available on line. Key vocabulary is recycled and help SS deduce the meaning from the context.
throughout each chapter. Vocabulary words are It is essential that SS realise that they do not have
presented as separate lexical items and practised to understand everything. Finally, do activities that
along with structures. To present vocabulary, will help SS express their reactions to the story.
teachers are encouraged to model language and • Printable worksheets for student's extra practice:
lead students in choral and individual repetition. There are seven full-coloured worksheets (1 per
• Storytelling Cards: This is another methodological chapter). The worksheets have been designed
resource provided in this series. There are four to provide students with extra practice. The
stories, which will include the target language and worksheets can be used as Mock Tests. The
the values developed in chapter 1, 2, 4 and 6. The activities of each worksheet are explained in the
stories are provided in the corresponding chapters corresponding chapter and the answer key is
and the teacher should retell them. Each story is provided as well.
accompanied by six “Storytelling Cards” that are • Printable projects: There is a suggested project in
available online. The cards can be used to build a each chapter and it is clearly developed.
“Big Story Book” or to construct a cube where the Projects give students the opportunity to be
cards are glued on each side. creative, to share ideas with their peers and to
Storytelling is really beneficial for young learners interact linguistically and socially with others.
of a second language. Stories which rely on words Working with projects implies that students (SS)
offer a major and constant source of language have to search for information about a specific
experience for children. Children are always topic and solve a task. According to “task-based
willing to listen to stories either in their mother learning,” realness should be seen through
tongue or in a foreign language. When children the outcomes. In other words, tasks should be
listen to a story, they try to find meaning in it. designed to bring the classroom and real life
If they find it, they are rewarded with their own closer. Learners work together with their peers
understanding and are motivated to improve and, in some cases, parents are invited to take
even more. When children listen to stories in part in these activities to solve a problem, to
their mother tongue they try to understand what interpret and follow instructions in a recipe, to
the story is about. The same happens when they play a game or to share and compare experiences
listen to stories in the foreign language. Thanks (Willis, 1996). Needless to say, projects provide
to the atmosphere stories create and to the SS with the opportunity to integrate everything
students' willingness to understand them, SS are they have seen during the development of the
exposed to the foreign language and they learn chapter. It is also a good time to make SS practise
it in a non-conscious and natural way. Moreover, different values, such as being cooperative and
the experience of the story encourages them to respectful to their classmates. Projects also allow
give answers aloud. It is natural to express our the teacher to introduce the concept of service. SS
likes and dislikes as well as to exchange ideas and should be able to help each other during the task.
associations related to the story. This way, stories They must be conscious that it is very important
can be a part of the other related activities. to help others and follow the example Jesus gave
To teach literature, show SS the “Storytelling when He lived among human beings.
Cards” and ask them to predict what the story • Audio Tracks: This link will offer you all the
is going to be about. This may be done in the listening material you will need for the Student's
students' native tongue. Then, tell the story book, including all the songs and chants. To teach
and point to the illustrations that will help SS these, play the track for exposure. Then model the
JUST IMAGINE
Activity 1: Listen and sing. Then look and trace. Recycled language:
P. 8
• Hello.
Play the song “Hello” and sing it using gestures to
express the idea of greeting. Sing as many times as WARM UP:
necessary. Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. You
After singing the “Hello” song, introduce the can use phrases such as “Welcome students, come on
puppets called Sol and Santiago. Move around and in,” etc. Use the puppets and make a mini dialogue
share the puppets with SS. Then, invite SS to open between them introducing the new structure: “My
their books at page 8 and do the activity in which they name is…”
have to identify the puppets in the picture and say
their names. After that, SS trace the words “Hello” Activity 2: Listen and sing. Then identify, circle and
with a crayon or pencil. colour. P. 9
Ask SS to listen and sing the “Hello, friend” song.
Chapter 1: Track 2: Page 8: This is me. Activity 1: Then, tell SS to do the activity. Say: “Open your
Listen and sing. Then look and trace. books at page 9, find this page“ and show them the
Hello! activity they have to find. Ask SS to listen carefully:
Hello, Hello. Eg.: “Hello, my name is Sol.” “Hello, my name is
Hello. Santiago.”
How are you today? While they are working and listening to the
Hello, Hello. sentences, SS identify Sol and Santiago's pictures.
Hello. Make SS circle with a pencil the names of the
How are you today?
characters based on the pictures. Invite SS to colour
them with crayons, pencils or another colouring
EXTRA ACTIVITY: element.
“Greetings experiential activity” Ask boys to practise Santiago's sentences and girls
Objectives: Students will reinforce: to practise Sol's sentences. Ask some volunteers to
• Key vocabulary to greet each other: Saying say them aloud in front of the class.
“Hello” in a natural way.
• The structure they have just learnt. Answer key:
Materials:
• Water colours and a large white paper.
Development:
Spread the watercolour paints on a flat
recipient to get a rainbow picture.
Ask SS (or help them) to take off their
sneakers/shoes and socks and ask them to
stamp their feet.
Sing the song “Who are you?” While you are Recycled language:
singing the song with SS, invite them to point to the
• Hello, I am a girl.
pictures of Santiago and Sol when they are mentioned:
• I am a boy.
A boy (they point to Santiago), a girl (they point to Sol).
Chapter 1: Track 4: Page 10. Activity 3: Look and HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
stick. Then listen and sing.
WARM UP:
A boy, a girl! Work in a collaborative way. The idea is to invite
Hello, Santiago,
hello. SS to look carefully at some circles that are stuck
Who are you? on the floor. These circles represent faces that show
A boy. happiness, sadness, anger or tiredness. Say: “HAPPY
Oh yes, oh yes! FACE! Where is the happy face?” Go towards that face
and ask: “Can you come to the happy face?” Help SS
Hello, Sol, understand what is expected of them and go with
hello. them to the circle that has the happy face. Then smile
Who are you?
at them and ask them to do the same so they learn to
A girl.
Oh yes, oh yes. reproduce some of the facial expressions this activity
intends to teach. Repeat the same procedure with the
Hello, Cinnamon, other expressions.
hello.
Who are you? Activity 5: Say and match. P. 11
Woof, woof… Invite SS to sit down and talk about kids' facial
A pet, oh yes. expressions with the help of miming.
Say, for example: “Look at my face now. Pay
Activity 4: Look and circle. Then draw. P. 10
attention. What am I trying to say with my face? Look!”
Work with the new words and ask SS to complete and mime a happy face. SS will probably say: “Feliz,
the faces by drawing the different parts with crayons. contenta” and you will nod and say: “Yes, happy” and
You may use the previous pictures to refer to the add: “I am happy. How are you today?” One student
parts of the face that are missing. Ask SS to complete may say: “I am happy. We are happy.”
the faces. Then ask them to circle “boy” or “girl”, SS reproduce through miming what the teacher is
depending on what they are. doing and say the words: happy, nice, sad, tired. Then,
tell SS to match the kids' faces to the eye expressions.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Answer key:
You may use the same activity from the previous
lesson, but in this case you should add: “I am a
girl” or “I am a boy” at the end.
Target language:
• I am happy, angry, sad, and tired.
JUST IMAGINE
Recycled language:
• I am a boy/I am a girl.
WARM UP:
Use “Simon says” to start the presentation of
vocabulary related to parts of the body. Start with
the vocabulary that is in the picture (boy and girl.)
For example, Simon says: “Point to a girl/boy.” Then
introduce the vocabulary HAIR, EYES, NOSE, MOUTH,
EARS by doing the same. Simon says: “Touch your
nose, hair,” etc.
Target language:
I have long hair.
I speak in a “kind” way, • One, two, three, four, five.
Who am I? Who am I?
I am a girl. I am a girl. Recycled language:
• One nose, one mouth, two ears, two eyes…
Answer key:
Ending the lesson:
Before SS say goodbye, ask them to sing the song
“Who am I” again.
PROJECT 1:
BODY TRACING! LESSON 7: Bible Story! “I am special!” P. 14
Objectives: Objectives:
• To help SS develop fine motor skills. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
• To help SS practise the parts of the body. • Be familiar with a story from the Bible.
• To allow SS to review vocabulary related to their • Identify characters from a story.
bodies and faces. • Know that Jesus is our Creator.
Materials: • Sing a prayer song.
• White paper. Target language:
• Coloured crayons.
• I am special to God. You are special to God.
• Black crayons.
Recycled language:
Tell SS to work in groups and go to the playground
together. • I am a boy/I am a girl.
Each group copies their partner's figure on the
white paper using black pencils or a dark marker.
I AM SPECIAL!
When they finish, they colour the parts of the body WARM UP:
they have learnt during the activities with coloured
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Use
crayons.
phrases such as: “Welcome students, come on in.”
Activity 1: Make a body-tracing portrait. Story: I am special! P. 14
Steps: Ask SS to… Of all the things God made, what He is most proud
of is you. You are the masterpiece, His most precious
1. Lie down on the paper.
2. Have a classmate trace, with a dark marker, the possession. God made the sun, the animals, the
body of another classmate that is lying down. nature, and He declared that YOU are extraordinarily
3. Draw parts of their body, such as eyes, nose, special to him.
mouth, legs, arms. Colour them. You are special to God, to your family, to your
friends and to me. To be special means that we must
Describe their portrait.
be respectful towards others and share time and good
things with others, too. Be special!
Target language:
• Hello, my name is Sol/Hello, my name is Santiago.
• I am happy, angry, sad, and tired.
• One nose, one mouth, two ears, two eyes…
• One, two, three, four, five.
JUST IMAGINE
CHAPTER 2: ME AT SCHOOL!
Functions: Language: Vocabulary: Content Language:
• Identifying parts of • I am at school. • Parts of the • Art: Colours.
the school. • I am in the school: school, • Bible story: The
• Describing location. classroom. classroom, Garden of Eden!
• Identifying and des- • I am in the playground. • Project: Sort the
cribing school objects. playground. • School objects: school objects!
• Identifying colours. • What is this? It is a schoolbag, pencil • Value: Giving
• Identifying school bag. case, book, crayon, thanks for
CHAPTER 2: suggestions. • What colour is this? pencil and scissors. everything
• Recycling: counting It is red. • Furniture: table, you can see!
ME AT from 1 to 5. • Where is the book? chair.
SCHOOL! On the table. • Colours: red, blue,
PAGE 16 • Where is the crayon? yellow, green.
In the pencil case. • Actions: sing,
• How many books are pray, sit down,
there? Two. stand up, open,
• Let's sing/pray/sit close, eat.
down/stand up/eat/ • Prepositions of
open the book/close place: at, in, on.
the book, please. • Recycling:
• Numbers: 1-5.
HOW MANY…?
SS look carefully at the schoolbag. Ask them to
listen to some questions. This activity is to reinforce
the numbers they know from the previous chapter.
• How many schoolbags do you see? One (1)
• How many books do you see in the schoolbag? Ending the lesson:
Three (3) Before saying goodbye, ask SS to say some of the
• How many crayons do you see in the schoolbag? words they have learnt during that class. When SS
Five (5) mention the words, congratulate them by using praising
words, such as: Well done, good, very good, right!
• How many pencils do you see in the schoolbag?
Four (4)
• How many scissors do you see in the schoolbag?
Two (2) LESSON 3: Language development! P. 18
LESSON 4: Language development! P. 19 Look at the scissors. They are IN the schoolbag, too.”
Move from page 18 to 19, showing the differences
Objectives: between IN and ON. Now, when SS finish the activity,
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: ask them to guess which objects are missing. Ask SS to
• Identify prepositions of place: in/on. go to the stickers section (page 113). If they need help
• Review school objects. with the stickers, please be available to help them.
Explain that they will listen to a few sentences and
Target language: they have to stick the pictures according to what they
• Where is the schoolbag? On the table. hear.
• Where is the book? In the schoolbag. Answer key:
• The schoolbag is ON the table. The school bag is on the chair.
• The book/scissors/pencil case/crayons is/are IN The red crayon is in the pencil case.
the schoolbag. The blue crayon is on the desk.
• What colour is this? It is red/blue/yellow/green. The scissors are in the pencil case.
Recycled language: Chapter 2: Track 12. Page 19. Activity 6: Listen and
stick.
• Schoolbag, book, crayons, pencil, scissors, table, Number 1: The school bag is on the chair.
chair. Number 2: The red crayon is in the pencil case.
Number 3: The blue crayon is on the desk.
WARM UP: Number 4: The scissors are in the pencil case.
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Use
phrases such as “Welcome students, come on in,” etc.
Bring realia to class to explain the new prepositions WORKBOOK:
and to review school objects. Show SS a pencil case
and elicit the name. Then, show a pencil and put it Activity 3: Listen to the teacher and match. P. 73
inside the pencil case. Explain the preposition “in” Say: “The pencil is IN the schoolbag.
and say: “The pencil is IN the pencil case.” Then, put it The book is ON the table.
“above”/outside the pencil case and say: “The pencil The pair of scissors are ON the table.
is ON the pencil case.” Repeat the same procedure The crayons are ON the floor.”
with different objects.
SS listen to the sentences above, repeat them
Activity 6: Listen and stick. P. 19
aloud and complete the activity by drawing the school
Work in groups no matter the number of SS. The objects in the correct places. If you say: “The book is
idea is to invite SS to look carefully at the picture and ON the table” SS will have to draw a book on the table.
explain the meaning of IN/ON.
Say: “Let's open our books at page 19” (and show it Answer key:
to them as a guide)
This way, start using the school objects and add the
preposition IN and ON.
Eg. “Oh… The book is ON the table. Look! Where is
the book? ON the table.”
Eg. “Oh… Look! There is a pencil case, too. Where is
the pencil case? ON the table.”
To reinforce this new concept, say: “The book is ON
the table. The pencil case is ON the table.”
Now, for the use of IN, go back to page 18, and show
the difference between ON and IN, using the examples
of the crayons and scissors.
“Look at the schoolbag. It is ON the table.
But look at the crayon. It is IN the schoolbag.
JUST IMAGINE
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Learn commands.
Target language:
• Let's sing.
• Let's pray.
• Open the book.
• Let's eat.
Recycled language:
• School objects.
LET'S DO IT!
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
WARM UP: Let's mime!
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Use Objectives: The students will reinforce:
commands such as: “Let's enter/Sit down.” You may Commands.
also play a game introducing these new commands Materials:
Pictures, in case you need them.
(like Simon says.)
Development:
Activity 7: Look, say and match. P. 20 Use your body and voice to do the activity.
Some examples:
Tell SS to open their books at page 20 and find the Sit down.
activity together. Stand up.
SS pay attention, repeat and mime. Open your book.
Examples: Close your book.
Let´s pray (Mime this with your hands, putting them Let's eat/Take out your lunch.
Invite SS to listen carefully to what you are
together and if you have the chance, pray.)
going to say and ask them to copy. Repeat this
SS' possible answer is that they mime as if they are activity as many times as SS need in order to
going to say a prayer. reinforce commands.
More examples:
“Sit down.
Stand up.
Ending the lesson:
Open your book.
Close your book. Just choose some commands and go over them.
Let's eat/Take out your lunch.
Speak, Laura!/Don't speak, Laura!”
Once you finish this miming activity, invite SS LESSON 6: Content language! P. 21
to do the matching game in which they have to find
the opposites of the different actions they have just Objectives:
learnt. For example: “Sit down” (the opposite being At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
“Stand up.”) • Identify the colours from nature.
From left to right: • Count from 1 to 5.
TEACHER’S BOOK
around us and everything we can see. Activity 10: Look, cut and glue. P. 23
Invite SS to guess which parts of the drawing are Hand out the books and ask SS to open them at
in black and white and tell SS to colour them till the page 23. Show them the page so they use it as a guide.
picture is complete. Ask SS to look at the pictures of the schoolbag and
Then all together say the colours they have used to the pencil case and ask them what happened to them.
complete the black and white pictures. A possible answer is: “The schoolbag and pencil
Example: case are empty.”
The sun is yellow. So, invite SS to go to the cut outs section, page 101,
The flowers are blue/red/yellow. and cut the pictures for this activity and glue them in
The grass/field is green. the right places. Some of them go in the schoolbag and
others go in the pencil case.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Decide together, work together, and help each other.
Ask SS to follow you to the playground and ask
them to identify all the colours they can see.
WORKBOOK:
Activity 4: Look, find and circle. Then say. P. 74
VALUE: Being thankful!
Tell SS to open their books at page 74 (show SS the
Chat with students about the importance of being page as a guide) and say: “Let's talk about this page.
thankful for the things around them. Be thankful for What can you see?”
the nature, for colours. Allow SS to say what they see and invite them to
listen to the sentences you are going to say. When they
Ending the lesson:
find the different things that are mentioned, tell them
Finish the class with a short prayer giving thanks for to circle them.
the things you can see around you. “Sol and Santiago are in the playground.
The books are ON the toys table.
The schoolbag is ON the rug.
LESSON 8: Review! P. 23 The pencil is ON the table.
A pair of scissors is ON the table, too.
Objective: A red crayon is IN the pencilcase.
At the end of this lesson, students will have:
Answer key:
• Practised, reviewed and reinforced all the
language seen in this chapter.
Target language:
• I am at school/I am in the classroom/I am in the
playground.
• What is this? It is a school bag.
• Where is the book? On the table/Where is the
crayon? In the pencil case.
• What colour is this? It is red.
• How many books are there? Two.
• Sit down. Listen. Let´s pray. Open your schoolbag/
Open the pencil case, etc.
Picture 2:
WORKSHEET 2: Sol says: “Let's sit on the grass. I'm tired.” The grass
WHAT IS IN THE SCHOOL BAG? is green.
Picture 5:
Santiago asks: “Where is your pencil, Sol?”
Sol answers: “It's… in the pencil case!
Picture 6:
Santiago says: “Well, Sol, I've got two sandwiches in
the basket.”
STORYTELLING: Sol says: “Mmmm. Let's eat the sandwiches!”
Santiago says: “Good idea! Let's pray first!”
Use the storytelling cards available on line:
Sol prays: “Dear Jesus, thank you for the sandwiches.
“Storytelling cards Chapter 2”. In Jesus' name, Amen.”
Story: A colourful picnic day!
Picture 1:
Sol and Santiago are in the backyard. Santiago says:
“I'm happy today! It's a nice day for a picnic.”
WORKBOOK:
ACTIVITY 1: Draw, colour and say. P. 75
Ending the lesson:
MY FAMILY TREE!
JUST IMAGINE
Before SS leave, ask who remembers some family LESSON 4: Language development! P. 27
members' names and invite them to say them aloud.
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
LESSON 3: Language development! P. 26 • Review family members.
• Introduce the rooms of the house.
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Target language:
• Review family members. • Where is Santiago's grandfather/grandmother/
• Introduce the rooms of the house. mother?
• In the bedroom.
Target language: • In the bathroom.
• Where is Santiago's grandfather/grandmother/
Recycled language:
mother?
• In the living room. • Grandfather/grandmother/mother.
• In the kitchen. • Prepositions IN/ON.
• Numbers 1-5.
Recycled language:
• Grandfather/grandmother/mother.
WARM UP:
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Use
• Prepositions IN/ON.
the same paper house that you have shown your SS in
• Numbers 1-5. the previous class so that they can review the parts of
the house and you can introduce the new vocabulary.
WARM UP: Ask SS which room they can see.
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom.
Prepare a house entrance with papers or newspapers. Activity 4: Identify, draw and colour. P. 27
Use simple questions to introduce the new vocabulary. Ask SS to follow the activity on this page. Ask:
Prepare different objects that SS can find in each part “Where is Santiago's sister? Let's see. Look! She is IN
of the house. Ask SS in which room they can find these. the bathroom, looking at the mirror.”
For example, a knife and a fork (kitchen). “Where is Santiago's father? And where is
Activity 3: Identify, draw and colour. P. 26 Santiago's brother? Let's see. Look! He is IN the
bedroom. He is ON the bed.”
Introduce the activity by singing the “House” song.
“Oh! And Santiago's brother is IN the bedroom,
Invite SS to explore the scene and ask SS the
too.”
following:
Count to 5 or more if it is necessary, using the
“Where is Santiago's grandfather? Let's see. Look! He
objects/persons from the picture. Then colour them.
is IN the living room. He is ON the sofa.
Where is Santiago's grandmother? She is IN the Ending the lesson:
living room. She is near the sofa. Sing one of the songs presented in this chapter and
Where is Santiago's mother? Look! She is IN the say goodbye.
kitchen. She is next to the chair.”
Then invite SS to draw their faces and colour
them. Also, encourage SS to count how many family WORKBOOK:
members there are in the house scene. (Review
numbers 1 to 5.) ACTIVITY 2: Imagine and draw. P. 76
IMAGINE MY HOUSE!
Invite SS to open their books at page 76 and show
them the activity so they can use it as a guide.
Ask SS to tell you what their house looks like.
TEACHER’S BOOK
Encourage them to use the vocabulary they have “Look at the kitchen! There is a fridge (count it)/a
learnt. Tell SS to think about their houses and draw cooker/a dishwasher/a dish rack.”
them (including the parts of the house they can “Look at the bedroom! There is a bed (count it)/a
identify after the previous activity.) pillow/a painting/a bedside table.”
Give examples from your house so they have an This activity is long and it might be a little dense
idea of what to say: with all the new concepts they have to relate, so be
I have a bedroom. (Draw it on the whiteboard so flexible and use all the time you need to make the
they can see.) most of this activity.
I have a kitchen. (Draw it near the bedroom so they Then, invite SS to spot the differences between the
see another option of how and where they can draw it.) two pictures and circle them. Allow them to count the
Your drawings must be simple and clear. differences they have found.
Answer key:
They draw different parts of the house. WORKBOOK:
ACTIVITY 3: Look and match. Then say. P. 77
WHERE IS IT?
LESSON 5: Language development! P. 27
Invite SS to go to page 77. Review the vocabulary
Objectives: that is presented through the pictures at the bottom
and mention the objects one by one, repeating them
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
aloud.
• Learn about furniture. SS have to look at them carefully. They have to find
them and match them to the part of the house they
Target language:
belong to.
• Furniture: sofa, mirror, bed/s, fridge, chair/s.
• How many chairs are there? Four. Answer key:
• What colour is the sofa? The fridge matches with the kitchen.
The bed matches with the bedroom.
• It is red. The chairs match with the kitchen.
The sofa matches with the living room.
Recycled language: The mirror matches with the bathroom.
• Parts of the house.
Ending the lesson:
SPOT THE DIFFERENCES! Review the new vocabulary and say goodbye.
WARM UP:
Invite SS to sit down and show them realia related
to house furniture (the specific vocabulary of this LESSON 6: Content language! P. 28
activity.) For example: a chair, a pillow, a carpet, etc.
Objectives:
Activity 5: Find and circle the differences. Then At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
count. P. 28
• Talk about their family members.
Ask SS which of the objects they have learnt appear
in the pictures. For example, ask: “Can you see a Target language:
pillow/chair? Look at the second picture, the one that • Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, brother,
is at the bottom of the page” and point to these objects
sister, baby. (Others if you want to.)
while you say this.
“Look at the dining room! There is a table. One Recycled language:
table. A fire place/sideboard/etc. and there are chairs.
• Numbers 1-5.
Let's count them (1 to 4)/books/windows.”
“Look at the living room! There is a table. There is a
television/a lamp. There are sofas. Count them.”
JUST IMAGINE
MY FAMILY! Development:
1. Invite students' families to work in this open-class
WARM UP: activity.
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Use 2. Ask everybody to stamp handprints on the white
phrases such as “Welcome SS, come on in,” etc. Add the paper building a family portrait.
invitation to stand up and start with the “Family” song. 3. Then, write names below the handprints, such as:
Ana (mother), Pedro (grandfather.)
Activity 6: Draw, show and say. P. 29 4. Share the handprint family poster with your class.
This is an open experiential activity with the family.
Prepare and send all the previous notes inviting SS'
relatives and family to do it. For this activity, SS have
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
to draw their family members on their fingerprints Families come in all shapes and sizes!
and show and talk about them with the rest of their
The students will reinforce:
classmates. • Vocabulary related to family members.
Example: She is my mother/This is my mother Materials:
(showing to classmates, relatives and friends in • Bubble wrap.
general) • Scotch tape.
It can be done student by student or you can just Development:
pick a few SS, depending on the time you have. Ask SS 1. Invite SS to take off their shoes and socks
to complete the activity. and play in groups.
2. SS have to pass through the bubble wrap
barefoot and mention family members
PROJECT 3: while they walk.
3. The idea is for them to see how nice it feels
HANDPRINT FAMILY PORTRAIT! to go through that experience and to help
them link this experience to their families.
Objectives:
• To help SS develop fine motor skills.
Ending the lesson:
• To help SS practise the vocabulary related to
Sing the “Family” song and greet each other.
family members.
• To help SS share some time with their families and LESSON 7: Bible Story! “Moses' family” P. 30
make them known to their classmates.
Objectives:
Materials: At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
• White paper. • Be familiar with a story from the Bible.
• Watercolours. • Identify characters from a story.
• Brushes.
Target language:
Steps: • Moses' mother, brother, Moses as a baby, etc.
1. Invite your family to class.
2. Along with your family, Recycled language:
stamp handprints on the • I am a boy/I am a girl.
white paper, building a family
portrait. MOSES' FAMILY!
3. Then, write names below
the handprints. WARM UP:
4. Share the handprint family Invite SS to a special place decorated with
poster with your class. something related to Moses' story and start this
special moment by saying: “It's story time.” Show
some objects related to the story: a baby, a basket, etc.
Ask SS if they know what the story is about. Give them
time to remember the story.
TEACHER’S BOOK
There is a bathroom.
There is a living room.
LESSON 8: Review! P. 31 There is a bedroom,
and a kitchen too
Objective:
There is a bathroom.
At the end of this lesson, students will have:
There is a living room.
• Practised, reviewed and reinforced all the There is a bedroom,
language seen in this chapter. and a kitchen too.
GAME 1:
Interactive game: My flashcards!
This game has been designed to help students
Objectives: The students will reinforce: practise, reinforce and classify vocabulary related to
• The importance of spending time with their school objects, colours, actions (or commands), and
families by building a part of the house they food. It will be beneficial for students to play the game
have learnt in this chapter. at the end of chapter 1, 2 and 3.
Materials: SS have to click on the different flaschards and
• Cardboard.
drag them to the correct box. Each box represents a
• Colours.
• Scissors. different category (actions, colours, school objects,
• Glue. and food) and they have to see which drawing fits
Development: best in each box. Whenever they make a mistake, the
Bring pieces of cardboard in order to build flashcard will automatically return to the maze and
with your SS the part of the house you choose. they will have to try again until they place it in the
Work in a collaborative way, with SS fixing and correct box.
sticking the pieces to build the house. Review
vocabulary.
GRANDMA GRANDPA
MUM
DAD
BROTHER
SISTER
ME
TEACHER’S BOOK
Chapter 4: Track 16. Page 32: Me and my healthy Activity 2: Listen and sing. Then colour, circle and
body! Activity 1: Listen, sing and circle. Then stick. say. P. 33
Healthy fruits! Play the song about fruit and invite SS to sing it
Eat some fruit, fruit, fruit. aloud.
It's good for you, you, you! Ask SS to repeat fruit names from the song and add
Bananas, apples and grapes. others. Then say: “One red apple, one yellow pear, one
Pineapples and oranges are great!
orange and one violet grape.”
Eat some fruit, fruit, fruit.
It's good for you, you, you. Invite SS to paint the drawings following the
number guide. You may draw a big-sized fruit as an
example and complete it with SS. Ask: “What colour
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Drinking orange juice is number 4? Violet! Paint all numbers 4 violet.”
Objectives: The students will reinforce: Then ask: “What colour is number 5? Green.” Invite a
• Vocabulary about fruit. volunteer to colour number 5 in your drawing.
• The action of tasting real fruit.
Now, when SS finish with the painting, ask the
Materials:
• Real oranges. following questions about likes and dislikes regarding
• A wooden table. different fruits by using the happy and sad faces. With
• A plastic knife. their pencils, they have to make a circle that shows the
• An orange juicer. answer that best suits them. Answers can vary.
• Plastic glasses. Example:
Development: Do you like red apples?
With the help of the teacher, SS squeeze and
Yes, I do/No, I don´t.
prepare the orange juice. Then, they taste it.
Emphasise the importance of drinking healthy Do you like yellow pears?
juice. Yes, I do/No, I don´t.
Do you like oranges?
Yes, I do/No, I don´t.
Ending the lesson: Do you like grapes?
Close the activity by singing one of the new songs. Yes, I do/No, I don´t.
Recycled language: Tell SS to form two groups: girls and boys. Girls
• Fruits and vegetables. will complete Sol's chart/questionnaire about
different fruits, and boys will complete Santiago's
DO YOU LIKE…? chart/questionnaire about vegetables. SS, looking
at the different fruits and vegetables that appear in
WARM UP: the drawings, have to tick what they like or what they
Prepare a circle with many windows that say “like” don't like.
and “don't like” and with drawings of the fruits and Once they finish doing the activity, ask those
vegetables the SS have learnt. Play with SS. Move questions using “Do you like…?”
and stop the windows in different turns and reinforce Examples:
vocabulary using questions with “Do.” For example: Girls' questions:
“Do you like yellow bananas?” Do you like bananas?
Activity 4: Cut, listen and draw. P. 35 Do you like grapes?
Do you like apples?
Ask SS to open their books and go to page 101.
Do you like oranges?
Once they find the page, ask them to use the scissors
Do you like strawberries?
and cut the happy and sad faces. When they finish,
Do you like pineapples?
explain that they are going to listen to some questions
Do you like pears?
and they have to place the faces in the correct place.
Chapter 4: Track 18. Page 35. Activity 4: Cut, listen Answer key:
and glue. Answers may vary.
Teacher: Sam, do you like pineapples?
Sam: Yes, I do.
Teacher: Ann, do you like peppers? EXTRA ACTIVITY:
Ann: Pough! No, I don't. Like or don´t like! Experiential activity.
Teacher: Sam, do you like pears? Objectives: The students will reinforce...
Sam: Mmm, no, I don't. • Fruits and vegetables.
Teacher: Ann, do you like carrots? • Like and dislike options/Preferences.
Ann: Yes, I do. Materials:
• A plastic bowl with water
Activity 5: Tick. Then ask and answer. P. 35 • Real fruits and vegetables: pepper, orange,
Prepare the same chart on the BB. Use a poster, a apple, carrot, lemon.
happy face and a sad face. Ask SS the same question: Development:
Call SS to make a circle and pay attention to
“Do you like…?” According to what SS say, tick under
the experiential activity.
the faces for each fruit/vegetable. Then, tell SS that Pour water inside the plastic bowl or inside a
they are going to do the same in their books. fish tank and ask this question:
“Do you like peppers?”
Answer key: Possible answers: Yes, I do/No, I don´t.
Answers may vary according to SS' tastes. Look at the pepper when it enters the water.
Say: “Look!”
Add the rest of the vegetables and fruits and
WORKBOOK: complete the experiential activity with SS.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Activity 9: Look and circle what you like. Then say.
P. 39
Talk about healthy meals and the blessing of
Tell SS to find this activity. Then, explain it.
eating/drinking them. It is a blessing to eat
and drink good things. Share this concept with First, SS have to look carefully at the different fruits
others. and vegetables that appear in this activity.
Second, circle the fruits you like with a blue marker.
VALUE: Sharing! Third, circle the vegetables you like with a green
marker.
This value is closely related to the previous SS show their preferences and share them with the
one in chapter 4. rest of the class.
Answer key:
Red tomatoes: 2. Brown potatoes: 4.
Yellow bananas: 4. Orange oranges: 9.
Orange carrots: 7. Red strawberries: 10.
Guide SS through each row of fruit or vegetable
Green pears: 7. Green peppers: 6.
items and help them count how many there are in
Red and green Red apples: 5. each row.
watermelons: 3. Tell SS to look and count, and explain that they
have to circle the correct amount or draw the missing
EXTRA ACTIVITY: What's on my plate? ones.
Objectives: The students will reinforce... Example:
• The importance of sharing healthy food with If you say: “3 potatoes,” SS have to draw one more
others.
Materials:
next to the three potatoes because it says 4. After that,
• Common pencils. they circle only three.
• Coloured markers. If SS don't have to add more items, help them circle
Development: the ones the number refers to. For example: There are
Ask SS to listen carefully and draw the 3 pears. SS just have to circle 3 pears and that's all.
sentences they hear. Ask them to guess what
fruit/vegetable/drink it is. Answer key:
Examples: 3: circle 3 pears.
It is one fruit./It is red./It is a red apple. 1: circle 1 apple.
SS' answer: They draw a red apple. 4: draw 1 potato.
They are two vegetables./They are green. 2: draw 1 strawberry.
I like green peppers. 6: circle 6 bananas.
SS' answer: They draw two green peppers. 5: draw 2 carrots.
It is a drink./It is orange./I like orange juice. 7: circle 7 peppers.
SS' answer: They draw an orange juice.
Give thanks for the blessing of eating and
drinking healthy food.
TEACHER’S BOOK
Picture 3:
GAME 2 “These are bananas. They are sweet.
Healthy food! These are green apples. I like green apples.
This is a yellow pepper. I love yellow peppers.
This is a memory game. It has been designed This is a carrot. I love carrots.”
to help students review vocabulary related to food,
drinks, fruits and vegetables. It will be beneficial for Picture 4:
students to play the game at the end of chapter 4. Sol: “I love fruit and vegetables. Let's prepare
orange juice.”
Santiago: “Mmm, yes, please, Sol! I want orange
STORYTELLING: juice!”
Use the storytelling cards available on line: Sol: “Ok, let's put on an apron…”
“Storytelling cards Chapter 4”.
Picture 5:
Story: In my grandmother's kitchen. Santiago asks: “How many oranges are there, Sol?”
Sol says: “Let's count the oranges. One, two, three,
Picture 1: four, five, six, seven and eight oranges.”
“Smile, Sol,” Santiago says. He takes a funny picture
of Sol in the kitchen. Picture 6:
Sol and Santiago thank Jesus for all the fruit.
Picture 2: Sol says: “Thank you, Jesus, for this delicious orange
Sol says: “I'm very happy in my grandma's kitchen. juice and for all the fruit.”
I eat some delicious fruit.” Santiago says: “Mmm, delicious!”
Santiago says: “Really? Show me your favourite Sol says: “Thank you for your help, grandma!”
food.”
Sol says: “Come in, Santiago, let's see.”
Say:
LESSON 4: Language development! P. 43 “Look at the first picture. There is a BIG dog.”
“Look at the second picture. There are small fish in
Objectives: the water.”
Then help SS say:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: “There is a big cat near the dog.
• Describe size. There is a small rabbit near the fish.
There is a small turtle near the flowers.”
Target language: Invite SS to repeat the sentences when they have
finished sticking the pictures. Play with echo.
• Small and big. Say:
• Is the dog big or small? Small “There is a big cat near the dog.” SS repeat the
sentence aloud.
Recycled language: “There is a small rabbit near the fish.” SS repeat the
sentence aloud.
• Pets' names.
“There is a small turtle near the flowers.” SS repeat
the sentence aloud.
BIG-SMALL
WARM UP: WORKBOOK:
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Bring
pictures, small and big, of pets that are mentioned in Activity 2: Look and match. P. 84
this chapter in order to present the following activity.
Show SS a small pet and say: “Look! This parrot is BIG small
small” and then: “Look at this parrot. It's big.” Do the Tell SS to find this activity in their books. Review
same with the rest of the pets you brought and repeat the meaning of “big” and “small” and start doing the
the procedure several times so they get the idea of BIG activity. They have to look at the animals: fish, dog,
and SMALL. rabbit, parrot, cat, and turtle, and place them in the
correct square according to their size.
Activity 4: Look. Then cut and glue. P. 43
Invite SS to open their books at page 43. Point to Answer key:
the dog and say: “The dog is big!” Then point to the Big animals go inside the big red square: dog and cat.
fish and say: “The fish is small.” Then invite SS to see Small animals go in the small blue square:
the other pets and classify them as big or small. Tell fish, rabbit, parrot, and turtle.
SS to go to the cut out section, page 101. Show SS the
pictures, point to them and ask SS to say the names.
Then point to the rabbit and ask: “Is the rabbit big
or small?” Elicit answers. Do this with the rest of the
pictures. Once SS have identified which pets are big
and which are small, ask SS to cut the pictures and
stick them in the correct place. Then reinforce the use
TEACHER’S BOOK
Recycled language:
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Touch and spy. Experien-
tial activity. • Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, pink, brown,
Objectives: The students will reinforce: grey, black, white.
• Pet sizes. • Numbers from 1 to 10.
• Pet names.
Materials:
• A plastic box with pieces of coloured papers.
HOW MANY…?
• Plastic pets of different sizes.
Development: WARM UP:
Call SS to make a circle and play. Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Start
In turns, SS have to introduce their hands into the class by playing the new song about pet sounds:
the plastic box and find different pets between “Going around”
the coloured papers.
When SS find them, they have to say the name Activity 5: Colour, listen and sing. P. 44
of the pet aloud and its size. Ask SS to open their books at page 44. Ask some
For example: Victor is the student and he found
a small tortoise and so he says: “This is a small
questions related to the animals that appear in the
tortoise” and he shows it to the rest of the SS. story. For example: “What colour is the fish?” SS
SS find the rest of the pets hidden in the answer: “Blue.” Tell them to colour all the fish blue.
plastic box. Follow this procedure with the rest of the animals
(turtle, parrot, rabbit, cat and dog.) While SS are
working, repeat the “Going around” song.
Ending the lesson: When they finish, ask SS to make a circle and listen
Sing the song “My pets” with SS and say goodbye. to the song again. Pause it after each sound. After that,
invite SS to sing the song again in a rhythmic way,
adding movements.
LESSON 5: Language development! P. 44 Chapter 5: Track 22. Page 44. Activity 5: Colour,
listen and sing.
Objectives: Going around!
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Going around, going around,
• Review colours in pets. I see a cat, it says: “meow, meow, meow.”
• Use receptive language.
Going around, going around
• Identify pet sounds. a dog barks, it says: “woof, woof, woof.”
• Review numbers from 1 to 10 by answering
questions. Going around, going around,
I see a parrot, it says: “squawk, squawk, squawk.”
Target language:
Going around, going around,
• What colour is the fish/turtle/parrot/rabbit/dog/ I see a turtle, a rabbit and a fish.
cat?
Going around, going around
• It is red/green/brown/blue/white/black.
I learn so much going around!
• What colour are the fish/turtles/parrots/rabbits/
dogs/cats? Activity 6: Look, count and draw the number. P. 44
• They are red/green/brown/blue/white/black. All together, in a collaborative way count how many
• What does a dog say? Woof, woof. pets there are in the picture, asking the following and
also practising some answers:
• What does a cat say? Meow, meow.
“How many parrots are there? How many turtles/
• What does a parrot say? Squawk, squawk.
cats/dogs/fish/rabbits are there?”
• How many parrots are there? How many turtles/ “There are two. There are four/five/nine/ten.”
cats/dogs/fish/rabbits are there? With your help, SS write the numbers inside the
• There are two. There are four/five/nine/ten. boxes.
JUST IMAGINE
3. Cut the pictures of different foods and drinks and DAVID PROTECTS THE ANIMALS!
glue them on the small wheel.
4. Join the two wheels with a paper fastener. Turn WARM UP:
the top wheel and describe what the animals eat or Invite SS to a special place decorated for this
drink. lesson, which will be about David in the field taking
care of the sheep. You can bring sheep toys to recreate
the story.
EXTRA ACTIVITY: Activity 8: Look and say. Then cut, glue and make a
Feed the dog! collage. P. 46
Objectives: The students will reinforce:
Open the scene and help SS to imagine what
• Numbers and colours.
Materials: happens while you tell the story.
• Little coloured bones for puppies. Story:
• A bowl or box for each table. David was a little boy, the youngest of Jesse's eight
• Pictures of a dog bowl for each student. sons. He was a shepherd boy because he took care
Development: of his father's sheep. He worked day and night taking
Ask SS to take bones from the bowl based on care of them. He loved sheep and enjoyed singing
the number and colour you say. songs for them. He used to count them and protect
SS listen carefully to the sentences and do the them every day. David was known in the courts of the
activity. Lord as “a man after his own heart.”
Example: Once you finish telling the story, invite SS to go to
Laura's dog eats two red bones. (SS' response the cut out section and cut the sheep figures.
should be to choose two red bones and put
SS glue them in the correct place to complete the
them inside the drawing of the bowl.
This is a very entertaining activity. Enjoy it! SS story. Then, they make a collage with real cotton. Also,
love it. (Instead of bones, you can bring cereals invite SS to count sheep with their fingers.
of different sizes and play with them, too.)
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
Talk about different ways of feeling safe at
Ending the lesson: home, in our neighbourhood, and share your
When SS start to leave the classroom, invite them ideas with others.
to do so by mentioning a pet they have learnt during
this chapter. VALUE: Taking care of animals.
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: LESSON 8: Review! P. 47
• Be familiar with a story from the Bible.
• Identify animals. Objective:
• Practise numbers. At the end of this lesson, students will have:
• Practised, reviewed and reinforced all the
Target language: language seen in this chapter.
• Sheep.
Target language:
• Numbers from 1 to 10.
• Pets: dog, fish, parrot, turtle.
Recycled language: • Size: big, small.
• Colours. • New colours: brown, black, pink, green.
JUST IMAGINE
WORKBOOK:
Activity 4: Trace and colour. P. 86
MY PETS!
Tell SS to go to page 86 and show them the activity
“My pets” as a guide for them.
SS have to trace the animals: fish, turtle, dog,
and cat, and complete their bodies. Once they
have finished tracing, ask SS to colour them with
watercolours.
Play the “Animals” song while SS are doing the
activity.
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
Handprint pet.
Objectives: The students will reinforce:
• The importance of taking care of pets.
Materials:
• Their handprints.
• Watercolours/coloured chalks.
Development:
Invite SS to make a lot of handprints using
different watercolours and then cut them and
prepare them as swing birds.
Once SS have that ready, hand out a parrot
face and ask SS to stick their handprints on the
“neck” so as to make the parrot's body.
After that, SS stick parrots on the palm tree in
the direction they want, left or right, and finally
talk about their colours, sounds, sizes and the
importance of taking care of animals wherever
we are, no matter the size or colour.
decoration so, in a way, you divide the places where Activity 2: Listen, point and sing. Then look, count
they are and show the weather they are having. and draw the number. P. 49
Ask SS to open their books at page 49. Introduce
Activity 1: Look and stick. P. 48
the vocabulary related to clothes.
Ask SS to deduce what they see in the picture. By pointing to the picture, ask:
SS' possible answers: Sol, Santiago, and some “What is this? It is a red coat.
other words. What is this? It is a yellow dress.
Ask SS to go to the sticker section, page 117, What is this? They are green shorts.
and complete the page with the missing pictures. What is this? It is an orange T-shirt.
When they finish, you may ask some comprehensive What is this? It is a pair of brown boots.
questions, such as: What is this? It is a pair of black and grey trainers.
What is this? It is a dress/It is a T-shirt. What is this? It is a pair of green shoes.
What are they? They are shoes/They are boots. What are these? They are blue pants.
What colour is the dress? It is pink. What are these? They are white and red socks.
What colour is the T-shirt? It is green. What are these? They are pink and orange dresses.”
What colour are the pants? They are blue. Once they have finished saying the sentences,
What colour are the boots? They are brown. invite SS to sing the “Clothes” song. Play it a second
time and make them point to the clothes they hear.
Ending the lesson: After that, invite SS to listen carefully to some
Close the activity by reviewing new vocabulary questions with “how many.” Explain that they have
learnt in this activity. to count the clothes and draw the numbers inside the
white boxes below.
Examples: From left to right: “How many socks are
there?” SS count and say: “There are three.” “How
LESSON 2: Language development! P. 49 many shorts are there?” SS answer: “There is one.” Do
the same with the rest of the clothes.
Objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Answer key:
• Learn vocabulary related to clothes. Socks=3
• Add numbers answering questions with “How Shorts=1
Pants=2
many...?” T-shirt=1
Trainers=1
Target language: Shoes=1
• What is this? It is a T-shirt. Coat=1
Boots=1
• What are these? They are pants. Dress=3
• How many dresses are there? There are three.
Chapter 6: Track 23. Page 49. Activity 2: Listen, point
Recycled language: and sing. Then look, count and draw the number.
• Colours: red/yellow/blue/green/pink/orange. Clothes!
• Add black/grey and brown colours. Clothes are here,
Clothes are there
Clothes are everywhere,
HOW MANY…? Some for boys,
Some for girls,
WARM UP: Some are unisex.
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom. Bring
a big bag with clothes and start the presentation of T-shirts, dresses and coats.
the vocabulary by showing real clothes. Explain the Pants, shorts and boots.
different names and colours. After this, show two Trainers, socks and shoes.
T-shirts, three shoes, four coats. Ask: “How many Clothes are everywhere.
shoes can you see?” Make SS count the clothes and
say the number. Do the same with the rest of the Clothes are here,
clothes/numbers. Clothes are there
TEACHER’S BOOK
Activity 4: Cut, listen and glue. Then colour and say. Ending the lesson:
P. 51
Play with echo and practise the prepositions IN/ON
Tell SS to go to the cut out section (page 103) and before SS say goodbye.
snip the clothes. Tell SS to be ready to listen to Track
25 and glue the pictures in the correct places. After
they glue them, ask some comprehensive questions:
“Where are the shorts? On the chair. LESSON 5: Language development! P. 52
Where are the trainers? In the suitcase.
Where is the dress? On the bed. Objectives:
Where are the socks? In the suitcase.”
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Then, tell SS to colour the clothes and ask: “What
• Identify different types of weather.
colour are the socks/trainers/dress/shorts?” Answers
may vary according to SS' preferences. Target language:
Chapter 6: Track 25. Page 51. Activity 4: Cut, listen • What is the weather like?
and glue. Then colour and say. • It is sunny/snowy/windy/cloudy/rainy.
Number 1: The shorts are on the chair.
Number 2: The trainers are in the suitcase. Recycled language:
Number 3: The dress is on the bed.
Number 4: The socks are in the suitcase. • Colours.
THE WEATHER!
WARM UP:
Invite SS to a special place in the classroom.
Introduce the new vocabulary by showing some real
objects. Bring some drawings or realia (sun, clouds,
“palo de agua” to represent the rain, leaves from trees,
TEACHER’S BOOK
etc.) related to the weather. Show each object/picture Ending the lesson:
and introduce the vocabulary. Sing the “Weather” song before SS leave the class.
Activity 5: Listen, point and trace. Then sing. P. 52 LESSON 6: Content language! P. 53
Open this activity inviting SS to listen carefully to
the song about the weather. Ask SS by pointing to each Objectives:
picture: “What's the weather like?” At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Play the song again and when the song mentions • Talk about weather.
the words about the different types of weather (sunny, • Review vocabulary related to clothes and the
windy, cloudy, rainy, and snowy), ask SS to point to the
relationship with weather.
correct pictures.
Then invite SS to trace the weather words using Target language:
black markers. Sing the song.
• What is the weather like?
Chapter 5: Track 26. Page 52. Activity 5: Listen, point • It is rainy.
and trace. Then sing. • What is she wearing?
The weather! • She is wearing pants.
What's the weather like today? • What is the weather like?
The sun is shining,
it´s sunny, sunny, sunny. • It is snowy. He is wearing a coat and boots.
What's the weather like today?
The wind is blowing,
Recycled language:
it's windy, windy, windy. • Clothes vocabulary: pants, shorts, T-shirt, coat,
What's the weather like today? dress, socks, shoes, trainers, boots.
There are clouds big clouds!
It's cloudy, cloudy, cloudy. CLOTHES AND WEATHER!
What's the weather like today?
And now it's rainy, WARM UP:
it's rainy, rainy, rainy.
Invite SS to review vocabulary about weather using
What's the weather like today?
And now it's snowy, guessing cards. Cover a part of the cards and allow
it's snowy, snowy, snowy. SS to guess what the picture/drawing is about. Bring
Sunny, windy, cloudy, rainy and snowy! drawings about a rainy day, a snowy day, a sunny day,
and a windy day.
EXTRA ACTIVITY:
LESSON 7: Bible Story! “Noah's ark”. P. 54
Dress them up!
Objectives:
Objectives: The students will reinforce:
• Clothing vocabulary and weather association. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Materials: • Be familiar with a story from the Bible.
• Drawings in sequence.
• Identify weather.
• Pencils.
• Markers. • Practise vocabulary.
Development:
Hand out the drawings to each student and ask Target language:
the following questions:
• Weather: It is windy/cloudy/rainy/sunny.
“What is missing in this picture?”
SS discover that some boys and girls don't
have all their clothes on, so the aim here is to
Recycled language:
draw different clothes to cover the boys and • Colours.
girls and then colour them.
• Numbers.
NOAH'S ARK!
PROJECT 6 WARM UP:
Invite SS to a special place decorated for this
WEATHER TIME! lesson, which will be about Noah's ark. Bring a small
Objectives: ark and drawings of different types of weather to add
while you tell the story.
• To help SS develop fine motor skills. Open the scene and help your SS to imagine what
• To help SS practise vocabulary related to weather. you are going to tell them.
• To help SS share their preferences in a Story:
collaborative way. One day, God said to Noah: “Build a big boat called
ark and call all the animals to enter the ark until the
Materials: waters calm down.” On a sunny day, Noah started
building the ark. He built it with the help of his family
• Lightweight cardboard. and called the animals, which entered two by two. The
• Weather cards: sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, snowy. animals had tidy places to sleep and eat.
• Coloured papers. Days turned cloudy and the animals (mention the
animals in your country so that SS can relate more
• Glue, scissors, pencils. easily to the story) arrived and entered the ark. They
all went into the ark, and escaped the rain. It started to
Steps: rain and God took care of them for many days. Noah's
1. Draw five columns on a large piece of lightweight family collaborated and worked together to keep
cardboard. things tidy and clean.
2. Write a weather word (sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, God made the sun shine and dry up the land. It was
snowy) in each column and glue the corresponding an awesome day when they were finally able to leave
pictogram below each word. the ark. They saw the first rainbow.
3. Cut coloured construction paper into squares (1
per student).
4. SS glue their squares in the correct column Activity 7: Look and colour. Then say. P. 54
according to their favourite type of weather. Then, After telling the story and showing the weather
they count the squares and report to the class.
drawings that were brought for the warm up time, invite
Ending the lesson: SS to carefully look at the drawings they have on their
books and colour them with chalks/crayons/markers.
Sing the “Weather” song and say goodbye. Then, say the weather words aloud. Use echo, make
a round/circle or play with them just reviewing weather
vocabulary.
TEACHER’S BOOK
Recycled language:
• New clothes vocabulary: wool hat/sweater/scarf/
gloves. WORKBOOK:
• Colours: red, yellow, pink, blue, green, white,
Activity 4: Listen to the teacher and draw. P. 90
brown. (Violet and sky blue are new)
• Numbers 1 to 10.
THE WEATHER!
LET'S PLAY! Tell SS to go to page 90 and show them this in your
book as a guide.
WARM UP: SS listen to the following sentences and draw what
Invite SS to sing the “Clothes” and “Weather” they hear. Say the following sentences as many times
songs to review vocabulary (Track 23 and 26.) as necessary.
The sentences are:
Activity 8: Find and circle. P. 55 It is a rainy day. Santiago is wearing a blue coat and
Tell SS to find this activity and explain it. blue pants with black boots.
JUST IMAGINE
Picture 4:
Cinnamon is rolling on the green grass and making
small holes. Blooms are appearing. Their smell is
sweet and his eyes are big enough to find them and
smell all of them. It is SPRING.
TEACHER’S BOOK
Picture 5: Picture 6:
Every day Cinnamon feels the temperature and looks Cinnamon loves seasons. Can he name all of them?
at the sky. Cinnamon enjoys seasons a lot. No, he can't, but YOU can. Name the seasons, and
enjoy them!
VOCABULARY 3
Interactive vocabulary page. Aceseducacion.com
There is a circle.
There is a triangle,
Ending the lesson: There is a square.
There is a rectangle!
Close the activity by refreshing the new vocabulary
learnt in this activity. In this classroom
There are many shapes,
There are many shapes,
Oh yes! Oh yes!
TEACHER’S BOOK
example: a clock. Then, draw a square and ask them next to the colour guide.
to find something with that shape, for example: a
table. Finish the warm up with the rest of the shapes, Answer key:
reinforcing the vocabulary. Yellow circles: 3.
Blue triangles: 3.
Activity 4: Look and match. P. 59 Green rectangles: 10.
Invite SS to look carefully to the classroom objects Red squares: 4.
and their shapes. Ask SS to match the different
objects to the shape that corresponds to that object.
Add some questions to review the classroom EXTRA ACTIVITY: Sorting shapes!
objects: Objectives: The students will reinforce:
Look! What is it? • Sorting shapes.
It is a whiteboard. (It is a rectangular whiteboard) • Shapes.
It is a yellow box. (It is a square yellow box) • Colours.
It is a blue book. (It is a square blue book) Materials:
• Plastic buttons with different shapes.
It is a green clock. (It is a circular green clock)
• Four big plastic boxes.
It is a green table. (It is a circular green clock) • Four plastic glasses for each box.
It is a red table. (It is a rectangular red table) • Cut papers for each box.
What are these? Development:
They are colourful pennants. (They are colourful Bring the materials to class and prepare the four
triangular pennants) boxes with the four plastic glasses in each box
They are colourful books. (They are colourful (put them in each corner), spread the papers
square books) and pour the different plastic buttons inside the
boxes between the papers.
Answer key: Draw in each plastic glass, with a black marker,
a hint of a shape so that SS can be guided
regarding the sorting out.
When everything is ready, count to three and SS
have to sort the shapes and put them inside the
plastic glasses.
The aim here is to see if SS sort the buttons
correctly according to the different shapes.
JOSEPH!
WORKSHEET 7 GAME 3
HOW MANY…? The odd one out!
Activity: Look, count and draw the number. Then This game has been designed to help students
colour. identify the word/picture that does not belong to the
Ask SS to pay attention to the shapes in each same category. It will be beneficial for students to play
picture. Ask them to identify the shapes, to count them the game at the end of the course since the game has
and to write how many circles, rectangles, squares and been designed to review the vocabulary taught during
triangles they can see in each picture. the whole course.
Then, think about these shapes and ask SS to
remember some of the classroom objects they have
learnt that have similar shapes, for example: a square
box, a circular table and a triangular pennant, etc.
Answer key:
SPECIAL DAYS
SPECIAL DAY 1 SPECIAL DAY 2
WORLD WATER DAY! EARTH DAY!
Activity: Make a collage. P. 95 Activity: Draw and colour. P. 96
Materials: Materials:
• Pieces of blue paper and other colours. • Pencils.
• Glue stick. • Colours.
Explain the label “Do not waste!” by giving an Ask SS to think of different ways in which they can
example to make it clear and real. Invite SS to colour show they care for the Earth. Then, invite them to go to
the water drop in blue and then add the pieces of page 96 and ask them to draw, inside the circles, four
paper to the rest of the drop. Talk about the importance simple things they can do to protect the Earth. Help
of controlling the use of water in your area, in your them think about the concept of recycling, reusing
neighbourhood, in your city, in your country. The and reducing, and encourage them to talk about this
celebration of this special day can be developed with topic at home in order to bring ideas to class to share
the primary teacher. You could work together as part of with their peers. They should work in a collaborative
a special project inviting families as well. way, sharing, being friendly and spending a good time
together. Ellaborate on the idea that we have to take
care of the Earth and respect it.
TEACHER’S BOOK
• Scissors.
SPECIAL DAY 3 • Pencils.
ANIMAL DAY! Invite SS to use their hands to decorate a flag with
its specific colours.
Activity: Make a collage. P. 97 Then cut all the flags and make a big one with the
SS' names on it and share it with their families.
Materials:
• Waved coloured papers.
• Glue. SPECIAL DAY 6
Introduce World Animal Day by showing a puppet of MERRY CHRISTMAS!
a fish, turtle, puppy, etc.
Prepare and bring waved coloured papers for each Activity: Look and follow the path. P. 100
student and invite your students to glue the papers on
the fish and to make flakes to add to the fish. Materials:
Talk about different kinds of fish you have in your • Glitter.
country and how you can protect them. Open this “Special day” activity inviting SS to
review the Christmas story.
SPECIAL DAY 5
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Activity: Draw and colour. P. 99
Materials:
• Glitter.
JUST IMAGINE
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