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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Class 1
2009 September 1 ~ 6
2009 September 7 ~ 13
Singing 'We welcome you to school today' to welcome the students and make them feel comfortable. We welcome you to school
today, school today, school today, We welcome you to school today, please sit down and play. To introduce the 'Moon
Festival', we started with the story of Hou Yi and Chang'E. Story telling first and then role playing. The same story has
been told in Chinese by Teacher EnJu.
Story A long, long, long time ago, there were ten suns in the sky. Each took its turn. But one day all ten
suns appeared together. The Emperor Yao asked for help. 'Please help me to kill all but one of the suns!
I will give a pill, an elixir of life to the one who succeeds.’ There came Houyi. He was a famous archer.
He shot nine suns. He saved the Earth. The Emperor rewarded Houyi with a pill, the elixir of life, and advised him:
"Make no haste to swallow this pill, but first prepare yourself with prayer and fasting for a year". Houyi took
the pill home. He hid it under a rafter. He began healing his spirit. In the midst of this, Houyi was called
again by the emperor. While he was gone, Chang'e noticed a white beam of light from the roof. She
discovered the pill. She swallowed it. Immediately, she found that she could fly. Just at that moment, Houyi returned
home. He realized what had happened. He shouts: 'Chang'e, come back, stay with me!’ But Chang flew out
the window into the sky. Chang’e is now trapped on the Moon. She is alone with her pet the Jade Rabbit
and Wu Kang. Now, every year, between September and October, the Moon Bridge appears for one night only. It
connects the Earth to the Moon. During this one night, Chang’e and Hou Yi can meet together. Look carefully
at the moon. You might see Chang’e and Houyi. Poem Patience, patience, what you need is patience. In the heart
of your patience, you will find peace and satisfaction. tried in class, without success, will try later Game 'Where's
the pill?'. students have to choose between right and left hand. Game played with Teacher Oliver and then in teams.
2009 September 14 ~ 20 Review Story Chang'E and Hou Yi Role playing. Teacher Oliver chooses the characters. 10
suns. 2 students play each important character. Song 'In and out and round the house' With gestures and movements related
to house cleaning In and out and round the house, round the house, round the house, In and out and round the house,
there is lots of work to do.
2009 September 21 ~ 27 Review Story Chang'E and Hou Yi More role playing. Review song 'In and out and round the
house' Song 'When I get up in the morning' With gestures and movements related to morning activities. When I get
up in the morning, I tell you what I do. I wash my hands and I wash my face. When I get up in the morning, I tell you
what I do. I brush my teeth till they are shining white. When I get up in the morning, I tell you what I do. I put
on my clothes and I brush my hair. When I get up in the morning, I tell you what I do. I run, I run, I run downstairs. during
the last class, Teacher Oliver invites foreign students to retell the story to everyone with their own words.
2009 September 28 ~ October 4 New curriculum to get along with the Nature class. Song to introduce the class: Pentatonic,
very quiet and peaceful song: My lantern, my lantern, shining near and far Shining like a moon, shining like a sun, Shining
like a silver star. Morning verse. The sun with loving light makes bright for me each day. The soul with spirit
power gives strength into my limbs. In sunlight shining clear, I reverence, O God The strength of human kind that you
so graciously Have planted in my mind. May I with all my might love to work and learn. Good morning to you and good
morning to me. Rhythm to introduce the beginning of the story. Tick tack, the clock says tick tack. What you have
to do do it fast. Time is running fast away. Let's work and work today. Rhythm to mime the farmer planting seeds I
dig, dig, dig, and I plant some seeds. I rake, rake, rake, and I pull some weeds. I wait and watch, and soon I know My
garden sprouts and starts to grow. Repeat tick tack, the clock says tick tack. Poem to show the development of the flower. In
the heart of a seed, buried deep so deep, A dear little plant lay fast asleep, Wake said the sun and creep tot he light. Wake
said the voice of the raindrops bright. The dear little plant heard and arose To see what the wonderful outside world
might be. Game 'Where is the seed?' Teacher Oliver covers one student's eyes and gives a sandbag to another student. The
student in the middle has to guess where the sandbag (seed) is hidden. Sentence pattern: Is it here? Yes, it is./ No, it
is not. Repeat tick tack the clock says tick tack. Conclude with the song / game The farmer in the dell. The farmer
in the dell, the farmer in the dell, Heigh ho, the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell. The farmer takes a wife, child,
nurse, dog, cat, mouse, cheese...
2009 October 5 ~ 11 Review Planting seeds, with a new introduction. Once upon a time, there is a little boy. He lives
in a little house, in a big garden. He plays with the plants, the flowers, the trees and the animals. The plants, the
flowers, the trees and the animals are his friends. One day, his mother gives him some seeds. Let's go and plant them...
2009 October 12 ~ 18 Review previous materials. + Outdoor gardening on Thursday and Friday to plant flowers next
to Classroom
2009 October 19 ~ 25 Pentatonic song: Bumble bee and butterfly, spider and the beetle, Come around and dance
with us In winds before the winter. Chant + Slow Dance Twelve children together are we. Merry and bright as you
can see. Twelve children hand in hand. In one circle here we stand. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 1 lot of
12. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 2 lots of 6. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 6 lots of 2. Let's move,
and you will see: 12 is 3 lots of 4. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 4 lots of 3. Poem + Game: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7 All children go to heaven Some go up, some go down, And some go around the town. Game One day, Teacher Oliver
is walking on the street, when he heard some taps. How many taps? (Teacher Oliver the ground behind his back. Students
listen and count.) The goal is to stimulate students' ability to sit properly, focus, listen and count.
2009 October 26 ~ November 1 Pentatonic song: Bumble bee and butterfly, spider and the beetle, Come around and
dance with us In winds before the winter. Chant + Slow Dance Twelve children together are we. Merry and bright
as you can see. Twelve children hand in hand. In one circle here we stand. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 1
lot of 12. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 2 lots of 6. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 6 lots of 2. Let's
move, and you will see: 12 is 3 lots of 4. Let's move, and you will see: 12 is 4 lots of 3. And variation for this class: 24
children together are we Merry and bright as you can see. 24 children hand in hand In one circle here we stand. Poem
+ Game: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 All children go to heaven Some go up, some go down, And some go around the town. Game One
day, Teacher Oliver is walking on the street, when he heard some taps. How many taps? (Teacher Oliver hits the ground behind
his back. Students listen and count.) The goal is to stimulate students' ability to sit properly, focus, listen and count.
Poem: The branch is one. So I take it. I break it. And what was one is now two. I break it again. What was two
is now three. I break it again. What was three is now four. I break it again. What was four is now eight. I break
it again. What was eight is now sixteen... Game. Move one step to the right. Move two steps to the left.
2009 November 2 ~ 8
Song: Spirits of fire, come to us. We will kindle the fire. Spirits of fire, come to us. We will kindle the fire. We
will knidle the fire. Dance the magic circle round. Chant + Slow Dance Twenty four children together are we. Merry
and bright as you can see. Twenety four children hand in hand. In one circle here we stand. Let's move, and you will
see: 24 is 1 lot of 24. Let's move, and you will see: 24 is 2 lot of 12. Let's move, and you will see: 24 is 3 lots
of 8. Let's move, and you will see: 24 is 4 lots of 6. Let's move, and you will see: 24 is 6 lots of 4. Let's move,
and you will see: 24 is 8 lots of 3. Let's move, and you will see: 24 is 12 lots of 2. Let's move, and you will see:
24 is 24 lots of 1. Poem + Game: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 All children go to heaven Some go up, some go down, And
some go around the town. Poem: The branch is one. So I take it. I break it. And what was one is now two. I break
it again. What was two is now three. I break it again. What was three is now four. I break it again. What was four is
now eight. I break it again. What was eight is now sixteen... Game. Move one step to the right. Move two steps to
the left. Game: Clap, clap, clap your hands as slowly as you can. Clap, clap, clap your hands as fat as you can. Poem Number
one, number one. Take me round the sun. Number two, number two. The clouds are white, the sky is blue. Number three,
number three. Ride a pony by the sea. Number four, number four. Here is my house, here is the door. Number five, number
five. Here is a pond, and here we dive.
2009 November
9 ~ 15
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Spirits of
fire, come to us. We will kindle the fire. Spirits of fire, come to us. We will kindle the fire. We will kindle the
fire. Dance the magic circle round.
...
Twinkle, twinkle
little star, How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky, Twinkle, twinkle little
star, How I wonder what you are.
...
Story of Cinderella. Once
upon a time, there is a very young girl, a beautiful girl, a sad girl. She lives with her stepmother and the two daughters.
The stepmother doesn't like her. All the nice things, nice dresses, nice shoes, nice, delicious food and comfortable beds
are for her sisters. But for the little poor girl, there is nothing at all. Nothing? Nothing! Please! No! Nothing! She
works hard all day long from morning to evening. Everybody calls her Cinderella. Oh dear! I am so unhappy! I am sad. Suddenly
something amazing is happening. A fairy appears. Don't be afraid, Cinderella! I know you want to go to dance. I know you want
to go to the ball. And so you shall go! You need a dress. Magic wand, magic wand. Do what I say. Do what I want. Move up.
Move down, and here is a dress.
You need a
coach. Give me a pumpkin. Magic wand, magic wand. Do what I say. Do what I want. Move up. Move down, and here is a coach.
You need six
horses. Give me six mice. Magic wand, magic wand. Do what I say. Do what I want. Move up. Move down, and here are six horses. Let's
go! You will see the prince. You will dance with the prince. But remember... You must leave the ball before midnight and come
home. Do you understand? Yes, I understand. When Cinderella enters the ballroom, everyone is shocked. How elegant! How
beautiful! How graceful! Who is she? Where is she from? How old is she? What is her name? The prince sees her, walks over
to her, takes a bow and asks her to dance. May I dance with you? Yes, and they dance, dance, dance the whole evening. Suddenly...
she hears the clock. Ding. Ding. Ding... Oh no! I must go home. She runs away... She runs down the stairs... The prince runs
after her and picks up her slipper. Soldiers! Soldiers! Go and search everywhere for that girl! So the soldiers go to
every house, let every lady try the slipper... We are looking for Cinderella. Please try this shoe. Sorry, it is too big /
small. It fits! You are Cinderella! Come with us! The prince is waiting for you! The prince and Cinderella marry and have
many children.
What did you
listen? What did you understand?
2009 November
16 ~ 22
- Review Story
of Cinderella.
- Poem:
Magic wand,
magic wand. Do what I say. Do what I want.
Move it up.
Move it down. And here is a … dress/coach/horse !
- Clapping
game:
What’s
her name? She is Cinderella.
What’s
his name? He is Prince.
- Practice
dialogue:
Do you understand?
Yes, I understand. / No, I don’t understand.
- Ending verse:
Enter the
night, and you will find the light.
Enter the
night, let your spirit take flight.
On the longest
night, we search for the light.
So when you
find that spark,
When you dream
in the dark,
Hold it close
to your heart and know,
All that you
see is all that can be
When you give
birth to your dreams.
2009 November
23 ~ 29
- Retell and
review the story.
- Outdoor
activities to build Cinderella’s shoes, dress, coach and horses.
- Singing:
Twinkle Little Star.
2009 November 30 ~ December 6
>Morning Verse:
>Funny role play to introduce different pet animals, different
basic questions in English and the difference of language between human and animals…
One day, I met a little cat. I said: Hello, cat. He said:
Meaow, meaow.
I said: How are you today? He said: Meaow, meaow.
I said: What’s your name? He said: Meaow, meaow.
I said: How old are you? He said: Meaow, meaow.
I said: Where are you going? He said: Meaow, meaow.
So I said: Good bye, cat.
… dog / woof, bird / kwik kwik, duck / quack, fish /
buh buh, mouse / cree cree…
> The story of the seven blind mice.
Seven blind mice went out for a walk, when they bumped into
something. What is it?
The first one touched the side, and said: This is a wall.
The second one touched the tusk, and said: This is a spear.
The third one touched the trunk, and said: This is a snake!
The fourth one touched the ear, and said: This is a fan.
The fifth one touched the foot, and said: This is a tree.
The sixth one touched the tail, and said: This is a rope.
And the six mice argue all day long.
This is a wall! This is a spear! This is a snake!,,,
When (name of a student who behaves well) the mouse comes,
goes up and down, from right to left (slowly finish the drawing on the black board), and finally says:
I know, I know. This is an elephant!
> Blindfold game. One student wears a blindfold. Teacher
Oliver hides something found in the classroom in the basket. The student has to guess what it is. For example: eraser, color
pencil, beanbag, paintbrush…
> ‘The cat and the mouse’ game.
If time permits, we go outside to play ‘cat and mouse’.
A mouse is in her house, a circle made by her classmates, and the cat outside tries to catch her.
2009 December 7 ~ 13
>Morning Verse:
> Review funny role play to introduce different pet animals,
different basic questions in English and the difference of language between human and animals…
One day, I met a little cat. I said: Hello, cat. He said:
Meaow, meaow…
> Review The story of the seven blind mice.
> Play Blindfold game. One student wears a blindfold. Teacher
Oliver hides something found in the classroom in the basket. The student has to guess what it is. For example: eraser, color
pencil, beanbag, paintbrush…
> ‘The cat and the mouse’ game.
If time permits, we go outside to play ‘cat and mouse’.
A mouse is in her house, a circle made by her classmates, and the cat outside tries to catch her.
> Chant: Eenie meeny miny moe, Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers, let him go.
My mother told me to catch the very best one, and this is
YOU.
2009 December 14 ~ 20
> Review story and games.
> Play a variation of the Blindfold game.
> The blindfolded student now has to guess who stands in
front of him / her.
> Song:
Fire, fire, burning bright, Keep us warm in this cold night.
When rain drops fall and wind does blow,
But we have fire to warm us all.
2009
December 21 ~ 27
>
Song: Fire, fire, burning bright, Keep us warm in this cold night…
>
Chant: The eensey weensey spider went up the water spout.
Down
came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came
the sunshine and dried all the rain.
And the
eensey weensey spider went up the spout again.
>
The Cat Song
I see
a cat. The cat sees me. I like the cats. The cats like me.
Big black
cats. One, two, three. I like the cats. and the cats like me.
+ dog…
>
Story:
Once
there was a little mouse Looking for a little house
She spied
a basket by the way And said: I'll stay here for a day.
Soon
a (rabbit) came passing by The basket he happened to spy.
He said:
Little house, little house, Will you be my own little house?
The mouse
looked out. Who are you? I am a (rabbit). How do you do?
Please
come in. I have room for you. Yes, room for you.
+ snake,
monkey, ox, boar, ram, dragon, horse, dog, tiger, rooster
>
Chant
Ten little
candles standing on a chocolate cake
Shoo,
shoo, and now there were 8. (8, 6, 4, 2, none)
2009
December 28 ~ 2010 January 3
>
Song: Fire, fire, burning bright, Keep us warm in this cold night…
>
Chant: The eensey weensey spider went up the water spout.
Down
came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came
the sunshine and dried all the rain.
And the
eensey weensey spider went up the spout again.
>
The Cat Song
I see
a cat. The cat sees me. I like the cats. The cats like me.
Big black
cats. One, two, three. I like the cats. and the cats like me.
+ dog…
>
Story:
Once
there was a little mouse Looking for a little house
She spied
a basket by the way And said: I'll stay here for a day.
Soon
a (rabbit) came passing by The basket he happened to spy.
He said:
Little house, little house, Will you be my own little house?
The mouse
looked out. Who are you? I am a (rabbit). How do you do?
Please
come in. I have room for you. Yes, room for you.
+ snake,
monkey, ox, boar, ram, dragon, horse, dog, tiger, rooster
>
Tiger and Mouse outdoor game
2010
January 4 ~ 10
>
Song:
Round
and round the Earth is turning, turning always onto morning
And from
morning round to night.
>
Chant: The eensey weensey spider went up the water spout.
Down
came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came
the sunshine and dried all the rain.
And the
eensey weensey spider went up the spout again.
>
The Cat Song
I see
a cat. The cat sees me. I like the cats. The cats like me.
Big black
cats. One, two, three. I like the cats. and the cats like me.
>
Dialogue
One day
I met a little dog. I said: Hello dog. The dog said: Woof, woof!
I said:
How are you today? The dog said: Woof, woof.
I said:
What are you doing? The dog said: Woof, woof.
I said:
Where are you going? The dog said: Woof, woof.
So I
said: Good bye, dog. See you later
>
Story:
Once
there was a little mouse Looking for a little house
She spied
a basket by the way And said: I'll stay here for a day.
Soon
a (rabbit) came passing by The basket he happened to spy.
He said:
Little house, little house, Will you be my own little house?
The mouse
looked out. Who are you? I am a (rabbit). How do you do?
Please
come in. I have room for you. Yes, room for you.
+ snake,
monkey, ox, boar, ram, dragon, horse, dog, tiger, rooster
>
Rehearsal for the ‘End of the Semester’ Ceremony.
Round
the Earth song + Eensey Weensey Spider + Dialogue + Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
2010
January 11 ~ 17
>
Rehearsal for the ‘End of the Semester’ Ceremony.
Round
the Earth song + Eensey Weensey Spider + Dialogue + Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
2010 January 11 ~ 17
2010 January 18 ~ 24
2010 January 25 ~ 31
2010 February 1 ~ 7
2010 February 8 ~ 14
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