English
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Language (main topic about Vikings)
Enter
the classroom singing a song such as
Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of Once
in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzbzwPNgXA&feature=related
Start
with a poem about Vikings such as:
Two
little boats are on the sea,
All
is calm as calm can be.
Gently
the wind begins to blow,
Two
little boats rock to and fro.
Loudly
the wind begins to shout,
Two
little boats are tossed about.
Gone
is the wind, the storm, the rain,
Two
little boats sail on again.
Ask
students: What did you listen? What did you understand?
(My
favourite question to stimulate conscious listening ability)
Write
on the black board the words that students have understood and retold to you.
Complete
the lines until the while poem is written.
Option
1:
Start
a new poem:
I
am a verb, I like to act,
To
walk, to run, to dance – It’s a fact.
To
plough, to build, to work, to strive,
I
like to feel that I’m alive!
But
sometimes I just say, ‘I am,’
And
act as meek as a little lamb.
Choose
the red colour and ask: Where are the verbs? Circle or underline them.
Creative
Writing starts with a story.
Have
you ever taken a boat?
Tell
a story about it, using as many verbs as possible.
Draw
a picture on the blackboard…
In
this picture, include as many letters hidden as possible.
Ask
students to find these letters (review alphabet)
Then
ask students to get their workbooks
And
start writing and drawing their own stories...
One
topic per class is safer.
Day
1: Where was it? I was in Kenting
Day
2: How was the boat? The boat was big, white and slow.
Option
2:
What is Pink? by Christina Rossetti
What is pink? a rose is pink
By the fountain's brink.
What
is red? a poppy's red
In its barley
bed.
What is blue? the sky is blue
Where the clouds float thro'.
What is white? a swan is white
Sailing in the light.
What is yellow? pears are yellow,
Rich and ripe and mellow.
What
is green? the grass is green,
With
small flowers between.
What is violet?
clouds are violet
In the summer twilight.
What is orange? why, an orange,
Just an orange!
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language-assistant/primary-tips/colours-what-pink
or
an easier version:
What is red? A rose is red.
What is blue? The sky is blue.
What is white? The snow is white.
What is yellow? The sun is yellow.
What is green? The grass is green.
What is orange? An orange is orange. Just an orange!
...
Creative Writing:
My name is Joanne. In 1997, I took the boat. I was in Taichung. It was a sunny day. The
boat was blue and white. I went to Makung Island. And you? Please tell me.
One (end of the) class for each sentence to focus on one question at one time. What? Where?
When?