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[Song
We welcome you to school today, school today, school today.
We welcome you to school today, please come in and play.
[Morning verse
The earth is firm beneath my feet. The
sun shines bright above.
One friend to the left. One friend to the right.
And here stand I so straight and strong.
All things to know and love.
[Song
Good morning dear Earth. Good morning dear Sun.
Good morning dear Trees, and Flowers everywhere.
Good morning dear Bees. And Birds in the trees.
Good morning to You, and good morning to Me.
[Poem/Song
With its warm golden sunshine, September is here.
Now
that Summer is going, Autumn is coming.
[Song
Fairies of
the story tales, Come and share your stories with me.
I am listening with my
ears. I am sitting quietly.
[The story of Cinderella:
Once upon a time... there was a
very sad young girl. She lived with her stepmother with two daughters. Her stepmother didn't like her. All the nice things,
dresses, shoes, delicious food and comfortable beds, were for her own daughters. But, for the poor girl, there was nothing
at all. Nothing? Please! No, nothing!
She had to work hard all day from morning to evening. Everybody called her Cinderella.
"Oh dear, I'm so unhappy! I’m so sad!”.
Suddenly... something amazing happened. There was a burst of light
and a fairy appeared. "Don't be afraid, Cinderella. I know you would love to go to the ball. And so you shall!"
With a
flick of her magic wand... Cinderella got the most beautiful dress. “You need a coach! Give me a pumpkin! You need
horses! Bring me seven mice!"
Cinderella soon returned with a fine pumpkin and seven mice. "Good!" said the fairy. With
a flick of her magic wand... The pumpkin turned into a beautiful coach and the mice became six white horses and a coachman.
"You will see the Prince. You will dance with the prince. But remember! You must leave the ball at midnight and come
home. Do you understand?" "Yes, I understand!"
When Cinderella entered the ballroom, everyone stopped to admire her elegance,
her beauty and grace. "Who can that be? Who is she? Where is she from? Where does she come from?" The prince saw Cinderella.
He walked over to her. He bowed deeply and asked her to dance. “May I dance with you?” And he danced with Cinderella
all evening. "Who are you, fair maiden?"
Suddenly she heard the clock: the first stroke of midnight! She ran away and down
the steps. She lost one of her slippers.
The Prince ran after her, picked up the slipper and said, "Soldiers, go and search
everywhere for the girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!" So the ministers tried the
slipper on the foot of all the girls... and on Cinderella's foot as well... Surprise! The slipper fitted perfectly.
The
ministers said, "Come with us, fair maiden! The Prince is waiting for you!" So Cinderella joyfully went with them, and lived
happily ever after with her Prince.
[Chant
In and out and round the house, round the house, round the house,
In and out and round the house, there is
lots of things to do.
[Song twinkle twinkle little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are,
Up
above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
.../...
When the glorious
sun is set, When the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
In the
dark-blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye, Till the sun is in the sky.
As
your bright and tiny spark Guides the traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are, Twinkle, twinkle, little
star!
[Chant
My mother said I never should
Play with the fairies In the wood.
They dance with fire. They roll in hay. They'll steal your heart Right a-way.
head/shoulders/partner-clap,
head/partner/clap/partner-clap, head/cross shoulders/clap/partner-clap
[Game
Who is missing ?
...
[Poem
When
autumn comes, the weather's calm, The sun is not so strong:
The days
are shorter than before, The nights are getting long.
[Story
Cinderella,
this garden is for you.
The sun
is up. The sky is blue. I want to plant some seeds.
The prince gives
her some seeds.
Here are
some seeds for you. Thank you, Prince.
Let's go
into the garden and plant these seeds in the earth.
Let's see how
they will grow, with the help of their friends.
[Poem
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.
[Poem
In
the heart of a seed, Buried deep so deep,
A dear little
plant Lay fast asleep.
"Wake," said the sun, And creep to the light.
"Wake,"
said the voice Of the raindrops bright.
The little plant heard, And arose to see
What the
wonderful Outside World might be.
[Story
Mother Earth,
Mother earth, take our seed and give it birth.
Father Sun
gleam and glow, until the roots begin to grow.
Sister Rain,
Sister Rain, shed thy (your) tears to swell your grain.
Brother
Wind breathe and blow then the blade all green will grow.
Earth and
Sun and Wind and Rain turn to gold the living grain.
[Song The
Flower Song by Nancy Stewart
Sow the seeds in the ground below
Add the
sun and the rain See the flowers grow
I can see
in front of me A daffodil as pretty as can be.
[Poem
In my little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus
tree,
Daffodils are dancing. One, two, three.
In my
little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus tree,
Daisies red are dancing. One, two, three.
In
my little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus tree,
Roses bright are dancing. One, two, three.
In
my little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus tree,
Hollyhocks are dancing. One, two, three.
In
my little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus tree,
Violets are dancing. One, two, three.
In my
little garden, by the apple/eucalyptus tree,
Pansies are dancing. One, two, three.
+ outdoor
gardening
Week 1.
Numbers from 1 to 5
[Poem
This is the key of the kingdom. In that kingdom there is a city.
In that
city there is a town. In that town there is a street.
In that street there winds a lane. In that lane there is a yard.
In that
yard there is a house. In that house there waits a room.
In that room an empty bed. And on that bed a basket.
A basket
of sweet flowers, of flowers, of flowers.
A basket
of sweet flowers.
[Game: How many taps?
One day, I walking on the street, when I heard some taps.
I tried
to count them, but I couldn't. Can you help me?
Teacher/Student taps on the table/blackboard/floor/triangle and asks:
How many
taps did you hear?
[Chant
Number 1, Number 1. Let me take you round the sun.
Number 2,
Number 2. The clouds are white, the sky is blue.
Number 3, Number 3. Ride the pony by the sea.
Number 4,
Number 4. This is my house and here's the door.
Number 5, Number 5. Here is a pond and here we dive.
[Song
Good day,
Good day to you, Good day, O di pi du
Dip dip
dipi du, Di pi du o dipi du, Dip dip dip dip, Di pi du o di pi du.
...
Week 2. Numbers from 6 to 10
[Poem
One
is the sun who shines above.
Two is the
prince when he finds his love.
The King,
the Queen and their child is three.
Four are
the winds that blow to me.
Five am I with my limbs and head.
Six is the
honeycomb sweetening bread.
Seven are
the stairs that cross the sky.
Eight are
the hours asleep I lie.
...
Week 3. Numbers 11, 12 and review
[Poem/ Chant
The clock says 'eight'. Quick, you'll
be late. Breakfast is ready, Master Freddy.
The clock
says 'one'. Pudding is done. Lunch is ready. Master Freddy.
The clock
says 'five'. Cakes will arrive. And tea is ready. Master Freddy.
The clock
says 'eight'. Put away your slate. Supper is ready, Master Freddy!
[Poem number 12
Twelve children together we are Merry
and bright as you can see,
Twelve children
hand in hand In one circle here we stand.
Each with a partner, hand in hand, Six pairs now before us stand.
TWELVE IS
SIX LOTS OF TWO.
Into two rings now we run Six in each ring, quickly done.
TWELVE IS
TWO LOTS OF SIX.
Into four rings now we run Three in each ring, quikly done.
TWELVE IS
FOUR LOTS OF THREE.
Wait and we will show you more Three rings now in each is four.
TWELVE IS
THREE LOTS OF FOUR.
(Then all the children dance back into the circle again and skip around chanting the first verse)
[Song
This
old man, he played one, he payed nick nack on my thumb, with a nick nack paddy whack give a dog a bone This old man came rolling
home.
[Game
Pinch
nose and count from 1 to 12 (control amount of air going through the nose when speaking)
.
Story
Jack Frost
Jack Frost was in the garden:
I
saw him there at dawn;
He
was dancing round the bushes
And
prancing on the lawn.
He
had a cloak of silver,
A
hat all shimmering white,
A
wand of glittering star-dust,
And
shoes of sunbeam light.
Jack Frost was in the garden,
When
I went out to play
He
nipped my toes and fingers
And
quickly ran away.
I
chased him round the wood-shed,
But,
oh! I’m sad to say
that
though I chased him everywhere
He
simply would stay.
Jack Frost was in the garden:
But
now I’d like to know
Where
I can find him hiding;
I’ve
hunted high and low-
I’ve
lost his cloak of silver,
His
hat all shimmering white,
His
wand of glittering star-dust,
His shoes of sunbeam light.
[Song
I
saw three ships come sailing in On New Year's Day, on New Year's Day.
I
saw three ships come sailing in On New Year's Day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring On New Year's
Day, on New Year's Day...
And
all the angels in heaven shall sing On New Year's Day, on New Year's Day...
And all the souls on earth shall sing On New
Year's Day, on New Year's Day...
Then
let us all rejoice amain! On New Year's Day, on New Year's Day...
Song
Bumblebee and butterfly, Spider and the beetle, Come around and dance with
us, In winds before the winter.
Bumblebee and butterfly, Spider and the beetle, Come now to your Mother Earth, And rest there for the winter.
Chant
Thirty days have September,
April, June and November.
February has twenty-eight,
But in leap-year, once in four,
February has one day more.
Chant
With
my hands I clap, clap, clap.
With
my feet, I tap, tap, tap.
One
step here, one step there.
Round
about as light as air. La, la, la.
With
my finger I tick, tick, tick.
With
my head, I nick, nick, nick.
One
step here, one step there.
Round about as light as air. La, la, la.
Story Peter Rabbit
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were-- Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail,
and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir-tree.
"Now, my dears,"
said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your
Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor. Now run along, and don't get into mischief. I am going
out."
Flopsy, Mopsy,
and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went down the lane to gather blackberries; But Peter, who was very naughty,
ran straight away to Mr. McGregor's garden, and squeezed under the gate!
First
he ate some lettuces and some French beans; and then he ate some radishes. But round the end of a cucumber frame… Mr.
McGregor!
Mr. McGregor jumped up and ran after Peter.
Peter was frightened; he rushed all over the garden. He lost his two shoes. Mr. McGregor caught sight
of him at the corner, but Peter slipped underneath the gate, and was safe at last in the wood outside the garden.
Story The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Every afternoon, the children play in the Giant's garden. It is a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. Here
and there stand beautiful flowers like stars, and there are twelve peach-trees.
One
day the Giant comes back. He sees the children playing in the garden. 'What are you doing here? My garden is my garden.' So
he builds a high wall, and puts up a notice-board: TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Then Spring comes,
and all over the country there are little blossoms and little birds. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it is still Winter.
The birds do not sing. The trees do not blossom.
'Why is Spring
so late?' says the Selfish Giant. But the Spring never comes, nor the Summer and not the Autumn. So it is always Winter. One morning the Giant
is sleeping. He hears some lovely music. It sounds sweet. He sees children in his park. And Spring is here too.
Story Fable 'The Fox and the Crow'
Once upon a time a Fox sees a Crow with a piece of cheese in her beak.
The Fox sits down beneath the tree and calls,
"Good day, Mistress Crow! How well you are looking! How bright your eyes! How glossy your feathers!"
The Crow is pleased. She loves to be flattered.
"I am sure your voice is even more beautiful than your feathers," says the Fox. "Won't you sing a song for
me, O Queen of Birds?"
The
Crow is so pleased she can hardly sit still.
She lifts her head high, closes her eyes. She opens her beak to sing: CAW-C-CAW-W-W
The cheese falls to the ground, in front of the Fox. "Thank you Mistress Crow," he
said to the unhappy bird.
Story The
snake stole my egg
One day,
Mother Hen was sitting on her nest. After a while, her legs felt very sore.
So, she
decided to take a walk by the lake. All of a sudden, Mother Hen saw a snake passing by. He had a lump as big as an egg in
his belly. The snake flicked his tongue and licked his lips. Then, he curled up and fell asleep.
“Oh,
no!” cried Mother Hen. She ran to find Mother Duck. “Mother Duck, Mother Duck! The snake stole your egg and ate
it!” “How do you know it was my egg?” asked Mother Duck. “Because the lump in his belly is as big
as a duck egg!” said Mother Hen. So, mother Duck swam back home to count her eggs. One, two, three, four five. Not a
single egg was missing. “Oh no, could it be…” cried Mother Duck. She ran to find Mother Goose.
“Mother
Goose, Mother Goose! The snake stole your egg and ate it!” “How do you know it was my egg?” asked Mother
Goose. “Because the lump in his belly is as big as a goose egg!” said Mother Duck. So, mother Goose swam back
home to count her eggs. One, two, three, four five. Not a single egg was missing. “Oh no, could it be…”
cried Mother Goose. She ran to find Mother Turtle.
“Mother
Turtle, Mother Turtle! The snake stole your egg and ate it!” “How do you know it was my egg?” asked Mother
Turtle. “Because the lump in his belly is as big as a turtle egg!” said Mother Goose. So, mother Turtle crawled
back home to count her eggs. One, two, three, four five. Not a single egg was missing.
Mother Turtle
said, “None of my eggs is missing.” Mother Goose said, “None of my eggs is missing.” Mother Duck said,
“None of my eggs is missing.” “Mother Hen, did the snake steal one of your eggs?” “Oh, no! I
did not think of that!” Mother Hen ran back home to count her eggs. “One, two, three, four… Oh no! The snake
stole my egg!”
Everyone
ran down to the lake. They grabbed the snake. They pulled him and twisted him. Finally, the chicken egg popped out the snake’s
mouth. All of a sudden, crack! The shell of the egg cracked open. “Oh, my baby!” said Mother Hen.
She hugged
her little chick and kissed him again and again. The snake is hiding in the grass again. He has a lump as big as an egg in
his belly. Can you guess whose egg he stole this time?
SMZ
ES Grade 23 September
[Song:
Good morning dear earth. Good morning dear Sun.
Good morning dear Trees. And flowers everywhere.
Good morning dear bees, And flowers in the trees.
Good morning to you. And good morning to me.
[Song:
Fairies of the story tales. Come and share your stories with
me.
I am listening with my ears. I am sitting quietly.
[Genesis 1.
In the beginning God created the Heavens and the
earth.
And the earth was without form and void.
And darkness ruled on the face of the depths.
And the spirit of God brooded on the face of the waters.
And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.
And God saw that the light was good,
and God separated the light and the darkness.
And God called the light day, and the darkness night.
So evening came, and morning came, the first day. [Genesis 1 http://www.coloring.ws/creation.htm
On the first day, God separated light from darkness.
On the second day, God made the sky and the
water.
On the third day, God made dry land and plants.
On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon and stars.
On the
fifth day, God made the birds in the sky and the fish in the oceans.
On the sixth day, God made the animals and man.
On
the seventh day, God rested.
[Poem
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful. The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each
little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain, The river
running by,
The sunset, and the morning That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant
summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one.
[Poem
Hands to work and feet to run,
God's good gifts for me and you:
Hands and feet he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
Eyes to see and ears to
hear, God's good gifts for me and you:
Eyes and ears he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
Minds to think and hearts
to love, God's good gifts for me and you:
Minds and hearts he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
[Poem LITTLE THINGS
Little
drops of water Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land.
Thus little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages Of eternity.
Thus our little errors Lead the soul away
From the path of virtue, Off in sin to stray.
Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above.
[Song
We are one with the infinite sun Forever
and ever and ever.
We are one with the infinite sun Forever and ever and ever.
[Story of Noah's Ark http://www.coloring.ws/noah.htm
God looked down at his people and was very disappointed. The people on His earth were cruel and bad.
All except one, his name was Noah. God decided to send a flood to wash away all the bad people. He told Noah to build a big
boat, so that he and his family would be saved from the flood.
God gave Noah a very important mission. He asked Noah to
save the animals. Noah searched everywhere to find two of every kind of animal on the earth. All of the animals came to Noah's
ark and entered, two by two.
For forty days and forty nights, Noah, his family and all of the animals stayed on the ark
as the rain poured down. Finally, when the rain had stopped, Noah sent a dove to search for dry land. The dove returned and
placed an olive twig in Noah's hand. The twig meant the trees were in bud on dry land. The flood was over.
Noah, his family
and all the animals left the ark and thanked God for saving them. God said "I promise I will never again send such a flood.
And each time it rains, I'll send a rainbow to remind you of my promise to you."
[Song The Animals went in Two by Two
The
animals went in two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in two by two, The elephant and the kangaroo
And they all went into the ark,
for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in three by three, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in three by three, The wasp, the ant and the bumble bee,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in four by four, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in four by four, The big hippopotamus stuck in the door,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in five by five, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in five by five, By hugging each other they kept alive,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in six by six, hurrah, hurrah.
The animals went in six by six, They turned out the monkey because of his tricks,
And they all
went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in seven by seven, The little pig thought it was going to heaven,
And they all
went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in eight by eight, The turtle thought he was coming late,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in nine by nine, Marching up in a long straight line,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in ten by ten, The last one in was the little red hen,
And they all went into
the ark, for to get out of the rain.
...
SMZ
ES Grade 23 October
[Poem
When autumn comes, the weather's calm, The sun is not so strong:
The
days are shorter than before, The nights are getting long.
Summer flowers are fading now And die in late September:
Yellow
and red October leaves must fall in grey November.
[Song
The harvest time again is here, for all both and near.
It
is the time we gather food to last us all the year.
[The seven steps to build an earth oven.
Step 1: I dig. I learn
to recognize top soil and subsoil.
Top soil= dark, full of life, often more fertile with less clay. Sub soil= color varies,
less plant life, often rich in clay.
Step 2: I build the foundation and the floor. The foundation needs to :
1. support
the weight of the oven 2. keep the whole structure rigid 3. protect against moisture and rain 4. raise the oven
Step 3:
I make a sand form
Step 4: I mix the mud. I am making 'cob' = earth + sand.
Step 5: I apply layers of mud onto the sand
form.
Step 6: I cut the door and remove the sand.
Step 7: I finish plasters and sculpting.
+ Outdoor work to build
it.
[Song
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.
...
Story Dart the Little Duck
Dart is a very special little duck. He has bright shiny green feathers
and short legs. He can swim faster than the other ducks. But Dart can not fly. His wings are too short and small.
Dart often looks up into the sky and says. "If I could be like the
other ducks, flying in the sky, then everything would be just great!" Candy, standing by his side, encourages Dart, "Wait
until you grow up and you will be able to fly."
It's October. It's getting cold. The other ducks are preparing for
their trip to the south. Dart is sad. He thinks. "Everyone is going to fly to a warmer place. I will be the only one who is
staying here for the long winter."
Dart's Father and Mother are worried. "Flying to the south is our
tradition and we have better set off. But, if we don't leave now, we will not make it in time." Dart goes to the highest branch
and... and jumps! I can do it. I can do it ! Dart falls down, faster and faster, but soon... opens his wings! And there he
goes... flying... flying!
"Congratulations! Let's
go now! Let's go to the south!"
Story Saint Nicholas 3
Three little boys playing in a field. At harvest time they often went with their
parents to glean the grain. They gathered flowers, having fun while following the butterflies' flight. One day, they want
to go to the city. They see its towers, its palace, and all three wanted to see up close. The little boys were never allowed
to go away by themselves. They forget. In the streets, they walk happily. Our little boys are astonished. In their eyes the
City seems like magic. But when evening comes, they are sad and hungry, they do not know how to go home. A sign hangs: House
of the Butcher. "Butcher, open for us . . ," they call. "We are lost, we want a place to stay. May we eat, may we sleep?"
The door opens. They go in. What does the butcher do to our three boys? When they come in, the wicked butcher holds a sharp
knife behind his back. He kills them, cuts them up, and puts them inside his large salting tub.
In December, one evening, the City rests. It snows, it is cold. No citizen dares to go out in the night.
The doors are closed . . . . When suddenly, over there, a pink glow descends and comes down the street. It is a
great Bishop, with very gentle ways. He knocks on the door and says: "Open to us." The butcher comes to see . . . his
knees are trembling. "Noble visitor, what do you want from me?" It is Saint Nicolas who knocks three taps. Those little boys,
he cannot forget. "I want you to eat and sleep in my home. —My best ham, I offer you," replied the butcher. "No, you
will open the very large salting tub where you butchered Saint Nicolas says: "Rise up, children, I want to bless you. Be joyful
and happy, as birds in a nest, singing in the spring time. Go back to your good parents." And each small one wakes up, singing.
It was also necessary to punish the butcher. For his punishment, the saint changed him into Pére Fouettard, and condemned
him to follow in shame, hated by all . . . taking him away for all eternity. Holy Saint, let us thank God. The little
boys return to their homes, kissing their joyful parents. Since this day, from the high heavens, Saint Nicolas watches over
and fulfills children's wishes. And Saint Nicolas, on the sixth of December, Comes down from the sky, for the kind child,
asleep in bed, he brings the most beautiful toys . . . by the chimney, making no sound. But the naughty child waits for
nothing.
Story The Whitsun Daisy Flower
Once upon a time, there is a little white flower in the meadow. She
wants to fly. She wants to run. But she can not. Her roots grow into earth. She can not move.
One day she hears singing. The flower raises her head. She sees a white
dove sitting on a branch.
"Bird, bird! How beautiful you are. Look at me.
I have no legs to run with. I have no wings to fly with. I have no friends to play with. I have nothing to do in
the world."
“No. You are a flower. You are a child of Father Sun and Mother
Earth. You have to hold a gift, a golden treasure, a tiny flame from Father Sun.
Wait for me. I will fetch it and bring it to you.”
The white
dove flies into the sky and returns.
He is carrying in his beak a tiny, golden flame from Father Sun himself.
The dove gently lays the tiny flame and the flower opens, shining,
sparkling. There appears a heart of brightest gold.
"Bees!
Butterflies! Come to me! Come to me!"
[Song:
Good morning dear earth. Good
morning dear Sun.
Good morning dear Trees. And flowers everywhere.
Good
morning dear bees, And flowers in the trees.
Good morning to you. And good morning
to me.
[Song:
Fairies of the story tales. Come and share your stories with me.
I am listening with my ears. I am sitting
quietly.
[Genesis 1.
In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth.
And the earth was without form and void.
And darkness ruled on the face of the depths.
And the spirit of God brooded on the face
of the waters.
And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.
And God saw that the light was good,
And God separated the light and the darkness.
And God called the light day, and the darkness night.
So evening came, and morning came, the
first day.
[Genesis 1 http://www.coloring.ws/creation.htm
On the first day, God separated light from darkness.
On the second day, God made the sky and the
water.
On the third day, God made dry land and plants.
On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon and stars.
On the
fifth day, God made the birds in the sky and the fish in the oceans.
On the sixth day, God made the animals and man.
On
the seventh day, God rested.
[Poem
All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful. The Lord
God made them all.
Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors, He made
their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain, The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning That brightens
up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden, He made
them every one.
[Poem
Hands to work and feet to run, God's good gifts for me and you:
Hands and feet he gave to us To help each
other the whole day through.
Eyes to see and ears to hear, God's good gifts for me and you:
Eyes and ears he gave to us To help each
other the whole day through.
Minds to think and hearts to love, God's good gifts for me and you:
Minds and hearts he gave to us To help
each other the whole day through.
[Poem LITTLE THINGS
Little drops of water Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land.
Thus little moments, Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages Of eternity.
Thus
our little errors Lead the soul away
From the path of virtue, Off in sin to stray.
Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love,
Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven
above.
[Song
We are one with the infinite sun Forever and ever and ever.
We are one with the infinite sun Forever
and ever and ever.
[Story of Noah's Ark http://www.coloring.ws/noah.htm
God looked down at his people and was very disappointed. The people on His earth were cruel and bad.
All except one, his name was Noah. God decided to send a flood to wash away all the bad people. He told Noah to build a big
boat, so that he and his family would be saved from the flood.
God gave Noah a very important mission. He asked Noah to
save the animals. Noah searched everywhere to find two of every kind of animal on the earth. All of the animals came to Noah's
ark and entered, two by two.
For forty days and forty nights, Noah, his family and all of the animals stayed on the ark
as the rain poured down. Finally, when the rain had stopped, Noah sent a dove to search for dry land. The dove returned and
placed an olive twig in Noah's hand. The twig meant the trees were in bud on dry land. The flood was over.
Noah, his family
and all the animals left the ark and thanked God for saving them. God said "I promise I will never again send such a flood.
And each time it rains, I'll send a rainbow to remind you of my promise to you."
[Song The Animals went in Two by Two
The
animals went in two by two, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in two by two, The elephant
and the kangaroo
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in three by three, hurrah,
hurrah,
The animals went in three by three, The
wasp, the ant and the bumble bee,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in four
by four, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in four by four, The
big hippopotamus stuck in the door,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in
five by five, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in five by five, By hugging
each other they kept alive,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in six by
six, hurrah, hurrah.
The animals went
in six by six, They turned out the monkey because of his tricks,
And
they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went
in seven by seven, The little pig thought it was going to heaven,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the
rain.
The animals went in eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in eight by eight, The
turtle thought he was coming late,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in
nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in nine by nine, Marching
up in a long straight line,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
The animals went in ten by
ten, hurrah, hurrah,
The animals went in ten by ten, The last
one in was the little red hen,
And they all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain.
[Poem
When
autumn comes, the weather's calm, The sun is not so strong:
The days
are shorter than before, The nights are getting long.
Summer flowers are fading now And die in late September:
Yellow and
red October leaves must fall in grey November.
[Song
The harvest time again is here, for all both and near.
It is the
time we gather food to last us all the year.
[The seven steps to build an earth oven.
Step 1: I dig. I learn to recognize
top soil and subsoil.
Top soil= dark, full of life, often more fertile with less clay. Sub soil= color varies, less plant
life, often rich in clay.
Step 2: I build the foundation and the floor. The foundation needs to :
1. support the weight
of the oven 2. keep the whole structure rigid 3. protect against moisture and rain 4. raise the oven
Step 3: I make a
sand form
Step 4: I mix the mud. I am making 'cob' = earth + sand.
Step 5: I apply layers of mud onto the sand form.
Step
6: I cut the door and remove the sand.
Step 7: I finish plasters and sculpting.
+ Outdoor work to build it.
Math / Addition
/ Subtraction
Story about addition and subtraction
[Poem / Chant
How many ways can you bring me ten? Now think fast,
my merry little men.
Glad to be first, see Jack's eyes shine, As he quickly comes to me with one and ---
[Poem
Hands
to work and feet to run, God's good gifts for me and you:
Hands and
feet he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
Eyes to see and ears to hear, God's good gifts for me and
you:
Eyes and
ears he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
Minds to think and hearts to love, God's good gifts for me
and you:
Minds and
hearts he gave to us To help each other the whole day through.
[Chat
Which is
the way to London Town? Over the hills, across the down.
Over the
ridges, and over the bridges, That is the way to London Town.
[Story
Charlotte's Web
In the morning, Mr Arable finds a runt with all the other pigs.
He wants to kill it. Fern cries that she wants it and her father gives it to her. Fern makes Wilbur's breakfast to feed him
and goes to school.
Fern takes care of Wilbur. She plays with him and takes him for
walks. She makes him a house. When Wilbur is 5 weeks old, he goes to Mr Homer Zuckerman, Fern's Uncle.
Wilbur lives in Uncle Zuckerman's barn. One afternoon in June, Wilbur
feels alone. A board is loose. Wilbur pushes it and goes out, but Mr Zuckerman tricks him and catches him
It is a rainy
day. Wilbur is lonely. He is cold and disappointed. Fern doesn't want to come outside, because it's raining. The goose is
expecting goslings and has to hatch her eggs.
This night, Wilbur can not sleep. He meets a new friend, Charlotte,
the spider. Charlotte eats flies, bugs and mosquitoes. She catches food by making a web.
Christmas is coming... Wilbur gains a lot of weight. He eats three
meals a day. His life is very good, until the time the bad news comes. They want to kill Wilbur and eat him for Christmas.
Wilbur starts crying, but Charlotte consoled him by saying, "I will
save you, don't worry." Charlotte thinks for many hours how she can help him.
Lurvy has a surprise in the morning. He sees something the words
'some pig' on Charlotte's web. Mr Zuckerman and his wife come to see. Everybody knows about it.
Charlotte spins a new word 'terrific' on the web. Mr Zuckerman and
his wife want to save Wilbur the pig to take it to the country fair. They feed him build a rate.
In September, they all go to the fair. Wilbur wins the prize. He
is the most magnificent pig in the country. He wins 25 dollars ad a medal. But Charlotte is old now and dies soon.
Wilbur the pig takes care of Charlotte's 514 babies and helps them
come out. Only three stay with him and live happily after.
[Story Saint
Nicholas 3
Three little
boys are playing in a field. At harvest time they often go with their parents to glean the grain. They gather flowers. They
have fun.
One day,
they want to go to the city. They see the towers, the palace. They want to go. They forget. In the streets, they walk happily.
The City is beautiful.
But when
evening comes, they are sad and hungry. They don’t know how to go home. They see the House of the Butcher. "Butcher,
open for us. We are lost. We want a place to stay. May we eat? May we sleep?"
The door
opens. They go in. The wicked butcher holds a sharp knife behind his back. He kills them, cuts them up, and puts them inside
his large salting tub.
In December,
one evening, the City rests. It snows. It is cold. Nobody dares to go out in the night. The doors are closed . . . . When
slowly, over there, a pink glow descends and comes down the street.
It is a
great Bishop, with very gentle ways. He knocks on the door and says: "Open to us." The butcher comes to see. He is afraid.
"Noble visitor, what do you want from me?" It is Saint Nicolas who knocks three taps. Those little boys, he cannot forget.
"I want you to eat and sleep in my home. — My best ham, I offer you," replied the butcher. "No, you will open the very
large salting tub where you butchered.”
Saint Nicolas
says: "Rise up, children, I want to bless you. Be joyful and happy, as birds in a nest, singing in the spring time. Go back
to your good parents."
Since this
day, from the high heavens, Saint Nicolas watches over and fulfills children's wishes. And on the sixth of December he comes
down from the sky, for the kind child, asleep in bed, he brings the most beautiful toys . . . by the chimney, making no sound.
Vocabulary
I see the sun. I see the moon. I see the stars. I see you.
I can see the sun. I can see the moon. I can see the stars. I can see you.
I can not see the sun. I can not see the moon. I can not see the stars. I can not see you.
Story of 'The Monkey King'
Many years ago, a group of monkeys lived in a deep forest. One day, when they were playing
upon a rock, suddenly, a big stone shook right and left. HONG !
The stone exploded and small stones flew everywhere. The monkeys were shocked and ran
to hide themselves.
A few minutes later, they came out and saw a monkey with golden hair jumping out from the stone. They played together.
The stone monkey was speedy and brave. There was a huge waterfall in the forest. No one dared to go in there, but he jumped down directly.
He found a huge cave behind the waterfall. There were many natural stone beds, stone
tables and stone chairs.
All the monkeys moved in and they called this place 'Shoei-Lian-Dong'. The stone monkey
became the leader of them.
One day, an old monkey died. 'I can't stay here for my whole life. I have to find out
the magic of immortality.' He thought.
He traveled over hills and rivers, and found an immortal in the deep mountain finally. After eight years,
he fulfilled his wish.
When he left, the immortal gave him a piece of flying cloud. With it, the stone monkey could travel one
thousand miles a day.
As he flew back to Shoei-Lian-Dong, he saw a monster there. The stone monkey defeated the monster easily
and drove him easily.
He then thought he should have his own weapon. So he went to the dragon king and borrowed a pillar from
his palace.
The magic rod could be larger and smaller, longer and shorter as you wished. With the magic rod, he defeated
other monsters.
But he also made troubles in Heaven. One day, he was bored. He ate all the magic peaches that grew every
one hundred years.
Thus, the Jade Emperor degraded him to take care of the horses. The monkey felt insulted. He refused the
new job.
He fought with the soldiers in Heaven. Although he thought he was peerless, Buddha defeated him at last.
To punish the stone monkey, Buddha trapped him under the Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years.
Actually, he was the famous monkey, Suen-Wuh-Kong, who accompanied Tarng-San-Tzang to the west in search
of Buddha's holy book.
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Class 5 Week 1
When you enter this little room Consider yourself
One of the special Members of a group who Enjoy working and learning.
We've joined together as classmates as the new year begins...
A year full of learning while we become friends.
We'll share and be kind as we work and play.
And our friendship will grow with each passing day.
The leaves are falling One by one. Summer's over School's begun.
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Story Time. Monthly Story 1/2 (see curriculum for ES Classes 1.2.3)
2/3
The Leaves are
Falling Down (to the tune of
"The Farmer in the Dell")
The leaves are falling down The leaves are falling down
School is here and fall is near The leaves are falling down.
The leaves are falling down The leaves are falling down
Some are red and some are brown The leaves are falling down.
The leaves are falling down The leaves are falling down
'tickle your nose and touch your toes The leaves are falling down.
June Haggard
3/3
Review Alphabet: letter 'Aa'. Find the letter 'Aa' in the story/song/poem
above.
Annie Apple
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Class 5 Week 2
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Story Time. Monthly Story 2/2 (see curriculum for ES Classes 1.2.3)
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Grammar 1a/15 Nouns
I am a noun; I give names to things,
To persons, from beggars to royal kings;
To animals also, great and small,
To flowers, and trees that grow so tall.
To things like tables and chairs and sticks,
To houses and stones, concrete and bricks;
And to things you can't see or hear or feel,
Like goodness and truth, honor and zeal!
I like to be quiet. I don't run about.
I just sit still and let others shout.
3/3
Dictation 1/15. Select one or two sentences from a story or a song.
Write it on the black board. Give students 1 or 2 minutes to memorize it.
Erase the white board. Let the students write the sentences on their
workbooks. Correct the workbooks in class or after class if needed.
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Class 5 Week 3
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Song: find a better song:
Rod Stewart:
I am sailing I am sailing. Home again cross the sea.
I am sailing Stormy waters. To be with you. To be free.
I am flying I am flying. Like a bird cross the sky.
I am flying Passing high clouds. To be with you To be free.
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Through the dark, far away, I am trying,
Forever trying to be with you, to be free.
or
Song. I have a cat.
I have a cat, a funny old cat. I have a dog and a cat, a funny old
cat. I have a hamster and a dog and a cat, a funny old cat. + turtle + snake
Activities: Singing. Reciting. Writing on black board. Writing on
workbook. Find letters. Find words. Memorize by erasing. Dictation. Performance.
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Grammar 1b/15 Nouns
A noun's a clown
A saint, a frown
A dog or cat
Or something that
Is.
3/3
Review Alphabet: letter 'Ee'. Find the letter 'Ee' in the story/song/poem
above.
Ed Elephant
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Class 5 Week 4
1/3
Rod Stewart:
I am sailing I am sailing. Home again cross the sea.
I am sailing Stormy waters. To be with you. To be free.
I am flying I am flying. Like a bird cross the sky.
I am flying Passing high clouds. To be with you To be free.
Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Through the dark, far away I am trying,
Forever trying to be with you, to be free.
or
Song. I have a cat.
I have a cat, a funny old cat. I have a dog and a cat, a funny old
cat. I have a hamster and a dog and a cat, a funny old cat. + turtle + snake
Activities: Singing. Reciting. Writing on black board. Writing on
workbook. Find letters. Find words. Memorize by erasing. Dictation. Performance.
2/3
Grammar 2/15 Pronouns
I am a pronoun; It isn't quite fair.
I'm only about when the noun isn't there!
Sometimes I'm 'I' and sometimes I'm 'you',
Or 'he', 'she', or 'it', or 'they' or 'them', too;
I change my form when it suits my whim,
Then 'she' becomes 'her' and 'he' becomes 'him'.
+ Game: Say 'Pronoun Subject' Classmate says 'Pronoun Object'
3/3
Dictation 2/15. Select one or two sentences from a story or a song.
Write it on the black board. Give students 1 or 2 minutes to memorize it.
Erase the white board. Let the students write the sentences on their
workbooks. Correct the workbooks in class or after class if needed.
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Class 5 Week 5
1/3
Story Time. Monthly Story 1/2 (see curriculum for ES Classes 1.2.3)
2/3
3/3
Review Alphabet: letter 'Ii'. Find the letter 'Ii' in the story/song/poem
above.
Impy Ink
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Class 5 Week 6
1/3
Story Time. Monthly Story 2/2 (see curriculum for ES Classes 1.2.3)
2/3
Grammar 3a/15 Adjectives
An adjective describes that something's 'blue',
Or 'red' or 'great' or 'poor' or 'new',
Or 'smooth' or 'rough' or 'dark' or 'light',
It always tells what things are like.
3/3
Dictation 3/15. Select one or two sentences from a story or a song.
Write it on the black board. Give students 1 or 2 minutes to memorize it.
Erase the white board. Let the students write the sentences on their
workbooks. Correct the workbooks in class or after class if needed.
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Class 5 Week 7
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2/3
Grammar 3b/15: Adjectives
We are the adjectives, artists too.
We stick to the nouns as your skin sticks to you.
I call the man 'great' or 'good' or 'bad'.
I call the beast 'large' or 'fierce' or 'sad'.
I can paint the grass 'green' and the flowers all 'gay'.
We dance through the world in our 'colorful' way.
+ Activity: see this and describe it
3/3
Review Alphabet: letter 'Oo'. Find the letter 'Oo' in the story/song/poem
above.
Oscar Orange
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Class 5 Week 8
1/3
2/3
Introduction to great people... Rama:
Rama or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of Ancient India. In Hinduism, he is considered
to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu. He is one of the most popular heroes of Hindu Mythology and folktales in South and Southeast Asia. Born as the eldest son of Kausalya and Dasaratha, king of Kosala, he is the embodiment
of the supreme Brahman. Rama is the 'perfect man'.
Rama's life is one of the perfect adherence to dharma. For the sake
of his fathers's honour, Rama abandons his claims to the throne to serve an exile of fourteen years in the forest with his
wife Sita. But she is kidnapped by Ravana, the king of Lanka. After a long search, Rama fights a colossal war against
Ravana's armies. Finally Rama liberates Sit, returns to be crowned king in Ayodhya and eventually becomes Emperor of the World,
after which he reigns for eleven thousand years, an era of perfect happiness, peace, prosperity and justice known as Rama
Rajya.
3/3
Dictation 4/15. Select one or two sentences from a story or a song.
Write it on the black board. Give students 1 or 2 minutes to memorize it.
Erase the white board. Let the students write the sentences on their
workbooks. Correct the workbooks in class or after class if needed.
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Class 5 Week 9
1/3 Story Time. Monthly Story 1/2 (see curriculum for Classes 1.2.3)
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3/3
THE STORY OF WINTER http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Onlinexhibits/THE%20STORY%20OF%20WINTER.htm
The ancient Romans
employed myths of gods and goddesses to explain occurrences in the natural world. The Roman myth of Proserpina explains why
there is winter.
One day, when
Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, was gathering flowers in the fields, she was abducted by Pluto,
god of the underworld, and carried off to his kingdom. Ceres was consumed with grief and in anger she scorched the earth,
preventing grain from growing and the earth from producing fruit. Forced to intervene, Jupiter negotiated a compromise that
provided Proserpina had not eaten anything while in the underworld she would be set free. Pluto however had offered Proserpina
part of a pomegranate, which she accepted. The Fates would not allow Proserpina to be fully released, but a settlement was
agreed upon by which she would spend part of the year with Pluto in the underworld (winter) and part of the year with her
mother Ceres (summer). When Proserpina is with Pluto the earth is barren and cold and when she returns to her mother, Ceres
pours forth the blessings of spring to welcome her beloved daughter home.
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Class 5 Week 10
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Story Time. Monthly Story 2/2 (see curriculum for Classes 1.2.3)
2/3
3/3
Dictation 5/15. Select one or two sentences from a story or a song.
Write it on the black board. Give students 1 or 2 minutes to memorize it.
Erase the white board. Let the students write the sentences on their
workbooks. Correct the workbooks in class or after class if needed.
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Class 5 Week 11
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Song. Sing a Song. Sesame Street.
Sing! Sing a song. Sing out loud. Sing out strong.
Sing of good things, not bad; Sing of happy, not sad.
Sing! Sing a song. Make it simple to last your whole life long.
Don't that it's not good enough For anyone else to hear.
Sing! Sing a song. La la la la la la la ...
Activities: Singing. Reciting. Writing on black board.
Writing on workbook. Find letters. Find words.
Memorize by erasing. Dictation.
2/3
3/3
Review Alphabet: letter 'Uu'. Find the letter 'Uu' in the story/song/poem
above.
Uppy the Umbrella
In the morning the sun wakes up everyone, then he rises up above to share
his love, and at night, the sun sets, and we too go to our beds.
...
Boom! Boom! What is that? What is that noise? Brother Gnome, what is that?
I don't know yet. Sister Gnome. Let's go and see.
...
I see one. two, three, four, five... people. They wear 'farming' clothes.
They have tools, all kinds of tools. They dig. They have hoes, shovels, rakes, trowells, watering cans and big bags of fertilizer.
I wonder what is inside.
fire, ashes, coal.
...
your rice field, my rice field, the same green. -Issa,1815
...
They have something strange. It's long, narrow, thin, flat with many numbers on
it. Let me see, 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000... and cm, dm, m. And they count.
shapes of square, circle, rectangle, surface, area.
shapes song
http://www.nancymusic.com/Shapesplay.htm
...
Hahaha. They sweat. They feel tired. They are exhausted. And the wind blows.
Is it the North Wind? East Wind? West Wind? South Wind?
...
Flood! Flood! Flood! Alert! Water! Rain! Tehy water. It is a swimming pool.
We need to leave... Create a layer of clay.
...
And what is this now? They drop seeds.
birds eat rice seeds
http://www.nancymusic.com/Flybirdplay.htm
scarecrow. lonely days. story and songs.
...
Rice, rice, wonderful rice, it looks so good, and tastes so nice.
Rice,
rice, beautiful rice, it looks like that, and it tastes that twice.
Rice, rice, rice.
Casey Breck
... http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dewi-sri-the-goddes-of-rice/
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