2010 March 1 ~ 7
>Beginning Verse:
Awake, awake, the sun is shining bright.
He drives away the long, dark night.
The moon and the stars have gone to rest,
And Earth in softest green is dressed.
Good afternoon to you and good afternoon to me.
> Chant
Eeny Meeny Miny Moe, Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers, lf he hollers, let him go.
My mother told me to choose the very best one
And this is YOU
> Writing on black board about the chant
+ Word puzzle
> Story of Robinson Crusoe
My name is Robinson Crusoe. I was born in York, in England. When I was a little boy, I spent much of my time
looking at the river, the ships and the boats. I want to be a sailor. I wanted to see the world. My mother was very sad when
I told her. She said: There are many storms and the ships are often wrecked. When I was eighteen years old, I left my home
and went out to sea.
I traveled to Europe, Africa and South
America for eight years. I was in Brazil when I decided to
sail to Africa. The ship was soon ready. Her load was not very heavy, but there were many
treasures. The wind was fair. The sails were set. We were soon out to sea. The weather was fine. Everybody was happy. But
a storm came from the southeast. We could do nothing. After twelve days of huge waves and strong winds, one morning, a sailor
cried: Land! Land! I see land! We jumped onto our little boat and rowed to the shore, but a huge wave overset our boat and
we fell into the sea…
The last thing I remember was lying down on the beach.
> Alphabet
Letter O. Using drawing of Robinson sitting on the harbor,
miming happy, sad andangry O.
2010 March 9 ~ 14
> Song:
I thought I heard an old man say
John Kanaka, naka, too la ay
Today is a sailing day
John Kanaka, naka, too la ay.
> Writing on black board using the morning verse.
> Find the letters O in that verse.
> Review the story of Robinson Crusoe.
> Drawing of Robinson’s ship in the storm.
2010 March 15 ~ 21
>Beginning Verse:
Awake, awake, the sun is shining bright.
He drives away the long, dark night.
The moon and the stars have gone to rest,
And Earth in softest green is dressed.
Good afternoon to you and good afternoon to me.
> Writing on the black board.
Find the missing letter.
Read the beginning verse.
> Review the story of Robinson Crusoe.
> Games with the letter ‘o’
> Drawing of Robinson Crusoe alone on his island.
> Song:
I thought I heard an old man say
John Kanaka, naka, too la ay
Today is a sailing day
John Kanaka, naka, too la ay.
> Writing on black board using the morning verse.
> Find the letters O in that verse.
> Review the story of Robinson Crusoe.
> Drawing of Robinson’s ship in the storm.
2010 March
22 ~ 28
> Poem
The sun
says I glow
The wind
says I blow
The stream
says I flow
The tree
says I grow
The man
says I know
> Writing
on the blackboard
> Review
the letter ‘o’
> Mime
the letters of the words above.
> Review
the story of Robinson
I want to
build a house.
Step by
step + Drawings.
2010 March
29 ~ April 4
> Poem
God made
the sun
And God
made the tree.
God made
the mountains
And God
made me.
I thank
you, O God
For the
sun and the tree
For making
the mountains
And for
making me.
> Song
O the Lord
is good to me
And so I
thank the Lord
For giving
me the things I need
The rain,
the sun and the apple seeds.
The Lord
is good to me.
> Phonics
The cat
sat on the mat.
The cat
was fat.
The mat
was flat.
The fat
cat sat on the flat mat.
> Robinson
is standing on his island.
He is daydreaming.
He is singing.
And he is
hungry? What can he eat?
> Picture
dictionary
Fish, banana,
apple, watermelon, melon, grapes, papaya, mango, lizard, mouse, bug, mosquito, insect, frog…
> Review
/ Practice / Rehearsal body letters with the first sentence:
The sun
says I glow.
2010 April
5 ~ 11
> Review
Poem God made the sun
+ Writing
on the black board
> Review
Song O the Lord is good to me
> Look
for the letter Aa
In the classroom,
in students’ names and in story books found in the classroom…
Writing
and drawing in the workbook
2010 April 12 ~ 18
> Review Poem God made the sun
+ Writing on the black board
> Review Song O the Lord is good to me
> Look for the letter Aa
In the classroom, in students’ names and in story books
found in the classroom…
Writing and drawing in the workbook
> Vocabulary from these activities, different for every
student:
leaf, tea, caterpillar… Can you? Yes, I can. No, I can
not.
apple, boy. The boy likes apples… big bad wolf…
2010 April 19 ~ 25
Work on the playhouse cancelled.
So we play games in class instead.
> Two little hands go clap
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
Two little feet go tap, tap, tap
One little body turns round and round
And I stand up straight on the ground.
> Game
Ten little rabbits sitting on the hill
The first two say: What did you see?
The next two say: A man with a dog.
The next two say: Let's run. Let's run.
The next two say: Let's hide in the shade.
The next two say: Why? We are not afraid.
And BANG... the 10 little rabbits run away...
> Chant
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candle stick
+ jumping over a real lit candlelight.
+ jumping over classmates’ back
+ touching teacher’s hand
2010 April 26 ~ May 2
In class:
Story of the two little children who build a house.
Which one is safe? Which is not safe?
Outdoor work
Build the walls, the windows, the doors and the roof.
2010 May 3 ~ 9
> Outdoor Work
Help to build the walls, the door, the window and the roof.
Drawing in class with new vocabulary
Mouse, house, wall, door, window, roof.
> Song
Billy the bee, so happy is he,
Among all the flowers,
He spends many hours.
> Poem
The ceiling above our heads
The floor beneath our feet
The walls around us stand
The windows look outside
> Poem
Lilies are white. Rosemary’s green.
When you are king, I will be queen.
Roses are red. Lavender’s blue.
If you have me, I will have you.
> Game
Strong / Stronger / Strongest
Long / Longer / Longest
> Game
Writing on a classmate’s back
2010 May 10 ~ 16
> Song
Billy the bee, so happy is he
Among all the flowers, he spends many hours.
> Game
Here is the beehive, where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Watch out and you will see them coming out of the hive.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5…
> Chant Clapping
Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold
Pease porridge in the pot. Nine days old.
Some like it hot. Some like it cold.
Some like it in the pot nine days old.
> Poem
Lilies are white. Rosemary’s green.
When you are king, I will be queen.
Roses are red. Lavender’s blue.
If you have me, I will have you.
> Introduction to comparatives:
long / longer, big / bigger, small / smaller, strong / stronger,
> Story: The Oak Tree and the Reed
The great oak tree Thinks he is the strongest
Because he’s been standing There the longest
The slender reed She knows much better
For she can bend In stormy weather
The wind it blew The rain came lashing
And down the great oak tree Came crashing
The sleeker reed Swayed in the weather
And at the dawn Was stronger as ever
2010 May 17 ~ 23
Whole Week At DaDe School Branch
Building a fence around the new campus.
2010 May 24 ~ 30
> Song
Billy the bee, so happy is he
Among all the flowers,
He spends many hours.
> Chant . Game
Here is the beehive, where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Watch out and you will see them coming out of the hive.
> Poem
Lilies are white. Rosemary’s green,
When you are king, I will be queen.
Roses are red. Lavender’s blue.
If you have me, I will have you.
> Letter U
Origins, Shape, Phonics, Drawings
> Story
The Great Oak Tree and the Reed
2010 May 24 ~ 30
> Song
There was a little rose in the garden bed
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
And green was her frock and her petals were red.
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
+ Writing on the blackboard
+ Find the vowels
+ Introduce the origins of the letter ‘u’
> Composition
Students write a composition made of one sentence and one
drawing per day
About a trip… to Kenting, Hualien, England,
America, Japan or France
Sentence 1: My trip to ------
2010 May 31 ~ June 6
> Song
There was a little rose in the garden bed
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
And green was her frock and her petals were red.
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
> Story
Once upon a time, there is a shepherd boy watching his sheep
in the mountains.
He is bored. To amuse himself, he shouts: -Wolf! Help me!
The villagers came running up the hill but find no wolf.
The boy says: -Me!? No! Not me. And he is laughing at the
villagers.
The villagers say: -Little boy, do not say ‘Wolf’
if there is no ‘Wolf’.
Later, he is bored again. To amuse himself, he shouts: -Wolf!
Help me!
The villagers came running up the hill but find no wolf.
The boy says: -Me!? No! Not me. And he is laughing at the
villagers.
The villagers say: -Little boy, do not say ‘Wolf’
if there is no ‘Wolf’.
Later, the boy sees a real wolf. He shouts: -Wolf! Help me!
But no one comes. The boy comes back home. He sees an old
man.
-Why didn’t you come? –Sorry, next time, we will
go and help you, but remember:
Nobody believes a liar even when he is telling the truth.
> Composition
Sentence 2: I go there by car, bicycle, airplane, train, horse…
Sentence 3: My father, my mother, and my brother go with me.
2010 June 7 ~ 13
> Song
There was a little rose in the garden bed
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
And green was her frock and her petals were red.
Hey ho, let the winds blow.
+ Writing on the blackboard
> Review poem
The sun says I glow.
The wind says I blow.
The stream says I flow.
The tree says I grow.
And man says I know.
> Writing composition
My trip to …
I am wearing a, some white, black, blue, red, yellow, pink,
purple T-shirt, shirt, skirt, pants, shoes…
I want to go swimming, ride a horse, ride a dragon, ride a
motorcycle, go to a concert, eat, sleep, jump into the water…
2010 June 14 ~ 20
2010 June 21 ~ 27
2010 June 28 ~ July 4
2010 May 17 ~ 23
2010 May 24 ~ 30
2010 May 31 ~ June 6
2010 June 7 ~ 13
2010 June 14 ~ 20
2010 June 21 ~ 27
2010 June 28 ~ July 4
Archives
Morning
Verse for Semester 2
The sun
is in my heart. He warms me with his power,
And wakens life and love In bird and beast and flower.
With joy I greet
the morning sun
Who shines with love on every one
Who shines in the sky, on the land and sea,
And who fills me
with light When he shines on me.
Good morning (afternoon) to you and Good morning (afternoon) to me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Class 4-5
-- 2009 2/11 ~ 3/01 -- Language -- Greece
Williams Blake 1757-1827
Tiger, tiger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
Story about Year of the Tiger
Song
From
Boston we are bound away Heave away Santy Anno
Round Cape Horn to Frisco Bay We are bound for California-o
So heave
her up and away we'll go Heave away, Santy Anno
Heave her up and away we'll go We are bound for California-o
-- 2009
3/02 ~ 3/22 -- Nature -- Building a house / stairs
Construction:
Poem:
When we are men,
We hope to do great
things- and then
Whatever we do, this thing we say,
We'll do our work in the very best way.
And you shall see if
you know us then.
We'll be good and honest and useful men-
When we are men.
-- 2009 3/23 ~ 4/12 -- Maths -- Fractions
-- Pi number -- Circles -- Compass
-- 2009 4/20 ~ 5/11 -- Language
-- 2009 5/12 ~ 5/31 -- Nature
-- 2009 6/01 ~ 6/21
-- Maths --- mental arithmetics.
At the beginning of the class, test students' arithmetics by asking a simple question
with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
--- shortcuts and tricks for multiplication and division
How
to multiply by 10, 11, 100... Can I divide by 3?...
How to multiply by 10?
One day, Teacher Oliver says: 'I can multiply
any number by 10 faster than the wind! Let's try. 6. >60. Just add one 'zero' at the end.
One day, Teacher Oliver says:
'I can multiply any number with 2 digits by 11 faster than the wind! Let's try. 54x11=594. Add 5 and 4.
Can I divide by
3?
One day, Teacher Oliver says: 'Give me a number, and I can guess if you can divide it by 3.' Let's try: 24? yes. 35?no.
48? yes. 76?no
--- Dad, Mum, Sister, Brother... prepare story to introduce long division
One day, --- came back home,
sad. Dad, Mum, Sister and Brother asked him/her: What's the matter with you?
Teacher gave me 258426 beans and I have to
give the same number to my 18 classmates.
So Dad came in, Mum was next, Sister followed and Brother was last. Divide/Multiply/Subtract/Bring
Down
--- decimal island
Once upon a time, timbers cut the trees, throw the logs into the river and let them float to
the factory.
The river is strong. Logs break. On the Decimal
Island, Mr. Decimal has to separate the whole logs from the broken ones.
+drawing
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prime, abundant, deficit, perfect
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