4. PINE TREE
Pinheiro
Group 2 (5-6 year olds)
Welcome to Pine Tree!
Congratulations for the progress you are helping your students achieve. In the following cycle, students should become engaged with the class in an increasingly active and participative manner. This is why some of the proposed activities in Cycle 4 will require a more dearing involvement from the kids.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CYCLE ARE:
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Consolidate understanding of class structure.
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Interact with the concepts of past, present, and future.
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Speak spontaneously and creatively experiment with the target language.
When you see that there is progress in these areas, you can move on to the next cycle. Check the rubric that will help you know if the group is ready to move forward!
WE SUGGEST YOU CHECK THE EVIDENCES WITH WHICH YOU WILL OBSERVE IF YOUR STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED THESE OBJECTIVES
CLASS PLAN
CONTENTS
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Actions
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Feelings
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Pets
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The Alphabet
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Colors
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Places
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Simple past
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Adjectives
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Farm animals
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Numbers
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Animals
To ask your students about the video experiences (jornadas), ask them how they did them, if they are liking them so far, which were their favorites, etc.
Remember
1. STARTING SONG
As always, the Vivadí Class will begin with the Starting Song. Considering one of the main objectives of this cycle, we propose a small activity to start the class and generate spontaneous group responses while the children get ready for Vivadí.
During this cycle, you will play the starting song without giving any indications to the children. In other words, you will stay still and wait to see their reaction to the introduction of the song without giving instructions. Wait for a few seconds and see if they begin to arrange the classroom, or if they take their shoes off, or somehow show that they are ready to start with the class.
Lyrics
If your friends are in the classroom, say hello.
If you see your teacher smiling, show your teeth
If you want to show your feelings, give a hug
If you feel like being silly, make some noise
If you want to get together, make some room
Let your heart feel so much better, make some room
Let’s get ready for Vivadi
Let’s have some fun and play with english in our world
Let’s get ready for Vivadi
We are all in this together
We’ll do it you and me
We’ll be a big great family
If you notice that the kids haven’t reacted to the song, you should intervene by giving the usual instructions of the beginning of the class. Nevertheless, it is very important that you try this exercise every class.
2. MOVE YOUR
HIPS!
This time in “Move your Hips”
3. STORYTELLING
MALAR’S BIG HOUSE
Give students disposable cups and ask them to create their own castles. Then have students describe their castle to a classmate. Help them build their sentences by suggesting some sentence starters and describing words:
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This is an enchanted castle.
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This is a towered castle.
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Is it a royal castle?
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What a tall, noble castle you created!
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My castle looks ancient.
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It looks like a ruined castle.
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It seems like an old historic castle.
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My castle is made of gray stone.
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My castle has towers, spires, and tall chimneys.
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I built an old square castle.
I WANT TO BE A BAKER
GAME: While the music plays, students will pass the ball. When the music stops, the student who has the ball has to share with the class what he or she liked most about the story, then she/he throws the ball to another student that has to tell the class what his/her favorite food is (My favorite food is...).
4. CRAFT TIME
5. BRAIN BREAKS
Just jump!
Sometimes kids just need to bounce their energy out. Have them pretend they are bouncing on a mini-trampoline (this will keep their movement on a vertical plane instead of all over the room) and give them a couple of minutes to let loose!
Stir the pot
Have students visualize they are standing in front of an enormous cauldron. Inside the cauldron is an ooey-gooey pot of caramel. Take hold of a large stirrer and plunge it to the bottom of the pot. Slowly begin to stir in a clockwise direction. Have them use their whole body to help get a full range of motion in their wrists and shoulders. Instruct them to throw their hips into the action. After a minute or two, reverse the direction.
6. HARMONY
7. ENDING SONG
Finally, as always, you will sing our well-known Ending Song.
Make sure everyone sings it out loud together. Encourage, especially those kids that don't participate much in class, to see if they can repeat the song phonetically.
Lyrics
If you enjoyed our time together, sing along
If you can’t wait for next class, high five!
To get ready for what follows, tidy up
See you next time dear teacher, good bye!
It’s not goodbye with Vivadi
The things I learnt today will always stay in me
It’s not goodbye with Vivadi
We are all in this together
We’ll do it you and me
We’ll be a big great family
Do not forget to put the class back in order while you sing.
To remind your students to access the platform and do the jornadas.
Don't forget