4. PINE TREE
Pinheiro
Group 4 (9-11 year olds)
Welcome to Cycle 4!
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 verbs
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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.
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2. MOVE YOUR
HIPS!
This time in “Move your Hips”
3. STORYTELLING
Imagination aids are very important in the development of social, emotional, creative, physical, lingual, and problem-solving skills in children. Early childhood is the perfect moment to develop these skills in. Children can become excellent thinkers, creators of their own opinion, critics and influencers of their generation. There are many different aspects of child development: Social and emotional development, creative development, physical development, language development and communication skills, thinking and problem solving.
Let's explore these skills through the following activities.
PRE READING
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Are you an imaginative person? Explain.
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When you were younger, did you play a lot?
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Can you think of any experience you had to use your imagination to solve a problem?
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Why do you think imagination is important?
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Do you use your imagination in your fun times?
ACTIVITY
Just imagine…
Place different random objects on a table, such as a spoon, pan, clothes, hat, bottle, box, etc., and ask your students to choose one of them and create a story using the object as an accessory in a theatrical scene or transforming the object on a character in your imagination. It will be really fun and funny.
IMAGINATION POEM
Poetry is a reader's / listener’s experience. Choose one of the poems on the site that best suits your students' level of knowledge and explore with them everything that this poem can awaken from their imagination. Experiment to read the poems aloud in a variety of ways. How much it changes the experience when you read a sad poem in a silly voice or a funny poem in a scared voice the poem will change. You can make cards and give away how the poem will be read.
ACTIVITY
Spin to generate discussion
Poetry discussion can be hard for students at first. Use this spinner to give them conversation starters about the chosen poem or to help them choose a topic from the poem they read or create their own poem.
4. CRAFT TIME
5. BRAIN BREAKS
Make Xs and Os
Walk the students through the following exercise: Sitting in a chair with your feet on the ground and legs together, curl your body into your lap, folding yourself into a tiny O shape. Next, open your arms and legs wide, forming an X shape with your body. Pull back into an O shape, and then back out to an X shape. Repeat it three times.
Energize in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Let us get hearts pumping with a quick sequence of exercises. Call out 5 actions for your students to do as quickly as they can. For instance, jump 5 times, clap your hands 4 times, 3 touch your feet 3 times, turn around 2 times, and hug yourself 1 time. You can change the actions as you can.
6. HARMONY
Use the cards to lead the moment of relaxation. Each card will give a prompt for the students to try that will let them refocus and recharge. Perfect for moments when you need to bring down the energy in the room or come back to concentration.
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