4. PINE TREE
Pinheiro
Group 3 (7-8 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.
2. STORYTELLING
Story Stones
This activity combines storytelling and visual arts.
Students will decorate stones inspired by the images from the story. Or try thematic stones such as the story they listened to. Put all the stones into a sturdy bag. As your students pull them out one by one, they will use stones to retell the story.
You can also choose to divide the story in 6 parts. Students will work in trios. Assign each trio with a different part of the narrative. Ask them to add new characters and situations and imagine a different ending.
Ball in the hand
Divide the class into small groups and tell them to arrange the seats in a circle. Give each group a story starter at the beginning of the rounds and play music in the background. Tell the kids to move around the circle. Now tell one child to give the other player of the group a sentence of the story. Then the other kid in front of him has to continue the story. The students have to go around the circle, adding one sentence at a time until you give a signal or the music stops.
The second option of activity is to ask the students to make a circle of chairs with one chair less than the number of students in the classroom and while playing the music they have to turn around the chairs. When the music stops the student who is standing has to talk and do what they can do (I can …)
3. MOVE YOUR
HIPS!
This time in “Move your Hips”
4. BRAIN BREAKS
Focus ball
Walk your class through the following exercise: Stand or sit with legs and feet together. Bring your palms together in front of your chest. Keep your fingertips touching as you pull your palms apart, forming a ball with your fingers. Press your fingertips together until you feel the muscles in your hands and arms activating. Now close your eyes and as you breathe in, inflate your ball and as you breathe out, flatten the ball by pushing your palms together. (Then repeat these instructions for 60 seconds).
Ear-Nose Switcheroo
This is a quick and easy challenge to reset the brain. Instruct the students to touch their left ear with their right hand and at the same time touch their nose with their left hand. Then have them switch their hands and touch their right ear with their left hand and their nose with their right hand. Switch back and forth a few times. Then have them close their eyes, take a deep breath, and blow it all out.
5. CRAFT TIME
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