Colours

Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.

Grammar objectives

Answer with "It's + colour" and "I have / I'm wearing + colour", and handle the question "What colour is it?". Aim for full sentences and real exchanges between participants, whatever their level.

Action objectives

Hear a colour and react to it at speed: point at it, grab it or run to it, then name it. Played out in The ball, Touch the cones and Parcour.

Lexical objectives

The core colour set in English — red, blue, green, yellow, black and white — recognised the moment it is called and said back out loud.

Games in this session

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1

Introducing the topic

Siting in a circle, the children are presented with the topic of the lesson.

5 min
2

The ball

Siting in a circle, the students throw the ball to each other, saying their name.

10 min
3

Touch the cones

The children must run around the room and touch the colored cones, following the teacher's instructions.

12 min
4

Parcour

The kids complete the circuit and at the end touch the flashcard that they have been instructed to touch.

12 min
5

The colour witch

The witch says a colour and the children must find it in the room and touch it. If a child doesn't touch the colour in time, and they get tagged by the witch and become it.

12 min
6

Revision of the topic

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the session.

5 min

Materials for this session

Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.

Phrases

Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.