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Numbers - Colours - Body parts - Alphabet

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Grammar objectives

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Action objectives

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Lexical objectives

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Games in this session

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Full repetition

Introduction: Repetition in a circle: colors, numbers + “body parts” song + alphabet song. We sit together in a circle ("make a circle") and ask the children to repeat different colors by showing them objects and asking, “What color is this?” or by pointing to items of clothing that we or the children are wearing. Then we ask about numbers by either showing the flashcards or forming numbers with our hands (especially for preschoolers). We repeat the body parts by playing the “Head and Shoulders” song over the speaker, and then we listen to the alphabet song together and sing it.

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8 min

Obstacle course about colours and numbers

For this game, one teacher leaves the first game a little early to prepare a small obstacle course (be creative). Once the obstacle course is ready, we ask the children to line up (in one long row or two, to create a little competition). One teacher shows them how to complete the obstacle course. At the end of the obstacle course, another teacher waits for each child and tells them which color to touch: “Touch blue.” Alternatively, number cards can be placed on the floor and the teacher says, “Touch the number 7” (as another variation, obstacle courses with numbers and colors can also be set up). The other volunteer stays at the starting line and gives each child the start signal.

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8 min

Steal the cone (body parts)

For each pair of children, four colored cones (for example: red, blue, yellow, and green) are placed in the middle between them. The two children stand facing each other at equal distances from the cones. The teacher calls out a sequence of body parts (for example: “head,” “shoulders,” “knees,” “ears”). After each word, the children must quickly touch the correct body part. After 4 or 5 body parts, the teacher suddenly calls out the name of one of the cone colors. At that moment, both children must try to grab the cone of that color as quickly as possible. The child who grabs the correct cone first wins the round. Then the game restarts and the children prepare for the next round, with a new sequence of body parts and a different color at the end. - Variation 1: Say movements such as “right,” “left,” and “mix” —> The pairs must move in a circle to the right, to the left, or to a new cone. When the teacher says “mix,” the pair must run to any new cone (don't forget to show them what is left and what is right, and explain that they must always go together, especially when you say “mix.” Make sure they move together to another pair of cones). - Variation 2 – Elimination: In each round, when the teacher says “mix,” they remove a group of cones —> In each round, the pair that cannot find any cones is eliminated until only two pairs remain. These two groups then play in the final. The eliminated children can help the teacher by calling out the commands. In the final round, when a child or teacher says “mix,” the children run to the teacher standing on the other side of the room — the first pair to arrive there and give the teacher a high five is the winning pair.

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8 min

Conclusion (songs)

We stand in a circle and repeat the body parts with the head-and-shoulders song (and do the dance or movements, with the teacher demonstrating the movements so that the children can copy them), and then we sit in a circle and listen to the alphabet song together and sing it (from slow to fast, clap your hands and thighs to the rhythm of the sound to make it more playful for the children).

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4 min