HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

We have a new student this term. Her name is Elsa. So now there are 3 boys and 3 girls in the group.

We have started the year studying clothes: T-shirt-s, trouser-s, skirt-s, shoes, socks, dress-es, coat-s, jacket-s, jeans, boots, shirt-s, scarf, belt, sweater-s, cap-s, hat-hats.

First, clothes flashcards were spread on the table and  students had to identify them.

Students had to color the clothes  of a few people: Stella, Stella´s parents, and Stella´s friends Meera and Lenny. Children knew the different characters already. The teacher said, for instance: Stella is wearing a yellow T-shirt, a white skirt and yellow shoes. When they finished, the teacher said: I am wearing a black jacket and blue jeans. Who am I? Students answered: Mr. Star or Dad. Some students did the same thing. This is still difficult for them, though, we'll need to practice more next week.

Finally children were listening and learning a chant about clothes. And we also played a game where students had to dress a bear following some instructions.

For homework here is a link to a cute Japanese video the children must watch to practice. We'll be looking at it next Friday and I hope they can sing along with the video.