Learning English is Learning English is FunFun!!

Learning English is Learning English is FunFun!!

Escola Sant Martí Escola Sant Martí de Torrelles de Llobregatde Torrelles de Llobregat

by Sandra-Ruth Maas Cisa

General Information:2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011PELE project has begun.

K4 Began learning English. Received 1 hour session/ week with only half of the group.

Continue the same.

Receive 2 hour sessions per week with only half the group. Become familiar with the English Library and be able to use it freely.

K5 Began learning English. Received 2 hour sessions/ week with only half of the group.

Continue the same.

Continue the same.

Continue receiving 2 hour sessions per week with only half the group.Become familiar with the English Library and be able to use it freely.Take an English School Bag home twice per year.

Main objectives of this project:

Improve students’ knowledge of English by different means that motivate them and encourage them to practice and

participate actively.Acquire and use basic vocabulary and simple daily expressions using good pronunciation.Comprehend daily classroom routines and respond to these as taught. Understand simple conversations and stories within a given context by means of verbal and non-verbal communication.Sing songs, chants, rhymes… in English. Comprehend simple instructions and respond to them through actions. Become familiar with different aspects of the English-language culture, basically through the way in which certain typical festivities are celebrated. Enjoy themselves doing all sorts of different and fun activities in English.

Contribute to the child’s whole development (physical, emotional, psychological, social and cognitive).

Contents taught in Kinder:

Basic greetings and classroom daily vocabulary.Basic vocabulary related to what they are learning in other subjects (colors, numbers,

animals, toys, etc).Traditional songs, chants and rhymes, and newer ones. Different things related to typical celebrations and festivities. Games we play in English. Learning is lots of fun!

Sequencing Contents for K4Contents related to greetings, routines and

celebrationsBasic Contents Contents related to

topics learned in other subjects

1.Salutacions (amb els titelles)Hello (amb el Cheeky Monkey)Good Morning/ How are you? / Fine, Thank you. (amb el Mr. White i la cançó de la rutina diària)What’s the weather like today? It’s cold / hot / sunny / cloudy / windy / rainy / foggy / snowy (amb unes flashcards i el Cheeky Monkey)What’s your name? / My name is... Goodbye

2. Celebracions: HalloweenChristmas: mitjançant la representació teatral “Santa’s Star”Easter

3. Rutines i comunicacions bàsiques: Come, Let’s go, Get in lineSit down on the floor/ on a chair / in a circleStand up, Listen, Repeat, Look, Watch, Play, Sing

4. Cançons: Good Morning SongTeddy Bear, Teddy Bear SongAutumn Leaves Are Falling Down Chant

5. Colors Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange, Brown, Pink, Purple, White, Black, Grey

6. Animals Inclosos en les flashcards per ensenyar els colors: Fish, Crab, Frog, Duck, Tiger, Horse, Seal, Pig, Cow and ElephantInclosos en l’obra de teatre: Reindeer, Lion, Monkey and SheepFarm Animals: Cat, Cow, Dog, Pig, Hen, etc. Zoo Animals: crocodile, bird, tiger, monkey, elephant

7. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and more (tots amb l’ajut de materials visuals i manipulatius)Numbers Song

8. Boy / Girl

9. Classroom Vocabulary: chair, pencil, table, colors, paper, door, plastiline

10. Relacionats amb el nom de la classe: P5 A: TauronsP5 B: ZebresEn buscarem alguna cançó i aprendrem aquests noms en anglès.

11. Les joguines: Ball, Doll, Car, Game, etc.

12. Comparacions: BigSmall

Sequencing Contents for K5Contents related to greetings, routines and

celebrationsBasic Contents Contents related to topics learned

in other subjects

1. Salutacions (amb els titelles) Hello (amb el Cheeky Monkey) Good Morning/ How are you? / Fine,

Thank you. (amb el Mr. White i la cançó de la rutina diària)

What’s the weather like today? It’s cold / hot / sunny / cloudy / windy / rainy / foggy / snowy (amb unes flashcards i el Cheeky Monkey)

What’s your name? / My name is... Goodbye

2. Celebracions: Halloween: Black Cat Song Christmas: mitjançant la representació

teatral “Santa’s Star” Easter

3. Rutines i comunicacions bàsiques: Come, Let’s go, Get in line Sit down on the floor/ on a chair / on the

blanket / in a circle Stand up, Listen, Repeat, Look, Watch,

Play, Sing

4. Cançons: Good Morning Song Hands are Cold! Chant I’m a Little Teapot! Song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star! Song The Wheels on the Bus Song

5. Colors Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Orange,

Brown, Pink, Purple, White, Black,Grey

I Can Sing a Rainbow Song Betty the Cow Song

6. Animals Inclosos en les flashcards per

ensenyar els colors: Fish, Crab, Frog, Duck, Tiger, Horse, Seal, Pig, Cow and Elephant

Inclosos en l’obra de teatre: Reindeer, Lion, Monkey and Sheep

Repassar Farm + Zoo Animals i ampliar-los

Old Mac Donald Had a Farm! The Itsy Bitsy Spider Song There Was An Old Lady Who

Swalled a Fly... Song

7. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 + 10 and

more (tots amb l’ajut de materials visuals i manipulatius)

8. . Repassar Boy / Girl

9. Classroom Vocabulary: chair, pencil, table, colors, paper, door, school bag, book, plastiline

10. Relacionats amb el nom de la classe:

P5 A: Prínceps i Princeses P5 B: Mags i Fades En buscarem alguna cançó i

aprendrem aquests noms en anglès.

11. Les joguines: Ball, Doll, Car, Game, etc.

12. Comparacions: Big Small Long and Short (receptiu)

13. El cos: Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes,

Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Nose, Finger Head, Shoulders, Knees and

Toes Song

Methodologies used:All sessions are 30

minuteslong and only with half ofthe group.

10 minutes are usually for getting in line and

walking to the class, doing our routines and warm-up.

15 minutes are for the day’s basic activity.

5 minutes are to clean up, get in line, walk back to class and say goodbye.

Daily routines:1) We get in line in our

homeroom class and walk to the English class as we say things in English.

2) Cheeky Monkey welcomes us by saying:

Hello! Good Morning! What’s the weather like today?3) Mr. White sings the

Good Morning Song for us

and we sing along with him!

4) At the end of the class, we all help clean up, get in line carefully and say goodbye so we can all walk back to our class.

Learning Activities: 1) Storytelling

big books and other books Traditional stories,

celebrations and newer stories

With CD and without

Learning Activities: 2) Songs, chants, rhymes…

Related to stories read, celebrations, posters hung around the class or vocabulary learned

Traditional songs, chants and rhymes and newer ones

With CD and without

• Teddy Bear Song in K4

• Rainbow Song in K5

• Autumn Leaves Chant in K4

• Halloween Song in K5

• Numbers Song in K4

• Betty the Cow Song in K5

Learning Activities: 3) Practicing vocabulary

Identifying words when heard Repeating words Looking for different flashcards, objects or images

around the class as we say them Naming things we’ve learned in English Playing vocabulary games: raise your hand if…, stand up if…,

etc.

Learning Activities: 4) Worksheets

To complete in different ways: coloring with colors, or markers, sticking paper or plastiline, cutting out, etc.

Useful to consolidate and practice vocabulary

K4

K5

Learning Activities: 5) Games

Bingos Go Fish Dominoes Memory Guessing and finding things TPR activities

Learning Activities: 6) Videos and DVDs

Traditional ones and newer ones Related to the different topics

being worked on: vocabulary, stories, songs, chants and rhymes, games, etc.

Learning Activities: 7) Theatre

Attending a play related to a specific topic worked on during the year, after having learned the vocabulary and expressions necessary for it

Putting on simple plays ourselves in the classroom

Extra things: English School Bags and English Library

Assessment and Evaluation:

• Formative mostly During all the learning process mostly by means of observation. Taking into account children's participation in all the different activities and the completion of each one of these.

• Orally: comprehension and simple productions

Through observationBy recording children on film and watching it afterwards

• Written: oral comprehension

Through observation when completing worksheetsBy correcting their work and identifying what they understood and didn’t

Assessment and Evaluation:

• Individually and in groupsAsking them to tell me vocabulary words learned or answer simple questions orally individuallyAsking them to respond to specific expressions or instructions with an action individually or in small groupsSinging songs, chants, rhymes…

• Informally and formallyThrough daily observation Through their participation in class, storytelling, answering questions, singing songs, playing games, etc.By watching them completing specific tasks in specific ways

• Taking into account several different aspects of the learning process:

Motivation and interest

Participation, specially using the English language

Individual learning process and progress made

Achievement of main goals and objectives = vocabulary, expressions and songs learned

Thank you for your attention!

If you need any of this information or would like to know more about our project, contact:

smaas@xtec.cat or the school’s website: http://escolasantmarti.wordpress.com