Holidays and seasonsHolidays and seasonsExtra practiceLearning about Halloween.

1 In L1, ask pupils if they have heard of trick-or-treating,a traditional Halloween activity. Children get dressed up and visittheir neighbours house to ask for treats: coins, fruit or sweets.If neighbours refuse to give the children a treat, the childrenplay a trick on them. In some parts of Scotland and Ireland,children sing a song or perform a dance in order to earn treats.

2 Ask pupils if they would like to go trick-or-treating and what scary character they would get dressed up as. Write their suggestions on the board in English: a ghost, a pirate, a witch, and so on.Hand out A4 paper and tell the children to draw a picture of themselves dressed up for trick-or-treating. Display their pictures around the classroom.

ExtensionLearning a rhyme.

1 Tell pupils they are going to learn a rhyme for trick-or-treating. Put your own mask on and say the rhyme aloud. Boys and girls, weve got a mask.Its a Halloween maskIts orange and black,Weve got a Halloween maskIts orange and black,Do you like my Halloween mask?

2 Encourage pupils to join in. Repeat the rhyme severaltimes as a class.

3 Ask groups of three students to come to the front ofthe classroom with their masks on and perform the rhyme.

Making a pumpkin mask1 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at pages

73 and 74 and tell you what they know about Halloween. Explain that it is an annual holiday which takes place on 31st October. At Halloween, people attend fancy dress parties, where they get dressed up as scary characters like ghost and ghouls. Pumpkins are carved to make jack-o-lanterns and used for decoration. Explain to pupils that they are going to make their own pumpkin mask.

2 Show pupils a mask you made earlier and ask them if they like it: Do you like my mask? Revise the words eyes, nose and mouth by pointing to the facial features and asking the children: Whats this? What are these? Its a mouth. They are eyes. How many eyes can you see?

3 Tell pupils to choose the eyes, nose and mouth they like best and draw them on the pumpkin mask. Help pupils cut out the pumpkin shape.

4 When pupils have created their masks,hand out string and show pupils how to tie a short pieces of string through the two holes in their masks. Help them to put their masks on and show the rest of the class. Encourage pupils to ask and answer the question: Do you like my mask?

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ObjectivessTo learn about HalloweensTo make a pumpkin masksTo revise facial features: eyes, nose, mouth.Key languageIdentifying facial featuresCountingExpressing likes Materials A pumpkin mask made earlier, scissors, glue, short pieces of string (two per child), A4 paper.

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ChristmasObjectivessTo learn about ChristmassTo make a Christmas mobilesTo revise vocabulary: numbers, toys,

family membersKey languageChristmas vocabulary Identifying picturesGreetingsMaterials A Christmas mobile made earlier, scissors, short pieces of string (three per child), A4 paper, a Christmas card, A4 card.

Extra practiceDoing a Christmas dictation.

1 Draw a Christmas tree with six large baubles on the board.Say: This is a Christmas tree.

2 Write the numbers one to six in the baubles. Point to thenumbers and ask pupils to say them.

3 Hand out sheets of A4 paper to the class and tell pupilsto copy the tree and the baubles. Ensure they draw baubles which are large enough to contain a toy.

4 In L1, explain that you are going to dictate some Christmas presents for them to draw in the baubles. Say: Listen and draw.Use the following words: ball, bike, doll, plane, robot, train.Say: Draw a plane in number 1. Continue with the rest of the presents.

5 Check answers by asking: What is present number one? Tell pupilsto colour their Christmas trees and the toys. Display their pictures around the classroom.

ExtensionMaking a Christmas card.

1 In L1, explain that many people send Christmas cards to their families and friends. Show pupils a card with a Christmas picture on the front and a message inside: Merry Christmas. Explain that they are going to make a card for a family member.

2 Hand out sheets of A4 card. Tell pupils to fold the card in halfto make a Christmas card and draw a Christmas picture on the front. Monitor closely to help and give ideas. Make sure the children write Merry Christmas inside their cards.

3 To conclude, ask pupils who they want to send their Christmas card to. Say: Is this for your mummy, daddy or grandpa? Who is thecard for? My (mummy). Tell pupils to add the family members name to the greeting inside their cards.

Making a Christmas mobile1 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at page 75

and tell you what they know about Santa Claus. Explain that Santa Claus is said to bring presents to good children on the night of Christmas Eve, 24th December. Teach pupils the words reindeer, sleigh and presents. Ask pupils questions about the pictures: How many reindeer can you see? How many presents can you see? Explain to pupils that they are goingto make their own Christmas mobile.

2 Show pupils a mobile you made earlier andask them if they like it: Do you like my mobile?Revise the words Santa Claus, reindeer, sleigh and presents by pointing to the pictures in your mobile and asking the children: Whats this? What are these?

3 Ask pupils to colour the pictures with coloured pencils or crayons. Then help them cut out the pieces of the mobile. Show pupils how to make small holes in each piece.

4 Hand out the string and show pupils how to tie a short piece to each piece of the mobile and tie the other end to a pencil. Help them assemble their mobiles and show them to the rest of the class.

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SpringObjectivessTo learn about spring and other seasonssTo make a spring flowers collagesTo revise vocabulary: numbers, colours,

classroom objects, clothes, weather.Key languageParts of a flowerDescribing locationMaterials A spring flowers collage made earlier, scissors, glue, pictures of a butterfly and a ladybird prepared earlier, A5 paper, clothes and weather Flashcards from Unit 7, sticky tape, poster paper, glue.

Extra practiceGame: Wheres the butterfly?

1 Focus the pupils attention on the two insects on page 77 andask them questions: What colour is the insect? How many wings has it got? Can it fly? Explain that the insects are a butterfly and a ladybird.

2 Show pupils the pictures of the butterfly and ladybird youprepared earlier. Hand out sheets of A5 paper and tell pupils to draw and colour either a butterfly or a ladybird.

3 Take your butterfly and ladybird and display them around the class. Ask pupils: Where is my (ladybird)? Its on the table, under the chair, in the pencil case.

4 In pairs, pupils take turns placing their butterflies or ladybirdsin different places around the classroom. They should ask their partner: Where is my (ladybird)?

ExtensionMaking a seasons collage.

1 Remind pupils that spring is one of the four seasons.Ask them to tell you the other seasons: summer, autumn, winter. Write the four seasons on the board.

2 Hand out the clothes and weather Flashcards from Unit 7and ask pupils to stick the Flashcards on the board under thecorrect season. In L1, deal with differences of opinion and reach a consensus with the class.

3 Explain that we also associate different animals, plants,objects and celebrations with the seasons and ask pupils for ideas. Write about three ideas in English under each season. If pupils find this difficult, prompt them with the following words. Spring: flowers, Easter, baby animals; Summer: holidays, swimming pool, ice cream; Autumn: falling leaves, Halloween, pumpkin; Winter: snowman, Christmas, reindeer.

4 Divide the class into four or eight groups and appoint eachgroup a season. Explain that each group is going to create a collage with a set of pictures which represents their season. They should draw and colour small pictures and then glue them onto poster paper. Encourage pupils to label their pictures in English. Display the final posters around the classroom and ask questions about them.

.BLJOHTQSJOHGMPXFST1 In L1, ask pupils to tell you what they know

about spring. Explain that spring is one of the four seasons, and takes place after winter and before summer. For many people, spring has positive associations: warmer weather, spring flowers, baby animals like chicks and lambs, Easter and so on.

2 Ask pupils to open Pupils Book 1 at page 77 and tell you what they can see. Teach pupils the words flower, leaf, leaves, petals and stem. Ask pupils questions about the pictures: How many flowers can you see? How many stems can you see? Explain to pupils that they are going to make their own spring flowers collage.

3 Show pupils a collage you made earlier and ask them if they like it: Do you like my collage? Revise colours using your collage: What colour is the stem? What colour are the petals?

4 Ask pupils to colour the parts of the flowerswith coloured pencils or crayons. Then help them cut out the pieces.

5 Hand out sheets of A4 paper and glue.Say: Make your collage! Monitor closely to help pupils glue their flower pieces to the paper. Encourage them to show their collages to the rest of the class.

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