Peer Teaching Session on Seasons and the Weather

1st Primary School of Skiathos

Date: February 17th, 2015

Instructors: Vassiliki Panagioteli, Makrina Chrisopoulou

Classes that participated: third graders, second graders (Γ2, B1)

Equipment: flashcards, CD player, a video camera, worksheets

Objectives: familiarization with vocabulary related to the 4 seasons and the weather through

interactive activities, learning through fun and promotion of bonding between the two groups

Integration of skills: listening, speaking

Time required: 30’

Steps:

1. Presentation: Teachers present the 4 seasons through flashcards and try to elicit the

relevant words. Word-cards are put on the board along with the relevant flashcards.

Following this, Ts go on to present weather related vocabulary by flashing cards showing

basic weather phenomena representative of each season, asking learners to repeat. They

make sure all learners understand “How’s the weather? It’s ...” question-answer pattern.

(15’)

Weather phenomena:

How’s the weather?

It’s sunny

It’s cloudy

It’s windy

It’s rainy

It’s snowy.

2. Practice:

Game: Flashcards and word-cards are randomly distributed among pupils. Teachers call out a

season and weather-relevant flashcards and word-cards have to gather around the pupil-season,

calling out the word/phrase, thus forming 4 groups which will be the stage for the next activity.

(10’)

3. Follow up:

a. Students consolidate vocabulary and have fun by singing along a Weather Song. Pupils in

groups of 4 seasons listen to various weather phenomena and sing, dance and perform as

instructed. (5’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcW9Ct000yY

b. Time permitting, teachers hand out worksheets depicting weather in black and white, which pupils colour in class or at home. (5’)

http://www.dreamenglish.com/weather