UNIT 1 Lesson 2

Objective

To teach greetings bearing in mind the different moments of the day.

Materials

Flashcards from the unit, Finger puppet play (Games), ball, popsicle sticks, paper tape.

Playful activities

1 | After having checked with the children the words you have previously taught them, ask them which greeting belongs to each moment of the day. They can even add characters to their statements, as you exhibit the flashcards.

Children: Good Morning, teacher!

Good Morning, boy!

Good Morning, girl!

2 | This time you will be able to include proper names to your Greetings. Place the puppets on the floor and mention a student at random. The child will wear the corresponding puppet. You may either ask the rest of the pupils to greet this child, or else he/she can greet you back: associate in a more efficient manner. We suggest the following ones:

Teacher: Good Afternoon, María!

Children: Good Afternoon, María!

Teacher: Good Morning, María!

Girl: Good Morning, teacher!

Good Morning – stretch your arms as we do when we wake up

Good Afternoon – pretend you are reading or doing some homework.

Good Night – yawn and place your hands to the side of your face.

Once you infer that the movements have been correctly acquired, show your pupils a flashcard for them to mime. You could also try the opposite, that is, do the mimics and let them guess the expression.

4 | Ask the children to sit in a circle on the floor and play the song of the unit. As they listen to it, they will pass a ball to one another. Once you keep the music on hold the student who has the ball will be asked to deliver some sentences, including a greeting, their name and gender. Continue the procedure until everybody has had the opportunity to participate.

Child: Good Morning! / Good Afternoon! / Good Night! My name is... I’m a boy/girl.

5 | This time place the flashcards of boy / girl / teacher on the floor with the image facing downwards. Allow each student to try to discover the character you ask for. Make sure to change the position of the cards every time one is found.

Teacher: Where is the boy?