Monday, November 19, 2012

Week Seven: Introduction to Weather and Seasons

 
Week Seven: Weather and Seasons
English Club students learning about Weather and Seasons
 

Time allotment
Activity
Materials Needed
7 minutes
Review introductions; get all kids in a circle to introduce themselves.
 
“Hello, my name is ______________. I am ___________ years old. I am from ____________, Ukraine. I like _____________, but I don’t like ___________.”
 
 
10 minutes
Introduce new words:
Seasons: Use flash cards to introduce the four seasons; have students match the four seasons with the pictures that depict them (or with translations). Students will then use the model sentences to tell which season we are in now, and which season is their favourite.
 
·         Seasons flash cards
·         Model Sentences (see below)
15 minutes
Introduce new words:
Weather: Use flash cards to introduce the weather words; have students match the words with the pictures that depict them (or with translations). Students will then use the model sentences to tell what the weather is now, and which season experiences which kinds of weather.
 
·         Weather flash cards
·         Model Sentences (see below)
15 minutes
4-Corners Activity:
Each student is given a sheet of paper; he/she must fold the paper into four boxes. (See the example)
 
 
4 Corners Example/Template
 
 
 
In each box, he/she will write “In ____________(season), the weather is ____________ (weather word).”
 
For example: “In winter, the weather is snowy.”
Then the students will illustrate each season and its weather in the remaining space.
·         Blank white paper
·         Markers
·         Example/template
 

Model Sentences and Questions

Weather Flash Cards
 

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