Activity 1: Warm-up and review · 5 minutes
Backyard Song Warm-up
Aims
Ss get ready for the lesson, revise the vocabulary from Lesson 1 and recall the idea of the backyard.
Content
- T plays the Unit 2 'Hello' song or a short chant the class already knows.
- T shows picture cards of things in the backyard (tree, flower, ball, chair) and asks Ss to name them quickly.
- T uses a quick 'What's this?' guessing game with a few picture cards to prepare for kite, bike and kitten.
Expected outcomes
Ss are warmed up, can name backyard objects in English and are ready to learn the new chant.
Procedure
Teacher's activities
Pupils' activities
Teacher
T greets the class: 'Hello, everyone! Are you ready for a new song?' T shows the backyard picture and asks: 'What can you see in the backyard?'
Pupils
Ss greet T back: 'Hello, teacher! We are ready!' Ss look at the picture and answer: 'A tree! A ball! A flower!'
Teacher
T plays the warm-up song and claps the rhythm. T asks Ss to clap with the beat and then point to the picture cards as they hear the words.
Pupils
Ss clap, sing along and point to the correct pictures on the board.
Teacher
T flashes three cards quickly and asks: 'What's this?' T points at the kite picture but does not say the name, and waits for Ss' guesses.
Pupils
Ss guess and call out: 'A kite!' 'A bike!' 'A cat!' Some Ss may say 'a kitten' if they recall Lesson 1.
Teacher
T praises the class and says: 'Great! Today we will learn a new chant about K and k. Let's chant together.'
Pupils
Ss repeat: 'Today we learn K and k!' and sit ready to listen.