November with Language Assistant Daniella

November

Class Rules

In November we learned about class rules! We made some big gestures like love hearts with two hands and learn rules such as 'be kind', 'put your hand up', 'be quiet'. The students played Bingo with pictures of different classroom rules and also watched some fun videos about classroom rules. We asked them why we have classroom rules and despite being so young, they understood why it is important to be respectful and kind to each other in the classroom.

Chores

We also learned about Chores with a fun PowerPoint (so they could see some pictures) before playing a game where they had to come up to the blackboard and point to the correct chore that we said. They played in pairs to make it competitive and motivate them! Then we did some role play where the students acted out the chores in front of the class and the others had to guess what chore it was. This was really good for getting them to have fun and be confident in front of their classmates. They also practiced their English by asking each other 'Can you wash up / make your bed' etc. They should ask each other at the front of the class though because when they are in pairs, they start speaking in Spanish! Finally, we did some colouring of the chores so that they could consolidate what they learned before playing a game of Bingo, which they loved.

Family

We learned about family in the last week of November with Peppa Pig. I used a Peppa Pig PowerPoint which was interactive with lots of sounds (which they loved). I asked them questions about Peppa's family, for example, 'Does Peppa Pig have a Grandma?' 'Yes she does'. 'How many brothers does she have?' 'She has one' and 'Does she have a sister?' 'No she does not'. 
Then I showed them my family and asked them questions about their family. For example, 'Have you got a....' and then they reply 'Yes/no' and how many brothers/sisters etc. 'What is there name?', 'There name is'.

Then we did a scientific survey! They had to go and ask each other how many brothers/sisters/grandparents etc they had and fill in a survey table to count how many brothers the class had in total, for example. They really enjoyed this interactive, communicative activity and had to ask each other in English, which was a big challenge. 

Finally, we did a family tree where they reviewed the names of family members by filling in a family tree and colouring at the end. Using Peppa Pig was a big success as they love Peppa Pig, so I will definitely be using Peppa again in my lessons.