Cycle 1 (grades 1 & 2) 3rd week of September

ABC song (sing)
The Rainbow Colors Song (sing and dance)

Traces of evaluation of Competency 1: To act on understanding of texts
- Flashcards on the board and I ask students: ''Go touch Purple and Yellow''

Test on colours coming up (not next week, but the week after).

We will also begin a Halloween Theme very soon.

If you want your kid to practice, here are some links from a fun website I like:

Colors Memory Game

Extra
Here are links to short videos on colors:

What color is this?
What's your favorite color? Dialogue
Colors are adjectives

Cycle 3 (grades 5 & 6) 3rd Week of September

We begin the ''Let's Describe Project''


We look at important verbs (To Be, To Have, To Be Wearing) to use while describing.

We also begin to look at clothing vocabulary.

I ask students to begin thinking of someone they would like to describe (clothing, body parts, using adjectives) because they will have to bring a picture to class and write a text describing the person.

Later on, they will have to do an oral presentation (fashion show-like). They will be 2x2 and they will have to describe their friend to the rest of the class.

The 3 competencies will all be evaluated throughout the project (but focus will be put on Competency 2 since this one is graded on the first report card).

Competency 1: To interact orally
Competency 2: To reinvest understanding of oral and written texts
Competenty 3: To write texts

Coming: Clothing, Adjectives, Body Parts to have enough resources for writting their text.

Cycle 2 (grades 3 & 4) 3rd week of September

We continue learning the days of the week and the months of the year.
More songs to practice:
Months of the year
Days of the week


I read ''Go Away Big Green Monster''

Read Aloud ''Go Away Big Green Monster''

Coming next week:

Activities with the book (create your own monster/your own story).
Finish days of the week and months of the year (and prepare for a little test on the subject coming in October)

Cycle 3 (grades 5 & 6), 2nd week of September

1. Short presentations (traces of evaluation on pronunciation)

2. How to talk/write about weather.

3. Package of sheets (review of Days, Months, Seasons, Weather, Holidays)

Coming: Continue weather + finish package of sheets

Cycle 1 (grades 1 & 2), 2nd week of September

1. Review ABC
2. Let's learn colours

Movements with rainbow song (I know pink isn't a rainbow colour but I really like this song :) )

The Rainbow Colors Song

3. Read-Aloud (by me):

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

A Color of His Own

4. Handouts on Colours (to be continued next class)

Coming: Colours again

Cycle 3 (grades 5 & 6), 1st week of September

1. Review numbers, days of the week, months of the year and how to write the date.

Date:

Today is Monday, September 8, 2014.

Today is (day of the week with capital letter), (monthe of the year with capital letter) number, year.

2. Short self-presentation (I am... My address... etc.)

Coming:

Continue presentations + review weather and seasons.

Cycle 2 (grades 3 & 4), 1st week of September

Review the Alphabet and Numbers

Let's learn the days of the week:

7 Days in a Week Rap




Coming:
12 Months of the Year

12 Months in a Year

Cycle 1 (grades 1 & 2), 1st week of September

Pete the Cat (book)
Book ''Trailer''
Pete the Cat - Rocking in My School Shoes (read by Eric Litwin)

ABC (song)

(I'm adding a link of a more standard version ABC muffin song, but feel free to explore youtube.com and find rock, rap and other versions depending on your child's preferences e.g. Alphabet Song)









http://lovethoseletters.wikispaces.com/Black+and+White+ABC+Chart

New Schoolyear (2014-2015)

Chers élèves et chers parents de l'école Eymard et de l'école Desjardins,

Je voulais vous dire bonjour et vous dire que je me sens très choyée d'avoir vos enfants quelques heures par cycle pour les aider à s'avancer dans la maîtrise de l'anglais et surtout pour leur partager ma passion pour cette langue.

J'en suis à ma 2e année en enseignement et j'avais le goût d'essayer de tenir un blog (tout un défi car je sais que ça demande beaucoup de temps). Comme je ne donne pas trop de devoirs/leçons à faire à la maison, je me suis dit que ce serait un bon moyen pour les élèves (et les parents) d'avoir un aperçu de ce que nous faisons en classe.

Pour ceux qui en ont envie, je vais parfois mettre des liens (surtout pour les chansons, les livres, des jeux, etc.) alors n'hésitez pas à aller faire un tour sur les sites et d'en parler avec vos enfants.

Ce blog ne sera pas parfait mais je vais faire de mon mieux pour le mettre à jour le plus souvent possible.

Merci,

Mrs. Gabby