foreign language activities with 4-12 year- olds

 (Attendance)  Remember last week?  Good morning, Tom  Alphabet  Compliments  Warming up for today: Simon says…  Programme for today

 The letter W

 The letter F

 The letter G

 The letter O

 The letter B

 The letter K

 The letter I

 The letter T*

 "Simón dice" in Spanish  "Szymon mówi" in Polish  "Kommando Pimperle" (or with similar rules "Alle Vögel fliegen hoch") in German  "Jacques a dit" in French  "Commando" (the Dutch noun for "command") or "Jantje zegt" in Flemish parts of Belgium, in Dutch  "Deir Ó Grádaigh" ("O'Grady says") in Irish  "Razvan spune" (Razvan says) in Romanian  "Yakup der ki" in Turkish  "Kongen befaler" ("the king commands") in Norwegian  "O rei manda" ("the king orders") in Portuguese  "O mestre mandou" ("The master ordered") in Brazilian Portuguese

 Anatomy: "Simon Says touch your..."  nose, ears, eyes, mouth, teeth, tongue, chin, cheek, back, tummy, arm, leg, foot, shoe, elbow, knee, neck, head, hair, hand, thumb, fingers, toes, shoulders, bottom  Clothing: "Simon says touch your..."  shirt, shoes, trousers (UK), pants (US), button, pockets, zipper, socks, shorts, skirt

 Actions/Verbs: "Simon says...."  run, swim, fly, dance, hop, jump, eat, drink, sleep, stand up, sit down, turn around, clap your hands, snap your fingers, sing, laugh, cough, sneeze, yawn, smile, laugh, open your eyes/mouth, close your eyes/mouth, take your shoes off, put your shoes, on, cry, frown, wash your hands, brush your teeth, brush your hair, wave

 Programme for today:  Video on Early Bird  Learning by singing  Teaching and learning a song

 Songs can be sung anytime  Singing gets their attention  Singing encourages cooperation—it can help keep everyone focused on the task.

 Music is a memory aid  Music encourages movement, another memory aid, and a way to get those wiggles out!  Good songs include a bit of repetition which locks in the learning

 Music engages the emotions, and this helps learning stick and brings joy  Singing is FUN—and you get to participate  Songs sung solely in the target language can help create an immersion experience, which is how kids learn best

 Singing is speaking. It’s a fun way to get children to actually hear themselves using the language