Unit 1: Sam and Ann

1. Introduction

Attached are activities for Unit 1. In this unit we will practice the ABC and review their vocabulary. 

Click here to download Freddy's World Unit 2 Activities 4th grade

Note:  All the activities are suggestions. We suggest you spend a few minutes at the beginning and end of each session to ease into the activities. Make any adjustments and vary the Opening and Closing, if needed, to fit the levels of your students. 

2. Begin Your Lesson

Opening: Write the day and date on board. We suggest you start the session with a song or video (see below). Instructor and students greet each other. Engage in a conversation with the students about some of these familiar topics.

 ·  Instructor says: “Good morning/afternoon, students!”

o      Students say: Good …!

·  Instructor says: “It’s nice to see you again.”

o      Students say: I'm glad to see you too. (Explain that glad means happy.)

·  Instructor says: “Welcome to our lesson.”

·  Instructor says: “My name is “…” “What’s your name?”

·  Student says: “My name is “…” That student turns to next student and asks, “What’s your name?” The next student says… “My name is…” (Continue speaking and practicing names with each student in the group.)

· Instructor asks: “How are you? What’s new?”

• Student says: I'm good/ I'm fine/ I'm all right

· Instructor asks: “How is your day?” Student says: It is good. / My day was great/fine.

· Instructor asks: What time is it?

• Song for young kids with body movements:

· Instructor asks: “What day is today? What day was yesterday? What day will it be tomorrow?”

•  Early Elementary

· Instructor asks: “What season are we in now?”

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· Instructor asks: “What is the month?” Practice saying today is “…….” with students. Elementary and Young Juniors

· Instructor asks: “How’s the weather?” Early Elementary song:  

o   Students practice saying: It is cloudy/ it's rainy/ it's hot/ it’s nice/ sunny/ windy / cold / foggy…

· Instructor asks: “Are you ready to start our activities today?”

• Students: “Yes!!”  

Need help calming your students down? Try this: How to Calm Young Children Down in Minutes – Palming technique – Early Elementary (grades 1-4) Video:

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3. Listen, Point and Say

Instructions: Say each of the pictures out loud, and have students point and repeat after you. You don't have to say the pictures in order.  

הקשיבו, הצביעו על התמונות ואמרו את המילים שאתם שומעים.

4. Mirror, Mirror

Draw a picture of yourself in frame A and fill out the sentences. Do the same for frame B except draw a friend and fill in their details. 

5. Match and Color

Match the words to the parts of the face. After, color all the parts of the face.

 התאימו את המילים לחלקי הפנים. צבעו את הפנים.

6. Draw A Doll

Read the sentences and draw the features on the doll.

קיראו את המשפטים והשלימו את התמונות.

7. Word/Letter Sound Combinations

-AT, -IT, -AD, -IN Practice (Word/Letter Sound Combinations)     Write the words from the word bank in their corresponding columns.

 כיתבו את המילים בטורים המתאימים.

8. What IS It?

Circle the "is" in each sentence.

קיראו והקיפו is.

9. Sam is...

Mark ✔ or ✘.

    ✘ סמנו ✔ או

10. Finish Your Lesson

Closing: After each session before you say goodbye, ask students to reflect on the lesson.

·   Instructor asks: What is one thing you liked about the lesson?

 ·   Ask each student to tell you 3 new English words they learned today.

o   Repeat the new words after the student says them. Then, repeat the new words with the student again so he/she practices and learns the correct pronunciation.

·   Ask: What is one question you still have about what you learned today?

Say goodbye to the students. Tell them you are looking forward to seeing them next time… Instructor says: Have a good day/afternoon… See you next time…