The Very Lazy Ladybird

This week we are working with The Very Lazy Ladybird children’s book. It’s a story of a ladybird that likes to sleep all day and all night. She is so lazy she doesn’t know how to fly. Looking for a place to sleep she meets a kangaroo, a tiger, a crocodile, a monkey, a bear, a tortoise and an elephant. There are so many interesting animals in this story! Does the ladybird learn how to fly? Read the story…

The bugs’ universe

Fantasy is an inexhaustible source of fun. During physical education the children transform into bugs: they crawl like daddy longlegs, hop like grasshoppers, fly like butterflies and roll like roly-poly bugs. Then some of them can transform into frogs that want to catch flies.

We keep learning about bugs. We put out sugar in the garden for the ants, and went back to check out what they did with it. Teaching English to kids is so much fun!

Maths with bugs

This week we are focusing on maths. I printed and cut out different kinds of bugs and a huge paper jar for each kid.  How many bugs are there in the jar? How many dots do the ladybugs have? The kids practise numbers. How about a maze for craft? The bee would like to find the honey.

The weather is really great so we do a tour in the garden looking for the different kinds of bugs they already know. By next week they will have learnt all the features in the book.

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Summer is approaching. It’s time to learn about bugs! The kids will colour butterfly and ladybug templates. I will read out the book Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! It’s an English book for young kids. They can meet butterflies, ladybugs, daddy longlegs, grasshoppers, caterpillar, bees, ants and roly-poly bugs in the book. There’s also a lot to learn. Can they fly? Where do they live? How many legs do they have? Do they sting? By June they will know all of this! I am going to teach them!

The mothers thanked me

The mother’s day show was a great success. The children stood in front of their mothers, sang English songs, and gave them the presents they had made. I sang along with the children. The mothers were moved. Some of them came up to me after the show and thanked me for teaching their children. My pleasure. It’s a lot of fun too. What’s next for the kids after the excitement? Snacks and free play.

Excitement

The kids can’t wait for mother’s day. They are really excited. They have learnt the English rhymes and songs and poems by now. To tell the truth, some of them might even feel bored with all the rehearsals.

It’s a good thing that we have physical education too. It’s also in English. The children can run, move and exercise a little. At the end of the physical education there is a short relaxation to make sure they are not stir-crazy for the rest of the day. It usually helps. Not always though.

More practice

We practise the English mother’s day show every day. It goes better and better. The kids really want to do their best. They understand the importance of this day. We are also preparing some more presents for the mothers. It’s a great opportunity to practise scissor skills, drawing, colouring and gluing. Some of these 3 to 5 year old kids still need some help, but they are very cooperative. No wonder. Who would want to disappoint his mother?

Preparing for mother’s day

We are all preparing for mother’s day. It will be here soon. All the mothers are invited and the kids will perform a short show for them. The mothers will be seated in a circle on those tiny chairs. The kids will enter the room singing a song, and stop in front of their mothers. Then come some rhymes, poems and mother’s day songs. At the end they will hand over their cherished hand-made presents.  I’m excited. We still have to learn a lot!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This week we are learning about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It’s a lovely English story for beginners. Excellent for storytelling. Lots of teaching resources can be found to it. Practise food and the days of the week!

One day the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg, and was very hungry. So he ate through one apple. Then the next day he was still hungry. So he ate something else. By the end of the story he transforms into a beautiful butterfly. Isn’t it nice?

Easter bunny

The kids were really excited about Easter. By now they have learnt all the Easter songs. It’s amazing how fast these very young learners can learn English. They love the Sleeping bunnies song and The way the bunny hops song too. When we sing “See the bunnies sleeping…” they all pretend to be sleeping, then we tell them to wake up, and we sing “Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop…” and they all open their eyes, get on their feet and start hopping. Lovely.