PYP unit 2: Houses

This week the Green class spent a lot of time learning about the PYP unit on houses. We made Teepee’s and learned where they come from and who lived in them. We also made igloos and talked about where they are built. We also studied the story Little Red Riding Hood. The children then completed an exercise where they had to decide if an animal or person was in the story or not. We also learned prepositions this week: on, under, in front of, and behind. The homework this week focuses on learning these prepositions.

In the English book we are now on chapter 3, learning about workers: doctor, police officer, fireman, astronaut, artist, and dentist. The children have only started to study this vocabulary and unit so homework next week will include this vocabulary.

Here are some pictures from our Igloo making:

What do you like?

We are doing a review from last year of "I like" and "I don't like". For the children that know this, they will learn new vocabulary and how to ask "what do you like?".

November Monthly Plan

Alphabet practice

The children have been learning a lot about the alphabet this week. We have practiced pronouncing the letters and sounding out words ex. A "ah ah apple". On youtube, there are good phonics ABC videos such as this one:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs

 

For homework this weekend, the children will be practicing vocabulary words and the alphabet from letters A-E.

Painting things I like

Yesterday, the green class learned I like. The children then painted things they like. For the children who remembered I like from last year, they expanded their vocabulary and painted foods they liked. Here are some pictures:

Painting Pictures

Before the Bayram holiday, the class learned about homes. We learned:

 

chair

table

clock

toy box

window

 

The children then painted their own houses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week in English class

This week the Green Class are learning about toys.

We watched a little bit of the Disney film Toy Story. 

We learned these words from our English book:

car

doll

bike

boat

teddy bear

blocks

The children also really enjoy these songs during English class:

If your happy and you know it by Storybots

Walk and Stop song

The skeleton dance by Super Simple Songs

Hickory Dickory Dock by Super Simple Songs

Open and Shut by Super Simple Songs