Welcome (~5 minutes)
Hello Song
- Regular Hello Song.
- Pinocchio Song.
- Review: Shh, be quiet! Sorry! That’s OK. Let me try/Go ahead
- Throw pom poms into basket/box.
Basic Questions (~4 Minutes)
- Basic question review (hot potato game)
- All student review:
- Do you like (food)?
Run to the letter sound (O, P, Q, W, etc.)
Verb Activities
- GO IN, COME OUT: Review come/go first. Then Pinocchio IN/OUT
- say, cut, swim, take a picture, sing, wash, open close
- New: Next lesson, Do you like to <verb>?
Adjective + Noun Activities
- Review
- what color is N? <color> AND <color>
- Review colors (fingers wiggle on chin). Find colors in the room.
- add:light/dark
- light green, light blue, silver, gold, (lavender), (aquamarine)
- Review nouns: TREE, FLOWER, SKY, GRASS, slide, seesaw.
- NEW: Wind the bobbin up. Ceiling, floor, window, door.
- What color is the ceiling?
Listening practice (~5 minutes)
Phonemic awareness or Minimal Pairs
- Rhyming words. Lay out cards, choose the ones that rhyme.
Kumon Phrases (~6 minutes)
- Review with monkey: Watch this! I did it! (Review “watch this!”) Great!
- Hurry up, wait (waiting for the toilet), Be Quiet! Sorry!
- New: Be careful. –> Let me try. Go ahead. Be careful. Are you OK?
- Monkey wants to roller skate. Ride a bike.
- New: Where is the <color> egg? I found it!
- Find the colored eggs
- Match the sounds of the ingredients.
New Grammar/Phrase/Pattern (~12 minutes)
REVIEW: Head Shoulders Knees & Toes, Head & Shoulders 123
- Body parts: Head, shoulders, knees, toes, arm, leg, hand, foot
- ADD: elbow, ankle
Phonics/Reading (~15 minutes)
Letter/Phonics from last lesson (e.g. new worksheet for old content)
- Point to letters randomly with a flashlight, kids say the letter sounds.
- Review SH. Fish.
- Jeopardy Song
- Practice some word family ideas: ham, jam, yam
Letter of the week: TH
- Worksheets: review SH, then add TH. Use whisper phones?
- Sing alphabet song: phonics style!
Bonus Time (~5 minutes)
- Use this time as padding in case you need more time for any of the above activities
- If there is extra time:
- provide another worksheet
- review songs from past lessons
- introduce new vocabulary
- play a favorite game
Wrap up (~5 minutes)
- Review of day’s new grammar pattern/phrase
- Homework sheets
- Stickers
- Quick review with parents
- Good-bye Song: Down By the Bay tune
- And now it’s time to say goodbye
- Now it’s time to say goodbye
- See you next time, see you next time
- Now it’s time to say goodbye
- See you next time!