[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] and fruit 1 lesson plan

“A rainbow”

Lesson 2 Level 2 Age 5-7

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[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] and fruit 1

This lesson continues with the theme of [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] from last lesson and also introduces the topic of fruit. Students learn some new vocabulary, play fun games and activities, sing songs and do a worksheet.

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Age: 5-7 years
Time: 50 mins – 1 hour 10 mins
Objectives: Identify and recognize 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 3 fruit.
Structures: “What [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] is it?“, “What fruit is it?”
New vocabulary: pink, orange, rainbow, sun, flowers, grass, carrots, sky, apple, banana, grapes.
Review vocabulary: red, blue, green, yellow, purple.

Lesson materials

Flashcards:

apple, banana, grapes

Printables:

Wall circle sheet (x7)
[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] of the rainbow worksheet
Cup cake [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] worksheet

Songs:

Hello song
Goodbye song
The rainbow song

Supplies:

[hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] pencils
name tags for each student
a glove puppet
name tracing sheets (one for each student with their name in dots) – optional
7 sheets of origami [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper (red, green, blue, yellow, purple, pink, orange)
plastic fruit (in a small box)
cushions (1 per student)
device to play the songs on

Notes:

This is a nice, easy fun lesson. Students will learn all the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] of the rainbow, so they’ll be able to sing The rainbow song. They will also start learning some fruit words.

Lesson procedure:

Warm up and maintenance:

1. Greetings
Greet the students by name as they enter the classroom and gesture for them to sit down (on cushions if you have them) in a fan-shape around you.

2. Name tags
Before class, prepare some name tags (stickers or pin-on tags).

If your students can not write their names well:
have each student’s name written in dots or dashes in lower-case letters on the tags. Sit down with your students and lay out the name tags in front of you. Pick up each tag and encourage the student to recognize his/her name. Do this for everyone.

Finally, have everyone take out a pencil and trace their name on their tags and stick them on.

If your students can write their names well:
simply give a blank name tag to each student to write their name on in pencil and stick it on.

Introduce glove puppet - greetings and introductions activity

3. Glove puppet greetings
Bring out your glove puppet bag and have everyone shout “Hello!“ into the bag until he wakes up and jumps out of the bag. Then model chatting with the glove puppet …

Puppet: “Hello”, What’s your name?”
Teacher: “My name is…”.
Puppet: “How are you?”
Teacher: “I’m fine, thank you”.

… and then have the puppet say hello to each student and ask them the same questions.
Finally, go around saying “Goodbye” and “See you” before going back into the bag and back to sleep.

4. Sing the “Hello song”
Sit in a circle and sing the song (clap along or pat knees).

Lyrics for the “Hello song”

Hello, hello,
How are you today?
Hello, hello,
How are you today?

I’m fine, thank you,
I’m fine, thank you,
I’m fine, thank you,
And how about you?

Hello, hello,
How are you today?
I’m fine, thank you,
And how about you?

Gestures for the “Hello song”

These are quite straight forward. First time you play the song do the gestures and encourage everyone to do them with you.

Wave as you sing the “Hello, hello” parts.
Gesture to others as you sing, “How are you today?”
Point to yourself as you sing, “I’m fine, thank you”
Hand gesture towards another student as you sing, “And how about you?”.

[hide_on_uk]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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[hide_on_us]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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5. Name writing practice
This is an optional activity you can do if your students can’t write their names in English. If they can, skip this step.

Everyone sits at a table with you. Take the name writing practice sheets from last lesson (with your students’ names written in dots or dashes) and read the names out – encourage each student to put their hand up and say, “Yes”. Give out the sheets to each student.

Next, say, “Take out your pencils” and have everyone trace their name using different [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]. As the students trace their names, circulate, help and give lots of praise. Be sure to elicit red, blue, green, yellow and purple [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] as a review from last class.

Finally, praise and reward students for doing a good job!

6. Homework check
Check each student’s homework that you set in the last lesson. Ask each student some questions about their homework worksheet (e.g. “what [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] is this fish?”), give lots of praise, and then put some kind of mark on the homework sheet (e.g. a sticker, a stamp or draw a smiley face).

Finally, tell your students to put their homework back into their bags.

7. Do “Exercise routine” activity
Time for some action. Say the following and have the students follow your lead:

“Stand up” (Teacher stands and so does everyone else)
“Hands up / hands down” (do 4 or 5 times)
“Jump” (4 or 5 times)
“Run! / Stop!” (4 or 5 times)
“Turn around! / Stop!” (4 or 5 times)
finally “Sit down”.

8. Review [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]: red, blue, green, purple and yellow
Use the [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] origami paper / paper / card from the previous lesson.

Sit everyone in a circle and hold up the first [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper and elicit the [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] (e.g. red). Chorus and practice saying the [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us]. Do this for the rest of the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].

Play "Color pass", "Color touch" and "Color hold up"

9. Play “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] pass”, “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] touch” and “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] hold up”

Play “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] pass”: Take each [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] card and pass it to your nearest student. Say “red” as you pass red, etc. The students pass the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] round the circle.
Play “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] touch”: Next, lay the 5 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] in the middle of the circle. Say, “Hands up”. Students raise their hands. Then say, “Touch…..red!” and the students should all try and touch the red [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper. Do for all of the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].
Play “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] hold up”: Finally, give each student one of the [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] papers. Say “Hold up….blue!” – the students holding the blue papers raise them into the air.

New learning and practice:

1. Teach [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]: pink, orange
Sit everyone in a circle and hold the 2 new [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] papers in each hand (pink and orange) and ask, “What [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] is it?” for each one.

Elicit / Teach each [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] and chorus 3 times.

2. Play “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] stand up and jump”
Give out all 7 [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] papers, 1 [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] per student (if you have more than 7 students, you will need more [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] papers).

Have everyone sit on the floor. Say a [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] (e.g. “red”) and the students holding that [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] have to quickly stand up, jump and then sit down. Start off slowly and get faster and faster.

3. Play “Find the [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us]”
Now get each student to give you back their [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper by saying “Give me (blue)”. Collect all the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]. Then place the [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] papers on the floor around the room. First model by saying, “Touch blue”. Then stand up, go to a blue paper, touch it and say, “blue” and go back to your place. Now say to one student, “(Miki), touch green” and that student should stand up, find the correct [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] and touch it. Get everyone to have at least one go. Finally, get students to stand up and give you back the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] as you say them (e.g. “Paulo, give me red”).

4. Play “Touch the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] on the walls”
This is a great activity to do, especially if your classroom has lots of [hide_on_uk]colorful[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colourful[/hide_on_us] posters on the walls. If not, before class pin lots of red, blue, green, purple, yellow, pink and orange origami papers around the classroom walls (at touching height).

Demonstrate by shouting out a [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] (e.g. “Red”). Run and touch red on any poster / red origami. Do the same for another [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] (e.g. “Blue”). Each time run to a new poster/origami. Now have the students do the activity – shout out a [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] and have them all run around the classroom touching the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] on the walls.

5. Do “[hide_on_uk]Color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colour[/hide_on_us] the circles” activity
Before class, prepare 7 large sheets of white paper. On each sheet draw a large circle which fills up the sheet (or download and print our wall circle sheet). Then stick the sheets on the walls of the classroom, at a height your students can reach.

At this point of your lesson, take out your [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] pencils/crayons and demonstrate the activity. Walk around the class and [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] a small part of each circle with one [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] (always say the [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] as you are [hide_on_uk]coloring[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colouring[/hide_on_us]). So there will be one circle with some red [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] in it, one with yellow, and so on.

Next, tell your students to take out their [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] pencils. Have them walk around the classroom, [hide_on_uk]coloring[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colouring[/hide_on_us] in a bit of each circle with the same [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] you used. Make sure they say the [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] as they do each [hide_on_uk]coloring[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colouring[/hide_on_us].

6. Sing “The rainbow song”
The first time you play the song, put up the Rainbow Song song poster on the board. Quickly elicit the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]. Play the song and sing along, touching the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] as you sing. You can even invite a student to come up to the board and touch the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] with you. Next, give out all 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] (e.g. [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper, pencils, etc.) to each student. Get each student to lay out the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] in front of him/her, in the order of the song. As you pay the song again, have all students touch each [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] and sing along.

Lyrics for “The rainbow song”

Verse 1:
Red and yellow and pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue.
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.

Verse 2:
Red apples and yellow sun,
Pink flowers in the green grass.
Purple grapes and orange carrots,
A rainbow high in the blue sky.

Verse 3:
Red and yellow and pink and green,
Purple and orange and blue.
I can sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.

Gestures for “The rainbow song”

There are a number of activities you can do as you sing along to the song:

Simply pat your knees or clap in time with the music as you sing the song.
Give each student a print out of The rainbow song song poster. As they sing along they touch each [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] or picture.
Give out the 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] to students ([hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper, origami paper, [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] blocks, [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] pencils – anything will do) and have students touch the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] in time with the song.
Put [hide_on_uk]colored[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]coloured[/hide_on_us] paper up around the walls of the classroom. Have all of your students point to each [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] as it is sung.

[hide_on_uk]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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[hide_on_us]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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7. Do “[hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] of the rainbow” worksheet
To finish off this section of the lesson, give out the worksheets. As your students are doing the worksheets, ask questions (e.g. “What [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] is that?”, etc.).

8. Teach fruit vocab: apple, banana, grapes
If you can, get small plastic fruit (they can be bought quite cheaply from children’s stores, such as Toys ‘R’ Us). Put the 3 fruit into a small box before the class.

Now take out the box and shake it – the rattling sound will instantly alert your students. Open the box and pull out a fruit. Ask “What’s this?” Elicit / Teach the word and chorus x3. Next, mime biting the fruit and chewing, and then say “Yummy!”. Then hold the fruit in front of each student to let them take an imaginary bite.

Encourage them to say “yummy!” or even “yuk!”. Repeat with the other fruit.

9. Play “Fruit fetch”
You’ll need enough plastic fruit pieces for each student (e.g. if you have 6 students, you’ll need two of each plastic fruit – if you don’t have enough plastic fruit use our fruit flashcards instead).

Have your students sit on the floor. Throw the fruit around the classroom. Model the activity: say “(Your name) give me a/an (apple)”. Get up, find the fruit and put it into the box. Now hold the box and instruct a student to pick up a fruit, bring it back to you and put it in the box. Do for each student in the class so that all of the fruit has been collected. Repeat for fun.

Wrap up:

1. Assign homework: “Cup cake [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us]”
Hold up the homework worksheet and model [hide_on_uk]coloring[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colouring[/hide_on_us] in the 6 cup cake pictures. Elicit each [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] as you go. Give out the worksheets and say, “Put your homework in your bags” and help them to do so – this is important as they will probably want to start [hide_on_uk]coloring[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colouring[/hide_on_us] them right away.

2. Say goodbye to the glove puppet
Take out the bag again and get everyone to wake up the glove puppet by shouting its name into the bag (e.g. “Cookie Monster!”). Bring out the puppet and go through the same routine – go to each student and say hello, ask their name and the say goodbye / see you. Then put the puppet back in the bag (back to sleep).

3. Sing the “Goodbye song”
Sit together in a circle and sing and clap along.

Lyrics for the “Goodbye song”

Goodbye, goodbye,
See you again.
Goodbye, goodbye,
See you again.

It’s time to go,
It’s time to go,
It’s time to go,
See you next time.

Goodbye, goodbye,
See you again.
It’s time to go,
See you next time.

Gestures for the “Goodbye song”

These are quite straight forward. First time you play the song do the gestures and encourage everyone to do them with you.

Wave as you sing the “Goodbye, goodbye” parts.
Hold your hand above your eyes (as you would when you are looking into the distance and keeping the sun out of your eyes) and look at another student as you sing, “See you again”.
Tap watch (or imaginary watch) and then point to the door as you sing, “It’s time to go”.
Point towards another student as you sing, “See you next time”.

[hide_on_uk]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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[hide_on_us]Short sample (members get full-length song):
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4. Do “Quick check” and say goodbye
Time to leave the class. Make sure everything is put away and the students have gathered their belongings. Have them line up at the door and place yourself between the door and the students.

For each student hold up a [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us] or fruit and elicit what it is.

When they give you the correct answer say goodbye and let them leave. If their answer is wrong, have them go back to the end of the line – they will have to try again once they reach the front!