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A full course of lessons for the 3-5 year old age group. These lesson plans are full course lessons. Each lesson plan is part of a syllabus.

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1. Intro lesson: "Hello!"

1. Intro lesson: “Hello!”

Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 3 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].


Colors & fruit 3: "What color?"

4. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] & fruit 3: “What [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us]?”

Identify and recognize 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 6 fruit.

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1. Intro lesson: "Hello!"

1. Intro lesson: “Hello!”

Greetings, names, follow simple instructions, identify and recognize 3 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].

Colors & fruit 1: "A red apple"

2. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] & fruit 1: “A red apple”

Identify and recognize 5 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 3 fruit.

Colors & fruit 2: "A rainbow"

3. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] & fruit 2: “A rainbow”

Identify and recognize 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 3 fruit.

Colors & fruit 3: "What color?"

4. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] & fruit 3: “What [hide_on_uk]color[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colour[/hide_on_us]?”

Identify and recognize 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 6 fruit.

Colors & fruit 4: "Fruit salad"

5. [hide_on_uk]Colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]Colours[/hide_on_us] & fruit 4: “Fruit salad”

Identify and recognize 7 [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] and 8 fruit.

Fruit and counting 1: "3 lemons"

6. Fruit and counting 1: “3 lemons”

Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 3.

Fruit and counting 2: "I like bananas"

7. Fruit and counting 2: “I like bananas”

Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 6, saying fruit you like.

Fruit and counting 3: "Yummy!"

8. Fruit and counting 3: “Yummy!”

Identify and recognize 8 fruit, count to 10, saying fruit you like.

Review lesson: colors, fruit and counting: "How are you?"

9. Review lesson: [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us], fruit and counting: “How are you?”

Review and practice the language and skills from the [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us], fruit and counting lessons.

Body and shapes 1: "Touch your toes!"

10. Body and shapes 1: “Touch your toes!”

Identify and recognize 4 body parts and 2 shapes.

Body and shapes 2: "A pink triangle"

11. Body and shapes 2: “A pink triangle”

Identify and recognize 6 body parts and 3 shapes.

Body and shapes 3: "A big nose"

12. Body and shapes 3: “A big nose”

Identify and recognize 8 body parts and 3 shapes.

Body and shapes 4: "A rectangle mouth"

13. Body and shapes 4: “A rectangle mouth”

Identify and recognize 9 body parts and 4 shapes.

Vegetables lesson plan

14. Review lesson: body, shapes and [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us]: “A brown triangle”

Review and practice the language and skills from the body, shapes and [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us] lessons.

Farm animals 1: "A cow says Moo"

15. Farm animals 1: “A cow says Moo”

Saying farm animals and animal noises, identifying 2 new [hide_on_uk]colors[/hide_on_uk][hide_on_us]colours[/hide_on_us].

Farm animals 2: "Old MacDonald"

16. Farm animals 2: “Old MacDonald”

Saying farm animals and animal noises.