Lesson 3: One, two, red balloon

One, two, red balloon.

Three, four, white horse.

Five, six, yellow ship.

Seven, eight, blue train.

Nine, ten, grey hen.

Stage 1 – Revising the previous lesson briefly

Mrs Mary greets Ss by singing Hi, hi, hi! How are you? and Ss greet her back by singing Hi, hi, hi! (We're) Fine, thank you!. Then, Mrs Mary asks Ss if they remember the song they learnt the previous time and you elicit answers ball, kite, aeroplane, bike by using the flashcards: e.g. Do you remember the song we learnt last time about a …...(you show them the flashcard)? Ss answer: ball and so on. Having revised all words, ask Ss if they want to sing this song again as well as play their percussion instruments and move. Revise the song.

Stage 2 – Vocabulary focus i) TOYS: balloon ii) ANIMALS: horse, hen iii) TRANSPORT: ship, train iv) COLOURS: red, white, yellow, blue, grey

Prepare a flashcard at home that depicts red, white, yellow, blue and grey balloons. (Alternatively, you could use real balloons). Present the flashcard to Ss, use both L1 and Lf and ask them: “What can you see in the picture?”, “What colour is this?”, “Do you like balloons?”, “What is your favourite colour?”. Present the words balloon, red, white, yellow, blue, grey in English and ask Ss to repeat (presentation and drilling). You could also use rhythmical clapping [ ba-lloon, ye-llow, whi-te, gre-y (clap two quarter notes, ta ta), red, blue (clap one half note, ta-ah) ].Then, practise colours further by asking Ss to run around the classroom and touch something that is red, blue etc. For example, Ss touch a red basket in the classroom and shout 'red'. Having learnt the colours to be used in the song, the Ss are presented with a set of flashcards this time depicting the words horse, ship, train, hen. Use both L1 and Lf and ask Ss: “What can you see in the pictures?”, “What do they have in common? (2 animals and 2 means of transport)”, “Have you got a horse / hen?”, “Have you ever travelled by ship /train?”. Present the words in English and ask Ss to repeat (drilling). Again use flashcards and rhythmical clapping while drilling [ tra-in (clap two quarter notes per measure, ta ta), horse, ship, hen (clap one half note per measure, ta-ah) ]. Go to the piano and play the song “One Two Red Balloon”. Ask Ss to stand up and walk around the classroom in the rhythm of the song e.g. step – step, 2 smaller steps – jump down. Stop playing the piano before important words (balloon, horse, ship, train, hen), show Ss the flashcard depicting the word missing and have Ss fill in the gaps with the correct word. Play the song again and ask Ss to sing it as well as clap their hands (4 quarter notes per measure, ta ta ta ta).

Stage 3 – Incorporating percussion instruments into our activities & practising rhythmical patterns

Provide Ss with the percussion instruments they are going to use e.g. the sticks and the maracas (Always give instructions by following the procedure of Lesson 1 Stage 3). Practise the pattern 4 quarter notes per measure (ta ta ta ta) with the Ss playing the sticks. Then, practise the pattern 2 half notes per measure (ta-ah ta-ah) with the Ss playing the maracas. Practise separately and then, altogether as a band. Or, divide the class into two groups Group A: sticks, Group B: maracas. Play the song on the piano and ask group A to accompany you only for the first two measures. Group B accompanies you for the next two. Group A again, Group B and the last two measures will be accompanied by all (Question-Answer every two measures). In the end, ask Ss to play and sing the song as much as they can.

Stage 4 – Follow-up activities

Ask Ss to draw a clown holding balloons and colour it with the colours they have just learnt. Or, ask them to draw something that will include some of the following words balloon, horse, ship, train, hen, red, white, yellow, blue, grey. Ss listen to music (e.g.“Eine kleine Nachtmusik Part 1 Allegro”). Ask Ss to sing goodbye to Mrs Mary (see Lesson 1 Follow-up).

Important note!: Do not teach / focus on numbers 1-10!