Happy
Birthday, Mary!
We've
got a cake for you!
Please,
blow out your candles
and
make a wish too!
Happy
Birthday, Mary!
Open
your presents now!
Tonight
it's party time,
come
on kids, let's dance!
Happy
Birthday, Mrs Mary!
Stage 1 –
Brief Revision
Revise
the previous lesson briefly following the procedure of Lesson 3 Stage
1 (here revise: corn, potato, green beans, green peas, onion, pepper,
tomato, cucumber,
salad, cheese )
Stage
2 – Vocabulary
focus i) BIRTHDAY:
(Happy) Birthday, (birthday) cake, candle, present, wish, party ii)
VERBS:
to blow out, to make a wish, to open, to dance
Prepare
flashcards and finger puppets at home that depict birthday. Present
the birthday flashcards to Ss, use L1 and ask them: “What can you
see in the pictures?”, “When is your birthday”, “Do you like
birthday parties?”, “Do you like birthday cakes?”, “What
comes to your mind when you think of birthdays? (elicit party
hats,
noise makers,
balloons,
birthday cards,
clown,
birthday cake,
candles,
presents)”,
“Is there a birthday song in your country? If yes, can you sing it
now?”. The last question will give you the chance to teach them the
“Happy Birthday to you!” song. Present
and drill vocabulary items concerning birthday birthday,
birthday cake,
candle,
present, party
by
using the flashcards and / or rhythmical clapping [ birth-day, ca-ke,
can-dle, pre-sent, par-ty (clap two quarter notes, ta ta), ha-ppy birth-day,
birth-day ca-ke (clap four quarter notes, ta ta ta ta)]. Then, use mime to teach
Ss the meaning of the verbs / expressions to
blow out,
to make a wish,
to open,
to dance.
Tell Ss that because today it's Mrs Mary's birthday, they should
learn a new song and wish her Happy Birthday.
Play the
song on the piano. Ask Ss to i) stand up and move to the rhythm of
the music ii) raise the correct finger puppet of the birthday word
heard in the song iii) put the birthday flashcards in the correct
order based on the song iii) sing the song and clap their hands (6
eighth notes per measure, ti-ti-ti ti-ti-ti)
Stage 3 –
Incorporating percussion instruments into our activities &
practising rhythmical patterns
Divide the class into groups and give them the percussion instruments
they are going to use in this song (Always give instructions by
following the procedure of Lesson 1 Stage 3). Group A beats 6 eighth
notes per measure using their sticks (ti-ti-ti ti-ti-ti), Group B beats 2 one-dotted
quarter notes per measure using their bells (ta-i ta-i), Group C beats “1
quarter note, 1 eighth note, 1 quarter note, 1 eighth note” per
measure using their tambourines (ta ti ta ti). Practice separately and then
altogether as a band. Last, ask Ss to play and sing the song as much
as they can.
Stage
4 – Follow-up activities
Ask
Ss to make birthday cards for Mrs Mary by either drawing them or
downloading them from the Web and wish her Happy Birthday.
Alternatively, you could throw a birthday party for Mrs Mary. Ss
will ask her to blow out her candles (Happy
Birthday to you! Happy Birthday, Mrs Mary! Happy Birthday to you!)
and make a wish. They will give her some drawings as a birthday
present and they will dance and eat some cake, sweets, snacks as well
as drink juice or soft drinks. Ss could be listening to party music
and interact with Mrs Mary the puppet. In the end, ask Ss to sing
goodbye to Mrs Mary (see Lesson 1 Follow-up).
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