- Today’s English FUNdation lesson turned a simple theme—vegetables—into a lively speaking workout. When vocabulary is taught through movement, rhythm, and short sentence frames, young learners move from naming words to communicating ideas.
- What we focused on
- Vocabulary: broccoli, carrot, corn, cucumber, tomato, potato
- Sounds and shapes: clean initial sounds (b, c/k, t, p) with quick mouth‑shape cues
- Oral language: “I like ___.” “I see a ___.” “This is a ___.”
- Social turn‑taking: Circle Time routines, hand signals, and confident sharing
- Our routine
- Warm‑up beat: clap-and-say the target words with gestures (pretend to crunch a carrot, shuck corn, etc.).
- Picture pass: each child names a vegetable and passes it to a friend—built‑in repetition without pressure.
- Build the sentence: swap in colours and quantities: “I see two red tomatoes.”
- Quick game: teacher says a sentence, learners hold up or act the matching vegetable.
- Reflect and cheer: “What did you like today?” “I liked cucumber actions!”
- Why it works
- TPR links sound to meaning, lowering the barrier to speaking.
- Repeated frames give structure; children spend energy on the word, not the grammar.
- Micro‑phonics moments keep pronunciation clean without stopping the flow.
- Try it at home
- Fridge rainbow: name the colour + veggie: “green cucumber,” “orange carrot.”
- Preference talk: “I like ___ because it’s crunchy/sweet/soft.”
- Market role‑play: “Can I have three carrots, please?”
- Join us
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