Alphabet

Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.

Grammar objectives

Ask "How do you spell…?", answer letter by letter, and use "It starts with…". Aim for full sentences and real exchanges between participants, whatever their level.

Action objectives

Hear a letter and find, form or run to it; spell short words aloud while moving. Played out in The ball, Memory and Hang man.

Lexical objectives

Letter names and sounds in English, plus the letters needed to spell your own first name.

Games in this session

Click a game to open its details.

1

Introducing the topic

Siting in a circle, the children are presented with the topic of the lesson.

5 min
2

Revision of the previous week

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the previous week.

10 min
3

The ball

Siting in a circle, the students throw the ball to each other, saying their name.

10 min
4

Memory

Played like a normal memory.

12 min
5

Hang man

Two teams take turns sending a player to the paper to guess a letter. If the letter is in the word, it is filled in the correct blank(s). If the letter is not in the word, a part of the hangman is drawn. The game continues until the word is completed or the hangman is fully drawn.

12 min
6

Form the letter

The children have to form the letters of the alphabet with their body. They can lay on the ground and cooperate in smalls or big groups

0 min
7

Revision of the topic

The children sit in a circle and talk about the topic of the session.

5 min

Materials for this session

Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.

Phrases

Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.