Explore the objectives of this session and the ordered sequence of games connected to it.
Follow "Touch your…" instructions, answer with "This is my…", and use the simple plurals (hand / hands). Keep it to single words and two-word chunks the whole group can chant together.
Put a hand on the body part that is called, at speed, and take a turn calling parts out for the others. Played out in “Bodyparts' relay with music” and “1,2,3, sun ! (body parts)”.
Body-part words in English — head, shoulders, arms, hands, legs, feet, knees — learned by touching each part as it is named. Also back in play: numbers.
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Form a group by holding hands ("Let's make a circle") and then "sit down". The teachers show the numbers, one at a time, and then ask the children, ‘What number is this?’ in random order. "What is your favourite number?"
The teachers show and touch the bodyparts (This is...head) + doing the “bodypart” song together. Initially, teachers perform the gestures indicated in the song. If the children learn quickly, the teachers can leave the circle and allow them greater autonomy.
At the beginning of each round, the teacher gives an instruction on how to move (for example walking like a spider, doing jumping jacks, taking giant steps, or hopping like a frog). Then, the music starts and the children move around the space using the movement that was given. When the music stops, everyone must freeze immediately. Right after that, the teacher says the name of a body part in English, such as “knee” or “ear” and the children must quickly touch that part on their own body. Each time the music restarts, the way of moving changes. At the beginning, the teacher touches the named body parts.
One child is chosen as the caller and stands at one end of the playing area, facing away from the other players, who stand in a line some distance behind. The caller begins by saying one, two, three, and a body part. If someone moves after the body part is called or doesn't touch the correct body part, they must take three steps back. The caller then turns around again and the game continues with another body part. The first player to reach the caller wins the game. The teacher can suggest some body parts.
Bodyparts song all together
Printable flashcards for this topic - print them before the class.
Vocabulary for this topic in the language of the course. Listen to a word, then practise saying it.
Phrases for this topic in the language of the course.
