Lesson 12 10/4


 * Months of the year

Start off by looking at a calendar with everyone (and English one, if possible). Have some fun
 * 1) Previous knowledge. Ask for months they already know.

with the calendar first: ask students to point at holidays such as Christmas and to point out

their birthdays. Ask what month their birthdays are in and point to the month word (e.g.

January) at the top of each month. Start to teach / elicit the English words for months as you

discuss their birthdays. Ask what month it is now as well as the following (using the  calendar):

the Christmas is in...

• months other holidays are in (e.g. Easter, famous national holidays – this depends on

the country you are teaching in!)

• months for different seasons (e.g. summer months, winter, spring and fall / autumn)

2. Write the months for each season

3.  Write months on cards and numbers from 1-12. Each number corresponds to one month. Distribute both type of cards to the kids and each time one kid raises its card and the others have to find the correspodent one.


 * Days of the week
 * 1) Previous Knowledge. Ask for days they already know.
 * 2) Write the days on the board. Read them out loud and elicit students to repeat.
 * 3) Write days on cards and numbers from 1-7. Each number corresponds to one day. Distribute both type of cards to the kids and each time one kid raises its card and the others have to find the correspodent one.
 * 4) Song " Wake up, get up".