| Theme |
Transformation in nature - water |
| Target Group |
5 years (activities can be adapted for older students) |
| Non-linguistic subjects |
ESL or FLE, geography, sciences, art and craft, culture |
| Length |
Approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour depending in the activity. This time frame varies according to activity and student age (for younger students sessions can last 30 to 45 minutes). |
| Content |
Non-linguistic subjects
- Discovering water
- Water around us
- How we use water
- Describing water
- The changing states of water in nature
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Foreign Language
- Adjectives and verbs relating to the description and use of water
- Names of different elements of the water cycle (sun, sea, cloud...)
- Names of different states of water (solid, liquid…)
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| Ability |
Non-linguistic subjects
- discover the different states of water
- observe and comment on change in water
- know the water cycle
- develop awareness of the importance of water
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Foreign language
- -understand what the teacher says on the theme Water
- know the elements of the water cycle and their functions
- describe water from manipulation (touch, feel…) and observation
- use certain structures to describe water and its uses…It is/It’s; It isn’t; We use water to…
- use certain descriptive structures… It is; It isn’t…
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| Objectives |
Educational
- develop awareness of the environment of which they are a part
- develop respect for the environment
- understand the need to preserve the environment
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Intercultural
- understand that different places in the world have different climates
- gain awareness of differences between their country and other countries on the world
- be aware that these differences are to be appreciated
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Prerequisites
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Non-lingual subjects
- Knowledge of different places where water can be found (sea, rivers, lakes, the tap, the bathroom…)
- Basic knowledge of the elements of nature (water, the ground, the sun…)
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Foreign language
- Knowledge of certain key words: water, sun…
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| Created by |
Zephrine ROYER |