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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities Activity 25: My seasons’ book Ludmilla Koval – Ukraine Age: 7–9 30 – 40 minutes once a season over a year Large classes? Yes Mixed level? Yes Materials: A blank booklet of ten pages for each child (five A3 pieces folded and stapled is ideal). Coloured pens /crayons /pencils /glue, items from nature (such as leaves), any other materials to decorate (for example, glitter). Organisation: Whole class. Aim: To practise vocabulary and writing, particularly creative writing. Description: The children prepare booklets about the four seasons. Preparation: No preparation is needed for this activity. Procedure 1. In the first lesson of ‘My Seasons Book’, ask the children to write the title on the front cover and to put their name on. They can decorate it as they wish. 2. In the second lesson, write the name of the season you are experiencing on the board, for example, AUTUMN. Create a mind-map of all the things the children associate with this season in your country. If they do not know the English word, provide a translation. Here is an example: cold gold and brown leaves fireworks Autumn toffee apples October bonfires November long nights 3. The children then write Autumn in the centre of their second page and they can either copy what is on the board, or they can write their own words around the season (for example, they could write the months that are in autumn). The children then decorate the page, for example, with dry leaves. 4. For the next page, prepare a poem, a song or a story about autumn. Again, you can either do this as a class activity, building up the text on the board that children then copy into their books, or the children can write their own story or poem, or choose one of their own. 56 © British Council 2012
TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book Activities 5. At the beginning of each season, repeat the sequence of activities until the children have a complete ‘My Seasons’ book. Notes During the year as the books are being compiled, you can display them in the classroom or students can take them home to show their families. Alternatives • You could make this a monthly activity. You would obviously need more pages in the blank booklet. • Rather than preparing individual booklets, the children could make posters in groups. Split the class into four groups and allocate a season to each (or let the groups choose). The children then design and create a poster containing key sections (such as key words, a poem, some drawings, a story). The posters are then displayed in the classroom. No resources? Make one poster for the whole class. Groups of children can be responsible for one section, or you can select the best pieces of writing from the class and add them to the poster. Alternatively, the children could learn a short piece to represent each season. Here are some ideas from the CanTeach website – www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems.html November No sunshine, lots of rain, No warm days, snow again! No bugs or bees No leaves on trees. You must remember This is November! Summer The snow fell gently all the night It made a blanket soft and white It covered houses, flowers and ground But did not make a single sound. Springtime A small green frog On a big brown log; A black and yellow bee In a little green tree; A red and yellow snake By a blue-green lake, All sat and listened To red bird sing, ‘Wake up, everybody, It’s spring! It’s spring!’ Summer In the summer when the days are hot, I like to find a shady spot, And hardly move a single bit And sit, and sit, and sit, and sit. © British Council 2012 57
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