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D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184
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Hi All, looking for ideas & inspriation for a new project I have got myself involved in. Any thoughts welcome.image

I have been asked to teach English to a group of primary school French children. An hour & half a week (starts April). The theme the lessons need to revolve around is gardening - very open ended, all ideas considered. 

The kids have very little English, they can count & do greetings & say how old they are. Aim is to get them to know colours and some basic vocabulary. There is a small budget & a small garden. 

Practical & engaging activities to keep them interested needed. 

I am a ex-teacher & have taught ESOL before so have no problem with LP's & actual teaching, just looking for some exciting ideas to get me started. 

Be really interested to see what folks come up with, especially tried & tested ideas. Thanks for any offerings. image

  • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon

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  • DorsetUKDorsetUK Posts: 441

    I thought tomato for the first oneimage

  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184

    Thanks for these ideas, a rainbow flower garden sounds very exciting - tell me more Edd. image

    Flash cards are super too Pansyface, certainly memorable! image

     

    • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
  • DorsetUKDorsetUK Posts: 441

    I do geology displays at various functions.  The displays are for the adults but I also have a table with dinosaur print outs and even teenagers sit happily down and colour-in. The little ones often have a parent helping but I sometimes think that means they have an excuse to sit downimage

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,023

    My daughter is a primary school teacher, near Poitiers. She asked the local Mairie for a bit of neglected land near the school and has turned it into a school garden. But they grow more veg than flowers. Peas and beans have large, easy to handle seeds and broad beans can be sown early. They also manage to get a crop of new potatoes, which the children enjoy digging up, before the summer holidays start in early July.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184

    Thanks again. Am liking the colouring idea, kills two birds with one stone, colours & flower vocabulary.

    Also like peas & beans, nice & quick, easy for kids to handle. Also thought sunflowers myself too and thought perhaps could get them to paint their own pot before they plant them, again focusing on learning colours.

    Thought we could get them measuring their plants weekly, get a bit of embedded maths in there too, maybe they could make & paint a height chart in the shape of a giant sunflower decorated with flowers, perhaps some birds & butterflys.image

    Thanks for all the help & the links. image

    • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184

    Oh Edd, thank you so very much, a super idea and loads of helpful links! It really isn't true what they say about you. image

    • “Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
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