Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Parts of the body
Movements
Put your hands on your arms
Wiggle
Run
Put your hands on your head
Tap
Walk
Put your hands on your ears
Shake
Spin
Put your hands on your knees
Kick
Point
Put your hands on your feet
Clap
Bounce
Put your knee on your nose
Jump
Fly like a bird
Put your foot on your leg
Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners
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5.4 Healthy morning routine
Level
*
Language focus
Song, vocabulary: parts of the body, personal hygiene
Skills focus
Speaking: rhythm, stress
Thinking focus
Inventing
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Whole class work, suitable for large classes
Procedure
1 This song is sung to the music of the children’s song I have a dog and my
dog loves me. Go to the Website appendix on page 149 for an on-line link
to the melody. Teach the children the first verse of the song. See Box 96.
2 Ask the children what they have to do in the mornings to be clean and
fresh for school. As they suggest a grooming habit, include it in the next
verse of the song. Encourage the children to do actions to the song as they
sing. Suggestions for actions are in Box 96.