Month: June 2013

last class before summer break!

| danielle

Nous n’allons pas au parc ce matin. Notre dernière réunion avant les vacances d’été sera à PPGP!
We will not be going to the park this morning. Our last meeting before the summer holiday will take place at PPGP!

:)

See you soon! – Danielle

student work. American school bus

| danielle
An American school bus, made by a student!
An American school bus, made by a student!

Bonjour à tous,
Ici, à Learn and Play en Anglais nous apprécions toujours quand un élève partage son travail avec nous. Ci-dessus, la photo du travail d’un de mes grands élèves. Pourrais-je simplement rajouter que c’était très agréable de voir à quel point il était fier de me montrer son bus :)

Juste Parlez! – Danielle

P.S. S’il fait beau, nous allons tous nous retrouver au parc à nouveau Jeudi matin comme prévu!

Hello Everyone,

Here at Learn and Play en Anglais it’s always appreciated when a young student shares his or her work with us. This is the work of one of my older preschool students and might I just add that it was lovely to see how proud he was to show me his bus :)

Just Speak! – Danielle

p.s. Weather permitting, we’ll all meet at the park again this Thursday (just like last week) :)

Phonics – the letter “E”

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“Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell
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“Dear Zoo” by Rod Campbell
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Bonjour à tous,

Au cours de la leçon de la semaine dernière, nous avons utilisé le mot egg (œuf) pour représenter la lettre “E” et nous avons parlé des œufs de dinosaures. Cette semaine, nous allons introduire le mot elephant comme nouveau mot «E». En attendant, pourquoi ne pas pratiquer l’un des sons que la lettre «E» peut faire à l’aide de cette vidéo par Maple Leaf Learning.

Amusez-vous et au plaisir de vous voir jeudi!

Allez Parlez! – Danielle

Hello Everyone,

During last week’s lesson we used the word egg to represent the letter “E” and we had fun talking about dinosaur eggs. This week, we’ll be introducing the word elephant as our new “E” word. In the meantime, why don’t you practice one of the sounds that the letter “E” can make by using this video by Maple Leaf Learning.

Have fun and see you tomorrow!

Just Speak! – Danielle

Dinosaur Eggs / Des œufs de dinosaures

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An image of a dinosaur nest out of "Les Dinosaures" by Editions Fleurus
An image of a dinosaur nest out of “Les Dinosaures” by Editions Fleurus
"Les Dinosaures" Editions Fleurus
“Les Dinosaures” Editions Fleurus
Gather your materials
Gather your materials
Make lines for your child to follow as he or she cuts
Make lines for your child to follow as he or she cuts
It doesn't matter if it isn't perfect! Sticks aren't meant to be perfectly straight :)
It doesn’t matter if it isn’t perfect! Sticks aren’t meant to be perfectly straight :)
Draw your dinosaur eggs and let your child color them in.
Draw your dinosaur eggs and let your child color them in.
Trace around the outermost part of the egg.
Trace around the outermost part of the egg.
Here's your collection of sticks, grass and hay!
Here’s your collection of sticks, grass and hay!
Trace out a dinosaur nest and check to make sure that your eggs fit inside.
Trace out a dinosaur nest and check to make sure that your eggs fit inside.
Glue your nest onto a piece of white paper.
Glue your nest onto a piece of white paper.
Add glue to the middle of your nest. That's where the sticks and grass will be placed.
Add glue to the middle of your nest. That’s where the sticks and grass will be placed.
Add your sticks, grass and hay.
Add your sticks, grass and hay.
Add your dinosaur eggs and the letters D,N and E for dinosaur, nest and eggs.
Add your dinosaur eggs and the letters D,N and E for dinosaur, nest and eggs.
My son loves "le stégosaure" so I got busy making "les plaques" while he drew the dinosaur.
My son loves “le stégosaure” so I got busy making “les plaques” while he drew the dinosaur.
Mama stégosaure with her nest of eggs!
Mama stégosaure with her nest of eggs!

Bonjour tout le monde!

Nous sommes maintenant à la lettre “E” pour notre atelier d’anglais et nous parlons des œufs. Rappelez-vous, les œufs ne sont pas seulement pour les poulets. Si nous parlons des œufs de canard et, encore plus excitant, de dinosaures! Que diriez-vous de pratiquer un peu l’anglais et un peu de reconnaissance des lettres en même temps?

Je vous souhaite à tous une très heureux vendredi!

Allez Parlez! – Danielle

Hello Everyone!

We’ve moved on to the letter “E” during our atelier d’anglais and so we’re talking about eggs. Remember, eggs are not just for chickens so we’re talking about duck eggs and (even more exciting) dinosaur eggs! How about practicing a little English and a little letter recognition at the same time?

Wishing you all a very happy Friday!

Just Speak! – Danielle

Six Little Ducks, les paroles

| danielle
Photograph by Bates Littlehales - National Geographic
Photograph by Bates Littlehales – National Geographic

Chantons “Six Little Ducks” avec nous!

Mallard Ducks – National Geographic   Photo by Bates Littlehales

“Six Little Ducks”

Six little ducks that I once knew,

Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too,

But the one little duck with the feather on his back,

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Quack-quack-quack   Quack-quack-quack

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Down to the river they would go,

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, to and fro,

But the one little duck with the feather on his back,

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Quack-quack-quack   Quack-quack-quack

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Home from the river they would come,

Wibble, wobble, wibble,wobble, ho-hum-hum,

But the one little duck with the feather on his back,

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack,

Quack-quack-quack   Quack-quack-quack

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Six little ducks that I once knew,

Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones too,

But the one little duck with the feather on his back,

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack

Quack-quack-quack  Quack-quack-quack

He led the others with his quack-quack-quack 

ducks have feathers

| danielle
draw and cut out your feathers
draw and cut out your feathers
make long cuts all along both sides of your feathers
make long cuts all along both sides of your feathers
Fluff the cuts upwards
Fluff the cuts upwards
simple craft duck feathers for children
simple craft duck feathers for children

Hello Everyone,

I’ve been singing a new song called “Six Little Ducks” with our youngest group of students. There’s been a lot of “quacking” going on and I thought that it might be fun for the little ones to make a feather of their own to use while they sing. Have fun and see you soon!

Just Speak! – Danielle

Bonjour à tous,

Je chante une nouvelle chanson intitulée “Six Little Ducks” (6 petits canards) avec notre plus jeune groupe d’étudiants. Il y a eu beaucoup de “couin-couin” et j’ai pensé que cela pourrait être amusant pour les tout-petits de faire une plume à utiliser pendant qu’ils chantent. Amusez-vous bien et à bientôt.

Allez Parlez! – Danielle