HEROES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 34
yet learned this color.
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If the cube lands on yellow (6), ask only about the color, as pupils have not
yet learned this number.
Now, toss the cube to a pupil and ask: What color is this? (Elicit the color of the
side that faces up.)
Have the pupil toss the cube to another pupil and ask: How many is this? (Elicit
the number of the side that faces up.)
Repeat this until many pupils have had a turn. Alternate asking about the color or
the number.
Lexical Chunks
New
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Teach the new lexical chunks: What do you have? I have…
Show flashcards one at a time and ask: What do you have? I have a (red
balloon/blue balloon/green balloon).
Show ‘red balloon’ flashcard and ask: What do you have?
Have the pupils respond: I have (a red balloon).
Repeat for each word.
Show flashcards one at a time and ask: How many balloons do you have?
Have the pupils respond: I have (one) balloon.
Add a balloon and ask: How many balloons do you have?
Count the balloons together. Have the pupils respond: I have (two) balloons.
Repeat until five balloons appear.
Course Book
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Explain to pupils in their L1 that writing in English is different from writing in their
language. In English, we write from left to right.
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Have two pupils come to the board and each draw a line from the left side of the
board to the right.
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Hang the clown poster on the wall where it will become part of the English classroom
environment.
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