MAGICAL Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 43
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Read the invitation together with the pupils.
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After reading, ask pupils for a personal response: Do you want to go to the Monkey Party?
Let's Review: Months of the Year
Review
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Review the vocabulary using the word cards: January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December.
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Ask: What month is it? What month does school start? What month does school end?
Ask different pupils: What month is your birthday in? Which is your favorite month? Why?
Vocab Activity
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Do the activity to review the vocabulary (show the word cards): January, February, March, April, May,
June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
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Stand Up! Sit Down! (VA #7)
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Say: Stand up if your birthday is in January! Continue with the next February, and then the next
month, until all the pupils are standing.
Say: Sit down if your birthday is in&! Say all the months until all the pupils are sitting.
Say the months in random order to make the activity more challenging.
Course Book page 15
Course Book page 15, task 3
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Before reading, ask pupils to scan the text and find the months of the year. Remind pupils that the
months are always written with a capital letter.
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Read the poem together with the pupils to find out which month is shorter than the rest.
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After reading, ask pupils which month is shorter (Elicit: February, it has 28 days (or 29 days).)
Course Book page 15, task 4
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Have pupils say the months of the year and how many days each month has. Use the information in
the poem to help.
Course Book page 15, task 5
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Have pupils copy and complete the sentences with a personal response in their notebooks.
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Writing Tip: Remind pupils that sentences should begin with a capital letter and end with a period.
Workbook pages 16-19
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Have pupils complete the tasks. Review the instructions for each task before allowing pupils to work
on their own or with a partner/small group.
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When pupils are finished, check answers.
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GETTING READY / PART 4
