Kindergarten Teacher Unit 1 The Classroom

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Kindergarten Teacher 

Today's lesson

- Starter

  Brainstorm classroom

- Main course

   Unit 1 The Classroom

- Dessert

   Describe your work      environment to your peer.

   

Nynke Cnossen

Classroom vocabulary

In two groups.

Look at the classrooms.

Describe what is in it and write down the right words.

Classroom vocabulary

classroom

desks

chairs

stepstools

craft tables

sink

whiteboard

bulletin board

calendar

windows

lock

Learning goal 

Learning classroom vocabulary and assigning responsibilities. 

Get ready!

1. What furniture do you find in a classroom?

2. What other items are present in a classroom?

1. Desks and chairs are the main pieces of furniture in a classroom. The students usually have small desks. The teacher has a large desk. He or she may also have a different chair. Kindergarten classrooms sometimes contain stepstools. This is because kids in this grade tend to be short. Stepstools help them reach items.

2. There are lots of other objects present in a classroom. the teacher usually has a whiteboard. This is a large board for writing notes. The writing is not permanent. There also may be bulletin boards and calendars. Some kindergarten classrooms have a sink. There are often craft tables too. 

Reading

Read the email.

Any unknown words?

1. Desks and chairs are the main pieces of furniture in a classroom. The students usually have small desks. The teacher has a large desk. He or she may also have a different chair. Kindergarten classrooms sometimes contain stepstools. This is because kids in this grade tend to be short. Stepstools help them reach items.

2. There are lots of other objects present in a classroom. the teacher usually has a whiteboard. This is a large board for writing notes. The writing is not permanent. There also may be bulletin boards and calendars. Some kindergarten classrooms have a sink. There are often craft tables too. 

Bulletin board

calendar

chair

classroom

craft table

desk

lock

sink

stepstool

whiteboard

window

safety reasons

school year

prepare

use

hang

display

meet

install

appreciate

new

sufficient

1. Desks and chairs are the main pieces of furniture in a classroom. The students usually have small desks. The teacher has a large desk. He or she may also have a different chair. Kindergarten classrooms sometimes contain stepstools. This is because kids in this grade tend to be short. Stepstools help them reach items.

2. There are lots of other objects present in a classroom. the teacher usually has a whiteboard. This is a large board for writing notes. The writing is not permanent. There also may be bulletin boards and calendars. Some kindergarten classrooms have a sink. There are often craft tables too. 

Reading

Read the email.

Exercise 2.

Answer the questions.

Reading

Answers

1D

2C

3B

Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks.

Exercise 3.

Vocabulary

Answers

1. bulletin board

2. stepstool

3. craft table

4. desk

5. locked

6. chairs

Vocabulary

Write down a word, similar in meaning. 

Exercise 4.

Vocabulary

Answers

1. whiteboard

2. calendar

3. sink

4. window

5. classroom

Listening

Let's do exercise 7 together.

Fill out the blanks. 

Listening

Answers

1. work together

2. to handle

3. chairs and desks

4. in the basement

5. their classroom

Choose

speaking or writing

Either do exercise 8 or 9 in pairs.

Describe

Describe your work environment to your peer.

What is in it?

What do you use most?

What do you still miss?