By the end of the year students will be able to listen to simple instructions referring to their daily life and develop good listening skills (listen carefully without interrupting).
Review basic vocabulary taught in Reception
Following instructions in Greek
Responding in simple sentences in Greek
Expand vocabulary through the themes : Family, Fruits and Vegetables, Parts of a body, Animals, Weather,Days of the week, months
Supplementary: Songs, poems, stories, word games, crosswords, puzzles
Language games: Riddles, Show and Tell (δείξε μας και πες μας)
Circle time: Speaking, Listening, Viewing
Children listen to, discuss and dramatize stories read to them in Greek.
Children describe what they see in simple sentences
View Greek videos for vocabulary/discussion/enjoyment
Reading
Learn letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case
Begin reading words, sentences, and stories from the texts described above.
Recognize words in and out of context
Apply word attack skills to unlock new vocabulary
(Syllabication, context and visual clues)
Writing / Spelling
Learn the alphabet
Distinguish between vowels and consonants
Culture/History
Review how we celebrate name days, October 28, Christmas, March 25, April 1, Easter
History and Religion based activities (role-plays, songs, crafts)
Learn the Lord’s prayer in Greek (Πάτερ ημών)
Textbooks
Margarita 1
Glossa A Dimotikou
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all"