Basic Curriculum for Grade 4

Textbooks

• Margarita 4, epipedo 4, Tefhos 4- Text Book and Exercise Book by University of Crete (EDIAME)
• Mathaino Ellinika 3 (A + B) – Text Book and Exercise Book by Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus
• Mathaino na diavazo, Epipedo Proto, Tefxos 5, by University of Crete
• Grammata, lexeis, istories, Proto tefxos, by Greek Ministry of Education

Listening / Speaking

• Carry on conversation in Greek on a variety of topics
• Dramatisations: to enhance speaking skills
  • based on stories read or discussed in class
  • based on real life situations (i.e. Let’s go shopping)
• Supplementary: Songs, poems, word games
• Oral composition: Students create stories looking at pictures.
• Oral presentations: Pair or group work – topics to be determined by teacher
• View Greek videos on Greek mythology

Reading

• Selected readings from a variety of texts listed above.
• Practice reading at school and at home from books listed above.
• Word study: Vocabulary lists, dictionary use, using new words in different contexts,
• Frequent review to consolidate

Writing

• Improve handwriting: Copy passages from text
• In-class creative writing: Write stories consisting of 10-12 sentences on assigned topics
• Write captions for pictures or own art work
• Work collaboratively with partner to compose a story or report
• Dictation of sentences and words from the weekly lesson

Grammar

• Review alphabet, punctuation Dictionary skills: Alphabetical order
• Parts of speech: Review nouns, adjectives, articles, auxiliary verbs έχω, είμαι
• Nouns: -singular, plural, 3 genders, appropriate endings
  -declensions: orally and in context only (Ο πατέρας μου είναι καλός./ Το όνομα του πατέρα μου είναι Νίκος / Αγαπώ τον πατέρα μου)

• Adjectives: Agreement in number and gender with the nouns they modify
• Verb tenses: Enestotas –Aoristos (regular & irregular verbs)
• Adverbs of place-time
• Adjectives: Comparison-Superlative

Culture / Mythology

• Review of Ethnic, religious days, Lord’s prayer, national anthem
• Mythology: Ancient Greek gods and heroes Hercules, Theseus
• Videos: Greek Mythology A,B,C
• History and Religion based activities

Culminating Activity

• Individual or partner project: A photo essay: My grandmother’s village/Our trip to Greece or Cyprus /An imaginary trip to Greece or Cyprus (Snoopy visits Athens or Nicosia)
• Students design own postcard to send to family or friend in Greece or Cyprus
• Oral presentation: Includes Poster, written description, artifacts from Greece or Cyprus
• Resources: Internet, travel brochures, post cards, family photos

Dance

• Kalamatianos
• Ikariotikos
• Hasapia
• Raikos
• Hasaposervikos
• Syrtos
• Zeimbekiko