ALEF BA-­‐ BRIDGES Bridges Team: Vesna Dimitrieska Instructor(s) Name(s): Lila Raouf and Lindsey Pullum Lesson #: 1 Location: Girls Inc. Theme: Introduction and Colors Objective: Activity + Description Time Formalities: (ex: classroom rules, name tags, etc.) 3 min • Gather girls into a circle holding hands; take a step in and say “marhaban” three time to begin classes. Introductions: 1 min • Asking the girls what they think it means. Encourage guessing and equating Arabic words to English phrases • (Begin in all Arabic) Using phrases of introduction. “ahlan wa sahlan” “isme….” “ma ismk” Extra challenge: learn how to say … Activity 1 5 min • “Hello”-­‐ Lila and Lindsey will greet the girls using ahlan wa sahlan, isme Lila/Lindsey, ma ismk? o Greet each girl individually and repeat the phrase “isme….; ma ismk?” and have them repeat “isme (their name)”. o Have each girl say their name to the girl next to her out loud. Interaction Materials Required Date: September 19th, 2013 Team Language Coordinator Member Comments Girls will be in a circle in the middle of the room None Lindsey Girls standing freely None Lila Break girls up into two groups, Lila with one half, Lindsey with the other. Each lead the group discussion. Girls greet one another (the girl to her left and right). None Lindsey and Lila Bridges: Children, Languages World (812)856-­‐4835 [email protected] http://www.indiana.edu/~global/bridges ALEF BA-­‐ BRIDGES Activity 2 • Introduce colors: “What color is this?” o Hold up single cards of colors; asking girls as they go what color is it. o After they say the English word, correct them with the Arabic word. o Point to the color, say the word, and then point to them and have them repeat it. But make them yell by saying you can’t hear them. o Tape up colors on the wall while you introduce them. Activity 3 • Is this (insert color)? o Pointing to the colors taped up, call out a color and have students use their thumbs to identity if the color is right. o Reiterate color names. Activity 4 • Who is wearing the color? o After reviewing the colors orally, call out a color and students must identify it. o Have people wearing the same color stand up and change seats in the circle. Activity 4 • Musical colors Students stand on a colored circle. Teacher starts to play music. When the music stops the teacher holds up a color (paper/object) and asks “Who is standing on …?” What color is this? 5 min Bring groups together for color lesson. Color foam Lindsey cards from the Center of Global Change Tape 3 min Students to sit on rug. None Lila 5 min Break into two new None groups. Sit them on the rug and have student examples stand up and change places. Lila and Lindsey 5 min Come back together in one large group. Lila More colorful items or paper
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Bridges: Children, Languages World (812)856-­‐4835 [email protected] http://www.indiana.edu/~global/bridges ALEF BA-­‐ BRIDGES Activity 5 • “I spy”-­‐ I spy with my little eye something (Arabic color). Have the students move to a thing or object in the classroom that is the Arabic color. 5 min One group. Lindsey Activity 6 • Read the Hungry Caterpillar story—going through each color. • Act out the Hungry Caterpillar. Designate each student to be a specific color vegetable or fruit, as well as one student to be the caterpillar. Place students around the room so that no one is next to one another. Have the “caterpillar” student go around to each student asking “What are you?” The “vegetable/fruit” student responds with their color and their vegetable/fruit. The caterpillar eats the fruit and the student then becomes part of the caterpillar, following it around. Once all the colors are eaten, students all become butterflies. Activity 7 • What’s your favorite color? o Start by saying instructor’s favorite color o Have the girls go around in a circle and asking them what their favorite color is. § Clap your hands if your favorite color is “blue” § Oink if your favorite color is “pink” § Stomp your feet if your favorite color is “green” § Romp around/be a minion if your favorite color is “yellow” 3 min 5 min One group; girls sitting on the floor Caterpillar book
Reading Lindsey Group activity: Lila 3 min Two small groups Lila and Lindsey Bridges: Children, Languages World (812)856-­‐4835 [email protected] http://www.indiana.edu/~global/bridges ALEF BA-­‐ BRIDGES Activity 7 • Conclusion: get every one back into a circle, holding hands. • Marhaban/take a step forward and ma’a saleema/take a step backward. Final step back adjourns the class. 1 min One group None Lila and Lindsey Plan B: Worksheet with the shape of a butterfly on it for them to color (Materials: Crayons and coloring pages of butterflies Plan C: Pass around beach ball and ask each student to identify the color that their right thumb is on. Vocabulary English Red Transliteration Arabic Ah-­‐mar Orange Por-­‐too-­‐qal Yellow Ah-­‐safar Green Ah-­‐khdar Blue a-­‐zrak Pink Wa-­‐r-­‐dah Bridges: Children, Languages World (812)856-­‐4835 [email protected] http://www.indiana.edu/~global/bridges