Easter, Easter, Easter!

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Ⅰ. Dr. Sroda’s workshop on “EASTER’ 

1.      The “Peter Cottontail” song, written by Beatrix Potter, the author of “Tales of Peter Rabbit”.

Ø          First underline every word that you think need to be explained to your students.

Ø          Think about how you would like to explain them. Use the words they already knew? Drawing on the blackboard? Or show them?

Ø          Sue and volunteers show us the Easter bunny dance!

2.      The origin of EASTER.

  Modern Easter

  Religious Easter

   When is Easter: near spring equinox ?

Recommendation of a useful book: ELT teacher’s Holiday Activities Kit

This book applies simple sentences to tell the story of holidays.

3. Food for Easter: egg, Easter ham, chocolate

4. Easter is a holiday that has more light colors than dark colors.

5. Website for you to teach : (see handouts)

6. Group creating activities: design activities with either tactile or

kinesthetic type(see appendix for detail description)

Ø          Creators: Jennifer, Stacia and Katrina

Coloring and cutting

Voc. and grammar used: shapes and colors

Ø          Creators: Angelyn, Rosie, Shirley and Joanne

Coloring and hiding Easter eggs

Voc. and grammar used: A-Z, a-z, colors: pink, yellow, green, blue. Verbs: walk, hop, run, jump

Ø          Creators: Angela, Alenda, Kelly, Hopkins

Helping Easter bunny by sorting out jellybeans

Voc. and grammar:

 There are (number)(color) jellybeans in the basket.

Ø          Creators: Johanna, Jenny, Jason and Vickie

Playing the game” Fruit Basket” or ”Musical Chair” by saying :

“Easter bunny, what do you see? I see a (color)(object) looking at me.”

Voc. and grammar: Easter objects, light colors