This week in K1C the students discussed houses. We began by talking about which floor we live on. This was a great way to introduce ordinals – First, Second, Third, Forth, Fifth, Sixth etc. Students and teachers found out who lives on the lowest and highest floor.
The students then learned the names of rooms commonly found in a house – Kitchen, Bedroom, Living room, Dining room and Bathroom. We used the question “How many ___ are in your house?” and answer “There are ___ in my house”, to compare how many rooms are in our homes.
After learning the basics, it was time to move our focus to which rooms are our favourites and why. Here is what the students said -
Tina: “In the kitchen, we can cook, otherwise we will be hungry.”
Jacob and Xiaoman: “We can watch TV and sleep in the bedroom.”
Primo: “In the bathroom, we can bathe in the bathtub, use the toilet to go to the toilet, and we need to wash our hands with hand sanitizer.”
Joey: “We can watch TV, chat and water the plants in the living room.
Sherry: “There are many plants on the balcony and you can play with scooters. We can change in the cloakroom. We can sleep in the bedroom and also watch the night view.”
After so many discussions we decided to make our own neighbourhood artwork outside of the classroom. The students all added their own unique skills and ideas to our beautiful apartment block collage.
It was a fantastic way to find out more about each other. We can’t wait to discover more about how people around the world live!