Activity:
Flag of the day: Page 16 – Missouri
Word of the Day Level II: Letter Aa – A, a – [ey] – /eɪ/ – Noun, plural A’s or As, a’s or as.
The first (1st) letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
Activity: Ask the students who can give five (5) words that begin with letter Aa very quickly.
Note: Letter Aa is the 1st letter of the alphabet; it comes before letter Bb, and after Letter Zz.
Teach: English Textbook Level One – Page 47: – Where I Live (Pictures Only)
Neighborhood – neigh·bor·hood – /ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd/ – /ˈneɪ bərˌhʊd/ – Noun
The area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity.
A district or locality, often with reference to its character or inhabitants.
A number of persons living near one another or in a particular locality.
Neighbor – neigh·bor – [ney-ber] – /ˈneɪ bər/ – Noun
A person who lives near another.
A person or thing that is near another.
Ambulance Station / Rescue Squad
Ambulance – am·bu·lance – [am-byuh-luh ns] – /ˈæm byə ləns/
Bakery – bak·er·y – [bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree] /ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri/
Bank – bank – [bangk] – /bæŋk/
Fire Station – Fire Department
Gas Station
Hospital – hos·pi·tal – [hos-pi-tl] – /ˈhɒs pɪ tl/
Library – li·brar·y – [lahy-brer-ee, -bruh-ree, -bree] – /ˈlaɪˌbrɛr i, -brə ri, -bri/
Mall / Shopping Center – mall – [mawl; British also mal] – /mɔl; British also mæl/
Pizzeria – piz·ze·ri·a – [peet-suh-ree-uh] /ˌpit səˈri ə/
Police Station / Police Department
Post Office – (Mail was once the Word of the Day (Replay – Word of the Day – Mail Video))
School – school – [skool] – /skul/
Supermarket / Grocery Store – su·per·mar·ket – [soo-per-mahr-kit] – /ˈsu pərˌmɑr kɪt/
Note: Explain to the students that the above listed pictures are PLACES.
** Students will be taught later about each place individually in later lessons.
** Students will be taught later about who works at these places in later lessons.
Activity:
Police Department Convoy with Lights and Sirens – Video
Note: Make sure the volume is low as the sirens are very loud in the video.
Homework: