Comenius project“English language integration in the pre-school game lessons”

Theatre DayTheatre Day

Target: Target:

To create positive emotions and joyTo create positive emotions and joy To promote speech, imagination and To promote speech, imagination and

creativity developmentcreativity development English integrationEnglish integration

Group 1 (age 4)Group 1 (age 4)

  Children from Group Children from Group 1 With the play 1 With the play «Flower Ball» «Flower Ball» brought in the brought in the spring. The main spring. The main characters were characters were flower fairies and flower fairies and various bugs. The various bugs. The fairies were speaking fairies were speaking Englihs and all songs Englihs and all songs were sang in Englihs. were sang in Englihs.

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Group 2 (age 3-4)Group 2 (age 3-4)

Group 2 with Group 2 with the the

play « play « «Kukulītis« «Kukulītis«

(the bread roll)(the bread roll)

Group 9 (age 5)Group 9 (age 5)

Group 9 with their play «Under the Group 9 with their play «Under the mushroom» played the whole play in mushroom» played the whole play in English, and even made own English, and even made own decorations. They included the song decorations. They included the song "Rain, rain go away""Rain, rain go away"

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Group 3 (age 5)Group 3 (age 5)

Group 3 presented the play Group 3 presented the play «Travels of Pippi Longstocking». It «Travels of Pippi Longstocking». It was particularly colourful thanks to was particularly colourful thanks to the parents creativity with costumes. the parents creativity with costumes.

The play was in two parts – first part The play was in two parts – first part in Latvian, second part in English, in Latvian, second part in English, where children showed what they where children showed what they have learned through songs, dance have learned through songs, dance and public speaking. and public speaking.

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Group 8 (age 3-4)Group 8 (age 3-4)

Group 8 presented Group 8 presented a play «Our a play «Our Hubert» in both Hubert» in both Latvian and Latvian and English languages. English languages.

Group 4 (age 6)Group 4 (age 6)

Group 4 presented Group 4 presented their play «The their play «The Princess and the Princess and the Frog» - a play Frog» - a play about betrayal, about betrayal, compassion, and compassion, and joyful discovery joyful discovery that everyone of us that everyone of us is special. is special.

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Group 7 (age 6)Group 7 (age 6) Honouring the long life Honouring the long life

and results of Latvian and results of Latvian childrens book writer childrens book writer and illustrator, Group and illustrator, Group 7 chose to perform a 7 chose to perform a play «Tince wants to play «Tince wants to learn» . In this play, learn» . In this play, Tince did not want to Tince did not want to learn herself, but learn herself, but wanted to teach wanted to teach others. Children others. Children included an English included an English song in the play.song in the play.

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Group 10 (age 4)Group 10 (age 4)

In the play «Bingo is visiting» In the play «Bingo is visiting» performed by Group 10, 3 houses performed by Group 10, 3 houses were made: APPLE, MUSHROOM, were made: APPLE, MUSHROOM, ICE CREAM. Each house had its own ICE CREAM. Each house had its own colour, and children dressed in that colour, and children dressed in that colour and were participating in colour and were participating in various exercises that the dog Bingo various exercises that the dog Bingo asked them to do. This included asked them to do. This included songs and games in English. songs and games in English.

Groups 5, 6, 11 (age 2-3)Groups 5, 6, 11 (age 2-3) Group 5 selected Latvian story «Rabbit sauna» Group 5 selected Latvian story «Rabbit sauna»

and as the story requires – children went through and as the story requires – children went through the forest to the sauna, singing the song Toys in the forest to the sauna, singing the song Toys in English at the end. English at the end.

Group 6 presented a play about clouds Group 6 presented a play about clouds "Mākonītis un mākonīte" where the mother cloud "Mākonītis un mākonīte" where the mother cloud and her children little clouds helped the Sun to and her children little clouds helped the Sun to get up in the morning to give her light and get up in the morning to give her light and warmth to everyone. warmth to everyone.

Group 11 with the play «In the Forest» helped Group 11 with the play «In the Forest» helped their friends to find a party and discover that real their friends to find a party and discover that real party is only possible when we are all together. party is only possible when we are all together.

ResultResult

Improved ability to speak in public; Improved ability to speak in public; improved motor coordination and sense of improved motor coordination and sense of

rhythm; rhythm; focused on the development of expressive focused on the development of expressive

speech, expanding vocabulary in both speech, expanding vocabulary in both English and Latvian English and Latvian

Author – Arita Kļaviņa