Trick-or-treat-rap-TN.pdf

TRICK-OR-TREAT RAP

Teacher’s Notes

Target Language

Language related to Halloween

Materials

Pictures of night, witch, moon, wind, stars, sky, ghosts, boys, girls, street.

Instructions

1 Explain that you are going to teach the children a rap. Teach the new vocabulary

using visuals, e.g. sky, moon or mime, e.g. cold, bright, spooky . Give each child a copy of

the rap worksheet and use it to consolidate the vocabulary: black, white, night, witch,

moon, wind, stars, sky, ghosts, boys, girls and street .

2 Stick the visuals on the board. Ask What’s this? (pointing to one of the visuals )

Encourage the children to respond, e.g. Moon. Reply accordingly Yes, it’s the moon.

Then call two volunteers to the front to model the exchange, e.g. Child A : What’s this?

(he/she points to a visual) Child B: It’s a… Child A : Yes/No. Swap roles.

3 Split the class into pairs. Explain that each pair is going to use the photocopy to

practise the exchange as modeled above.

4 Play the rap. Check that the children understand the rap. Ask What’s it about? Can you

hear any words you know? etc.

5 Play the rap a few more times. Which words did the children hear this time? The

children should listen to the rap a few more times to be sure of the rhythm.

6 Teach the rap.

Follow up

Conduct a class survey of what everyone is afraid of. Attach visuals of frightening things

to the board and ask the class to raise their hands if they are afraid of these things. Point

and ask, e.g. Are you afraid of spiders? Count up the hands raised and write the number

next to the visual.