[eetymaggie]

Hi Kelly I teach 5-11yr olds.On Reunion Island.With very young kids I use a lot of mime in class and a favourite routine at the start of class is a pretend trip to the UK.
At first I tell the story and the kids copy the mimes then They listen and provide the appropriate mime .Finally they are able to tell the story while miming it.

We take a bus to the airport(mime driving) get in the plan, fasten seatbelts, listen to music(hands over ears+head bobbing) eat and drink, yawn ,fall asleep,wake up stretch arrive in france then choose how to travel to Britain.Train/tunnel ,boat or another plan.Sometimes if I'm stuck for time we return by space rocket doing a 3,2,1 blast off!
This ritual has worked really well and can be exploited further to teach the weather in the Uk
introduce cultural themeswhat's happening today in England?
hope this helps.
eetymaggie