Days of the Week Song

Children should be sit in a semi-circle facing the teacher or the music video. This fosters interaction between the teacher and the pupils and among kids.

You can opt to use or not to use the video:

· If you use the video, let your children enjoy the animation and encourage them to follow the karaoke lyrics if they can read.

· If you don’t use the video, there should be a song conductor who helps children to follow the song. The song conductor’s task consists in pointing at the Days of The Week Labels to the music.  Both you or one of your pupils can be the song conductor. You can use your finger to point at the labels, but make sure you have a long stick or magic wand at hand for this purpose. Your kids will be eager to be the song conductor!

We want the kids to sing along the days of the week but also to react to the dialogue parts. By singing, children will develop speaking and listening skills. By using the labels and flashcards, children will develop their reading skills. By reacting to specific phrases, children will be learning with J. Asher’s Total Physical Response method.

You probably won’t explain this to your kids but, as a teacher, you should be aware that the correct syllable division for Saturday is SAT-UR-DAY. Instead, our singer says SA-TUR-DAY since it feels much more natural to sing it by moving the ‘t’ to the second syllable.

Combine the use of the four skills and different interaction patterns among your students. If you are seeking some extra activities for your pupils to work on individually, in pairs or in small groups, remember there are some worksheets and coloring pages at your disposal in this page, under the WORKSHEETS and COLORING PAGES tabs, respectively.

Do you wish to play this song with your kids? You may want to take a look at our professional music score, which you can use or adapt to your own needs!

You can use these flashcards before, while or after singing the Days of the Week Song, as a warm-up tool, game or a daily routine. Also note that they show additional vocabulary: Hari and Ellie are performing actions (wave my hand, clap my hands, be surprised, shake my body, blink an eye, go to sleep, be happy), so you can use these flashcards to review the specific vocabulary you need!

You can use these labels before, while or after singing the Days of the Week Song, as a daily routine.

· If you use the labels while singing the Days of the Week Song, the song conductor (see the TEACHING TIPS tab) will have to point at the Days of The Week Labels to the music.

· If you use the labels after singing the Days of the Week Song, this material will work as a recaping tool. You should ask your children «Well, then… what’s the day today?». Teach your kids to say «Today is …». You can encourage participation by asking questions like «Is it Monday? Is it Saturday?» while you shake your head and denote how silly is what you have just said. Once you have elicited what’s the day today, one of your pupils should take the Hari label and stick it next to the corresponding day. Alternatively, you can do this activity before singing the Days of the Week Song, so the song itself becomes the recaping tool.

Before the activity, review both the days of the week and the ABC if needed. During the activity, your kids should focus on a single word, identify its letters, and put them in order. Crossing out the letters they have already written will help your children not to make mistakes. Also, let your pupils note how each day of the week ends with -DAY. Depending on their autonomy, it may be a good idea to do the exercise in pairs or groups so they can help each other out. You can even try solve the exercise all together. After the activity, you may consider giving your pupils the solved page so they can assess their own work and you can check their worksheets later. Fast finishers can color Hari when they are done. Ask your children questions like What color is Hari’s costume? Is it blue? to further practice oral skills.

Be wise and use this coloring page as an excuse to have short and simple conversations with your kids. There are lots of things you can ask them to encourage them to speak. Ask them questions like What’s the day in the picture? Is it Tuesday? What can you see? Can you see a car? What is Hari doing? Is he playing tennis? What is Ellie doing? Is she eating? What color is the sky?

Be wise and use this coloring page as an excuse to have short and simple conversations with your kids. There are lots of things you can ask them to encourage them to speak. Ask them questions like What’s the day in the picture? Is it Tuesday? What can you see? Can you see a car? What is Hari doing? Is he playing tennis? What is Ellie doing? Is she eating? What color is the sky?