Revision lessons can be fun too – as the pupils of one of our classes discovered. To begin with, they recalled all the vowels and then set off in search of them: they found them in texts and words, and also during a variety of games and activities. On the interactive whiteboard they completed, among other things, the task ‘Gdzie są samogłoski i spółgłoski’ (Where are the vowels and consonants?), telling one from the other.
In the Polish alphabet, vowels are written with the letters ‘a’, ‘ą’, ‘e’, ‘ę’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘ó’, ‘u’ and ‘y’. The nasal vowels ‘ą’ and ‘ę’, which do not exist in English, need particular attention, so children growing up with two languages need many opportunities to hear, pronounce and write them.
In the last lesson the pupils learnt the story of Vashti and her remarkable teacher. This charming tale of creativity, courage and belief in one's own abilities comes from the book ‘The Dot’ by Peter H. Reynolds, which inspired International Dot Day, celebrated in schools around the world on or around 15 September. The story encouraged the pupils to create their own little dotty masterpieces, and that day colourful dots appeared not only on paper but also on the children's faces.
Sometimes, after all, a single little dot is all it takes to start something truly special. More photos from the lessons can be seen in the gallery.
