Shapes & Colours


During the second month of the scholastic year, which is November, we learned about:
 
Shapes & Colours


However we learned about the basic shapes & colours.

During the first week we learned about the circle & the colour yellow. We did various activities during this week as you can see below.



















          circle sponge printing                                                                         flower with circles

caterpillar with circles

 circle clock


sun on a paper plate


These are the songs which we learned about the circle & the colour yellow: (for tune see the link below)

This is a circle, this is a cricle
how can you tell? how can you tell?
it has nooo corners, it has nooo corners
it's a circle, it's a circle

Arlogg isfar, arlogg isfar
kemm iddur, kemm iddur
ejja ndawrek dawra, ejja ndawrek dawra
dur dur dur, dur dur dur


During the second week we learned about the sqaure & the colour blue. We did various activities during this week as well as you can see below.

 block printing

 colouring a square & then threading it

 television with our favourite cartoons

 collage with chocolate sqaures

These are the songs which we learned about the square & the colour blue: (for tune see the link below)

Squares have four equal sides, equal sides, equal sides
squares have four equal sides 1,2,3,4

Ajruplan bluu, ajruplan bluu
kemm ittir, kemm ittir
ejja halli ntajrek, ejja halli ntajrek
tir tir tir, tir tir tir



During the third week we learned about the triangle & the colour green. We did various activities during this week as well as you can see below.

tracing triangles

collage with triangles

triangle fish

Christmas tree with triangles on a toilet paper roll



These are the songs which we learned about the triangle & the colour green: (for tune see the link below)

This is a triangle, this is a triangle
how can you tell? how can you tell?
it has 3 corners, it has 3 corners
it's triangle, it's a triangle

Tambur ahdar, tambur ahdar
kemm ittambar, kemm ittambar
tambar tambar tambar, tambar tambar tambar
bum bum bum, bum bum bum


During the fourth week we learned about the heart, the colour red & we also started Christmas activities since it was approaching. We did various activities during this week as well as you can see below.


tracing cherries & apple using stencils

heart sponge printing

Christmas Father hat with cotton


These are the songs which we learned about the colour red: (for tune see the link below)

Ballun ahmar, ballun ahmar
jaqbez u joghla, jaqbez u joghla
igri ghax ser naqbdek, igri ghax ser naqbdek
ping pong pang, ping pong pang

Libsa bil-barnuz, hamra tal-bellus
xaghri bjad biz-zmien, Father Christmas jien!
ninzel mis-smewwiet, fil-granet tal-Milied
mghobbi bir-rigali ghas-subien u anke l-bniet

O! tfal helwin tal-Bambin
tfal ta' kullimkien
lestu xi kalzetta halli nimlihielkom jien
O! tfal helwin tal-Bambin
tfal ta' kullimkien
lestu xi kalzetta halli nimlihielkom jien!

Here is a video of the children singing the songs in class so that you'll know the tune of the songs.