Word of the Week

ψάρι

(fish)

Classroom Decoration: The Fantasy Corner

You can never have enough Classroom Decoration material!

At Greek4Kids we love Classroom Decoration. We are renewing our series of printables with this lovely banner for the Fantasy Corner. Dragons, castles, princes, princesses and fairies, this banner has it all!

You can use this banner for your homeschooling wall too! Encourage children to make up stories and engage in pretend-play by creating images all around them!

  Happy pretend-play!

A child reads - The rights of the reader

Τα δικαιώματα του αναγνώστη

1. Να μην διαβάζει

2. Να πηδάει σελίδες

3. Να αφήνει ένα βιβλίο στη μέση

4. Να το ξαναδιαβάζει

5. Να διαβάζει ο,τιδήποτε

6. Να ζει την ιστορία σα να είναι αληθινή

7. Να διαβάζει οπουδήποτε

8. Να πιάνει ένα βιβλίο από τη μέση

9. Να διαβάζει μεγαλόφωνα

10. Να μη μιλά

10 δικαιώματα - μια προειδοποίηση: 

Αν κοροϊδεύεις αυτούς που δε διαβάζουν, 

δε θα αγαπήσουν το διάβασμα ποτέ.

This amazing guide is 
an introduction to our new Saturday feature:

A child reads

Follow Greek4Kids to a journey of making children love reading. 

From babies to toddlers to school students to teens read and share tips and advice on how to instill the love of books to your little reader.

The fish song - Το ψαράκι

This is our newest addition to the Nursery Rhymes series. It is a lovely nursery rhyme, based on the English nursery rhyme Once I caught a fish alive.

It helps children learn the numbers from one to ten. Ask the children to sing while counting with their fingers.

You can get the children to make fish out of card paper and hold them while singing the song. They can imitate the fish's "lips" with their mouth. You can use a blue bed sheet as the sea and let the children help their paper fish "swim" in the sea.

Here is a version of the ψαράκι nursery rhyme.

You can combine singing this song with a fish craft or a story about a fish. Here is a lovely rhyming story about a fish who is afraid to swim:

Ένα ψάρι που δεν ήξερε να κολυμπάει.

Have fun learning!

Back to School Checklists!

Another school year is approaching! It is such an exciting time for both children and parents! For some families, this marks the beginning of primary school, a very important milestone in a child’s (and a parent’s too!) life.

A few of the Greek4Kids students are starting primary school this year so we have put together a guide/checklist as well as a few tips for the families to help them manage the practical side of things! You may use this checklist not only for first graders but as a general checklist for primary school as well. Check it out to see if you are on track!

Now it is the time to start doing your school supplies shopping. If your child's teacher has not provided you with a list, the Greek4Kids list may help you decide what to buy.

Here is a mini version of both lists. You may print it and stick it on the fridge.

If you are anything like us and enjoy making your own lists, then you can download a blank list (the mini version).

Have a lovely time preparing for school!

 

What time is it? Τι ώρα είναι;

There is no better way to teach children how to say the time than to make a clock with them.

Here is a template that you can print out on card paper and make into a practice clock by adding a number hand and an hour hand. The numbers have a summer theme, which makes it more fun for the little ones!

Stay tuned for our Tell the time worksheets!

Reading Cards (summer theme)

In preparation for the new school year, we have been practicing our reading using reading cards. They are perfect for children who have just started learning how to read. Children can associate the picture with the short sentences, making reading fun! Here are two cards you can use with your child to encourage reading.

Through simple and short sentences which are accompanied by a picture, children learn to read and recognise words. You may use these cards to initiate conversation in Greek, by describing the pictures and asking questions.