Colours
Cambridge Primary English Grade 1 · Unit 5: Things I know · Lesson 15 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Colour words · Colors
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Lesson idea
Ana and her friends make colourful paper butterflies at school, and we learn colour words and have and has.
Lesson vocabulary: scissors: a tool for cutting paper · glue: a thing that makes paper stick · tear: to pull paper into pieces · marker: a thick pen · feelers: the thin parts on a butterfly's head · colourful: having many colours
Key points
- Colour words can be adjectives: I can see red butterflies.
- When we use a number and a colour, the number comes first: one red ball.
- I, you, he, she, it, we and they are pronouns.
Lesson questions (15)
- What do the children make?
Answer: Paper butterflies - What does the teacher give them?
Answer: Paper - What do they use to cut?
Answer: Scissors - What do they use to draw the body?
Answer: A black marker - What do they make the feelers from?
Answer: Black paper - What do they do with the small paper?
Answer: They glue it on - Tini's butterfly is red and ___.
Answer: green - Lin's butterfly is blue and ___.
Answer: yellow - May's butterfly is pink and ___.
Answer: orange - Which is a colour word?
Answer: purple - Which phrase is in the right order?
Answer: two red balls - Complete: He has a white hat. ___ hat is white.
Answer: His - Complete: She has long hair. ___ hair is long.
Answer: Her - Complete: They have big shoes. ___ shoes are big.
Answer: Their - Complete: I have black hair. ___ hair is black.
Answer: My
About this lesson
“Colours” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 1 (Unit 5: Things I know) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What do the children make?” and “What does the teacher give them?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
Where do we put the colour in a sentence?
We put it before the noun, as an adjective: a red butterfly. If we give a number, it comes first: one red ball.
When do we say have and when do we say has?
have goes with I, you, we and they, and has goes with he, she and it: Ana has a blue butterfly.
What are the pronouns I, you, he and she?
They are words that take the place of nouns, for example she instead of Ana.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.