Socializing topic: Greetings and Leave Takings (young beginner learners)

Songs/Chants
Have students listen to a song or chant and then have the students sing/chant along to learn greetings.  Have them get up and dance to it.  Have specific movements for vocabulary words mentioned in the song. 

Good Morning!
by Richard Graham &
Will Jasprizza


Good morning,
Good morning.
Good afternoon,
Good afternoon.
Good evening,
Good evening,
Good night!

Hello, hello, hello, hello.
Hello, hello, hello, hello!

Hello, hello, hello, hello.
Hello, hello, hello, hello!

( Repeat Chorus)

Hello, hello, hello, hello.
Hello, hello, hello, hello!

Hello, hello, hello, hello.
Hello, hello, hello, hello!

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Read a Book
The teacher reads an easy reader book to the whole class or tells their own story.  Students can repeat the greetings or do a special movement when they hear the greetings (for example, wave).   Always ask comprehension questions afterwards.  

Hello World by Manya Stojic
Say Hello by Rachel Isadora


Video
Have students watch videos where greetings are used in real life.  Always ask comprehension questions afterwards.  


Draw
Students can draw a scene in which they use the greetings (Good morning, Good afternoon, Good night, Hello, Goodbye, etc). 

Greet Students Everyday
Greet students as they come in, at the door, or at the beginning of class.  Always have students answer back whether as a whole group or individually.  

Students Greet Each Other
As part of your regular routine, you can have students greet each other every day at the beginning of class.  You can challenge them to greet a specific amount of students or the whole class (or even another teacher)!