It’s been two months since the start of the new school year and the students of Ishida Preschool have already adapted to their new journey- new class, new teachers, new friends, and new routines.
(新年度が始まって約2ケ月が経ち,
In the Rabbit class, we usually start our day by singing a couple of fun songs then do something interesting like have an English lesson or do Arts and Crafts. But we always end our day with Story Time. Right before or after we sing our goodbye song, we, the teachers, read one or two books to the students in aims for them to develop an ear towards the English language and to improve their listening ability.
(Rabbit組では,初めに英語の楽しい歌を2曲ほど歌い,その後,英語のレッスンや絵,制作などの面白い活動をします。そして1日の終わりには,必ず絵本の時間があります。帰りの歌の前か後に,“英語の耳”を養い,リスニング能力を育てることを目的として,私たち教員が1~2冊の本を読み聞かせをしています。)