- Ła Bała Sgan : 5 min)
Review: Teachers invite 2/3 learners to introduce themselves
Review: Ha’lilaxsiła’ask: “Ha’li-lax- si-ła’ask”.
Ask learners to say and then ask what it means.
Please NOTE: There are slight differences in dialects between the communities, all are correct.
- Review: 15 min) No pictures or English : )
(Note: Teachers read the words, then invite a learner to say what it is in English.
Review: Action words (verbs)
- Mangaa _______ .
- Mandoga ______ .
- Tgi sgüü or Sgüü (Gitxaała) ________ .
- Tgi doo or Doo (Gitxaała) ________ .
- Teacher can then ask a learner:
- Goł na hawdu ______?
- Review
Hooya Clothing
- p’axs
- kslüüsk
- luklii hooya
- ts’ooxs
- na’ax
- gwida’ats
- gaayt
- p’alt
Wilgyigyet Colours
mask
gwisgwaask
mooksk
t’u’utsk
xs’yaanak’almoos
logaloop
gayaak
mełiitk
- Review combining “Clothing and Colours”: Teachers review how to combine hooya ada wilgyigyet:
- masgm p’axs
- gwisgwaasgm kslüüsk
- mooksgm luklii hooya
- t’u’utsgm ts’ooxs
Note: ask learners to notice about the “m” connector on the colour word when combined with the clothing.
- Invite learners to say in Sm’algyax: (10 min)
red stokins (borrowed word)
green p’alt
brown na’ax
yellow gwida’ats
black gaayt
green gwida’ats
yellow ts’ooxs
BINGO
On blank paper, draw a large square, 4 columns and 4 lines, 16 small squares. Teacher calls the English word, Cross out the word if you have it. 1 line anyway
- Choose 16 words below and place in any square
| Hooya -mangaa -p’axs |
| sgüü -kslüüsk -Ha’lilaxsi’wah |
| luklii hooya -ts’ooxs -pdeex |
| na’ax -Gisbutwada -gwida’ats |
| gaayt -Laxgyibuu -p’alt |
| Ganhada -wilgyigyet -mask |
| Ha’lilaxsiła’ask -Laxsgyiik -mełiitk |
| gwisgwaask -mooksk -doga |
| t’u’utsk -gayaak -logaloop |
| Ha’lilaxsis’waanax – Ndeeyu wila waan? – xs’yaanak’almoos |
If time, on another blank paper use English instead
| clothing | pick-up (sg) | pants | Shoes |
| put down (sg) | shirt | grey | underwear |
| How are you? | crest | dress | killerwhale |
| jacket | Raven crest | red | gloves |
| colors | Time for seaweed | blue | Put down (pl) |
| white | Time for herring eggs | green | yellow |
| clothing | Time for oolichans | brown | hat |
| Eagle crest | black |
- Sing new song – 20 min)
: Liimi: Teachers read the song through twice, then sing the song. Invite a learner to sing the song. Ask learners to mute their mics and then everyone can sing together.
Wilgyigyet ada Hooya (clothing and colours)
Tune: Hokey Pokey
Ksiłooda gwisgwaasgm gaydn (Put your red pants out)
Ts’ilm gwisgwaasgm gaydn (Take your red pants in)
Ksiłooda gwisgwaasgm gaydn (Put your red pants out)
Adm k’wił su suut (And shake it all about)
Dm dzabn hokey pokey (Do the hokey pokey)
Dm da k’wił tguyeltgn (Turn yourself around)
‘Nii wila waal da gwii (That’s what it’s all about)
If time sing again using other coloured clothing items as below
-Mooksgm na’an -T’u’utsgm kslüüsgn
-Gwisgwaasgm gudaats’n -Logaloobm ts’ooxsn
-Gayaakm gaydn -Mełiitgm p’aldn
- Homework: Practice! Review introductions, greetings, asking how someone is doing, months, kits’oon items, “pick up,” “put down,” and “what does this mean?” Flashcards for the new words, phrases and place them around your home or workplace. Practice clothing words and colours when getting dressed or doing laundry. Sing “Wilgyigyet ada Hooya” with your family and visit Sm’algyax websites..