Γ’ Δημοτικού – Magic Book 2
Unit 3 — The Ant and the Cricket
Aesop’s fable about seasons, weather, food, clothes and getting ready for winter.
Today we can…
- say season and weather words
- use It’s… for weather
- use I must…
- act an Aesop story
Story path
Τα 3 μικρά βήματα της ιστορίας
Lesson 1 — It’s summer
Aesop tells the story of the ant and the cricket. The ant works and saves food.
Magic phrase: Summer’s here!
Lesson 2 — Autumn’s here!
The weather changes. The cricket is cold and hungry. The ant has lots of food.
Magic phrase: I must put on my jacket.
Lesson 3 — It’s winter
Winter arrives. We talk about seasons, weather, clothes and helping friends.
Magic phrase: I don’t like winter!
Flashcards
Seasons & story words — πάτησε την καρτούλα
📜Aesoptap!
Αίσωπος
Say it: Aesop
📖storytap!
ιστορία
Say it: story
🐜anttap!
μυρμήγκι
Say it: ant
🦗crickettap!
τζίτζικας
Say it: cricket
☀️summertap!
καλοκαίρι
Say it: summer
🍂autumntap!
φθινόπωρο
Say it: autumn
❄️wintertap!
χειμώνας
Say it: winter
🌸springtap!
άνοιξη
Say it: spring
🔥hottap!
ζεστός
Say it: hot
🥶coldtap!
κρύος
Say it: cold
🌨️snowingtap!
χιονίζει
Say it: snowing
🌧️rainingtap!
βρέχει
Say it: raining
🥔potatotap!
πατάτα
Say it: potato
🍐peartap!
αχλάδι
Say it: pear
🍽️foodtap!
φαγητό
Say it: food
😋hungrytap!
πεινασμένος
Say it: hungry
🧥jackettap!
μπουφάν
Say it: jacket
👟shoestap!
παπούτσια
Say it: shoes
🧦sockstap!
κάλτσες
Say it: socks
☂️umbrellatap!
ομπρέλα
Say it: umbrella
🧺save foodtap!
φυλάω φαγητό
Say it: save food
🔨worktap!
δουλεύω
Say it: work
😴sleeptap!
κοιμάμαι
Say it: sleep
⭐musttap!
πρέπει
Say it: must
Magic Words
Μικρά English patterns
It’s…
Μικρή βοήθεια: Με το It’s μιλάμε για εποχές και καιρό.
- It’s summer.
- It’s cold.
- It’s snowing.
I must…
Μικρή βοήθεια: Με το I must λέω κάτι που πρέπει να κάνω.
- I must save food.
- I must put on my shoes.
- I must find my umbrella.
I like / I don’t like
Μικρή βοήθεια: Λέω τι μου αρέσει και τι δεν μου αρέσει.
- I like spring.
- I don’t like winter.
- I like pears.
How many?
Μικρή βοήθεια: Μετράμε πράγματα στην εικόνα.
- How many potatoes?
- Five pears.
- Ten crickets.
Play & practise
Workbook-style mini games
1. Match the seasons
- summer → ☀️ / ❄️
- autumn → 🍂 / 🌸
- winter → ❄️ / ☀️
- spring → 🌸 / 🍂
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
- summer → ☀️
- autumn → 🍂
- winter → ❄️
- spring → 🌸
2. Choose
- It’s hot. It’s summer / winter.
- It’s cold. I must put on my jacket / pear.
- The ant is saving food / shoes.
- The cricket is hungry / umbrella.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
- summer
- jacket
- food
- hungry
3. Missing letters
- a _ t
- cr _ cket
- s _ mmer
- w _ nter
- p _ ar
- j _ cket
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
- ant
- cricket
- summer
- winter
- pear
- jacket
4. Act it out
Choose roles: Aesop, Ant, Cricket.
- Say: Summer’s here!
- Say: I must save food.
- Say: I’m hungry.
- Say: I must find my umbrella.
Craft / Drawing
Draw a season scene!
1. Choose
Choose summer, autumn, winter or spring.
2. Draw
Draw trees, food, clothes and weather.
3. Say
Say: It’s summer! or It’s winter!