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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Spontaneous Winter Lesson

I'm pretty sure every teacher has had those moments where she/he spontaneously teaches something just because you saw the need.  Or the students were just yearning for this knowledge.  My Russian lessons were fairly flexible, but I wasn't even planning on teaching them winter clothing.  While they were putting on their coats to go outside, I figured, "Hey, why not learn winter clothes in Russian?"  Gotta love spontaneity!  Not to mention, all your materials are right in front of you...the children's winter clothes, which they love showing off while saying the words.  So here are the words if you're brushing up on your Russian skills:

coat: kurtka
scarf: sharf
gloves: rukavitzi
hat: shapka
boots:  sapogi



And while were were on the topic of clothing, the next week we learned regular clothes, which once again, the children loved to be fashion models!

pants: shtani
skirt: yubka
dress: platyie
shirt: kofta
t-shirt: futbolka
camisole: maiyka
socks: noski
tights: kalgotki