Singing greek with Mariza Koch's songs 
To philmaki tēs Athēnas
To philmaki tēs Athēnas
Speech Comprehension and Production
The pupils think of important places and attractions in their neighborhood, village or town that they could suggest to a visitor. In groups, they make a small travel guide of their town, village, area or neighborhood.
They photograph a landscape or attraction and create a narrative text about what has impressed them.
Alternative names of places, i.e. Πειραιάς - Περαίας (Peiraias - Peraias, Piraeus), Θεσσαλονίκη - Σαλόνικα or Σαλονίκη (Thessalonikē - Salonika or Salonikē, Thessaloniki), Κέρκυρα - Κορφούς (Kerkyra - Korphous, Corfu), Σαντορίνη - Θήρα (Santorinē - Thēra, Santorini - Thira), Κέα - Τζια (Kea - Tzia), Αθαμανικά Όρη - Τζουμέρκα (Athamanika Orē, Mount Αthamanika - Tzoumerka), Όρος Τύμφη - Γκαμήλα (Oros Tymphē - Gkamēla, Mount Tymfi - Gamila) etc.
Create poetic couplets referring to locations or attractions modeled in the song.
They photograph a landscape or attraction and create a narrative text about what has impressed them.
Alternative names of places, i.e. Πειραιάς - Περαίας (Peiraias - Peraias, Piraeus), Θεσσαλονίκη - Σαλόνικα or Σαλονίκη (Thessalonikē - Salonika or Salonikē, Thessaloniki), Κέρκυρα - Κορφούς (Kerkyra - Korphous, Corfu), Σαντορίνη - Θήρα (Santorinē - Thēra, Santorini - Thira), Κέα - Τζια (Kea - Tzia), Αθαμανικά Όρη - Τζουμέρκα (Athamanika Orē, Mount Αthamanika - Tzoumerka), Όρος Τύμφη - Γκαμήλα (Oros Tymphē - Gkamēla, Mount Tymfi - Gamila) etc.
Create poetic couplets referring to locations or attractions modeled in the song.
Music Activities
The use of the dotted eight - sixteenth pattern: discuss which sense it imparts to the lyrics of the song (movement, lightness, liveliness in walking).
Sing and find the word which corresponds to the highest note of the melody (χαμογέλασε, chamogelase).
Divide the group into pairs or triads, where the children, while sitting on a chair, agree on a pose that expresses a specific action or emotion.
Divide the class into three groups where each group creates a simple choreography for a verse. Present the result, comment and compare.
Search for songs related to cities of Greece, listen to them and discuss [Συνέβη στην Αθήνα (Synevē stēn Athēna), Αθήνα (Athēna), Στην Αθήνα βόλτα (Stēn Athēna volta), Θεσσαλονίκη μου μεγάλη φτωχομάνα (Thessalonikē mou megalē phtōchomana), Σε αναζητώ στη Σαλονίκη (Se anazētō stē Salonikē), Στον Λευκό τον Πύργο (Ston Leyko ton Pyrgo), Βόλο Λάρισα Καρδίτσα (Volo Larisa Karditsa) etc.].
Sing and find the word which corresponds to the highest note of the melody (χαμογέλασε, chamogelase).
Divide the group into pairs or triads, where the children, while sitting on a chair, agree on a pose that expresses a specific action or emotion.
Divide the class into three groups where each group creates a simple choreography for a verse. Present the result, comment and compare.
Search for songs related to cities of Greece, listen to them and discuss [Συνέβη στην Αθήνα (Synevē stēn Athēna), Αθήνα (Athēna), Στην Αθήνα βόλτα (Stēn Athēna volta), Θεσσαλονίκη μου μεγάλη φτωχομάνα (Thessalonikē mou megalē phtōchomana), Σε αναζητώ στη Σαλονίκη (Se anazētō stē Salonikē), Στον Λευκό τον Πύργο (Ston Leyko ton Pyrgo), Βόλο Λάρισα Καρδίτσα (Volo Larisa Karditsa) etc.].
Cross-thematic Connections - Greek Culture
Interdisciplinary concepts: place and memory.
Ways of commemorating a place. Means of commemorating a place over time: paintings, watercolors, sketches, photos, postcards, digital photos, videos etc.
Creating memories from various places and moments: personal experience, narratives, interactions with objects and people etc.
Selfies: the way they are used in our time, their purpose, the age that are most prevalent at, the messages they convey.
Ways of commemorating a place. Means of commemorating a place over time: paintings, watercolors, sketches, photos, postcards, digital photos, videos etc.
Creating memories from various places and moments: personal experience, narratives, interactions with objects and people etc.
Selfies: the way they are used in our time, their purpose, the age that are most prevalent at, the messages they convey.
Age level
11-15 years old
Language level
Intermediate
City
Ta chrōmatista tragoudia
To philmaki tēs Athēnas.m4a
