lessonplanRomaniwords

							Objective                          Resources                Activity

To learn about Traveller life in   Big book, biography of   Share big book about Alice, shared
the past and to compare with       Alice Hearn.             reading.
life for Travellers today.                                  Discuss biography and
                                                            autobiography. Talk about the
                                                            past and present for Alice and in
                                                            their own lives – what has changed
                                                            over time? What factors have
                                                            influenced the changes in lifestyles
                                                            for travelling people? What is
                                                            similar to their lives? What are the
                                                            differences?
                                                             What have parents or
                                                            grandparents told them about their
                                                            lives in “the old days”? (e.g. no
                                                            television, open fires, school, etc).
                                                            Write a question to ask Alice (or
                                                            parents/grandparents) later.


To know that Romani is a           Romani/English words     Can you guess what these words
separate language, still spoken    on cards. Border page.   mean? (Romani words that have
today, and to learn some           Romani number words 1    been absorbed into the English
Romani words.                      – 10 on A4 cards         language)
                                                            Pal, cosh, scran, kushti, stir –
                                                            stiraben)

                                                            Use flashcards to help learn
                                                            numbers to 10

                                                            Choose a word card and draw a
                                                            picture to illustrate the meaning on
                                                            the border page. Write Romani
                                                            word at the top, English at the foot
                                                            of the page.

                                                            Write a sentence using as many
                                                            Romani words as possible – can
                                                            others understand it?
                                                            e.g. The mush jelled to a new tan.
                                                            He took his grai, his kannies and
                                                            his chavvies with him.