The experience of choosing a topic was fantastic. It helped me organize activities and games in English and set a time for doing things in English language.
I tried, unsuccessfully, to speak English all the time, but doing different workshops reminded me to do it, so right after finishing the activities, I kept talking in English (till a chaotic home moment changed my chip into Spanish again).
Some of the things I did were pretend play with my baby-girl and her doll, P.E. rhymes with my three children, we read Little Read Riding Hood, we sang Hi-5 Senses, we played with Potato Head, and we played Twister.
Kids and I had loads of fun. We like these games and that was the point: we were just having fun, not thinking of teaching and learning English. It was also relaxing and entertaining.
If you like to follow this idea and start up this one topic a week plan, you can have a look at the pages I read:
You can have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PGsJVtaxag and sing and dance the song Senses, by Hi-5. It's a hilarious band, awesome for dancing, singing, and understanding the lyrics.
The British Council is, from my point of view, one of the most practical web pages to find resources for the English class. It also includes traditional short stories with activities for kids. In this case, we watched Little Red Riding Hood at http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/little-red-riding-hood, and afterwards we played with the finger puppets that are provided.
Concerning playing with Potato Head, I really recommend and article I read about the developmental benefits of using this toy: http://mamaot.com/30-developmentalbenefits-of-playing-with-potato-head/
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