Begin by introducing yourself: "Hello! My name is Cindy Sandhurst." Repeat this simple sentence several times and have the class repeat after you.
Expand on the first sentence: "Hello! My name is Cindy Sandhurst. What's your name?" Have students repeat this several times, then go around the room and say this to each student. Have the student reply with his own name: "Hello! My name is _____."
Draw a simple picture of a teacher in front of a classroom. Show the class the picture and say, "Hello! My name is Cindy Sandhurst. I am a teacher."
Instruct the students to draw what they do for a living. Giving students the opportunity to take a break and draw relieves some of their nervousness and gives them the opportunity to laugh--an understandable response in any language.
Use paper and colored pencils or crayons to prepare pictures to present colors. You might draw a beach ball on several pages and color each one a different primary color. Then you can begin a drill: "This is a red ball. This is a green ball. Which ball is red?"
Practice numbers and values of coins and bills during another lesson. You can set up a mock store with price tags. Using either real money, or play money, you can ask one student to be the clerk and another to be the customer. They can discuss items, colors, sizes, or prices, and the clerk will have to make change. You might also use foods to simulate a grocery, and students can practice the names of the foods along with learning the terms for money, numbers and colors.
Continue reviewing past materials at each lesson before adding something new, such as the names of animals, furnishings, clothing, and other topics.