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RAPUNZEL & fairytales - detailed reading project
This is a lesson plan(with Rapunzel text included) for detailed reading activities. There are no wss inside, because it�s aimed at motivating kids to do a lot with just one copy of the text per group. All the lesson ideas and suggestions are included and are supposed to encourage your students to scan-read, read in detail, play word detectives, use...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Type: lesson-plan
Downloads: 149
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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP - advanced story writing
This is a collection of worksheets designed for advanced levels. It is based on an activity I sometimes do with my advanced level groups, and it inspires creative story writing offering some guided vocabulary. It also contains a list of 200 useful adjectives for teachers (with the link). I usually combine this type of activity with the ppt of the s...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 320
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fairytale riddles - part 1
This is the first part of a collection of fairytale riddles and pictures to match. They are all in rhyme and all about fairytale characters, such as a witch, a dragon, etc. Part 2 also contains ideas on how to use the riddles to expand the activity. I hope you like it.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 145
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THE SPIRIT LAKE SEA MONSTER - reading project
This is a reading project based on a legend about a monster I found on the internet. I linked it to the topic of myths and legends, so apart from the text, there are notes for teachers with tasks for sts and a follow-up project. I used it as follow-up for the movie The Water Horse (I strongly recommend the movie - a wonderful family story, fairly n...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: reading
Downloads: 50
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children�s play - THE TORTOISES� PICNIC
Here�s another play I have to share with you - based on another traditional English story. It�s a funny play about a family of tortoises who decide to go on a picnic. I tried it with preschoolers (6-7 yrs old, 2nd & 3rd year of learning), and with school kids (7-9 yrs old), and both times it turned out great. It combines topics like family, food, n...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-10
Type: reading
Downloads: 116
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teenage play - Peter Perfect
So many of you are asking for teenage plays for your kids, to end the school year in style, Here�s one I did with my teenagers (5th & 6th grade). I was inspired by the tongue twister PETER PLAYS THE PIANO PERFECTLY. It�s about a kid who everybody thinks is perfect and they rub the kids noses in it, and then it turns out - nobody is perfect. It�s fu...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-14
Type: Choose
Downloads: 97
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QUEEN - working with lyrics
This is a collection of 4 wss based on songs by Queen, and detailed ideas on how to introduce the topic and enrich it beyond just doing a song. I consider it basic culture to teach sts at least one song by Queen, and they absolutely love it. This also includes links I suggest to be used along with the songs, but feel free to send more ideas of your...
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 58
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Aesop�s fable- spot the difference in the text
This is a spot-the-difference task, but with text instead of pictures. Page 2 contains some more lesson ideas and teacher�s key. A different approach to dictation and reading practice, and developing synonyms.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 82
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A JAR OF PICKLES AND A CUP OF COFFEE - great reading
This is one of the best short motivational texts I was sent to by e-mail (http://gleez.com/articles/management/cup-of-coffee-with-friend--time-management). It�s about time managment, friendship, family, everything that matters in life. Page 2 is a detailed lesson-plan on how to introduce the ws through discussion, brainstorming, and a project after...
Level: advanced
Age: 12-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 156
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PIRATE FUN
This is a worksheet I made for my students to do before or during their summer holidays. It�s just for fun and contains two vocabulary tasks and riddles about pirates and their equipment. (There�s also a matching OE with an additional wordseach.) I just love pirate stories, so this is only part of my material about the topic. I hope you have fun wi...
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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