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Yes I Can Animal Song
This worksheet goes along with the Youtube video, https://youtu.be/_Ir0Mc6Qilo. Each animal from the song is pictured with the lyrics printed beside the picture. You can cut the lyrics into strips and let the students put the lyrics in order for each animal. In addition, some words are left out so students (with or without your help) can fill in th...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 38
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Monopoly Terms Word Search
I�ve had success getting my students to talk naturally through game playing. Go Fish, for example. I�m ready to go to the next level and try Monopoly. I�ve prepared this simple word search and I hope my students can catch on and make some deals.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6
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COVID-19 Dialogue
I love to make dialogues for my students so they can practice conversational English. I use the text as a basis for the script and have students alternate. Since my classes are very small, this works well. In a large class, I would divide the students into groups and have them do the dialogues.
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-100
Type:
Downloads: 26
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Pete the Cat and the Magic Sunglasses
There are nearly 20 books in the Pete the Cat series. My students really like them and they are great for oral reading and role play. This printable includes the whole script of the story, with a little cloze activity plus a question and answer dialogue where one student is �a� and another student is �b�. Students learn how to ask and answer questi...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8
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For Mother�s Day: Love You Forever Word Search
Mother�s Day is coming! The much-loved short story by Robert Munsch is a perfect Mother�s Day activity. Videos are available on YouTube and Youku. https://youtu.be/IAXcIpoyBwI
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Learning about The Beatles
My university students here in China love American music but many of them have never heard of the Beatles. My classes have 30 to 32 students so I decided to select 16 Beatles songs and pair my students to each song. I like to do my pairing randomly so I cut the song title into two parts, have my students line up and leave the room, giving them a pa...
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 4
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TED Talk, �The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers� Comprehension Quiz
This TED Talk by Adam Grant is highly rated and a great discussion starter about creativity and being an �Original�. I developed 11 comprehension questions and three open-ended questions related to the video. Video URL on worksheet.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 54
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Summer Olympic Word Search
I made this word search (Discovery Education) in preparation for the Summer Olympics (which I hope will take place). Notice that the puzzle uses lower case. I found that my Chinese students always "translated" the upper case word bank into lower case so I changed the puzzle to start with. Also, I used football instead of soccer; I put some two word...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 31
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Frosty the Snowman Dialogue
Here is a dialogue about the video, "Frosty the Snowman". I have students watch the short version several times and then have them do the dialogue. They can do it in pairs or small groups of three or four and practice real language. The video is available on YouTube or YouKou.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-12
Type:
Downloads: 13
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Body Parts Diagram with Word Search
I think this diagram includes 36 of the basic body vocabulary words. The accompanying word search will help students spell and find the best place to label the body part. I hope all the lines upload properly.
Level: elementary
Age: 7-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 9
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Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity Part 3
This is the third in a series of ppts that provide pictures and background information (that can be used as a dictation exercise)and then a cloze exercise.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 5
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Easter Vocabulary Uno
My kids love to play Uno and thanks to klopa1981 for the template, I made Uno cards for Easter. The directions are on the notes section of the first slide. Just print the slides onto heavier stock paper, laminate or not, and see how the kids love learning English through a game.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-100
Downloads: 30
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Where is Thumbkin?
I finally decided to make a ppt for "Where is Thumbkin?", one of the songs I use when teaching body parts--in addition to "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes" and "The Hokey Pokey". I like to have the girls sing the question part and the boys sing the answer.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-10
Downloads: 5
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Intro to American Education Using "Be True To Your School"
The famous Beach Boys song, "Be True To Your School",is a great introduction to American education. In addition to examining the lyrics of this song, the ppt also gives a brief overview of American education. Play the song and/or give the lyrics as a dictation exercise. Your students will love it.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4
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Eight Iconic Sights of London
This is a companion ppt to the Intro to United Kingdom ppt. Shows a photo (public domain) with explanatory information. Great for class discussion.
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-100
Downloads: 13
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Thanksgiving Information
I�ve been working for hours trying to meet the size limit on ppts with no success. I have uploaded this powerpoint without any pictures. I started to put in the web address for the pictures that I copied from Google Images but my internet connection has gone wonky. Seeing as how Thanksgiving is on T...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 15
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Tutorial for the "Learning Chocolate" website
This is a tutorial for teachers to show their sudents how to use the "Learning Chocolate" website. I don�t have internet access in my classroom, so I use this ppt to explain how valuable this website is.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 3
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President�s Day: George Washington Oral Activity
This ppt is based on a video from Eliteketang.com called �Facts About George Washington� and is available from YouTube. The pronunciation is clear and very understandable. I showed the video to my 3rd grade students and paused after each sentence and had students repeat. Then we used the ppt as a ...
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 13
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Understanding American Coins and Currency
This basic money unit calls for students to work together in a group to determine the total value of coins shown on the screen. It also includes an idea for a venn diagram to compare and contrast American dollars with currency from another country.Good unit to do around President�s Day.
Level: elementary
Age: 8-100
Downloads: 15
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Shanghai World Expo Cloze Activity Part 5
This is the 5th ppt about the Shanghai Expo. It includes a couple of pictures about the training of hostesses, background information that can also be a dictation exercise, and a cloze activity.
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4
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