Three language activities designed to get pupils reading and thinking, while at the same time learning about Sweden, Swedish culture and the Swedish language. 2 x ‘What am I?’ reading comprehension sentences with picture match-up 1 x Word Detectives activity where pupils identify words based on various spelling / grammatical / semantic features Cheerful illustrations, ideal to start a lesson, for reading practice, or independent work.

A simple codebreaker activity with images of typically Swedish items. Pupils use the code to work out the name of four Swedish cities. (Stockholm Malmö Göteborg Uppsala) Can also be used as a discussion starter about Sweden. A - snow B - Northern Lights C - wolf D - forest E - kanelbulle (cinnamon bun) F - skiing (cross country) G - lussebulle H - Ikea I - midsummer crown J - coffee K - pepparkaka (gingerbread) L - blueberries M - skiing (downhill) N - runestones O - elk P - bandy (hockey on ice) Q - bbq R - ferry S - mushrooms T - hotdogs U - Dala Horse V - semla (cream bun with almond paste) W - cloudberry X - candy Y - Gamla Stan Z - flag Ä - crayfish Å - campfire Ö - bear Note that the letters in the grid do not correspond to the names of the items in English or Swedish - the items are simply the symbols used for the code.