Having taught English as an Additional Language (EAL) for many years, I am only too aware of the challenges facing EAL students when doing phonic work. This includes the difficulties when trying to hear or distinguish between sounds and problems when trying to reproduce sounds because of only learning the sounds of their first languages. An additional hindrance to progress is that students are at times presented with phonic work resources without illustrations / pictures. In other phonic work resources, that do have illustrations, an additional barrier is that students sometimes have difficulty identifying items. For this reason, I have used photographs where possible, so that items/ people are easily identified. This booklet provides a combined approach of vocabulary building and teaching sounds through the use of cvc phonic words. There are worksheets and games which provide opportunities for developing reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. There are: • reference pages with words and pictures • cut and stick letters to make words • word completion worksheets for initial sound, middle sound, and complete word Activities include: • Picture and word matching • Sorting words on a chart • Snap cards with words • Dominoes • Board game • I have.. Who has..? game (48 cards) • Bingo games ( 15 picture base cards and 15 word base cards) All worksheets, activities and games are designed to introduce, teach and consolidate the targeted vocabulary. The targeted vocabulary contained in this book: Cat, hat, bat, mat, rat, van, man, pan, jar, jam, bag, cap, car, Hen, men, ten, pen, leg, net, peg, bed, Zip, six, bin, fin, fig, lid, pig, bib, kid, wig, pin, Dot, rod, box, fox, log, cot, Jug, sun, gun, nut, hut, bus, mug, cup, bun This is a printable book. As mentioned in the title, this resource is suitable for use with EAL / ESL / ELL students and native English speakers.

Pocket Vocabulary Homework Fun has been designed for use with students who are new to English. By sending the pockets (containing 5 words) home, it provides parents/guardians with opportunities to become more involved with their child’s acquisition of English. Parents could also benefit from their use if they are also new to English. There are 14 pockets. The topics covered are School, Fruit, Vegetables, Food, Drinks, House, Body, Clothes, Vehicles, Colours, Numbers, Jobs, Pets and Flowers. The vocabulary used: Pencil, rubber, eraser, sharpener, chair, table Apple, banana, orange, grapes, pineapple Potato, onion, carrot, cauliflower, cabbage Jam, egg, ice cream, bread, cake Coffee, tea, water, juice, milk Bedroom, hall, living room, bathroom, kitchen Head, mouth, ear nose, eye, Shoes, trainers, skirt, jacket, jumper Bus, train, aeroplane, car, van Blue, red, green, purple, yellow One, two, three, four, five Teacher, nurse, postman, fireman, chef Hamster, cat, rabbit, dog, horse Daffodil, snowdrop, crocus, rose, tulip The pockets are available for printing in either colour or black and white. Sheets for recording who has been given the pockets are also included. They are on pages 29 and 30. Your feedback is very important to me because it lets me see which products are most useful for your students. This helps me to decide if alterations should be made and which new resources I should be producing. Thank you for looking and I appreciate all feedback.

Number dominoes is suitable for use with students who have a range of levels of English acquisition. It is also useful for native English speakers who are working at different levels. There are six sets of dominoes in this resource. Dominoes Game 1 - Matching number words and numbers in order 1 -50 Dominoes Game 2 – Matching number words and numbers in order 51 – 100 Dominoes Game 3 - Matching number words and numbers out of order 1 – 50 Dominoes Game 4 – Matching number words and numbers out of order 51 - 100 Dominoes Game 5 – Matching number words and numbers in order 1 - 20 Dominoes Game 6 – Matching number words and numbers out of order 1 – 20 The individual dominoes for each game are easily identified by the different coloured borders. The games can be used for learning to read the names of the numbers up to 20 or 100. For younger students the dominoes in order games are also useful for learning number order. It is suggested that students name the number and read the number word on the domino as it is placed on the table. This will help students to retain the vocabulary.

Are you doing a class topic on farms or just wanting to increase English vocabulary? The worksheets, activities and games in this resource provide fun ways of introducing and reinforcing vocabulary in a variety of ways. After students have learned to identify and name the targeted vocabulary, the look and say reference pages enable students to work independently when completing worksheets and activities and while participating in the games. Opportunities for improving the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are available. This resource is printable and can be used within the purchasing institution.

The aim of this resources is to teach students the names and order of days, months and seasons in English. There are opportunities for ordering, cut and stick and writing. A front cover has been included if the making of a booklet is required. The words for some special days are included. They are New Year’s Day, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Eid and St Valentine’s Day. It is suggested that the internet can be used to find unknown information. At the end there is a chart for recording class birthdays, followed by a worksheet for recording the survey results. This has been produced for students who are new to English but it is also suitable for use with native English Speakers

This resource is useful for children who have learned the correct letter formation and who are now able to write over dotted letters and copy simple sentences. The content, (as the title suggests) is about the child. Worksheets include opportunities for reading, writing, speaking, drawing and discussion. Topics include their physical appearance, some body parts, who lives at home, likes and dislikes, the alphabet, numbers to ten and friends. If this resource is to be used as a booklet, two choices of front cover are available. For children who are at the initial stage of learning English, the visuals help with developing English vocabulary. If the booklet pages are used as homework tasks, this will allow parents to see their child’s progress and provide input if required.

This printable resource Musical Instruments provides a range of worksheets activities and games for teaching and reinforcing the vocabulary of 20 musical instruments through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The resource also includes learning and recording a few facts about some musical instruments. The resource has picture and word matching cards, dominoes, I have… Who has? game, cut and stick, word searches, information cards, true and false and chart completion by identifying and extracting the relevant details from the information cards. Laminating is recommended for durability of the games and information cards . If the information cards are separated and given to individual students, this will encourage speaking in English and interaction with other students who will need to see all the cards for completion of each of the True or False worksheets. A few questions could be suggested for students to use when locating the required information cards. The following are a few examples of what could be written on a white board so that students could have support while asking for/locating cards. Who has the ________ card? Do you have the _______ card? May I have the __________ card please? Can I have the __________ card please? Are you finished with the ___________ card? Would you pass me the ________ card please. or I’m looking for the __________ . I need the ___________.

Verbs Worksheets and Games provides an introduction to four of the English tenses – Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous. A reference page with visual support has been provided to aid comprehension. The verbs used are:- run, write, sing, dance, sleep, read, eat, drink, play and paint. The information provided is :- • Verb ‘to be’ present and past tenses • When to use the tenses • Spelling rules • Pronouns and use of ‘s’ or ‘es’ in present simple third person singular The games/activities included are :- • Verb Dominoes- picture and words • Verb Picture and word matching cards • Verb Bingo There is a wide range of worksheets, including cut and stick, crossword and word search. Some answers are provided.

Research shows, students need multiple and various exposures to a word before they fully understand that word and can apply it. This occupations resource provides a variety of different games and activities for exposing students to the vocabulary associated with the names of some occupations plus some associated vocabulary. The occupations and associated vocabulary used are:- Teacher – desk, whiteboard, pen, computer, printer, book Baker – bowl, bread, spoon, oven, cake, rolling pin Joiner – hammer, nail, saw, toolbox, wood, screwdriver Doctor – stethoscope, thermometer, bed, syringe, pills, hospital Farmer – barn, milk churn, tractor, cow, horse, sheep Firefighter - smoke, ladder, hose, fire extinguisher, axe, boots Gardener – watering can, plant pot, rake, wheelbarrow, lawnmower, spade Hairdresser – hairbrush, comb, hairdryer, scissors, mirror, shampoo This is a useful resource for extending English vocabulary in a fun way. If you are a mainstream teacher and have one or more English as an Additional Language students in your class, he/ she/ they will have a range of educational experience, language proficiency, and academic competence. Finding the time to create lessons that meet all their needs, along with the needs of the mainstream students and students with learning difficulties, you also probably have in your class, can be overwhelming and very time-consuming. The occupation games/activities are fun and of educational value. The games can be played with native English speakers or supervised by classroom assistants, thus freeing up additional teaching time for the mainstream students.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears story has follow up activities related to the story. All pages are printable. This resource could be particularly useful if doing the Fairyland topic as part of the Curriculum for Excellence and using the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. A substantial amount of visual support has been used to aid reading and comprehension which is beneficial to all students. Visual support is extremely important for students who are new to English. A little book containing the story of Goldilocks and the three bears has been provided with 39 illustrated pages designed to aid comprehension. Too much salt and too much sugar in the porridge provides opportunities for discussion about healthy eating. Simple sentences have been used to tell the story which is written in present tense. Direct speech is used by the characters in the story. The examples of direct speech could be used as models while acting out the story or for speaking while using the cut-out puppets to retell the story. This resource contains an extensive range of worksheets, activities and surveys suitable for a wide range of abilities. Templates for letter writing and retelling the story / creating a different version of the story are available for use. Black and white clipart of the characters and items used in the story are also available for colouring and sticking on to the story writing templates. Some mathematical worksheets have also been included.

Are your students wanting to increase their knowledge about the UK or working towards British Citizenship? If so this resource will be a valuable source of information and questions which help with retaining the information. A wide range of topics relating to the UK is available in the 42 printable pages of information. In addition to gaining useful and interesting information about the UK, students will also develop their use of English, including word order and comprehension. Topics include:- Principles of British Life, Famous People, Some Noteworthy Days, Government, Devolution, Voting, National Parks, Some Historical Information, Religions, The Royal Family, National Anthem, Currency, Famous Buildings/ Structures/ Natural Creations There are 13 worksheets presented in various formats – Crossword, Matching, Cut and Stick, Word Search, Cloze, Rearranging Words to make Sentences If the answers are unknown, these worksheets encourage students to read and extract the answers from the 42 pages of the provided information. The pages have headings to ease the location of the required information. • Answers are provided after the written question There are 14 quizzes requiring Answers Only, True or False, Matching and the final requiring Internet Research. There are blank Quizzes Answer Recoding Sheets and two sets of answers in different format. • Answers are provided after the written question • Answers are provided in the Quiz Answer Recording Sheet format A front cover has been included if a booklet is to be made of the worksheets and quizzes.

Using this resource will help students with reading, spelling, pronunciation and possibly increase English vocabulary. Often resources for doing phonic work have words without pictures. This is not ideal for students who are learning English. All the words used in this resource have visual support, so that learning the sounds of a combination of two letters is incorporated with learning additional English vocabulary. As with most of my resources, reference pages are included so that students can successfully complete worksheets, play games and take part in activities. This enables students to work independently at times and builds confidence in using the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. When playing the dominoes game, naming the items and reading the words as cards are placed on the table helps with the retention of new vocabulary. This resource is printable. Laminating games is recommended. The same vocabulary (listed below the contents) is used in the different tasks to reinforce the targeted vocabulary. The contents are listed below. Pictures with Words Reference Pages Dominoes Game Bingo Base Cards (12 cards) (Words from the picture and word matching set can be used as callout cards) Picture and Word matching cards Circle the Word for each Picture ee, oo, sh, ch, th wh, ph, ow 5 Crosswords Rearrange the letters to make words 5 Word Searches Word Searches Solutions Complete the words with ee or oo Complete the words with ch, sh or th Complete the words with wh, ph or ow Write the names under the pictures Sound Flash Cards Word Flash Cards with highlighted targeted sounds Word Flash Cards – letters all black Answers for Circle the Word for each Picture Write the Words under the Pictures I have…. Who has…? Game The following sounds and words are used. ee bee, tree, heel ,feet, reel, teeth, green, queen, leek oo spoon, book, wood, stool, foot, moon, hook, book, roof, sh shell, sheep, shed, shelf, shop, shoe, brush, fish, ship ch chips, chest, child, cheese, church, witch, torch, hutch, chick th thread, thrush, three, throne, path, cloth, thistle, bath, thumb wh whisk, whale, white ph phone, dolphin, elephant ow cow, flower, clown

This House Vocabulary Game is a particular favourite with both native English speakers and students learning English. In my experience, young students become very keen and enthusiastic about being the first to complete their base cards with the appropriate items belonging to their particular part of the house. Older students at the initial / emergent stage of learning English would also benefit from using this resource. There are opportunities for speaking, listening and reading. The game is for 2 – 6 players and is easy to play. Each player is given a base board. The small cards are placed in the middle of the table face down. Players take turns at lifting a card, naming the item then placing it on their base board if it belongs in their part of the house. If it doesn’t, the player then replaces the card in the centre of the table face down. The winner is the first to complete his / her card. Luck and memory are involved in success so the winner isn’t always the most able student. This could be one reason for this type of game being so popular. The base boards and cards have colour coordinated borders to aid with identification. The house scenes and items used are listed below. Kitchen kettle, cooker, sink, cooker, fridge, vacuum, iron, ironing board, washing machine Living Room coffee table, settee, lamp, armchair, rug, television, plant, clock, bookshelves Bathroom toilet, basin, bath, shower, toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, shampoo Bedroom bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, dressing table, mirror, alarm clock, lamp, bunk beds, cot Garden lawnmower, tree, watering can, spade, gloves, wheelbarrow, rake, bucket, fork Garage tool box, gardening tools, paint pots, bicycle, broom, workbench, car, oilcan, tyre Included with this game are picture and word cards for learning the vocabulary used in the game. The cards can be used as a snap game (saying the names of items and reading the words as they are placed on the table) or as an individual or group matching activity

This dominoes game is a fun way of learning some Spanish house vocabulary. The Spanish vocabulary used in this game is: fridge, bowl, sink, kettle, saucepan, table, eggs, plates, cooker, washing machine radiator, clock, television ,rug , radio, telephone, plant, bookcase, cushion, chair sponge, bath, towel, shower, soap, bath, toothbrush, water, wash basin, toilet window, bear, pillow, bed, clothes, brush, pictures, light, mirror, chest of drawers This dominoes game could also be used as a picture word matching activity by cutting the dominoes in half.

This cute little hippo makes learning prepositions an interesting and fun experience. By referring to the reference pages, if prepositions are unknown, students are able to successfully complete worksheets. This raises self esteem and consequently builds confidence in using English. The worksheets included are :- Match the words with pictures Circle the word and write in the sentence Write about the pictures Cut and stick - Cut out the hippos and stick in the right place (There are dotted lines for cutting and inserting the hippo when the targeted preposition is behind.) Flash cards are also provided. These could also be used to make an attractive display on the walls to help students to remember and retain the introduced vocabulary. The sentence provided on each flash card contains a preposition used in context. Laminating the reference pages and flash cards is recommended.