I have collected together all the flags of the Commonwealth, included descriptions of what each flag really means and added links for you to read more about each Commonwealth country. This document would be a fabulous starting point for any Commonwealth day celebrations. You could print out all the flags to make a nice flag bunting. You could also mix up the different flags and see how many of the countries the children can identify. I have included some blank world maps for children to add the names of the countries to a map.

Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills Return to Kangaroo Island How to use the ‘Map of Kangaroo Island’: The map could be used in several different ways: 1. The most obvious use is as a treasure map. Give learners a map and tell them that there is some buried treasure hidden in one of the squares. Each learner selects a square in turn. Tell them if the treasure is there or not. If it is not the right square everyone must put a cross through it. Keep going until someone guesses correctly. You could also add some forfeits in different squares – for example: ‘B5 – recite the alphabet backwards’, or spot prizes if you are feeling generous! Depending on time and how the game is going, give clues by saying whether the guess is ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ (near or far away). The aim of the game is to practise learners’ listening skills. Lots more other exciting ideas and a map!

Test Your Reading Skills Reading a Map 1 Look at the map of Melton Park (Included in the pack) and show whether these sentences are true or false. If you cannot say whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’, write ‘don’t know’:

Test Your Spelling Skills Read > Cover > Write > Check > Correct No. 7 – Countries of the World To improve your spelling, read a word, cover it with your hand, then write it on the first line. Check your spelling. If it’s wrong, write it out again on the second line: Example words... Russia _________________ _________________ Spain _________________ _________________ Canada _________________ _________________

Test Your Reading Skills North, south, east or west...? Using a map of the United Kingdom, find these places and answer the following questions: Example questions. 1. Manchester is to the north of London . . . true or false? 2. Newcastle is to the north of Edinburgh . . . true or false? 3. Cardiff is to the east of Nottingham . . . true or false? Answers included

Test Your Reading Skills The London Underground Using a map of the London Underground (https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube), find these stations and answer the questions below: Examples... 1. Covent Garden is on the Piccadilly Line . . . true or false? 2. Holland Park is on the Northern Line . . . true or false? 3. Waterloo is on the Northern Line . . . true or false? Comes complete with an answer sheet.

Test Your Reading Skills The London Underground – Alphabetical Order Write these 30 London Underground (Tube) stations in alphabetical order: South Wimbledon Ealing Broadway All Saints Vauxhall South Woodford..... Comes complete with an answer sheet

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels – Street Names in Derby, UK Fill in the gaps to spell twenty different street names in Derby city centre: Examples 1. _ i _ _ o _ i a _ _ _ e e _ 2. _ a _ _ _ i _ _ 3. _ _ _ a _ _ Complete with answers

Test Your Spelling Skills Just Vowels – Around Derby, UK Examples Fill in the gaps to spell twenty different suburbs and villages around Derby: 1. _ i _ _ _ e o _ e r 2. _ a _ _ e y A _ _ e _ 3. _ u _ _ _ _ i _ _ 4. _ _ a _ _ e _ _ e _ Complete with answer sheet

Test Your Reading Skills Is It Hot, Or Not? Look at the sentences below and say whether they are true or false. Tip: back up your answers with evidence, for example, the average temperature in °F or °C for each world city: 1. In January it is normally hotter in Jakarta than in Dublin. 2. In March it is normally hotter in Berlin than in Canberra. 3. In July it is normally colder in Buenos Aires than in London. Complete with answers

City Quiz Series Victoria Shopping Centre, Nottingham, UK – Quiz 2 Example questions... 1. How much is the cheapest bottle of Vitamin C tablets at Boots the Chemist? 2. What is the name of the large fish tank located in the middle of the Victoria Centre? 3. Write down the names of any of the fish that live in the tank. The worksheet contains an answer sheet for the teacher.

City Quiz Series Victoria Shopping Centre, Nottingham, UK – Quiz 1 Example questions... 1. What is the name of the fastest bus from Derby to Nottingham? 2. What was the registration number of the bus you took? 3. How much is a day return ticket from Derby to Nottingham? The worksheet also contains an answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills The Olympic Games 2 All these cities have hosted the summer Olympic Games – some more than once. Which countries are they in? The worksheet includes an answer sheet.

City Quiz Series The Market Place, Derby, UK Example questions... 1. a) How much is a full English breakfast at Acropolis Restaurant? b) What do you get in a full English breakfast? 2. Complete the name of this hairdresser’s: Toni and __________. 3. Name three banks in the market place. 4. What is the next show at The Guildhall Theatre? How much would it cost for two adult tickets? The worksheet also includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Spelling Skills Seeing the sights in London Rearrange the words below to find twenty famous mainline stations in London: Examples... 1. TS CRANASP ________________________ 2. TWEORLOA ________________________ 3. IGNK’S SROSC ________________________ The worksheet also includes an answer sheet.

Test Your Research Skills Rivers of the World Match the major city on the worksheet with the river that it stands on. The worksheet comes with an answer sheet.

Test Your Vocabulary Skills Odd Anagrams 1 – UK Cities Example questions : Unscramble the anagrams below to find the names of twenty cities in the UK: 1. LOB STIR _______________________________ 2. BRING HIM MA _______________________________ 3. NOT HATING M _______________________________ The worksheet includes an answer sheet.