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I am a retired EAL teacher. My resources are being produced as a result of need identified while teaching a wide range of EAL students.
Musical Instruments for EAL /ESL/ ELL
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Musical Instruments for EAL /ESL/ ELL

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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 ___________.
UK money games and activities
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UK money games and activities

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This resource is suitable for use with students who are learning the addition of UK coins up to £1.00. This includes native English speakers and students who are new to English and the sterling currency. These games could be used by younger students who are quick to finish given tasks or as alternative interesting fun ways of practising counting money accurately. Playing games is particularly helpful for new arrivals who have very little English, as it encourages peer interaction where much language can be learned. Older/Adult English as an Additional Language students who have recently arrived in the UK would also benefit from using this resource, as being able to accurately count coins while shopping is helpful. The games are engaging and provide fun ways to teach and reinforce the addition of values up to and including £1.00. .All pages should be printed and laminated for durability. There are three games in this resource 1. I have.. Who has..?. (36 cards) A teacher checklist is provided for the I have.. Who has..? game so that the teacher can ensure that the students are adding the money accurately. 2. Balance the scales (4 games) (15 amounts of money to be counted in each game) The scales, cards and answer sheets are colour co – ordinated. This game can be used as an individual activity or 2 or 3 players. If more than one player is playing turns can be taken to check if the answer is correct. Points can be allocated to individuals for each correct answer. The winner will be the player with the most points. A piece of paper with the students names is needed for recording the points. 3. Money Matching (6 games) Answer sheets and student results sheets are included. Students colour one star for each correct answer. Only the money matching cards should be cut out. The game boards and matching cards are colour co – ordinated. All the money matching answers are in black but can be identified by the game number in the top right hand corner of the sheet. Full instructions for playing the games are included in the resource.
5 booklet pack EAL / ESL / ELL worksheets and Games for Initial Learners  Vocabulary
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5 booklet pack EAL / ESL / ELL worksheets and Games for Initial Learners Vocabulary

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If you have students with very little English or no English, this is what you need. Students will be able to achieve success and build confidence from day one, and consequently reduce stress. The reference sheets at the beginning of each section have photographs with names written underneath. This enables easy identification of items and can be referred to when vocabulary has been forgotten. Once the vocabulary has been introduced, students can work independently. Students who have little or no Education in their home language should also be able to achieve success. This printable pack of 5 booklets is also excellent value for money. The topics covered are School, Colour, Number, School Clothes and Food and Drinks. The booklets are available for purchase individually. This pack offers excellent value for money, as you will be able to see in the EALEE store purchasing the 5 books individually is more expensive.
Close Reading, Sentence construction ,Wild Animals, EAL/ESL/EFL/ELL
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Close Reading, Sentence construction ,Wild Animals, EAL/ESL/EFL/ELL

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This printable booklet will be useful for students who are beginning to write simple sentences. Writing answers to the simple questions in sentences will help with word order and sentence construction. Passages are written mainly in simple sentences, so many answers can be lifted straight from the passages. This will help students to achieve success, gain a sense of achievement and build confidence in writing their own sentences in English. This is most suited to students at the Emergent/Consolidating stage of acquiring English as a certain level of comprehension is required. If students are literate in their home language, use of a home language dictionary could be used to aid comprehension of any unknown vocabulary. This booklet is also suitable for use with native English speakers. The Wild Animals booklet has 10 pages containing information about the following animals:- elephants, lions, camels, giraffes, tigers, zebras, kangaroos, hippos, rhinos and pandas These pages can be used over and over again. After the information sheets, there are 10 worksheets. Each worksheet has 5 questions about one of the animals. Students could either write the answers on the worksheets or write the answers in a jotter/ notebook. If students are writing on the worksheets, a booklet could be produced using the worksheets and one of the two front covers available at the end of the booklet. Because, the passages provide factual information, they are suitable for use with a wide age range. This booklet is copyright. You may photocopy it only within and for use in the institution which has purchased it. No other photocopying is permitted without the permission of the author and copyright holder. The animal clip art used is from:- Openclipart.org, IconBug.com. VectorOpenStock.com, Clker.com, ClipArtLord.com , ClipArtist.info
EAL /ESL/ ELL Worksheets and Games for Initial Learners  Number Vocabulary
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EAL /ESL/ ELL Worksheets and Games for Initial Learners Number Vocabulary

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This is booklet 3 called EAL worksheets and Games for Initial Learners Number Vocabulary. There are 4 other booklets available in the pack containing vocabulary building worksheets and games for Initial Learners of English. All 5 booklets are photocopiable. The topics covered in the pack are 1. School, 2. Colour 3. Number 4. School Clothes 5. Food and Drinks. The printable worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. Some games could be used with younger children. Consolidation of new vocabulary is possible by using a range of different worksheets and games. By using this pack, Initial Learners should be able to achieve success and build confidence in the early days of acquiring English. The skills developed by using the worksheets are reading and writing.Games provide opportunities for the development of speaking and listening. Page 3 has a reference page with number, word and appropriate number of happy faces beside the number. The numbers and number words are from 1 to 10. This reference page enables students to complete worksheets/activities by referring to the reference page if number/ word has been forgotten. The games / activities include cut and stick, crosswords number and word dominoes or snap cards, bingo call out cards - number, bingo call out cards - number words and addition and subtraction using words. Crosswords and a word search are also available for use. These kinds of activities have been found to be very useful for new arrivals, particularly if he / she is an isolated learner because by using the reference sheet, work can be completed independently and success in using a new language can be achieved. The worksheets and games are also suitable for classes of beginners including EFL students Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. The booklets could be suitable for use with a group of refugees who have a wide age range and who are beginning to learn English. The word matching activities could be particularly useful for students who have had little education in their first language and perhaps might not be literate in their first
EAL/ESL Pets and their Homes
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EAL/ESL Pets and their Homes

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In ‘Pets and their Homes’ there is a focus on helping pupils to learn and retain the associated vocabulary. At the beginning, there are pictures with the names of pets/homes written underneath so that pupils can refer to this when completing tasks, if vocabulary is unknown. The photocopiable / printable booklet offers a range of worksheets, activities and games to reinforce the targeted vocabulary. These include matching words to pictures (with the use of reference pages if required), cut and stick, sentence completion, writing a simple sentence to answer a question and following instructions to colour pets. All resources are supported by visuals which make it a very useful tool for EAL/ ESL/ pupils, or indeed native English speakers who are not secure in the targeted vocabulary. The selection of worksheets is suitable for children of different academic abilities. The games are Bingo, Dominoes and I have… Who has…? game and a board game. A set of the dominoes pieces could be cut in half and used for playing snap or matching words to pictures. This booklet provides supplementary material for a class doing a topic on pets or it could be used alone to teach some vocabulary associated with pets. The vocabulary building worksheets provide opportunities for EAL/ESL pupils to develop reading and writing skills, experience success and build the confidence essential for learning a new language. The games give pupils the chance to develop listening and speaking skills and encourage integration with peers. For maximum benefit to pupils when playing games,, pets/ homes on the cards should be named when they are placed on the table. Other players can then help if vocabulary is unknown. Most pages have a self- assessment facility i.e. colouring a star a particular colour depending on how well the pupils thought they had done. The vocabulary included is:- horse, cat, dog, fish, budgie, lizard, hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, stable, basket, kennel, tank, bird cage, aquarium, hamster cage, guinea pig cage, hutch, bone, whiskers, mirror, wheel, a big tank and wheel. There is a chart towards the end of the booklet for doing a class survey about pets and a page of miniature pets to be stuck on to make up the bar chart plus a survey results page to be completed by pupils when all the information has been collected.
Phonics CVC words with pictures for EAL/ESL/ELL students
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Phonics CVC words with pictures for EAL/ESL/ELL students

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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.
70+ Verb Collection for EAL / ESL / ELL students
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70+ Verb Collection for EAL / ESL / ELL students

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It is much easier to explain the meanings of English verb vocabulary by using visual support and less time consuming for students if they don’t have to constantly make reference to a home language dictionary. Over 70 verbs are introduced in reference pages which can be used when completing the worksheets if verbs are unknown. The verbs include: arrange, bang, bark, brush, carry, chop, comb, cover, crack, dive, drag, drop, fasten, fill, fish, gather, glue, hammer, hug, juggle, laugh, lick, listen, measure, open, wash, paint, post, pour, prick, shampoo, snore, sneeze, spill, spray, stir, water, wave, wipe, whisper, yawn ,bend, blow, buy, cut, drink, eat, feed, ring, sing, slide, swing, write give ,hold, light The verbs in the reference pages are presented in the present tense. The main focus is on increasing verb vocabulary and forming past simple and past continuous with both regular and irregular verbs. There are worksheets with visual support and sentences to be completed with the appropriate verbs. Worksheets for matching irregular verb present and past words to the appropriate picture, crosswords, dominoes, present and past bingo (20 boards) and present tense I have…. Who has…? (71 cards) Present and past word matching cards are also included. Games and activities always make learning more interesting and fun. Worksheets are available in either colour or black only.
Spring Colour Coded Computation
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Spring Colour Coded Computation

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Your students will enjoy these colour the answers worksheets which provide a fun, relaxing way to practise mental arithmetic. The worksheets are easy to use and are ready to be printed. Each page has addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The eight worksheets are differentiated for students who are at different stages of learning the multiplication tables. All worksheets include addition and subtraction up to 100. Spring 1 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2 and 3 Spring 2 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3 and 4 Spring 3 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4 and 5 Spring 4 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Spring 5 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Spring 6 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Spring 7 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Spring 8 • Addition and Subtraction up to 100 • Multiplication and Division by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 There are number squares with different coloured numbers on each page to enable coded colouring. The number squares are also available to support calculations if required. Eight coloured pictures are also included for use when marking. This resource is particularly good for students who are new to English. Newly arrived English as an Additional Language students are often good at computation if they have been educated in their home countries. These worksheets provide relaxing purposeful activities for new arrivals. The results also provide insights into their ability in mathematical calculations. Comprehension of English is not necessary for successful completion of the colour coded worksheets. In the early days, providing opportunities for students to experience success is a way of reducing stress and building confidence, both of which are conducive to learning.
Money - Shopping with up to 50 pence
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Money - Shopping with up to 50 pence

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Using this resource will soon have your students successfully recognising and counting money and for students new to English there are opportunities for developing English vocabulary as the items for purchase have all been named. This resource would be suitable for use with EAL / ESL students new to learning about the Sterling Currency up to the Primary 7 stage and of course native English speakers in lower primary classes when they are beginning to learn about money. There are two activities – cut and stick for identifying coins and ‘Shopping’ worksheets for practice in counting coins up to the value of 50p. The ‘Shopping’ worksheets can be used in two ways. • Laminated and completed with a white board marker • Individual workbooks can be produced by cutting to make individual ‘Shopping’ cards and stapling them into the workbook cover provided at the end of this resource. These are purposeful reinforcing activities for students who are quick to finish tasks but can also be used when introducing money.
House Vocabulary Game
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House Vocabulary Game

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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
English as an Additional Language Worksheets and Games for Initial Learners School Vocabulary
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English as an Additional Language Worksheets and Games for Initial Learners School Vocabulary

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This booklet has over 60 pages of worksheets and games for Initial Learners. The vocabulary is introduced in 3 sections. At the beginning of each section you will find a look and say page which has pictures of the items with the name of each item written underneath. This can be used as a reference page if vocabulary has been forgotten. The worksheets include: match the words, match the words and pictures, cut and stick, crosswords, word searches and write the word under the picture. This range of worksheets caters for students with little or no English and allows students to successfully complete work right from day one using reading and writing skills. The games ( all designed to reinforce the targeted vocabulary) include snap, dominoes and bingo, provide opportunities for listening and speaking by trying out their newly acquired vocabulary. The games enable interaction with peers and can help towards building friendships. A record of work sheet is included.
Present and Irregular Past Tense Playing Cards for EAL/ESL/ELL/EFL
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Present and Irregular Past Tense Playing Cards for EAL/ESL/ELL/EFL

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These cards provide fun ways for EAL/ESL/ELL/ EFL students to learn / reinforce the correct form of irregular verbs. The preview provides ideas for games and use. In game 2, there is a choice of the winning card suitable for use with a wide age range. They are , a trophy, a chequered flag, a young boy, spider man, superman, batman, a bottle of champagne and a glass of beer. The last two have been included for use with adults. These games are suitable for use with all students.
English as an Additional Language Worksheets and Games Colour Vocabulary
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English as an Additional Language Worksheets and Games Colour Vocabulary

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This is booklet 2 of a set of 5 booklets. The colours introduced are red, blue, yellow, purple, green, orange, black, white, brown, grey and pink. There is a reference page at the beginning where the colour word is written under the colour. This enables the student to complete worksheets independently by looking at the reference sheet when colours are unknown. By doing this, students are not only increasing opportunities for the retention of new vocabulary but they are also improving reading and writing skills. The games provide opportunities for speaking and listening and interaction with peers. Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. The booklets could be suitable for use with a group of refugees who have a wide age range and who are beginning to learn English. The word matching activities could be particularly useful for students who have had little education in their first language and perhaps might not be literate in their first language. Some games could be used with children younger than 8 years. The games/activities include cut and stick, colouring to match the colour word, colour the object (vocabulary used is introduced in booklet 1 School Vocabulary) sentence completion, crossword, word search, dominoes - colour to colour, dominoes - colour to word, snap game colours only. The colour to word dominoes could also be used as a matching activity by cutting the dominoes in half. These types of worksheets and games have been found to be very useful in mainstream schools with Initial Learners of English particularly new arrivals who are also isolated learners. They are also suitable for classes of beginners including EFL students. The students can be given opportunities to experience success in using a new language and consequently build confidence. The other 4 booklets, called School Vocabulary, Number Vocabulary, School Clothes Vocabulary and Food and Drinks Vocabulary will soon be available in the EALEE store.
EAL / ESL / ELL Worksheets and Games School Clothes Vocabulary
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EAL / ESL / ELL Worksheets and Games School Clothes Vocabulary

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This is booklet 4, called EAL Worksheets and Games for Initial Learners School Clothes Vocabulary. There are 4 other booklets available in the pack containing vocabulary building worksheets and games for Initial Learners of English. All 5 booklets are printable. The topics covered in the pack are 1. School, 2. Colour 3. Number 4. School Clothes 5. Food and Drinks. Photographs have been used so that items are easily identified. All booklets are printable/ photocopiable Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. Some games could be used with younger children. The booklets could be suitable for use with a group of refugees who have a wide age range and who are beginning to learn English. The word matching activities could be particularly useful for students who have had little education in their first language and perhaps might not be literate in their first language. Consolidation of new vocabulary is possible by using a range of different worksheets and games. By using this pack, Initial Learners should be able to achieve success and build confidence in the early days of acquiring English. If new arrivals use the reference sheets, they are able to work independently while successfully completing the selected worksheets. The skills developed by using the worksheets are reading and writing. Games provide opportunities for integration with peers and the development of speaking and listening skills. The vocabulary is introduced in two sections. School Clothes (1) Vocabulary - shirt, trousers, skirt, tie, shoes, sand shoes, sweatshirt, T shirt, polo shirt, shorts, jacket, socks. School Clothes (2) Vocabulary - jacket, cardigan, hat, gloves, scarf, wellingtons, coat, dress, pinafore The games/activities include snap, words and pictures for matching, crosswords, word searches, cut and stick, dominoes - match pictures with words, dominoes-match pictures with pictures. All five booklets have contents and record of work pages.
Pocket Vocabulary Homework Fun for EAL / ESL
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Pocket Vocabulary Homework Fun for EAL / ESL

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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.
EAL/ ESL/ EFL/ ELD / ELL Irregular verbs present and past tense bingo
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EAL/ ESL/ EFL/ ELD / ELL Irregular verbs present and past tense bingo

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Laminating the boards is recommended for long term use. This Bingo game has 12 cards, 6 are coloured and 6 are white. There are 18 words on each card. The coloured cards have the past tense words and the white cards have the present tense words. Game 1 for 6 players Each player is given a coloured card. The white cards are cut up to make individual words and are used as call out cards. Someone reads out the present tense words. The first player to indicate he/ she has the past tense of that word is given the card which is placed on the board. This continues until, the first player to have a full board is the winner. Game 2 for 6 players Each player is given a white card. The coloured cards are cut up to make individual words and are used as call out cards. Someone reads out the past tense words. The first player to indicate he/ she has the present tense of that word, is given the card which is placed on the board. This continues until, the first player to have a full board is the winner. Activities for individuals Students can be given individual coloured past tense cards and the corresponding cut up white cards and are then asked to match present with past. or Students can be given individual white present tense cards and the corresponding cut up coloured cards and are then asked to match past with present. If a Bingo game is required for 12 players, the boards could be cut in half, giving each player 9 words.
Flowers and Leaves Picture and Word Matching Cards
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Flowers and Leaves Picture and Word Matching Cards

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FREE This resource is suitable for use with all students who are unfamiliar with the naming of some common flowers and leaves. Using this picture and word matching activity will help with the recognition and naming of a few common flowers and leaves by matching the pictures to words. The flowers and leaves are:- Daisy, dandelion, buttercup, snowdrop, thistle, daffodil, rose, shamrock, foxglove, heather, bluebell, sunflower, lupin, poppy, primrose, carnation, tulip, pansy, forget me not, lavender, oak, sycamore, beech, elm, horse chestnut, ash, pine holly. Laminating is recommended. To allow students to correct their own work copies of the seven uncut pages could be made available.
Colour Snap with words
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Colour Snap with words

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This game can be used to teach colours and colour words to students new to English and even native English speakers. The cards are dealt out. Each player takes turns at placing the cards. While doing so, the player names the colour and can be corrected by other players if an error is made. If the colour on the card laid is the same as the previous card, the player says' snap' and takes the pile of cards that has built up on the table. A time limit can be put on playing the game. When time is up the winner is the person with the most cards. If players are unsure of the name of a colour, they can be encouraged to sound out the word. Even if only the first sound is known, this provides a clue to the name of the colour.