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Reading Spinner - nonfiction, determing importance
A great activity after reading or hearing a factual/nonfiction text. Kids spin the spinner (only need a pencil and a paperclip!) and answer the question. Promotes discussion and a better understanding of the book/reading!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 10
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Practice for Real-life Conversations
A list of ideas for students to role-play real-life situations they will likely face. I keep it on my desk as a resource for ideas, and check them off as we do them. Examples include: you want to buy something but you can�t find it... politely disagree with someone�s opinion... serving people and ordering in a restaurant.
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 14
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Editable Brown Bear Book version two - glue animals
3rd in the series...editable book but a different version. Cut pages in half and staple. Kids glue in the animals to match the colour and words on each page, and can colour the animals. Did not include the patterned part to reduce reading, but my 3-4 year olds had no problems with it. Brown bear brown bear what do you see? Then red bird red bird, w...
Level: elementary
Age: 3-8
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 24
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Months of the Year #2 - Short minibook
Primary minibook which focuses on printing skills and sounding out initial consonsants. Also gets at higher level concepts like seasons and holidays/celebrations if pictures are of (for Canada) decorating for christmas with snow in the background, or easter eggs with flowers blooming. Enjoy!!!
Level: elementary
Age: 3-9
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 5
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reading spinner - fluency and plot
Fully editable spinner after listening to or reading a text. Works on reading more fluently, and focuses on what happens in the book. All you need is a paperclip and a pencil per group. Great as a centre or activity card. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-14
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 7
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Reading Spinner - Focus on stories, what is important?
Great activity after hearing a story - focussing on questions about stories. All you need is one copy per group, and a pencil/paper clip is your spinner. Easy, low material activity to promote discussion and better understanding of stories!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 8
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Reading Spinner - Making Connections easy
Fully editable reading spinner - all you need is a pencil and a paperclip per group and you�re ready to go! This spinner focuses on what the reading/story/text reminds you of. Enjoy!
Level: intermediate
Age: 8-17
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 6
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Features of Poetry and Worksheets
3-page download. The first is another features poster on poetry. This one isn�t as hard as it first appears, if students follow the two samples and the guide, but when they are done, they sound as if they were hard. Students who have difficulties still ended up with sophisticated-sounding poems using this model. I use poetry as a way to practise pa...
Level: advanced
Age: 10-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7
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Oral Activities - Topics to Talk about
This is an awesome resource for oral language that I just kept on my desk for reference. Whenever we have our discussion time, we do one of these questions. They will work for any age or level. You could talk with partners, small groups, or whole class. More advanced classes could even write out their answers before or after sharing. You could have...
Level: intermediate
Age: 6-17
Type: others
Downloads: 26
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Adverbs of Frequency Minibook 3 of 3
Book 3 of 3. Can be used as a test or as another activity. Students create their own minibook on adverbs of frequency to practise, share, read, etc. See also book 1 (reading) and 2 (fill in the blank/reading).
Level: intermediate
Age: 7-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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