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slkchina
Steve Keith
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I am a retired middle school principal from the US now living in China and teaching privately.

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If You Give a Moose a Muffin
Laura Numeroff has written a number of children�s books in the "If You Give a ". I previously posted a worksheet for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and this book is similar. There are numerous videos of the story on YouTube and Youkou. (https://youtu.be/tOPFVSiB5uQ) This puzzle contains the major vocabulary words in the story. Permission to use the...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6


 
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" Matching Activity
I have searched the site and can�t find any activities related to the work of Laura Numeroff, author of a children�s series "If you give a ____ a ______". My primary students love the stories and they are readily available on YouTube or YouKou. A link is printed at the bottom of the worksheet. The activity takes reading comprehension a step further...
Level: elementary
Age: 5-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 4


 
For Mother�s Day: Love You Forever Word Search
Mother�s Day is coming! The much-loved short story by Robert Munsch is a perfect Mother�s Day activity. Videos are available on YouTube and Youku. https://youtu.be/IAXcIpoyBwI
Level: elementary
Age: 7-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 7


 
Twelve Days of Christmas Word Search
This Christmas song provides rich vocabulary development, ordinal number use and practice, alliteration, and Christmas fun. I always use lower case for my word searches because my Chinese students have a little difficulty in reading words in all upper case.
Level: elementary
Age: 5-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 10


 
Yes I Can Animal Song
This worksheet goes along with the Youtube video, https://youtu.be/_Ir0Mc6Qilo. Each animal from the song is pictured with the lyrics printed beside the picture. You can cut the lyrics into strips and let the students put the lyrics in order for each animal. In addition, some words are left out so students (with or without your help) can fill in th...
Level: elementary
Age: 4-10
Type: activity-card
Downloads: 38


 
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses Word Search
Here is a word search to go along with the Pete the Cat materials I already uploaded.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 1


 
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses Crossword Puzzle
Here is a crossword puzzle to go along with the "Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses" script I uploaded.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 2


 
Pete the Cat and the Magic Sunglasses
There are nearly 20 books in the Pete the Cat series. My students really like them and they are great for oral reading and role play. This printable includes the whole script of the story, with a little cloze activity plus a question and answer dialogue where one student is �a� and another student is �b�. Students learn how to ask and answer questi...
Level: elementary
Age: 6-10
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 8


 
The Napping House Picture Text
The Napping House is an excellent short story with lots of repetition. This worksheet enables students to retell the story with icons replacing some of the language as well as a fill in activity.
Level: elementary
Age: 6-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 11


 
Three Sheep Songs
Easter season is a good time to teach these three nursery rhymes: Baa Baa Black Sheep, Little Bo Peep, and Mary Had a Little Lamb. There are lots of videos of these songs on Youtube or Youkou (China) and the kids love to sing them. I used this worksheet as a summary review close activity. Good vocabulary building and verb tense practice.
Level: elementary
Age: 3-11
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 6

 


Rio Olympics Overview
Here is a ppt to introduce the Rio Olympics that will be held this summer. This will probably be the first time our 1st-5th graders will have learned anything about the Olympics.This is a good accompaniment to the worksheet found at http://eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=850918#thetop

Level: elementary
Age: 6-100
Downloads: 37


Where is Thumbkin?
I finally decided to make a ppt for "Where is Thumbkin?", one of the songs I use when teaching body parts--in addition to "Head, shoulders, knees, and toes" and "The Hokey Pokey". I like to have the girls sing the question part and the boys sing the answer.

Level: elementary
Age: 3-10
Downloads: 4


Tutorial for the "Learning Chocolate" website
This is a tutorial for teachers to show their sudents how to use the "Learning Chocolate" website. I don�t have internet access in my classroom, so I use this ppt to explain how valuable this website is.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 3


Tutorial for Learning Chocolate Website
This is a tutorial for teachers to show their sudents how to use the "Learning Chocolate" website. I don�t have internet access in my classroom, so I use this ppt to explain how valuable this website is. Unfortunately, I had to break the presentation into two parts.

Level: elementary
Age: 6-17
Downloads: 9


Don�t Forget About New Year�s Eve and New Year�s Day
This ppt explains a bit about how Americans celebrate New Year�s Eve and New Year�s Day.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 29


Waltzing Matilda Explained
This famous ballad from Australia is its informal national anthem. Just to listen to it, one wouldn�t realize it is about a migrant who steals a sheep and is caught. Rather than be hanged, he drowns himself. The lyrics are from the Slim Dusty version that was sung by him at the Melbourne Olympics.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 9


Intro to American Education Using "Be True To Your School"
The famous Beach Boys song, "Be True To Your School",is a great introduction to American education. In addition to examining the lyrics of this song, the ppt also gives a brief overview of American education. Play the song and/or give the lyrics as a dictation exercise. Your students will love it.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4


Shanghai World Expo Cloze Activity Part 5
This is the 5th ppt about the Shanghai Expo. It includes a couple of pictures about the training of hostesses, background information that can also be a dictation exercise, and a cloze activity.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4


Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity Part 4
This if the fourth in a series of readings related to the Shanghai Expo. Pictures and background information are provided (that can also be a dictation activity) followed by a cloze exercise. I use ppt for cloze and students write the answers in their notebooks.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 4


Shanghai Expo Cloze Activity Part 3
This is the third in a series of ppts that provide pictures and background information (that can be used as a dictation exercise)and then a cloze exercise.

Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 5

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