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Play bingo with flashcards and/or word cards (with older pupils)

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This record sheet can be used to record the sessions with the pupils.

N.B. Big Bear Banter is the old name of the Early Years Induction Packs

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Duolingo website/app

The free, fun, and effective way to learn a language!

-The app/site is available in 26 different languages making it easy for students to work through the levels independently.

-Opportunities for reading, writing and speaking words and phrases

-Engaging

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EAL Language Builder, Book 2, Pages 44-47

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EAL Language Builder, Book 2, Pages 54-56

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EAL Language Builder Book 2: Pages 28+31

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EAL Language Builder Book 2: Pages 27+29

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EAL Language Builder Book 2 – pages 27-37

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EAL Language Builder Book 2 – pages 11-19

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EAL Language Builder Book 1 (pages 44-51)

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EAL Language Builder Book 2 – pages 20-24

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EAL Language Builder Book 1: Pages 36-40

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EAL Language Builder Book 1 - pages 31-35

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EAL Language Builder Book 1 pages 12-18

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EAL Language Builder Book 1, pages 20-28

EAL Language Builder Book 2 – pages 4-8

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EAL Language Builder Book 1 (pages 7-9)

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Printable Flashcards
Farm Animals Flashcards: Twinkl FREE
Farm Animals Flashcards: Learn English Kids
Farm Animal Flashcards: SparkleBox

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Printable Flashcards

MES-English - flashcards - shapes and colours

Online Flashcards

Online Vocabulary Flashcards - Colours

Studyladder Flashcards - Colours (Subscription required)

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Twinkl have lots of differentiated activities (subscription needed).

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Opposites Online: YouTube
We're Opposites: YouTube

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The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung Na
Big Bug by Henry Cole
Big Bear, Little Chair by Lizi Boyd

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hot, cold, long, short, tall, short, light, dark, light, heavy, wet, dry, damp: investigate similar meanings or duplicate meanings of opposites.

What is the opposite of...?
The opposite of ... is ....

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Printable Flashcards
Matching Opposites Flashcards: ESL Vault
Matching Opposites Flashcards Twinkl: Subscription Needed

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning 

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Opposites Online Game

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Printable Flashcards
Click on the picture above.

Session Suggestion
Describe different pictures, find similarities and differences eg. Which are men, which are women, which have their heads covered etc.
Look at the linking arms and ask questions of similarities and differences.
Look at own arms or faces using a mirror.

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Celebrating Difference Children Faces Flashcards

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Worksheets
What Makes Me Unique Worksheet: Twinkl (subscription needed)
Diversity Worksheet: Activity Village

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Teaching Videos
So Many Colours, So Many Shapes, Diversity Song: The Singing Walrus, YouTube

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Tusk Tusk by David McKee

But Martin by June Counsel
Cleversticks by Ashley Bernard
The Skin I’m In by Pat Thomas
Chocolate Me by Taye Diggs

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same, different, similar, man, woman, faces, arms, black, white, colour, shades.

What is the same?
What is different?
Can you tell us what you see?

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Verbs Picture Test Game: Anglomaniacy
Matching Actions to Pictures: Turtlediary
Matching Verb Sentences to Pictures: Turtle Diary
Verbs Games: MES

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Bingo
Verb Bingo: MES

Worksheets
EAL Language Builder, Book 2, Pages 44-47
Range of Verb Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Action Verb Matching Worksheet: Turtlediary
Action Verbs Worksheets: English Worksheets
Daily Routines/Verb Matching Worksheets: English Worksheets

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Teaching Videos
Verb Song for Children: YouTube

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From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
One Mole Digging Hole by Julia Donaldson
41 Uses for a Grandma by Harriet Ziefert
Jump, Jog, Leapfrog by Tracy Traynor
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

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Verbs 1
walk, run, read, play, sleep, write, talk, listen, jump, drink, eat, open, close

Verbs 2
count, go, come, watch, play video games, speak, sing, dance, ride, laugh, cry, swim

Verbs 3
take a bath, study, make, fight, clean, catch, throw, draw, wait, climb, play football, cook, play the piano, use, fly

Can you sing?  No, I can’t sing.  Yes, I can sing.

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Printable Flashcards

Verb Flashcards 1: MES
Verb Flashcards 2: MES
Verb Flashcards 3: MES

Game Suggestion: Mime the card and see if the pupil can guess.

Online Flashcards
Verb Flashcards 1: MES
Verb Flashcards 2: MES
Verb Flashcards 3: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Listen and choose activity: Liveworksheets

Read and drag activity: Liveworksheets

Matching game: British Council

Position Words Vocabulary Game: Turtle Diary
Prepositions Game: Games to Learn English
Preposition Games: MES English
Prepositions of Place Game: ESL Games Plus
Preposition Grammar Game: ESL Games Plus

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Bingo
Prepositions Bingo: Twinkl (subscription needed)
Rosie's Walk Preposition Bingo: SparkleBox

Worksheets

EAL Language Builder, Book 2, Pages 54-56
Complete the Sentences: Turtle Diary

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Teaching Videos
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Video: YouTube

Supporting Resources for Storybooks
We're all going on a Bear Hunt - visuals

Where's Spot - Animated story

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We’re all going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Where’s Spot by Eric Hill

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A preposition is the part of speech that shows a relationship between words. Think of “anywhere a cat can go.” A cat can go “under” the table, “on” the bed, or “out” the door. Looking for a cat? Use a preposition. (credited from Vocabulary.com)

about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, between, beyond, but, by, concerning, despite, down, during,  except, following, for, from, in, in front of, including, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, over, past, plus, since, throughout, to, towards, under, until, up, upon, up to, with, within, without  (credited from English Live)

Where is the rabbit?
Is the rabbit on the box or in the box?
Put the toy in the box?

Twinkl have some good visual supports that would support writing activities (subscription needed)

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Printable Flashcards

Prepositions Flashcards: MES
Free Prepositions Flashcards: Twinkl

Online Flashcards
Prepositions Flashcards: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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The Gruffalo "Where is the?" Game: TinyTap

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Bingo
The Gruffalo Bingo: Pawprint Family

Supporting Resources and Worksheets
Range of The Gruffalo Teaching Resources: SparkleBox
Range of The Gruffalo Teaching Resources: Gruffalo.com

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Teaching Videos
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson Online Story: YouTube
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson Animation: BBC iPlayer

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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson

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This session would work well after teaching prepositions and parts of the body.

mouse, fox, owl, snake, tusks, claws, teeth, jaws, knees, toes, nose, eyes, back, wood, rocks, tree, logs.

Put the snake on the log
Put the owl in the tree etc.
Where is the owl?
It is in the tree.
Where is the snake?
It is on the log.

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Printable Flashcards
Gruffalo Flashcards: Early Learning Resources
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/search?q=gruffalo+flashcards

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Lunar New Year, Reading and Game: Learn English Kids

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Bingo
Chinese New Year Bingo: Fun Craft Kids
Chinese New Year Bingo & Pairs: Twinkl (Subscription Needed)

Supporting Resources
Chinese New Year Topic Words
Chinese New Year Photo Cards

Activities
Make a Chinese Lantern: Learn English Kids
Colour & Read Lunar New Year: Learn English Kids

Worksheets
Chinese Zodiac Worksheet

Chinese Zodiac wheel: Numerous colourful examples available to download from Google Images.

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Teaching Videos
Chinese New Year Information Video: BBC Teach, YouTube
Happy New Year (Chinese) Song: Learn English Kids
My Favourite Day (Chinese New Year): Learn English Kids

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D is for Dancing Dragon: A China Alphabet by Carol Crane
This Next New Year by Janet Wong
Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz
The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey
Legend of the Chinese Dragon by Marie Sellier

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China, Chinese, Happy New Year, paper dragons, lanterns, balloons, money wallet, noodles, chopsticks.

More able pupils could be taught about the Chinese Zodiac and the range of animals in this story.

Chinese Zodiac Animals: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat/sheep, monkey, dog, rooster, snake.

What is this? Is it a . . . dragon/rat/tiger etc.           Yes it is/No it isn’t.
What is this animal called? Is it a . . . ? Yes it is/No it isn’t

More complex structures could be used to discuss the year in which pupils were born and what animal that corresponds to in the Chinese Zodiac.

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Printable Flashcards
Chinese New Year Flashcards: Twinkl (Subscription needed)

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Range of Christmas Games: Anglomaniacy
Christmas Games 1: Learn English Kids
Christmas Games 2: Learn English Kids
Christmas Matching Pairs: Wordwall
Christmas Quiz: Wordwall

Christmas Quiz 2: Wordwall

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Bingo
Range of Bingo Sheets: Good Housekeeping

Worksheets
Range of Christmas Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Range of Christmas Worksheets: Games 4 ESL
Range of Christmas Worksheets: Boggles World

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Teaching Videos
Christmas Vocabulary for Kids: YouTube

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The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher & Shane Devries
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet Ahlberg & Allan Ahlberg
There's an Elf in Your Book by Tom Fletcher & Greg Abbott
The Miracle on Ebenezer Street by Catherine Doyle
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

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angel, ball, bell, chain, Christmas tree, elf, gingerbread, holly, present, Santa Claus, star, stocking

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Printable Flashcards
Christmas Flashcards: Learn English Kids
Christmas Flashcards: Speak & Play English
Christmas Flashcards: MES

Online Flashcards
Online Flashcards Christmas 1: MES
Online Flashcards Christmas 2: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Range of Halloween Games: Anglomaniacy
Range of Halloween Animals Games: Anglomaniacy
Halloween Matching Game: Learn English Kids

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Bingo
Halloween Bingo

Worksheets
Range of Halloween Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Range of Halloween Animal Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Halloween Matching Worksheet: English Worksheets
Halloween Word Search: English Worksheets

Supporting Sheets
Halloween Topic Words: SparkleBox

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Teaching Videos
Halloween Vocabulary for Kids: YouTube

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Inside a House that is Haunted by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming
Halloween Day by Anne Rockwell
Mouse’s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
The Perfectly Horrible Halloween by Nancy Poydar

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Halloween, pumpkin, scary, fright,  bat, witch, broomstick, cauldron, black cat,  full moon, night,  spider, trick or treat, sweets.

Introduce a wider range to more able pupils:

Costume cards: mummy, werewolf, ghost, witch, vampire, skeleton, monster, robot, clown, cowboy, superhero, devil, strongman, bear, ninja.

What is it? Is it a . . . Yes it is/No it isn’t.

What are you dressing up as? Will you go out as a . . . ? Yes I will/No I won’t.

Which one is a ghost/witch? etc. Is it this one/that one?

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Flashcards
Halloween Costume Flashcards: MES
Halloween Flashcards: Learn English Kids

Online Flashcards
Halloween 1 Flashcards: MES
Halloween 2 Flashcards: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Listening Activity Easter/Easter Story & Comprehension
Range of Easter Games: Anglomaniacy
Easter Games: Learn English Kids

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Bingo
Easter Bingo: MES

Worksheets
Range of Easter Vocabulary Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Easter Matching Worksheets: English Worksheets

Supporting Sheets

Vocabulary List Handout

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Teaching Videos
Rock To Get Ready For Easter Song: YouTube
The Easter Story: YouTube

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The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
Where are Baby’s Easter Eggs? by Karen Katz
Ollie’s Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea
The Best Easter Prize by Kristina Evans
The Best Easter Eggs Ever! by Jerry Smath
The Biggest Easter Basket Ever by Steven Kroll

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Easter, the Easter bunny, Easter eggs, decorating Easter eggs, an Easter basket, hiding Easter eggs, Easter egg hunt, a chocolate bunny, a lamb, a chick. The Easter Story.

1.What is it? Is it a . . . ? No it isn’t. Yes it is.

2. Have you got a . . . ? No I haven’t. Yes I have.

3. Where is the . . . ?

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Printable Flashcards
Easter Flashcards: MES
Easter Flashcards: Learn English Kids
Spring/Easter Flashcards: Tea Time Monkeys

Online Flashcards
Easter Online Flashcards: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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The Five Senses Game: ABCya
Senses Listening and Comprehension Activity: Learn English Kids

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Bingo

Senses Bingo: SparkleBox

Senses Bingo: Twinkl (subscription needed)

Worksheets

10 Senses Worksheets: Education.com

Writing Senses Worksheet: Worksheet Place

Matching Senses Worksheet: Worksheet Place

Senses Worksheets: Games4esl

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Teaching Videos
My 5 Senses by Aliki Online Story: YouTube
Curious George Five Senses Teaching Video & Supporting Materials: PBS Kids
The 5 Senses Catchy Song: YouTube
The 5 Senses Song: Jack Hartman, YouTube
Five Senses Song/Nursery Rhyme: Cocomelon, YouTube

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My Five Senses by Aliki
On The Way Home by Jill Murphy
You Can't Taste a Pickle With Your Ear by Harriet Ziefert

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Smell, see/look, hear/sound, taste, feel/touch

Spicy,  sweet, juicy, salty, rough, cold, smooth, soft, loud, quiet, bright, dark, smoky, pungent

How does it feel/taste/smell/look/sound?

it feels/tastes rough/spicy.

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Printable Flashcards
Senses Picture Flashcards: ESL Kids
Senses Flashcards: MES
The 5 Senses Flashcards: Kids Pages

Online Flashcards
Senses Looks: MES
Senses Sounds: MES
Senses Feels: MES
Senses Tastes/Smells: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Range of Online Sports Games: Anglomaniacy
Sport Vocabulary Game: Games 4 ESL
Sport Vocabulary Memory Game: ESL Games Plus

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Bingo

Sports Bingo: MES

Workshee
Sports Matching Worksheets: English Worksheets
Range of Sports Worksheets: English Worksheets

Range of Sports Verbs Worksheets: English Worksheets

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Teaching Videos
Sport Vocabulary Real Videos: YouTube
Sports in English: YouTube
List of Sports in English: YouTube

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Goal by Colin McNaughton
Saturday is Swimming Day by Hyewon Yum
She's Got This by Laurie Hernandez

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football, baseball, American football, golf, basketball, ice hockey, rugby, field hockey, volleyball, badminton, table tennis/ ping pong, tennis

Do you play badminton?  No, I don’t play badminton. Yes, I play badminton.

Do you like playing badminton?  No, I don’t like playing badminton.  Yes, I like playing badminton.

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Printable Flashcards
Sports Flashcards: MES
Sports Flashcards: Learn English Kids
Sports Flashcards & Poster: Flashcards for Kindergarten
Sports Flashcards: Games4ESL

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Places in Town Game: Games4ESL
Places in Town Word Game: Learn English Kids
Places Around Town Game: MES

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Bingo
Places Bingo: MES

Worksheets
Range of Places Worksheets: English Worksheets
Large Range of Places in Town Worksheets: ISL Collective

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Teaching Videos
Places in Town: YouTube
Parts of a City: YouTube

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Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
I Know Places in Town by Trisha James
This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe

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at the playground, at the library, at the supermarket, at the police station, at the bus stop, at the fire station, at the park, at the amusement park, at the museum, at school, at the restaurant, at the train station, at the airport, at the zoo, at the hospital

Do you like going to the playground?   No, I don’t like going to the playground.  Yes, I like going to the playground.

Do you go to the playground after school?  No, I don’t.  Yes I do.

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Printable Flashcards
Places (Library, Park, Supermarket etc): MES
Places to Live & Places in Town Flashcards: Learn English Kids
Places in Town Flashcards: Games4ESL

Online Flashcards
Places 1: MES
Places 2: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Hobbies Online Game (with Follow Up Worksheet): Games4ESL
Hobbies Memory Game: Wordwall
Hobbies Online Games: Tiny Tap

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Bingo
Hobby Bingo: MES

Worksheet
Hobby Matching Worksheet: English Worksheets

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Teaching Videos
What's Your Hobby Song: YouTube
Hobby & Daily Verb Song: YouTube

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Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
My Happy Finds a Hobby by Roger Hargreaves
That's Not My Hobby by Rosalie Elsenstein

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gaming, Tik-Tok, coding, drawing/art and crafts, make a scrapbook, collect things, ride bikes, play with trains, play with dolls, play cards, email friends, watch TV, paint pictures, do puzzles, play games with Grandpa, fly a kite, read a book, play video games, race remote-control cars, build models, put on a puppet show, jump rope

Do you like playing with trains?  No, I don’t like playing with trains. Yes, I like playing with trains.
Do you play with trains at home?  No, I don’t play with trains at home.  Yes, I play with trains at home.

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Printable Flashcards
Hobby Flashcards: MES
Hobby Flashcards: Games4ESL
Hobby Flashcards: Kids Pages
Hobby Flashcards: English Worksheets
Hobby/Free Time Activity Flashcards: British Council

Online Flashcards
Hobby Online Flashcards: MES
Hobby Online Flashcards 2: MES

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Interactive ICT Games to Support Learning

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Match Words to Picture: Learn English Kids
Jobs & Places Wheel of Fortune Game

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Bingo
Jobs & Occupations Bingo: Boggles World ESL

Visual Matching Activities
Jobs and Tools Matching Game: SparkleBox

Jobs and Places of Work Matching Game: SparkleBox
Jobs Board Game: ESL Tower

Worksheets
Range of Jobs & Occupation Worksheets: Anglomaniacy
Jobs & Occupation Select Worksheet: Turtle Diary
Jobs & Occupation Matching Worksheet: English Worksheets
Jobs & Occupation Crossword Worksheet: English Worksheets

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Teaching Videos
People Work Video & Follow Up Activities

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What Do People Do All Day? by Richard Scarry
Topsy & Tim Meet the Police by Jean Adamson
My Mummy is a Plumber by Kerrine Bryan

Link to other story suggestions about occupations