Number Race

1. Write numbers on the board. 2. Line students up into two

teams.

3. Say a number. 4. A student from each team

races to hit the number.

Teacher Tips
Ask students to count, replacing the number with a clap 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, clap, 7, 8...
Replace numbers with letters, pictures or words
Allocate points to teams

I can count.
Can you?

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Culture Grid
1. Make a grid on the board. 2. Write countries along the top
and categories down the side.

uth
nd rgentina So rea
Icela A Ko

Fo o d

es
Cloth
s
ration
Celeb

Sport

3. Put students into groups 4. Collate results as a class,

to complete. discuss differences.

Tell me a
sport in
Korea

Taekwando

Teacher Tip
Encourage students to use the internet or English library books.
Ask students to provide country names and categories.

I can
understand
different
cultures.
Can you?
 Sentence Clues
1. Write It has got...on the 2. Elicit animal features and
board. numbers.

It has got... It has got...

ears
three fiv
e
horns

3. Students think of an animal 4. Students read their

and write three sentences. sentences and the class
guesses the animal.
Bear
It has
got four Dog?
paws

It has got four paws

It has got two eyes
It has got one tail

Teacher Tip
Complete as a mingling activity students walk around the classroom talking
For lower levels provide sentences with key words missing
Higher levels to order their sentences from the most difficult to the easiest

I can
describe
animals.
Can you?

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 Market Day
1. Drill language for an 2. Divide students into customers
exchange in a shop: and sellers.
How much... Can I have...
Can I
have? How
much? Seller

Customer

Can I
have?

Seller

3. Set up the classroom like 4. Customers buy items from

a market. sellers.

MARKET Its 20
cents

How much
is this
pencil?

Teacher Tip
Students can make their own money
Students can draw pictures of items to sell or bring in realia

I can buy
items from
a shop in
English.
Can you?

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 Word Puzzles
1. Put word cards with small 2. Put students into pairs.
numbers around the
classroom.

4 1 7 10 4 1 7 10
where is the teacher where is the teacher

3. Distribute worksheets. 4. Students complete the sheet

by walking around
the classroom.
1. __ __ __ __
4 1 7 10
2.

3.
1. where
__ __ __ __
4. 4 1 7 10
2.

Teacher Tip
Students answer the questions as a speaking or writing activity
Can also be used for sentence formation and grammar structures

I can solve
puzzles.
Can you?

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Verb Play
1. Divide the board into 2. Students throw a ball into one
sections. Write a verb in of the sections.
each section.

buy swim wear make
buy swim wear make

read watch play build read watch play build

do visit eat look

do visit eat look

3. Another student picks +, - or ? 4. In groups they form a

from a box or bag. statement or a question.

Do you
eat
apples?

Teacher Tip
Add another stage for tense (past, present, past perfect, etc.)
Award points for correct grammar
Make a note of all combinations and reassign for homework

I can use the

past tense.
Can you?
 The Direction Game
1. Line students up. 2. Drill left, right and straight on
with arm actions (TPR).

Left

3. Say the words to the students. 4. Students step to the left,

to the right or forward.

Right

Teacher Tips
Walk students around the school prompting them to say left, right and
straight on.
Draw a map on the board. Elicit names of places from students, label the map
and ask students to give simple directions from one place to another.

I can give
directions.
Can you?

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 Story Creation
1. Write a ten sentence story 2. Each student completes a line
with nouns missing, and and then folds the paper.
give to each student.

Fre d had a
small
Fred had a
Everyday he small potato
walked to Ever yday he
the walked to
the

3. Each student passes their 4. After 10 turns, each student

sheet to the next student can unfold their story and
who completes the next line read it to the class.
and folds again.

Fre d had a
small potato
Fred has a
small potatoe
Everyday he
Ever yday he walked to the
walked to forest
the

Teacher Tips
Students can illustrate the story to show comprehension
Students can make the stories into fun comic strips

I can
write a story.
Can you?

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 Food Fun
1. In pairs, students list food 2. Students take turns to write
they like. them on the board.

Apples Chocolate

Cheese Fish

3. In pairs, students divide 4. Students create a poster and

the words into healthy and present it to the class.
unhealthy categories.

Apples

Healthy
Unhealthy
are healthy

Fish Chocolate
Chocolate
is unhealthy

Teacher Tips
Students can research food and ingredients and create a quiz
Students can keep a food diary and present it to their class
Students can research the benefits of some healthy foods

I can eat
healthily.
Can you?

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 Team Matching
1. Put students into teams. 2. Give each team a different
envelope of picture and
word cards.

t Car
Ca

E
at
ngi
3. Students match the words 4. Students then pass their
and pictures. envelope to another team.

Sun

Teacher Tips
Give students a time limit and award points
Try using cut up sentences

I can
work in a
team.
Can you?

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 Culture Comparison
1. Elicit countries from 2. Ask students what they know
students, write on board. about the countries.
sia
Indone What
do you
Holland know about
Iceland?

Its cold

3. In groups students choose a 4. Students create a poster and

country and compare with present to the class.
their own.
Our
My C hile
Moroccos
y
co untr
favourite
favourite
food is
food is
sushi
tagine

Teacher Tip
Encourage students to use the internet or English library books ask students
to provide country names and categories

I can
understand
different
cultures.
Can you?

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