We all have those students that raise their hand and say, “I’m done, now what do I do?” We also have those who finish with their work and decide its time to
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
I have looked at this game board at least once a week since I got it. I have also completely missed something kind of cool about it! Chutes and Ladders = Chutes and Verbs (and pronouns and adjectives, etc) For some reason, one of my little guys likes playing with it. By playing, I mean making the games pieces walk across the board (haha). I JUST realized that there are 37 opportunities to make sentences using pronouns, verbs, etc. See it? He is mowing the lawn. She is petting the dog. Please someone tell me I am not the only one who has missed this...
As promised on twitter a few weeks back, there has been a slight change to some of Matt-Erials activities. But, don't worry, not all of them. Due to not having a colour printer at my new school (in Turkey) I am now making black and white, photocopiable board games, dominos and worksheets for my classes. So I thought I would share them so you can use them with your classes to! I know from teaching many Chinese students, that most students learning English can often struggle with differentiating between he/she. And they definitely struggle with the possessive adjectives (his/hers/she/he/they). To practice using the possessive adjectives, once you have taught the students what they are, why not play a board game? All the students have to do is roll the dice and land on a square. Once they land they can choose the correct possessive adjective from the choice or produce the adjective to finish the sentence. Once they pass the striped square (next to start) they receive one point and continue on. They can choose to take a short cut, but the shortcut isn't kind at the start or end, so caution is advised!
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This parts of speech game plays just like the popular card game, UNO™! It's a fun way to reinforce common nouns, verbs, pronouns and adjectives.
Several people have asked on music teacher Facebook groups how others handle playing tests for recorders. Here is an overview of how I assess recorders . . . Procedures I teach recorder in 4th grade. For each unit, I provide at least 3 songs with varying difficulty. (Buzzword: DIFFERENTIATION!) I don't follow any particular recorder method book. I have gathered songs from several books, from my Orff levels courses, and from various workshops and conferences over the years. Lessons in the unit may also involve games, dancing, or playing accompaniments to the songs on barred instruments. At the end of the unit, I hear each student perform one of the songs for a playing test. On test day, the students rotate in centers. My classes are 50 minutes long. I try to allow 10 minutes at each station. That leaves 10 minutes for instructions at the beginning of class and maybe a couple minutes of clean-up before they line up to leave. One center is the playing test where I am stationed. I hear each student in the group perform a song and then I tie their strings before they rotate to the next center. I used to hear students one at a time and it took a long time for students to come back to me and then go back to their seat. Many times, students would be very nervous playing for me it would take forever to get them to even begin their song. In small groups, it seems less formal and the students are also very supportive of each other. While I'm formally assessing them on the rubric, they are watching their peers and offering suggestions like--"Your thumb hole wasn't covered all the way." and "You didn't have your right thumb kickstand." Before they play for me, there is a center with an exit slip or short quiz assessing any new vocabulary or concepts we learned in the unit. These students have finished their written assessment and are working in small groups preparing for their playing test. Two other stations are games or activities which reinforce music skills taught in the unit. This was the first recorder playing test and we are still learning the lines and spaces of the staff. The students chose either relay races or Twister with the giant floor staff. The next station was Treble Toss where students draw a popsicle stick and then aim their beanbag at a specific line or space on the staff. If you would like to learn more about my music centers, follow this link to previous blog posts. Rubric My rubric addresses posture, breathing, fingering, hand position, steady beat, rhythmic accuracy, and pitch accuracy. If you would like to download my Recorder Rubric, click here. If I need to save time before the rotation ends, I wait for class to finish to add up the scores. Incentives For each note the students learn, they receive a different colored string tied on to their recorder. I use embroidery floss cut to 12 centimeters. I sometimes have students or parent volunteers cut the strings for me. After the strings are tied, the students love to fray the ends. Some units introduce two notes, so the students would get two colors. Some units introduce only one note, so the students would get one string. We start on red and follow the order of the color wheel. The last string is a black string. There is a bonus string in the last unit. The last note we learn is F#. If the students can play "Frere Jacques" (in the key of D) in a round with a partner, they get a gold metallic string tied on their recorders. I store the strings in my organizer station. Each color has its own drawer. I also have drawers for office supplies like paperclips, sticky tack, rubber bands, pushpins, etc. This organizer sits on a bookshelf behind my desk and makes things so easily accessible. Follow this link for more information on how I organize my classroom, including printable labels for your own organizer. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below!
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This is a board game to practice Indirect Questions, only number 8 cannot be changed... Have fun... - ESL worksheets
Monopoly, nuclear fission, and programming: Ladies did it first.
Remember those clapping games we used to play as kids? Between the silly (or nonsense) lyrics and the fast-paced sequence of claps, taps, snaps, and crosses, clapping games provided hours of entertainment. It might seem like just fun and games, but there's actually more to it than that. Clapping gam
For a fun time in with friends, it’s hard to beat game night. These are the most fun board games you should break out.
STATUS: ENDED – Last Page – = 100 (Oct 22nd). Update: These comics are now being officially translated, so I am no longer translating them. Their translations can be found on the offic…
Well, here it is – ta-da – the revised menopause game! I’ve made lots of additions and changes that I hope you all like; I’ve managed to find enough pictures to fill in all…
Students all too often give one-word answers. When asked What´s this? they´ll often shout just one word. With this easy board game, learners will practise saying ´It´s a´ in an enjoyable way. Every square provides a picture clue. Fully editable so you can change pictures which are not suitable for your class. Can be used with different levels, e.g. beginners just say the word(s), higher students spell it or make another sentence with it. Let´s make learning fun! - ESL worksheets
The rate of change in the business world today is greater than our ability to respond. In a world that is often described as VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and ambiguous), there are major…
What Hollywood actress was ‘The Oomph Girl’? If you know the answer to that, can also tell us how many minor league home runs Babe Ruth hit (one), and then reveal that French (not Belgi…
What do you do when you have students who get tired of your articulation drills? Turn it into something that resembles a game! In this case, I had to really sit down and ponder how to re-vamp the good old "S" slide (as we call it). The idea of using Chutes and Ladders didn't hit me until I pulled out my board game one day after school. I modified it to include some of the reminders that I use during my sessions as well as giving ample practice with our sound slide. So far, it has helped to break up the routine. Grab your copy of Slides and Ladders for Lateral /s/ here.
This department was committed to getting to know their students like they never had before, and what they discovered changed everything.
For a fun time in with friends, it’s hard to beat game night. These are the most fun board games you should break out.
Chemical And Physical Changes Worksheet. Rusting of iron is a chemical change however, magnetization of iron is a bodily change. Changes during which new substances are shaped are referred to as ………………… changes. Copper Carbonate on warmth gives
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10,000 People Needed to Change the World You don’t comb the mirror, you comb your own hair and the mirror changes. — David Icke It’s really a game. Why? Because life is a game. Play wel…
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Outlawing the words "I'm done" changed my classroom! Find out how to reform fast finishers and improve the quality of work in your room!
Kids may think they need candy and video games, but parents know better. Help your child learn the difference between a want and a need with this worksheet.
I've been engaged in a little "Spring cleaning and reorganizing" of my concept plans lately. The population of my school has changed in the ...
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I just uploaded my second grade suffix unit… so I’m going to show you EVERYTHING included! If you’re looking for activities to use with first graders you can find that HERE! Pinterest All of my units are organized by days… but of course, change it up to meet the needs of your students. Day 1 […]
