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Jen creates EFL and Welsh language resources - animated videos, worksheets, flashcards, games, and fun !

Jen creates EFL and Welsh language resources - animated videos, worksheets, flashcards, games, and fun !
Welsh Crossword & Word Search Christmas/Nadolig FREE
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Welsh Crossword & Word Search Christmas/Nadolig FREE

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Welsh Christmas Vocabulary Crossword and Word Search. FREE RESOURCE Two PDFs: Christmas crossword with image clues. Two Christmas word searches, one with images, one with vocabulary. Great fun for all ages for end-of-term activities, or holiday “homework”!
Describing People Lesson in English (ESL/EFL) plus 2 Games
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Describing People Lesson in English (ESL/EFL) plus 2 Games

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Describing People lesson for all English language learners, ideal for ESL/EFL as well as young learners KS1. Introducing vocabulary, adjectives, and bodily idioms. It promotes lots of speaking. The lesson can be differentiated to levels A1 - B1 (CEFR), or for young learners KS1. The pack includes 5 PDFs: Describing people lesson (digital and printable versions) The “face-race” game The “hat” game The face-race game - students roll the dice to draw the features on the face. The hat game - students name the different hats as quickly as possible. Lots of fun, discussion, and learning for young learners. Also suitable for adult learners too!
Christmas Crossword and Wordsearch. FREE
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Christmas Crossword and Wordsearch. FREE

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English crossword and word search with vocabulary and images. FREE RESOURCE These are great activities for class and home. Fun for all kids learning English, promotes spelling skills, and vocabulary. This download includes 2 PDFs: Christmas Crossword with vocabulary. Christmas Word search - one with images, one with vocabulary.
Florence and Phyllis the Flamingos : Colours in English Lesson and Activities. EFL & Homeschool.
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Florence and Phyllis the Flamingos : Colours in English Lesson and Activities. EFL & Homeschool.

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Colours with Florence and Phyllis. Join Florence and Phyllis the flamingos, and learn about colours in English. This PDF includes several activities which can be used as separate worksheets. This PDF includes: • An original story. • Florence’s maze. • Colour the rainbow. • Colour by numbers. • Matching activity. • Flamingo bookmarks (includes blank templates). • The colour wheel (introduces primary, secondary and tertiary colours). These are activities which can be linked to other subjects such as science. A rhyming scheme is implemented in the text to help make the vocabulary memorable for learners. Ideal for ESL/EFL and Homeschooling.
Ondinga the Ostrich Story : Reading, Comprehension + Activities. EFL & Homeschooling
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Ondinga the Ostrich Story : Reading, Comprehension + Activities. EFL & Homeschooling

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Original Story and Activities for Reading and Comprehension. Ondinga the Ostrich. This PDF includes: An original story for reading practice. Comprehension quiz. How to create a cinquain poem + blank template. Fun gap-fill storyboard. Memory game. The lesson is ideal for ESL/EFL learners, as well as young native language learners. Also great for homeschooling!
Pippa the Pigeon Bird Brain Game
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Pippa the Pigeon Bird Brain Game

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Pippa the pigeon likes to decorate her nest with odd items that she finds. What’s missing from the picture? Name the items missing from the picture. Additional Activity : Name the British Birds
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Memory Game Video
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Memory Game Video

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Ideal for online learning to fun activity at the end of the lesson. Great for online classes on Zoom for example. Colourful and engaging video. Students have one minutes to memories the items on the screen. After one minute, eight items will disappear ( PAUSE the video to discuss possibilities and vocabulary ). Play the video again to reveal the answers. Vocabulary is added at the end of the video. Enjoy !
Magic 'e' introduction Wizard Theme
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Magic 'e' introduction Wizard Theme

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Use this simple worksheet to introduce the concept of ‘magic e’ . Students write ‘e’ next to the cvc words and say the new word - magic ‘e’ makes the vowel say its name, example : cap becomes cape. Extend the activity to creating own magic ‘e’ posters for the classroom.
vowel digraphs game / puzzle / colouring
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vowel digraphs game / puzzle / colouring

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These are vowel digraphs ( ee, or, ai, ie, oi, ue, oa, ou ). Cut out the images, mix them up, sort, and create your own colourful and visual poster to engage young learners. Ideal to use along existing phonics programs such as Jolly Phonics.
The story of 'ee'
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The story of 'ee'

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The story of ‘ee’. Colouring, revision, blending. Use as inspiration to create own digraphs / vowels stories to be shared in class. Pre-teach ‘ee’ vocabulary and encourage students to create their own story posters.
Phonics - ai colouring
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Phonics - ai colouring

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The story of ‘ai’. Colouring, revision, blending. Use as inspiration to create own digraphs / vowels stories.
Leon the Chameleon Parts of Speech Story & Activity Bundle
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Leon the Chameleon Parts of Speech Story & Activity Bundle

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Meet Leon the chameleon who will teach you all about the parts of speech in English, using colourful hats and fun ! Colourful and engaging activities. Explore the jungle, meet new animals, and learn how to sort text into the correct parts of speech. Pack includes : • Original story. • Parts of speech poster. • Colour the hats activity. • Parsing activity with answers. • Jungle silhouettes activity. • Quiz ( based on the story ) with answers. • Word search with answers. • Memory game. • Make your own jungle bookmarks. Has also been used with older ESL/EFL students as part of a Book Review project! Suitable also for Homeschooling.
Jenny the giraffe story : Buildings & Collective Nouns Lesson + Activities for ESL/Homeschooling.
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Jenny the giraffe story : Buildings & Collective Nouns Lesson + Activities for ESL/Homeschooling.

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Join Jenny the giraffe on her adventures. Colourful and engaging materials. Learn about buildings and collective nouns ( animals ) in a fun and engaging way. Original story with rhyming words, suitable for ages 7 and above. Low-prep lesson includes: • Original Story. • Memory Game ( can also be used in other ways and as flash cards ). • Animal Collective Nouns ( poster / colouring ). • Matching Game ( animal collectives ). Great for EFL / ESL / Homeschooling.
The Name Game
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The Name Game

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Students work individually or in pairs. The teacher or nominated students recite the English alphabet in their mind. Another nominated students says ‘stop’. The letter is the first letter for NAME / ANIMAL / PLACE / THING ( noun ). Ideal for Golden Time or filler activity for Quick Finishers.
The Farm Boardgame
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The Farm Boardgame

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Print out this colourful boardgame with farm related vocabulary ( advanced level ). Answers / vocabulary provided. You will need a dice and buttons ( place markers ) to play. Works well along side Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM.