Family Tree: In small groups, children use the cards as clues in order to organise the pictures in a family tree. An element of competition can be added, making the first team to solve how all the people are related the winner. This takes a bit of preparation, but if you laminate it, you can reuse it many times. This can be used with young children or ESL learners of many ages.

A quick colourful visual guide of the core tenses in English. Intended to be used alongside instruction on the meaning and function of tenses, but useful as an overview and sort of checklist for pupils. 2 versions are included - one full A4 size, the other has 2 images on 1 sheet to be cut as smaller handouts.

Help improve writing by expanding pupil’s knowledge of a range of linking words. 1 - cut out activity to organise by function 2 - cut out a selection of linking words to insert into a text 3 - organised list of linking words with gap fill activity

Spelling practice 1 - look, cover, write 2 - cut outs to match suffixes

Look, cover, write worksheet practising words with ‘ough’

1 - Look, cover, write spelling practice 2 - Cut outs to match able and ible 3 - Worksheet to organise base words into 2 columns, write the correct word with the suffix, making necessary internal changes

Worksheet to revise a list of 21 phrasal verbs. This complements phrasal verbs introduced in the New English File Upper Intermediate ESL coursebook.

22 challenging GCSE words 1 - Cut out word segments, pupils must assemble words 2 - Fill in the blanks with words from the cut out activity 3 - Look, cover, write activity with the above words

ESL Speaking activity about global issues and disasters, such as earthquakes, famine, and floods. PDF file to be projected or printed as handouts. Includes a series of images depicting natural disasters. Lesson: - With students, brainstorm natural disaster words students already know. Make sure the following words get covered: earthquake, flood, famine, landslide, avalanche, drought. - Project the images on a screen or hand out printed copies. Students are to discuss each image addressing the questions what, when, where why and how. Depending on the level, this can be great practice of modals of certainty/probability. - After the images, the next slide is an FCE style speaking task - a question with different ideas to discuss, followed by a follow-up question - The final slide is a series of questions for further discussion about natural disasters in general

Picture cards with egg related idioms, pictures and definitions. Full page posters plus handout

This works best as a starter to a class of improv games. It provides a bit more structure, allowing kids to ease into it and be a bit freer in other improv theatre games! This works best if you can project it on the wall. Make sure you have the teacher handout so that you can see in advance how many people are needed for each sketch. Get the right number of volunteers for each before showing the card. (Smiley faces indicate how many people!)

2 activity types: fill in the blank with words from a box and choose the correct alternative Suitable for reinforcing correct verb agreement (she is, they are) with low level primary children. Also suitable for ESL learners and SEN pupils.

Spelling practice on 15 compound nouns, suitable for KS2 prep. The first sheet is a spelling list with a ‘Look, Cover, Write’ activity. The second sheet includes a list of the same words which have been scrambled for pupils to unscramble. It also has 5 sentences with missing words for pupils to fill in with words form the spelling list. The third sheet is a wordsearch with these 15 words. Pupils must find the words and write them at the bottom of the page. The last sheet is a blank spelling test sheet with 15 spaces for pupils to be tested on these words. These worksheets could also be used for older ESL pupils learning about compound nouns. ps. I’m new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!

Best used for an ESL group, but could also be used as an ice breaker in any other class. Includes a bunch of bizarre questions to ask each other as an ice breaker / conversation starter, for example 'why do pyjamas have pockets?'

This is a comprehensive set of activities to work on geography about 14 European countries. It is possible to change the selection of countries by adding extra passports, flags and numbers on the board. You can view most of the game components in this picture: https://goo.gl/JkQUgf The main game is about taking a trip around Europe. Players each select a passport which contains the identity of a child who they will become during the game. The passport also contains a list of countries to which they must travel in order to win the game. To be fair, each passport will require the same total amount in order to win. To travel, players must earn money by answering trivia questions about these 14 countries, which can then be spent on flights to different countries on their list. Trivia questions include physical geography (location and shape), flags and capital cities. All game components are provided in PDF and DOCX format for ease of printing and also to allow you to customise the game to include different countries and/or different trivia questions. This game is suitable for lower primary pupils or older ESL or SEN children. Full rules are provided in PDF form in the download. The secondary game provided is basically UNO, except uses flags. It is intended to help children practice correct forms of 'be' in the present simple and recognise some flags. Game play is identical to UNO. Also provided are corresponding cut outs and worksheets about these countries. Cut outs can be used to practice capital cities, then further practiced on the worksheets. Another worksheet has pupils colour the flags according to a description.

Interactive practice with primary level connectives. Suitable for KS2 English revision or extra support for older ESL pupils. Cut-outs should be prepared for each pair or group of 3 to match sentences. Afterwards, pupils can complete the worksheet independently to consolidate use of connectives.

The file contains 2 versions of letters - one with points and the other without. Letters can be put in the middle for pupils to form their own words, or handed out and played in a similar manner as Scrabble. It's best if letters are printed on card stock and/or laminated for durability. Also, as all vowels are on one page and consonants on another, it is useful to print each on a separate colour to help pupils recognise vowels vs consonants. ps. I'm new to selling on TES, so would really appreciate your reviews to hopefully help me sell more! Thanks!

These activities are intended to lead into a larger project on giving a presentation. The idea is that pupils will choose a controversial issue to then use their presentation skills to prepare a talk for the class. Start with the starter picture projected on the board or as a handout. Use the phrase and image to push pupils to give their opinion and back it up. Break pupils into small groups and hand out the list of controversial statements. Have them discuss each. Get pupils to brainstorm a big list of controversial issues on the board which might make good presentation topics. Instruct pupils to choose one for which they must prepare a presentation. This may be done as homework or if presentation skills have been an ongoing topic, it could be blended into class preparation.