I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
I am the Head Teacher Of Maria International School Of Bucharest in Romania. I am also very keen at developing different TES teaching resources to discover what works well for different classes. I am constantly looking for new and exciting different ways of presenting and teaching different primary topics, especially maths topics.
Test Your Spelling Skills
Advanced Spelling Challenge 10
Write the correct spelling of each word below, then translate the word into your own language. Note: this exercise does not include American English spellings.
Incorrect
Spelling:
example questions...
1. seperation
2. writen
3. Wenesday
4. temprature
Complete with answer sheet
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Anagram Challenge 1
See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters.
Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary!
A J B M T E N P L S
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Anagram Challenge 2
See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters.
Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary!
R O K B U H E P T S
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Anagram Challenge 3
See how many different words you can make using this selection of letters.
Note: all your new words must be real words that are in an English dictionary!
M I C R W E T P J A
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Beat the Spell-checker 1 – Going on Holiday
Students read the sentences. Look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word
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Beat the Spell-checker 2 – Shopping List
Students read the shopping list. They look at the words that have been highlighted by the spell-checker. They write the correct spelling underneath each highlighted word.
Answers Provided
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Common Weights and Measures 2
Write out the following common weights and measures in full.
For example: 12 ” = 12 inches.
1. 6 tbsp ________________________________________
2. 10 fl oz ________________________________________
3. 70 °F ________________________________________
4. 10 qt ________________________________________
Complete with answers
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Homophones 3
Examples
Homophones are words that sound the same as each other, but have different spellings and meanings.
Write an English word that sounds the same as each of these words:
1. mind ___________________________
2. it’s ___________________________
3. course ___________________________
4. due ___________________________
5. warn ___________________________
Complete with worksheet
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_________________ ’s Diary
Insert the month.
Monday 1st ___________ 2017
AM PM
__________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday 2nd ___________ 2017
AM PM
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
Discussion Starter - Leisure Activities
In a small group, talk about leisure activities and fill in the table below:
Leisure activities that I already do:
Leisure activities that I don’t do but would like to try:
Leisure activities that I would never try:
Test Your Listening Skills!
The 80 Question Oral Quiz
This is a dictation quiz where you read the numbers, letters and words below, and students write what they hear. It can be adapted by allowing students to dictate to each other:
Test Your Writing Skills
What’s Your Favourite? 2
A) Write your favourite things below:
Example questions...
1. My favourite colour is: _____________________________
2. My favourite food is: _____________________________
3. My favourite TV programme is: _____________________________
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Role Playing - Family
1. A Very Big Family!
Scene: Tania meets Jim at the supermarket. Jim is with his brothers and sisters:
Jim: Good morning, Tania. How are you?
Tania: Fine thanks. How about you?
Jim: Oh, I’m not too bad. I’ve got a sore throat and my leg hurts, but apart from that I’m fine.
Tania: Who are all these people? ....
Good introduction to families...
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Finish the Sentences 2
Read the following sentences out loud. Students have to write an appropriate ending to each sentence. A correct answer is a sentence that makes sense, both in meaning and grammar (note: this could also be a straight writing exercise):
Example questions...
1. Please sit _______________________________________________.
2. How old are _______________________________________________?
3. It will soon be lunch _______________________________________________.
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What’s Your Least Favourite. . . ?
A) Write your least favourite things below:
Example questions...
1. My least favourite colour is: ________________________
2. My least favourite food is: ________________________
3. My least favourite TV programme is: ________________________
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What’s Your Favourite...?
Practise asking these questions with your friends. Write down their answers.
Ask why they have chosen each answer as their favourite:
Example questions...
What’s your favourite colour?
What’s your favourite food?
What’s your favourite fruit?
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Role Playing – Shopping
1. Buying a CD
Scene: a music shop. Bob works in the shop. Sue is a customer.
Sue: Hi. I’m looking for Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits.
Bob: It’ll be in the Rock Music section. Let’s go and have a look.....
Read the rest here...
Welsh Bingo pack: This is a simple starter game for students. There are 114 different pictures to choose from. Select a single picture and project the image on
the wall or share it with the class as a handout.
Let's Talk in Welsh!: This set of cards looks at 57 different settings. The teacher describes something in the top card. The students then use this to model a sentence using the bottom set of pictures. There are lots of things to see and describe in every picture. When the students have completed this task, they can repeat it by working in pairs to discuss each picture.
Let's Write in Welsh pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Welsh. The students could write about a topic in Welsh before and then after a topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic.
* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction.