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 Reading Skills
_________________ ’s Diary
Insert the month.
Monday 1st ___________ 2017
AM PM
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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: _____________________________
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
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...
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
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 _______________________________________________.
Test Your Writing Skills
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: ________________________
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
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?
Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills
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.....
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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.
ESL 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 ESL!: 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 ESL pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning ESL. The students could write about a topic in ESL 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.
Welcome to the 'Let’s Talk in Welsh!' pack.
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.
There are lots of different ways you could use this pack. You could laminate them into two cards and get each student to talk about what they had seen in their picture.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
Welcome to the 'Let’s Talk in French!' pack.
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.
There are lots of different ways you could use this pack. You could laminate them into two cards and get each student to talk about what they had seen in their picture.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
Welcome to the 'Let’s Talk in German!' pack.
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.
There are lots of different ways you could use this pack. You could laminate them into two cards and get each student to talk about what they had seen in their picture.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
Welcome to the French 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.
Talk about the picture and then ask your students to select and write down 5 items from the
picture. Then look at the picture and pick out all the key vocabulary you want them to talk about.
The first student to have all their items read out is the winner.
With 57 different settings and 114 different game cards, there are plenty chances for great
vocabulary.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
Spanish 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 Spanish!: 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.
Let's Write in Spanish pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Spanish. The students could write about a topic in Spanish 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.
The Arabic 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 hand-out.
Let's Talk in Arabic!: 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 Arabic pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Arabic.
* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction.
Welcome to the Arabic 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.
Talk about the picture and then ask your students to select and write down 5 items from the
picture. Then look at the picture and pick out all the key vocabulary you want them to talk about.
The first student to have all their items read out is the winner.
With 57 different settings and 1 1 4 different game cards, there are plenty chances for great
vocabulary.
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************