With Eurovision being held in Sweden in 2024, why not let your pupils be language detectives and see if they can identify the Swedish word for these Eurovision themed items!
Ten song contest themed images, each with three possible answers for pupils to choose between. Includes answer sheet for teachers!
No prior knowledge of Swedish required!
A simple codebreaker activity with images of typically Swedish items. Pupils use the code to work out the name of four Swedish cities.
(Stockholm
Malmö
Göteborg
Uppsala)
Can also be used as a discussion starter about Sweden.
A - snow
B - Northern Lights
C - wolf
D - forest
E - kanelbulle (cinnamon bun)
F - skiing (cross country)
G - lussebulle
H - Ikea
I - midsummer crown
J - coffee
K - pepparkaka (gingerbread)
L - blueberries
M - skiing (downhill)
N - runestones
O - elk
P - bandy (hockey on ice)
Q - bbq
R - ferry
S - mushrooms
T - hotdogs
U - Dala Horse
V - semla (cream bun with almond paste)
W - cloudberry
X - candy
Y - Gamla Stan
Z - flag
Ä - crayfish
Å - campfire
Ö - bear
Note that the letters in the grid do not correspond to the names of the items in English or Swedish - the items are simply the symbols used for the code.
Swedish Match Vocabulary Bundle is a set of versatile vocabulary resources that work as matching or memory activities. They are well-suited to language centers and group rotations. The cards are compatible with other vocabulary categories, so they can be mixed with other topics as the need arises.
It is recommended that these cards be complimented with spoken Swedish lessons to ensure correct pronunciation.
This resource contains:
A total of 284 cards (140 matches in total and one title card for each set)
Numbers: 0-20, 100, 500, 1000
Colors: blue, black, brown, red, green, pink, grey, purple, orange, white, yellow
Fruits and Vegetables: apple, banana, peach, avocado, tomato, blueberries, beet, garlic, lettuce, broccoli, grapes, onion, carrot, cherry, lemon, corn, mushroom, pumpkin, eggplant, celery, strawberry, pineapple, ginger, cauliflower, potato. cantaloupe, raspberries, mango, chili, watermelon, coconut, kiwi, bell pepper, orange
Animals: bear, bird, cat, cheetah, chicken, cow, crocodile, dog, dolphin, duck, elephant, fish, fox, frog, giraffe, horse, kangaroo, koala, lion, monkey, mouse, octopus, ostrich, panda, penguin, pig, rabbit, rhinoceros, seal, shark, sheep, snake, tiger, whale, zebra
Everyday Objects: car, book, tree, sun, chair, ball, house, bus, pen, hat, fork, spoon, bowl, bed, bicycle, scissors, boat, desk, door, flower, refrigerator, table, guitar, shoes, phone, microwave, pencil, window, paper, taxi, toilet, towel, toothbrush, television, train
PDF and PNG files
Also includes the English sets as a bonus extra!
Instructions:
Print, laminate and cut the individual cards.
Mix the vocab and picture cards and have students match the picture with the vocab.
Play the memory game. After mixing, place the cards face down and have students turn over two cards. If the student matches the picture with vocab, the student keeps the set before trying to find another match. If no match is found the next student takes a turn. Continue until all cards have been matched. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Cards are versatile and can be divided into as few or as many sets as required.
Enjoy!
Swedish Match – Numbers and Colors is a versatile vocabulary resource that works as a matching or memory activity. They are well-suited to language centers and group rotations. The cards are compatible with other vocabulary categories, so they can be mixed with other topics as the need arises.
It is recommended that these cards be complimented with spoken Swedish lessons to ensure correct pronunciation.
This resource contains:
71 cards (35 matches and one title card)
Numbers: 0-20, 100, 500, 1000
Colors: blue, black, brown, red, green, pink, grey, purple, orange, white, yellow
PDF and PNG files
Also includes the English version as a bonus extra!
Instructions:
Print, laminate and cut the individual cards.
Mix the vocab and picture cards and have students match the picture with the vocab.
Play the memory game. After mixing, place the cards face down and have students turn over two cards. If the student matches the picture with vocab, the student keeps the set before trying to find another match. If no match is found the next student takes a turn. Continue until all cards have been matched. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Cards are versatile and can be divided into as few or as many sets as required.
Enjoy!
Swedish Match – Everyday Objects is a versatile vocabulary resource that works as a matching or memory activity. They are well-suited to language centers and group rotations. The cards are compatible with other vocabulary categories, so they can be mixed with other topics as the need arises.
It is recommended that these cards be complimented with spoken Swedish lessons to ensure correct pronunciation.
This resource contains:
71 cards (35 matches and one title card)
Everyday Objects: car, book, tree, sun, chair, ball, house, bus, pen, hat, fork, spoon, bowl, bed, bicycle, scissors, boat, desk, door, flower, refrigerator, table, guitar, shoes, phone, microwave, pencil, window, paper, taxi, toilet, towel, toothbrush, television, train
PDF and PNG files
Also includes the English version as a bonus extra!
Instructions:
Print, laminate and cut the individual cards.
Mix the vocab and picture cards and have students match the picture with the vocab.
Play the memory game. After mixing, place the cards face down and have students turn over two cards. If the student matches the picture with vocab, the student keeps the set before trying to find another match. If no match is found the next student takes a turn. Continue until all cards have been matched. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Cards are versatile and can be divided into as few or as many sets as required.
Enjoy!
Swedish Match – Animals is a versatile vocabulary resource that works as a matching or memory activity. They are well-suited to language centers and group rotations. The cards are compatible with other vocabulary categories, so they can be mixed with other topics as the need arises.
It is recommended that these cards be complimented with spoken Swedish lessons to ensure correct pronunciation.
This resource contains:
71 cards (35 matches and one title card)
Animals: bear, bird, cat, cheetah, chicken, cow, crocodile, dog, dolphin, duck, elephant, fish, fox, frog, giraffe, horse, kangaroo, koala, lion, monkey, mouse, octopus, ostrich, panda, penguin, pig, rabbit, rhinoceros, seal, shark, sheep, snake, tiger, whale, zebra
PDF and PNG files
Also includes the English version as a bonus extra!
Instructions:
Print, laminate and cut the individual cards.
Mix the vocab and picture cards and have students match the picture with the vocab.
Play the memory game. After mixing, place the cards face down and have students turn over two cards. If the student matches the picture with vocab, the student keeps the set before trying to find another match. If no match is found the next student takes a turn. Continue until all cards have been matched. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Cards are versatile and can be divided into as few or as many sets as required.
Enjoy!
Swedish Match – Fruits and Vegetables is a versatile vocabulary resource that works as a matching or memory activity. They are well-suited to language centers and group rotations. The cards are compatible with other vocabulary categories, so they can be mixed with other topics as the need arises.
It is recommended that these cards be complimented with spoken Swedish lessons to ensure correct pronunciation.
This resource contains:
71 cards (35 matches and one title card)
Fruits and vegetables: apple, banana, peach, avocado, tomato, blueberries, beet, garlic, lettuce, broccoli, grapes, onion, carrot, cherry, lemon, corn, mushroom, pumpkin, eggplant, celery, strawberry, pineapple, ginger, cauliflower, potato. cantaloupe, raspberries, mango, chili, watermelon, coconut, kiwi, bell pepper, orange
PDF and PNG files
Also includes the English version as a bonus extra!
Instructions:
Print, laminate and cut the individual cards.
Mix the vocab and picture cards and have students match the picture with the vocab.
Play the memory game. After mixing, place the cards face down and have students turn over two cards. If the student matches the picture with vocab, the student keeps the set before trying to find another match. If no match is found the next student takes a turn. Continue until all cards have been matched. The student with the most cards at the end is the winner.
Cards are versatile and can be divided into as few or as many sets as required.
Enjoy!
Swedish 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 Swedish!: 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 Swedish pack: There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Swedish.
* Please note - these resources provide visual prompts, not specific language instruction.
Are you learning Swedish? Are you wanting to talk more fluently in Swedish? This pack was adapted from an ESL teaching pack I made. I students look at the pictures (57 different settings and 114 pictures per set of worksheets) and they discuss what they see in Swedish. Please note the worksheets themselves are in English. I have included some fun vocabulary building games to make it more fun! Try them today!
Welcome to the Swedish 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 **************
We use this for Euopean Day of Languages. We pur sweets in a jar and get pupils to guess the number of sweets in there using the Swedish word, The winner wins the jar and contents
Welcome to the 'Let’s Talk in Swedish!' 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 **************
I learnt a bit of Swedish on a year out in Germany and created this resource to deliver some Swedish languages to KS3 for European day of Languages. Guide to pronunciation is on the part at the bottom (not when in slide show).
The version (1) has got sound files within it for pronunciation.
Resources include:
Information
•Information packs for each country with an additional pack about Greenland.
Information packs include facts about the country, its location, geography, modern history, ancient history, climate, general information, famous people and inventions etc
Display
•Photo packs for each country
•Country names flashcards, key word flashcards, food flashcards, population statistics poster, A4 flags
Maps and Activities
•Maps of each country, Scandinavia, the Arctic circle, Europe, the world, continents, map jigsaw, maps to colour, matching cards, flag activities,
Language
(As Swedish is the most common language spoken across Scandinavia resources are included in this languages)
•Number flashcards from 1-20 in Swedish
•Days of the week in English and Swedish flashcards
•Months of the year flashcards in English and Swedish
•Common phrases cards – in English and Swedish
•Colour flashcards in Swedish
•A4 speech bubbles showing ‘hello’ in each Scandinavian language
Activities
•Themed writing paper with flags to frame pupils work
•Writing activities, drawing activities, make a presentation, research note pad, place mat, reward chart, word search, quiz, etc
Borders, Banners and Buntings
•Extra large lettering spelling ‘SCANDINAVIA’
•Long banners for each country name , buntings with names
•patterned and plain display borders and packing paper if needed
This animated Powerpointresource portrays three of the pure bred dragon breeds taken from Newt Scamander's latest edition of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and asks pupils to compare and contrast between the three. Having read the informative texts, the students are required to retrieve relevant information to answer a series of questions. Finally they are required to launch a campaign to save the most endangered of the three dragons featured here: the Swedish Short-Snout. Pupils must put their persuasive writing techniques to the test and add weight to their arguments by designing an eye-catching poster. Reminders are given about how to make a persuasive speech. Answers are provided.
This activity will appeal to Potter fans of all ages and will promote wider reading and further investigation into mythological creatures.The resource is presented both as a Powerpoint and as an accompanying word document.
Three simple language and literacy activities suitable for KS2 and KS3, using Swedish as a basis for pupils to practise a number of skills, including:
identifying cognates
reading comprehension
following a key
recognising letters from other languages
deducing meaning
working with compound nouns
and so on!
These pages could also be used to write different stories, using the pictures as a stimulus.
I have also included a set of 31 different teaching ideas you can try. These are easy to set up, fun to do and will improve both the vocabulary and memory skills of your students!
***** Please note - these resources provide visual prompts and support to the students, not direct language instruction **************
Welcome to the 'Let’s Write in Swedish!' pack.
There are lots of ways of using this teaching pack. It could be used as writing assessment for students learning Swedish. The students could write about a topic in Swedish before starting a unit, and then write again about the topic, using the second worksheet at the end of the topic to see how much they have progressed.
It could also be used as an introduction to guided writing. Students can write sentences as a class and share the sentences together and they can then write them on their own. Alternatively, students could work in pairs - one student dictates to the other what to write down about what they see in the picture.
Three language activities designed to get pupils reading and thinking, while at the same time learning about Sweden, Swedish culture and the Swedish language.
2 x ‘What am I?’ reading comprehension sentences with picture match-up
1 x Word Detectives activity where pupils identify words based on various spelling / grammatical / semantic features
Cheerful illustrations, ideal to start a lesson, for reading practice, or independent work.
A colourful sets of alphabet and numbers in map of the Sweden background. They can be used for creating Swedish Geography or History wall displays, attractive posters and colourful bulletin boards.
The Early Years series uncovers the successful Swedish approach to education in Motala.
Sweden's attitude to teaching one to six year olds appears incredibly relaxed. There's little formal learning and play is paramount. Most of the children who leave pre-school at the age of six can&'t read or write.
Yet within three years of starting formal schooling at seven, Swedish children lead the literacy tables in Europe. Could the absence of testing and inspection combined with a strong emphasis on play and relaxation be why?
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