This resource is suitable for use with students who are learning the addition of UK coins up to £1.00. This includes native English speakers and students who are new to English and the sterling currency.
These games could be used by younger students who are quick to finish given tasks or as alternative interesting fun ways of practising counting money accurately. Playing games is particularly helpful for new arrivals who have very little English, as it encourages peer interaction where much language can be learned.
Older/Adult English as an Additional Language students who have recently arrived in the UK would also benefit from using this resource, as being able to accurately count coins while shopping is helpful.
The games are engaging and provide fun ways to teach and reinforce the addition of values up to and including £1.00.
.All pages should be printed and laminated for durability. There are three games in this resource
1. I have.. Who has..?. (36 cards)
A teacher checklist is provided for the I have.. Who has..? game so that the teacher can ensure that the students are adding the money accurately.
2. Balance the scales (4 games) (15 amounts of money to be counted in each game)
The scales, cards and answer sheets are colour co – ordinated. This game can be used as an individual activity or 2 or 3 players. If more than one player is playing turns can be taken to check if the answer is correct. Points can be allocated to individuals for each correct answer. The winner will be the player with the most points. A piece of paper with the students names is needed for recording the points.
3. Money Matching (6 games)
Answer sheets and student results sheets are included. Students colour one star for each correct answer. Only the money matching cards should be cut out. The game boards and matching cards are colour co – ordinated. All the money matching answers are in black but can be identified by the game number in the top right hand corner of the sheet.
Full instructions for playing the games are included in the resource.
This is an engaging, deductive activity resulting in finding and matching the lost children with their descriptions. It is suitable for use with children who have the basics of reading with understanding in English. It involves reading the descriptions of twelve children and recording the identities on a worksheet. An answer sheet is included for use by teachers or to provide the opportunity for peer marking. Clothes and colour reference pages are also available for use to aid comprehension if vocabulary is unknown. This is of particular value to children who have English as an additional language. Clothes and accessories picture and word matching cards are included and could be used prior to taking part in the deductive activity to ensure familiarisation with the vocabulary to be used.
Reading, writing and deductive skills are required for the worksheet completion. If the activity is done as pair work or group work, speaking, listening and interaction are also involved.
This activity is suitable for use by all Primary 2 / Primary3 children. If children have English as an additional language, using the activity with older children would also be beneficial for the learning /consolidation of English clothes and colour vocabulary.
This resource could be used by an individual, as pair work, group work or by all children who could complete individual worksheets. The total number of twelve illustrations of children and twelve find cards would always have to be provided for the worksheet completion as twelve answers are required.. If using as a class activity more duplicated illustrations and find cards would need to be provided.
Suggestions for use
• The illustrations of the children could be secretly hidden in the classroom. (while
the children are outside) The children could each be given a find
card and then play ‘Hunt the lost children’ .
• The illustrations could be pinned on walls around the classroom.
• Single illustrations could be given to each child who would then swop with
another child who has a different illustration.
An optional follow up activity could be individual pupils writing a description of one class member. The descriptions could then be redistributed randomly to the class for identification by other class members. A worksheet is included for use.
This is an attractive Christmas resource suitable for use with Primary 1 and Primary 2 pupils. The illustrations and borders make it an interesting and engaging activity for children who are looking forward to Christmas. It can be used as a follow up to teaching or a task to be completed by fast finishers. Each worksheet has four sums written in a large font size, with an illustration related to the Christmas time of year. All worksheets require the numbers to be cut and stuck into the correct place for completion of the worksheet. The cut and stick activity is an additional way for the children to record their calculations and has the added bonus of improving fine motor skills. The option for colouring small illustrations is also available. The four stars on each page provide encouragement as one star for every correct answer can be coloured.
There are two sets of addition and subtraction worksheets.
The first set provides worksheets requiring the addition and subtraction of numbers up to and including 10.
The second set provides worksheets requiring the addition and subtraction of numbers up to and including 20.
Two front covers are available for use if workbooks are to be produced.
The 88 worksheets cater for children who have reached different levels of addition and subtraction and can be used year after year around the weeks before Christmas.
First English Words is very useful for all students and particularly beneficial for students who are new to English. It is also suitable for use with a wide age range. The pages provide a collection of vocabulary arranged under a variety of topics so that items can be easily located. Through the use of visuals, students are able to easily gain understanding and the ability to spell the words contained in the resource.
The topics covered are:-
days, months, seasons, numbers, colours, weather, alphabet, school, body parts, clothes, transport, food and drinks, animals, occupations, emotions, prepositions, multiplication tables, shapes, time
The pages can be photocopied back to back, laminated and made into a booklet , so that it can be used for reference over and over again.
This resource allows students to learn vocabulary, practice and review words that have the ‘magic e’ by using the four skills of speaking, listening reading and writing. Reference pages are available to enable students to complete worksheets independently. Visual support is provided for vocabulary when possible. Extension dictionary worksheets are provided, at the end, for ‘magic e’ words which do not have visuals to support meaning. This is particularly useful for students who have English as an Additional Language.
A range of worksheets, games and activities are included, so that learning can take place in fun and interesting ways. The entire resource is designed to reinforce the targeted vocabulary and the variety available, enables differentiation for students who are at different stages There are 89 pages.
Here is a list of contents:-
Pronunciation Advice Sheet
Reference Pages (Set 1)
Cut and Stick (Set 1)
Reference Pages (Set 2)
Cut and Stick (Set 2)
Picture and Word Matching Cards / Snap Cards
I have… Who has…? Game
Dominoes Set 1
Dominoes Set 2
Bingo (10 Base Cards)
Bingo Call Out Cards
Colour my Vowels
Rearrange the letters
Write the Words
Magic ‘e’ Vocabulary Extension – Dictionary Work
Workbook Cover
This workbook provides a useful activity for new arrivals. By using this workbook, new arrivals can show some of their knowledge about their home countries. Teachers also gain some information about level of English acquisition, interests, likes and different cultures of the new students.
The following information is requested:-
country name, flag, capital city, population, climate, where he/she lived and now lives, map of the country, school attended, then and now, favourite school subjects, sports and hobbies, celebrations, famous people, famous sports people, favourite drinks, favourite food, favourite film, favourite book, favourite music
Research on the internet for images to be included in the workbook is suggested.
If vocabulary is unknown and students are literate in their home languages, a home language/English dictionary could be used to aid comprehension.
Some graphics have been included to support the meanings of unknown vocabulary.
Colour has not been used, so that printing cost is kept to a minimum.
In addition to writing answers to questions, students could colour and decorate the workbook as an additional activity.
When the student has completed the workbook, it could be used as a resource for peers, so that they can learn a few facts about the country and the student’s interests. This would also encourage interaction with other students who could ask the new student questions. This would give the new student some status and help the new student to feel welcome and valued.
This is a fun way of learning English fruit names.
It is recommended that the dominoes are either laminated or printed on card for durability.
This is a dominoes game where pictures are laid beside the corresponding words.
If the fruit names are said when placing the dominoes, this will aid the retention of new vocabulary and improve reading skills.
This game could be used with any age group of students who have some reading skills and who are in the initial or emergent stage of learning English.
The fruits introduced are pear, apple, orange, grapes, banana, peach, melon, pineapple, cherries, lemon, grapefruit, kiwi fruit, strawberries raspberries, gooseberries, blueberries, blackberries, tangerine, fig, lime, pomegranate, star fruit, plum and mango.
This writing resource is a useful resource for quick finishers. Students practise writing upper and lower case letters and copying words. Reading words with the aid of illustrations is exciting for young students who are learning to read. As a result reading is improved and the experience can increase vocabulary if the English vocabulary is unknown.
This dominoes game would be suitable for emergent/ consolidating English as an Additional speakers and native English speakers to develop vocabulary, speaking and language skills. The dominoes are shared out between players. If there are spare cards place them face down on the table. The first player lays a domino in the middle of the table and names the vegetables on the card. Players then take turns to say the name of the vegetables while placing a matching card. Other players can help if vocabulary is unknown. If he/she is unable to play, he can take one of the spare cards, if available, and if it matches, it can be placed. The winner is the first player to use up all his/her dominoes.
The vocabulary used in this game includes
potato, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, onion, mushroom, lettuce, cucumber, tomato. celery, turnip, broccoli, peas, beans, aubergine, garlic, asparagus, artichoke, parsnip, peppers, brussels sprouts, sweet corn pumpkin, radish, courgette, leek, sweet potato
Do you have students with a range of abilities in your class? This is a purposeful activity that could be used for teaching the names of colours, clothing and some body parts. The worksheets could be used for the whole class or by those who quickly complete their given work. There are two types of worksheet. The first involves reading the given specific colours to be used when colouring particular parts of the picture of either a girl or a boy. The second worksheet allows the student to choose the colours to be used then write the colour word as a sentence completion task. If students are encouraged to use as many colours as possible, they will then be writing the words for the maximum number of colours.
In total there are 24 worksheets. The use of colouring pencils or felt tips rather than crayons is suggested as there is some fine detail which might be difficult to accurately complete if using crayons.
Reading, writing, the development of fine motor skills and increasing unknown English vocabulary are enabled by completing the worksheets.
The vocabulary includes : pinafore, jumper, trousers, laces, shoes, pocket, collar, top, jacket, button, clasp, hair, skin, eyes, name, bow, socks, sweatshirt, T shirt, shirt, cardigan, dress, skirt, heart, stripe, hairband and belt
A colour reference sheet is provided for use when writing the colour words if the correct spelling is unknown.
A front cover is also included and can be used if the worksheets are being made into a booklet.
This resource is suitable for all students, including those who are learning English as an Additional Language.
This is booklet 3 called EAL worksheets and Games for Initial Learners Number Vocabulary. There are 4 other booklets available in the pack containing vocabulary building worksheets and games for Initial Learners of English. All 5 booklets are photocopiable. The topics covered in the pack are 1. School, 2. Colour 3. Number 4. School Clothes 5. Food and Drinks.
The printable worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. Some games could be used with younger children. Consolidation of new vocabulary is possible by using a range of different worksheets and games. By using this pack, Initial Learners should be able to achieve success and build confidence in the early days of acquiring English.
The skills developed by using the worksheets are reading and writing.Games provide opportunities for the development of speaking and listening.
Page 3 has a reference page with number, word and appropriate number of happy faces beside the number. The numbers and number words are from 1 to 10. This reference page enables students to complete worksheets/activities by referring to the reference page if number/ word has been forgotten.
The games / activities include cut and stick, crosswords number and word dominoes or snap cards, bingo call out cards - number, bingo call out cards - number words and addition and subtraction using words. Crosswords and a word search are also available for use.
These kinds of activities have been found to be very useful for new arrivals, particularly if he / she is an isolated learner because by using the reference sheet, work can be completed independently and success in using a new language can be achieved. The worksheets and games are also suitable for classes of beginners including EFL students
Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. The booklets could be suitable for use with a group of refugees who have a wide age range and who are beginning to learn English. The word matching activities could be particularly useful for students who have had little education in their first language and perhaps might not be literate in their first
This activity involves matching pronouns with the correct form of the verb ' to be'. This would be suitable for use with a wide age range of EAL pupils.
This ESL / EAL / EFL / ELD/ ELL printable / photocopiable booklet contains worksheets and games designed for students at the Emergent Stage of acquiring English, although it could also be useful for native English speakers. This resource increases and reinforces Everyday Objects English vocabulary in a variety of ways.
The worksheets will increase the reading and writing of everyday object vocabulary, including simple sentence construction. Games provide opportunities for the development of speaking and listening skills and interaction with peers.
The vocabulary is introduced on three different reference pages. These reference pages can be used to support the completion of worksheets, thus enabling students to achieve success while working independently. This success helps to build confidence and self esteem, both of which are obviously essential when learning a new language. The resources are suitable for use with isolated learners and groups / classes of emergent learners including EFL students.
Vocabulary1
house, car, bus, train, van, bird, dog, cat, school, boy, girl and woman
Vocabulary 2
head, hand, foot, man, cow, horse, baby, box, fish, ship, book and ball
Vocabulary 3
lorry, flower, mug, plate, knife, fork, spoon, bowl, sheep, tree, bike and pig
There are additional reference pages and revision worksheets on number 0 -20 and colours to enable completion of worksheets if students are not secure in numbers or colours.
Worksheets include: write the word under a picture, sentence completion This is a ..... , Cut and stick, Wordsearches, Crosswords, True or False, Write, ‘Yes it is.’ or ‘ No it isn’t’, Write a simple sentence to answer a question. Write a sentence using ‘is’ or ‘are’ and Write a sentence using ‘big’ or ‘small’.
Games are for the consolidation of the targeted vocabulary and are Bingo / Picture and Word matching activity, Dominoes - match words with pictures, Snap and I have… Who has…? Game with 36 cards..
Solutions for the Wordsearches are also provided.
In ‘Pets and their Homes’ there is a focus on helping pupils to learn and retain the associated vocabulary. At the beginning, there are pictures with the names of pets/homes written underneath so that pupils can refer to this when completing tasks, if vocabulary is unknown. The photocopiable / printable booklet offers a range of worksheets, activities and games to reinforce the targeted vocabulary. These include matching words to pictures (with the use of reference pages if required), cut and stick, sentence completion, writing a simple sentence to answer a question and following instructions to colour pets. All resources are supported by visuals which make it a very useful tool for EAL/ ESL/ pupils, or indeed native English speakers who are not secure in the targeted vocabulary. The selection of worksheets is suitable for children of different academic abilities.
The games are Bingo, Dominoes and I have… Who has…? game and a board game. A set of the dominoes pieces could be cut in half and used for playing snap or matching words to pictures.
This booklet provides supplementary material for a class doing a topic on pets or it could be used alone to teach some vocabulary associated with pets. The vocabulary building worksheets provide opportunities for EAL/ESL pupils to develop reading and writing skills, experience success and build the confidence essential for learning a new language. The games give pupils the chance to develop listening and speaking skills and encourage integration with peers. For maximum benefit to pupils when playing games,, pets/ homes on the cards should be named when they are placed on the table. Other players can then help if vocabulary is unknown.
Most pages have a self- assessment facility i.e. colouring a star a particular colour depending on how well the pupils thought they had done.
The vocabulary included is:-
horse, cat, dog, fish, budgie, lizard, hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, stable, basket, kennel, tank, bird cage, aquarium, hamster cage, guinea pig cage, hutch, bone, whiskers, mirror, wheel, a big tank and wheel.
There is a chart towards the end of the booklet for doing a class survey about pets and a page of miniature pets to be stuck on to make up the bar chart plus a survey results page to be completed by pupils when all the information has been collected.
This game provides a fun way of developing listening, speaking in sentences and reading skills. It also reinforces the vocabulary introduced in the resource called Present Tense Verbs 70+
The verbs include:
arrange, bang, bark, brush, carry, chop, comb, cover, crack, dive, drag, drop, fasten, fill, fish, gather, glue, hammer, hug, juggle, laugh, lick, listen, measure, open, wash, paint, post, pour, prick, shampoo, snore, sneeze, spill, spray, stir, water, wave, wipe, whisper, yawn ,bend, blow, buy, cut, drink, eat, feed, ring, sing, slide, swing, write give ,hold, light
This Verb - I have.. Who has..? game is included in the 70 + Verb collection for EAL / ESL / ELL resource available in the EALEE shop, so please don't purchase this game if you already have this resource.
It is much easier to explain the meanings of English verb vocabulary by using visual support and less time consuming for students if they don’t have to constantly make reference to a home language dictionary. Over 70 verbs are introduced in reference pages which have pictures with words. These pages can be used when completing the worksheets if verbs are unknown.
The verbs include:
arrange, bang, bark, brush, carry, chop, comb, cover, crack, dive, drag, drop, fasten, fill, fish, gather, glue, hammer, hug, juggle, laugh, lick, listen, measure, open, wash, paint, post, pour, prick, shampoo, snore, sneeze, spill, spray, stir, water, wave, wipe, whisper, yawn ,bend, blow, buy, cut, drink, eat, feed, ring, sing, slide, swing, write give ,hold, light
The verbs in the reference pages are presented in the present tense. The main focus is on increasing verb vocabulary and forming present simple and present continuous.
There are worksheets with visual support and sentences to be completed with the appropriate verbs. Optional booklet covers are also included.
Worksheets are available in either colour or black only.
There is also a present tense I have…. Who has…? Game available in the EALEE shop. (71 cards) This game is included in the 70+ Verb collection resource for past simple and past continuous. This game is suitable for reinforcing the same verbs used in this resource.
EAL/ESL/ELL students can write the name of the items in their first languages under the English words. The signs can then be displayed on the items in the classroom. This is a good purposeful activity for students new to English and can be done in their first days at school. It will help to develop the vocabulary of the classroom.
Easter Egg Male and Female Matching is a fun way of learning the male and female words for different people.
There are two sets of eggs, one with colour borders to help with the completion of the task and the other with black borders to make the matching more challenging.
The reference/ answer sheet can be used as an aid to completion or as an assessment of how well the task has been completed.
There are two worksheets:
1. for insertion of the correct male/female words
2. for insertion of the correct male/female words and translation to L1 (First Language)
The vocabulary included:
girl/boy, woman/man, wife/husband, daughter/son, aunt/uncle, niece/nephew, female/male, queen/king, princess/prince, duchess/duke, waitress/waiter, lass/lad, countess/earl, bride/bridegroom, landlady/landlord.
There are 11 pages.
This is booklet 5 called EAL worksheets and Games for Initial Learners Food and Drinks Vocabulary. There are 4 other booklets available in the pack containing vocabulary building worksheets and games for Initial Learners of English. All 5 booklets are printable. The topics covered in the pack are 1. School, 2. Colour 3. Number 4. School Clothes 5. Food and Drinks. All booklets are printable/ photocopiable.
Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. Some games could be used with younger children.
Worksheets and games are suitable for use from age 8 to adult. The booklets could be suitable for use with a group of refugees who have a wide age range and who are beginning to learn English. The word matching activities could be particularly useful for students who have had little education in their first language and perhaps might not be literate in their first language. Consolidation of new vocabulary is possible by using a range of different worksheets and games. By using this pack, Initial Learners should be able to achieve success and build confidence in the early days of acquiring English. If new arrivals use the reference sheets they will be able to complete worksheets correctly. This will help to reduce stress and allow them to build confidence in using a new language.
The skills developed by using the worksheets are reading and writing.Games provide opportunities for the development of speaking, listening and interaction with peers.
The vocabulary is introduced in two sections:
Food and Drinks (1) Vocabulary - water, sandwich, biscuit, milk, grapes, orange, apple, yogurt, banana, sushi, samosa, crisps
Food and Drinks (2) Vocabulary - coffee, tea, roll, rice, pasta, potatoes, meat, fish, chips, bread, sausage roll, noodles
The reference sheets are at the beginning of each section.
Games and activities included in this booklet include, cut and stick, snap, words for matching with pictures, crosswords, word searches, bingo, dominoes - match pictures with pictures, dominoes - match pictures with words.
Contents and Record of Work pages are also included.
The set of 5 booklets is suitable for use with isolated learners and classes of beginners, including EFL students.
The other 4 booklets are available in the EALEE store.
This resource provides Easter related activities for teaching/consolidating the days months and seasons in English. Chickens have to be matched with their baskets, then put in the correct day order. Eggs have to be laid out in the correct month order. There are pictorial clues on the eggs and egg cups to help with the identification of the seasons. Students can be asked to identify the seasons by using the picture clues. (Northern Hemisphere) Names of the days, months and seasons are also included for ordering and using as flash cards for reading.