The present tenses are fairly simple to master on their own, but students can get confused when they’re paired in the same context. Seeing the simple present and present progressive together in the same text really helps students figure out when to use each one. This week’s Spotlight lesson, Pako, features a reading and exercises that use both tenses. (more…)
The environment is an important topic, but students can find it a little dull. Kids love talking about cars, though! Combine these two topics in our updated Smart Cars lesson, which makes learning about the environment lots of fun!
Our Smart Cars lesson in the Discovery Center includes discussion questions, pre-reading vocabulary, a short reading full of interesting facts, comprehension questions, vocabulary review exercises, and a word maze. There is even an optional black-and-white title page for your students to color.
For related materials, check out Where’s the Puppy? Preposition Practice for IN and ON on our blog for a free worksheet on prepositions used for transportation. (more…)
Getting ready to go back to school? This week’s Spotlight lesson, The Test, features a dialogue between two friends about typical school subject: exams! It’s a great lesson to use at the beginning of a new school year. Students can practice the simple future using be + Ving and be going to + V, both of which are natural to use when planning out goals for the year.
This lesson includes a short reading, comprehension questions, a be going to grammar chart, sentence puzzles, and a group discussion activity.
All of the readings in our Library section have a digital component, so teachers and parents can choose how to present the reading and comprehension questions—either on paper or online!
Sprout English has many simple future resources: (more…)
Kids love getting creative! Give them a chance to draw while developing their listening, reading, and vocabulary skills with our Hotel activity.
You can present this lesson as a Listen and Draw or Read and Draw activity. Both ways teach students how to follow instructions while they have fun! Sprout English has 15 drawing activities in our Project Depot, so you can alternate the way in which you present them. (more…)
Are your students or children ready for a review of the basic verb tenses? This week’s Spotlight lesson, Juan and Sofia – Simple Past Reading, includes the simple present, present progressive, and simple past tenses, and will engage your kids with a hilarious story and fun, educational activities!
This lesson includes a short reading, comprehension questions, sentence puzzles, a crossword, and a group discussion activity to review the simple present, present progressive, and simple past. There is also a helpful spelling review on forming the past tense of regular verbs.
All of the readings in our Library section have a digital component, so teachers and parents can choose how to present the reading and comprehension questions—either on paper or online!
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Turn this popular kids’ food into a lesson! Your young learners will enjoy learning about Pizza and how it’s served all around the world.
Our Pizza lesson in the Discovery Center includes discussion questions, pre-reading vocabulary, a short reading full of interesting facts, comprehension questions, vocabulary review, and a word maze. There is even an optional black-and-white title page for your students to color.
Check out our blog this week for related grammar tips and an activity. On Tuesday, Tanya will blog about Some Vs. Any—get students to practice these quantifiers while talking about pizza in her suggested activity. On Thursday, Tara will blog about a fun food-related activity to try in class: Countable or Uncountable Food: Our Buffet!
The past progressive (also called the past continuous) is used when comparing two past actions where one is longer than the other. The past progressive is often used when describing emergencies and natural disasters. February 1, our featured story on an earthquake, provides plenty of examples of this tense in a natural context.
All of the readings in our Library section can be done on paper or online, so teachers can choose how to present the reading and comprehension questions. Have your students do it on paper or in a computer lab during class, or assign it for online homework and do the follow-up activities in class the next day. This lesson also includes a grammar exercise, a word search puzzle, and an interview activity.
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Today is skateboarder Tony Hawk’s birthday, so it’s a great day/week to try our Skateboarding lesson! Students will enjoy learning about this popular sport and Tony Hawk’s contributions to it.
This six-page Discovery Center lesson includes discussion questions, a short reading full of interesting facts, comprehension questions, vocabulary review (including an odd-one-out exercise and a crossword), and a word maze. There is even an optional black-and-white title page for your young learners to color. (more…)
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? With our lesson on the Great Pyramid, students can learn about this famous ancient wonder of the world and discuss some of the mysterious facts surrounding it.
The Great Pyramid lesson, in the Discovery Center, includes discussion questions, a short reading full of interesting facts, comprehension questions, vocabulary review (including an odd-one-out exercise and a matching exercise), and a word maze. There is even an optional black-and-white title page for your young learners to color. (more…)
Students often need plenty of practice giving directions using prepositions of place. Our lesson of the week, New Town, is a great place to start! This four-page lesson includes three maps: one with two dialogues (audio included), one with a short reading and comprehension questions, and one with a crossword puzzle for comprehension. New Town is available in both print and digital versions! This lesson also includes different grammar targets including prepositions of place, the simple present, the present progressive (continuous), and clock time.
You’ll find plenty of related resources on our site to go along with this lesson. On Tuesday, I blogged about the grammar involved with giving directions and prepositions of place. On Thursday, Tara blogged about some fun activities to practice directions: Where Is Sprout? Games for Practicing Preposition of Place.
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