It’s a fun, festive time of year when spirits are high in and out of class! Teachers can maximize on students’ enthusiasm by doing Christmas activities that are both fun and educational. We’ve created three Christmas puzzles for you to try in class this season: Christmas Code, Pronunciation Path, and The Snowman’s Nose. And don’t forget about last year’s vocabulary/coloring worksheet: Christmas – Find the Objects! (more…)
Are your young learners familiar with vocabulary on furniture and rooms in a house? Our Buildings & Transportation section of our Word Bank has lessons on the house, the kitchen, and the living room. This week, we’re adding a NEW lesson on The Bedroom! (more…)
What are you grateful for? Many people will be celebrating Thanksgiving this week, so it’s a great time to review Thanksgiving vocabulary! Kids will love our colorful Thanksgiving lesson. (more…)
On November 11, many countries will pause to remember the bravery and sacrifice of their servicemen and women. To help your young learners understand the importance of this day (also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day), try our Veterans Day or Remembrance Day vocabulary lessons. (more…)
It’s almost that spooky time of year again! Kids in many countries are getting excited for Halloween on October 31. To get your class into the eerie spirit, try our Halloween vocabulary lesson!
This eight-page Word Bank lesson includes a colorful picture dictionary with Halloween images including pumpkin, jack-o’-lantern, ghost, skeleton, witch, etc. Activities such as a matchup, word choice, word search, word scramble, and spelling bee help make this lesson engaging and fun. Finish up with the discussion questions so that your students can try using the new vocabulary in context! (more…)
Halloween is coming soon! Have you tried Sprout English’s Halloween-themed Word Bank lesson? In this lesson, your students will learn some Halloween vocabulary in a fun way. We also have a fun NEW lesson on Prepositions of Place. Try both of these lessons before you try this follow-up Halloween listening activity.
Updated for 2016. To find out more about this lesson, please use this link: http://blog.sproutenglish.com/thanksgiving-find-the-objects-2/
September is a great time to review school-related vocabulary. Along with our Classroom Vocabulary lesson, we now have a NEW lesson on School Subjects!
In this Word Bank lesson, students will learn the spelling and pronunciation of common school subjects. They will practice this vocabulary through several fun, colorful activities, including a picture dictionary, matchup, word choice, word search, word scramble, and spelling bee. This lesson finishes up with discussion questions so that your students can practice using the new words in context. (more…)
Did your students go anywhere interesting during their summer holidays? Travel is a natural conversation topic during the first few weeks when kids are back to school. Our Spotlight lesson this week is on a famous place in the world: The Great Wall of China! (more…)
A lot of you went back to school recently, and we hope your year is starting off on the right foot! Now is a great time to try this week’s Spotlight lesson on introductions, likes/dislikes, and hobbies. Our Ann: Simple Present Reading lesson is also a great way to introduce or review the simple present verb tense.
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