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Best of Christmas, 1-4

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A Theme Page about mostly secular Christmas celebrations for beginner and elementary-level students, A1.

Warm-up

Santa’s Countdown at Claus.comhttp://www.claus.com/countdown/countdown.htmlWe check the Santa’s Countdown machine throughout the year to make sure Santa is not late for Christmas.

Santa’s Elves – Dogs and Cats with Human Hands Making Toys – Freshpet – YouTube (2:09)https://youtu.be/y6NS77HLjEEAdorable dogs and cats dressed as Santa’s elves with human hands making toys: just another thing to love about the holidays.

Wawra Christmas Tree Lights Show MIX 2014 “FROZEN” “Shake It Off” “Let It Go” wawrachristmas.com – YouTube (2:31)https://youtu.be/88sthUSnogg It has always been a Wawra family tradition to get Monster Real Trees too big to fit in the room. – Lighting show with music from Frozen

Songs and Carols

Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Bell | Christmas Song for Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/B27gWPuDOFwThe Christmas Tree, Reindeer, Bell song is simple Christmas song and dance for young learners, preschool, kindergarten and the ESL / EFL classroom. (Yr 1-2)

Hello, Reindeer | Children’s Christmas Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZUi1YJVChpgGreet your friends with this holiday Hello song! Hello, Reindeer! Hello, Snowman! Hello, Santa! (Yr 1-2)

Little Snowflake | Kids Songs | Super Simple Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/tbbKjDjMDokSuper Simple Song Little Snowflake for young learners, sung by children (yr 1-2) With lyrics

We Wish You A Merry Christmas – Christmas Songs Xmas Songs English Subtitle – Lala Cat Official – YouTube (4:43)https://youtu.be/BuE1uu4p-b0?list=RDBuE1uu4p-b0We Wish You A Merry Christmas Crazy Frog – Christmas Songs – A long play of the song with subtitles (Yr 1-2)

S-A-N-T-A | Super Simple Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/mGAYzlqj-aEMerry Christmas! We hope you enjoy this BINGO-style tribute to our favorite jolly fellow, Santa Claus. (Yr 1-3)

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Christmas Xmas Songs English Subtitle – Lala Cat Official – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CZ5MhDvBbP8?list=RDBuE1uu4p-b0Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Christmas Songs – A Playlist with English Subtitles (Yr 2-3)

Christmas Freeze Dance | Freeze Dance | Christmas Dance for Kids | Christmas Dance Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/eo9bpiwKpx4The Kiboomers! Christmas Freeze Dance Music That Stops! Freeze! (Yr 2-3)

Top 10 Best Christmas Songs and Carols Collection of All Time – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/VuztezCQfV8Watch our Christmas Songs playlist which includes Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Away In A manger, The Little Drummer Boy …

Vocabulary

Super Simple Songs – Christmas – Complete Flashcards – Super Simplehttps://supersimple.com/free-printables/super-simple-songs-christmas-complete-flashcards/This set of 36 Christmas flashcards is great for teaching a Christmas topic or for teaching any song from the Super Simple Songs – Christmas album.

Learn Christmas Vocabulary | Talking Flashcards – YouTube (1:47)https://youtu.be/0rkP-R240YsA short video to teach kids some Christmas vocabulary. For more Christmas fun, check out our Ho Ho Ho Christmas Songs (Yr 1-2)

Christmas Guessing Game | Christmas Vocabulary Game – YouTube (6:28)https://youtu.be/YYAxTzD-N0In this Christmas Guessing Game, you must guess the Christmas word before the time runs out. There are 10 Christmas Words. (Yr 2-3)

Christmas Flashcards – Free Printable Flashcards to Download – Speak and Play Englishhttps://speak-and-play-english.com/christmas-flashcards-free-download-esl-printableThis flashcards collection can be used to teach Christmas vocabulary. I(Yr 2-3)

Christmas – English Picture Vocabularyhttp://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/christmas/beginner-christmas-vocabulary.htmlAn easy English vocabulary lesson about Christmas, with audio and practice tests. (Yr 2-4) Christmas Shopping Vocabulary

Christmas Vocabulary | English Speaking Practice | ESL | EFL – YouTube (3:36)https://youtu.be/AyTQ7nFN7G0Learn important Christmas Vocabulary Hello Everyone! This video is designed for students, teachers and anyone wanting to learn English. (Yr 2-4)

Christmas | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/christmas?st_lang=enChristmas vocabulary with matching activities fro Learning Chocolate (Yr 3-4)

Christmas ESL Printable Vocabulary Worksheetshttp://www.englishwsheets.com/christmas.htmlChristmas ESL Printable Vocabulary Worksheets, Exercises, Picture Dictionaries, Puzzles, Matching Activities, Flashcards, Games and Vocabulary Cards For Kids (Yr 3-4)

Worksheets

Christmas Worksheets for ESL Studentshttp://bogglesworldesl.com/christmas_worksheets.htmThis is a collection of free, printable worksheets for teaching EAL students language and traditions related to the theme of Christmas. – Requires time to explore but includes many gems (Yr 2-4)

Christmas Word Searcheshttp://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas-word-searchesLots NEW! Here is our collection of fun, printable Christmas word searches for kids to enjoy in the classroom or home. We’ve tried to cover all aspects of Christmas here so that there is something that appeals to everyone! Where necessary, we provide both UK and US English spellings. (Yr 3-4)

Reading

How the Grinch Stole Christmas #readalong | Brightly Storytime – YouTube (15:07)https://youtu.be/YOpKuQO1FkA

Follow along as Ms. Linda reads the ultimate Dr. Seuss Christmas classic — no holiday season is complete without the Grinch, Max, Cindy-Lou, and all the residents of Who-ville! (Yr 3-4)

Listening

Christmas Vocabulary in English – ESL Words associated with Christmas – YouTube (5:03)https://youtu.be/r33MVi39A2gEnglish Vocabulary about Christmas – ESL Words associated with Xmas, The Christmas vocabulary (Yr 3-4)

Viewing

The Snowman 1982 HD – YouTube (25:38)https://youtu.be/baaxRJzq4zw

An animated adventure about a young boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure

Freshpet Holiday Feast – 13 Dogs and 1 Cat Eating with Human Hands – YouTube (1:53)https://youtu.be/vhg7Xm4FXAY13 Dogs and 1 Cat Eating with Human Hands Watch the Behind the Scenes video here to see how we did it!

This is Britain Christmas – YouTube (8:10)https://youtu.be/HSbN2W04sxUTwo children show what they do in the month of December

IT’S CHRISTMAS, DAVID! KIDS BOOKS READ ALOUD – YouTube (10:53)https://youtu.be/HLCmTh5FB2sToday we’re going to read It’s Christmas, David by David Shannon. At Christmastime, everyone always said… No David!

Writing

Santa’s Den – Christmas Stories and Christmas Activities with Santa Claushttp://www.northpole.com/Den/PersonalizedStories/If you would like to have one of Santa’s stories personalized for you, select one of them and enter your personal information. Then click “Read the Story” or “Print a Personalized Story Book” to create your very own book!

Santa is saying hello 👋https://www.synthesia.io/santa-share?videoId=58e7ec7c-84b8-4a4c-a663-49dc47582f36Watch your Santa video. Or create your own Santa AI video for free on Synthesia and send it to friends and family.

A letter to Santahttp://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/letter-to-santa.pdfStudents complete a letter to Santa, telling Santa the good things they have done this year. – A printable pdf to fill in (Yr 3-4)

Interactive

Inside the North Polehttps://www.santasnorthpole.com/Welcome to Santa’s North Pole! A magical and fun-filled place with lots of Christmas games, holiday activities, interesting facts and more.

Christmas fun – crossword – Interactive worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Christmas/Christmas_fun_-_crossword_se13082jsChristmas interactive and downloadable worksheet. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. (Yr 3-4)

Quizzes

Christmas Trivia | Holiday Trivia | ESL Games – YouTube (3:28)https://youtu.be/9ndG3bR0-uQA super fun trivia game to get students into the holiday season. A great resource to get students relaxed and warmed up for the holiday season. (yr 3-4)

More Materials

New! Holiday Gratitude activities for Grades K-2 | Wide Open Schoolhttps://wideopenschool.org/student-activities/holiday-gratitude/grades-k-2/#all/The holidays will be different this year. Wide Open School can help make sure they still feel special. See the Holiday Gratitude library.

Christmas Activity Packhttps://oupeltglobal.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/oxfordchristmasactivities2013.pdfIn this 11-page pdf-document there are activities on various levels, one for each.

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School Start 1-6

Use these activities to start a new school year. First, you need to make your students feel welcome and comfortable in class, with you and each other. Leave out school books and tests – at least until later.

Related Pages: Calendar and Planning Page.

Warm-up

Welcome Back to School! Animated Digital Card – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/6oehtcsDKWo

A funny starter welcoming you back to school (yr 1-4)

Kid Snippets: “Back to School” (Imagined by Kids) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ryeDfr5RnWE

Adults act to child voices. Funny if the students know the body parts (yr 3-5)

Back to School – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (PARODY) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/PynHF1uOq-k

This song is dedicated to all the teachers, parents and students. (yr 4-6)

bored of education – YouTube (5:57)https://youtu.be/t95z3VQC_hs

Anything they are motivated to do, they find a way to do it. Show this if you have ice-cream ready to be delivered (yr 5-6)

Please, Come In! 3 Activities to Start Off the Course on the Right Foot | Blog de Cristinahttps://www.cristinacabal.com/?p=9916

An interactive game to revise grammar and vocabulary from the previous year and not one, but 2 highly engaging speaking activities that can be considered,

Songs and Rhymes

Welcome to School Singlish – Learn English Program – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/LnQh4PWTAokLearn English through singing with kids! Welcome to School is a pilot for the Singlish english learning program. Watch as kids learn all about how to behave in school! (yr 1-2)

Children’s Song- Back to School – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/LZBcYaxK-wU

Back to School I’m going back. You’re going back. We’re going back, back to school. (yr 3-5)

Back at School! | Back to School Song | Jack Hartmann – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/GnWH786zjgcJack Hartmann welcomes you back to school. This Back to School song sets the tone for an exciting year full of fun and learning. (yr 4-6)

Teacher Introduction

Guessing Gamehttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Answer-these-questions.pdf

Let students guess 10 facts about you. This is an example.

Free Printable: Get to Know Your Teacher (Back to School)http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/07/06/free-printable-of-the-week-get-to-know-your-teacher-(back-to-school)

A worksheet to help your kids pay attention to you when you’re introducing yourself and encourage them to make connections with you.

17 Unique Ways for Teachers to Introduce Yourself to Your Studentshttps://www.weareteachers.com/10-creative-ways-to-introduce-yourself-to-students-2/

You only get one chance to make the first impression.

‘Getting to Know’ Games

What’s your name? – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Uv1JkBL5728?list=RDLZBcYaxK-wU

A simple song to practice saying your name. – Starts a playlist with several simple songs (yr 1-2)

Icebreakers that Rock | Cult of Pedagogyhttps://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-icebreakers/

Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don’t really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.

Board Games Freebiehttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Activities-Getting-to-Know-You-Beginning-of-the-Year-Activities-1310541

Welcome your students back to school with these free games that are perfect as a ‘getting to know you’ activity. There are three printable games that are ideal for the first days of school.

Worksheets

All About Me Free Printablehttps://www.thesuburbanmom.com/2015/08/10/all-about-me-free-printable/Capture first day of school memories by having kids fill out an All About Me Free Printable. – Scroll down to find the downloads for each grade.

This is Mehttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/This-is-Me-1288516Starting with new ESL/EFL students, getting to know…

All About Me Printable Book | A to Z Teacher Stuff Printable Pages and Worksheetshttp://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/420/all-about-me-printable-book/Page 1 – A Portrait of Me Page 2 – The color of my eyes is blue. Page 3 – I write with my left hand. Page 4 – I am 7 years old. Page 5 – I live in a house. My address is 123 Main Street. (yr 2-3)

Speaking

About Mehttps://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/about_me_0.pdf

A board game to print out, laminate and play with dice (yr 3-5)

Chatting with friendshttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chatting-with-Friends-1288522Starting with a new group of ESL/EFL students, discussion…

Conversation Questions – Getting to know you – Elementary worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/conversation_questions_-_getting_to_know_you_-_elementary/conversation-questions-getting/14437

Sheet of questions that students can use to interview and get to know each other. There are 3 pages – each page contains exactly the same questions, but they are in different places (so even if students look at each other´s worksheet when they don´t understand a question, they won´t be able to locate the questions easily). – ESL worksheets (yr 5-6)

Building Relationships

How to Build a Good Relationship With Your ESL Students | ITTT | TEFL Bloghttps://www.teflcourse.net/blog/establishing-rapport-with-esl-students/In this blog post, our recent TEFL graduate shares her knowledge of establishing rapport with ESL students.

7 Tips for Building Positive Relationships with English-Language Learners – Edutopiahttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/building-positive-relationships-ELL-larry-ferlazzo-katie-hull-sypnieskiTeachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski share seven suggestions for reaching out to and gaining the confidence of English-language learners in the classroom.

School Rules

Classroom Rules – YouTube (4:26)https://youtu.be/ddvTFgzkS5M

A fun animation about classroom rules.

Miss. D’s Classroom Rules video – YouTube (3:19)https://youtu.be/-_4QCqO239k

A fun mix about classroom rules – disney version.

If Kids Made the Classroom Rules – YouTube (1:26)https://youtu.be/0IcgMgnc420
We asked elementary students to make ONE RULE for their classroom, and these are the ones they came up with.

Writing

My English Story
Write a story about yourself and how you like to learn English. What do you want the teacher to know?

School Vocabulary

School Supplies Song | Fun Kids English – YouTube (2:49)https://youtu.be/hjFaqDNUVFoThis is a fun School Supplies Song for kids that you can play along with at home. Play along at home with your own book, pencil, eraser, glue, paper, ruler and bag and see if you can touch them (yr 1-2)

Back to School with Steve and Maggie | Speak English with Stories for Kids | Wow English TV – YouTube (12:50)https://youtu.be/F9OdB53UGmASteve and Maggie are getting ready for school. Steve needs to find all his things for school (you can stop at 4:30). Next, Steve visits Maggie in the school and they sing together. (yr 2-3)

Back to School Story for Children from Steve and Bob the Blob | Learn English Vocabulary – YouTube (5:47)https://youtu.be/dJFwPA8aitcSteve is helping Bob with his new school. Back to school. But wait a minute, there are a few problems with Bob’s school at the moment. (yr 3-5)

Kahoot!https://create.kahoot.it/details/basic-english/989c7108-87e8-4c16-9386-ff2aa26f7880Basic English Kahoot! – game that you can copy and modify to suit yourself

Final Words

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Summer, 1-6

A Theme Page about Summer with songs, vocabulary, reading and listening activities for elementary students (A1), year 1-6 in Sweden

Songs

Summer Song for Children | Simple Song for Kids Learning English – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/RKuOdbBmA7I

Learn this with little kids during my English lessons as we head closer into summertime and summer vacation.(yr 1-2)

Summer Summer Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/mVhh0oATqBI The Singing Walrus presents “The Summer Song”, a funky summertime song for young children. (yr 1-2)

Fun Summer Song – I Love Summer – Seasons Song by ELF Learning – ELF Kids Videos – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/DfHWc6-xuE4

A fun, energetic song about summer (yr 2-4)

Frozen “In Summer” song — Official | HD – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/UFatVn1hP3o

(yr 3-5) …

FUNNY SONG #5: Please Don’t Pee in the Pool! – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/P5om694_E-Y

A funny song for kids and teens (yr 2-6)

Boom Chicka Boom ? Summer Dance Song for Kids ? Brain Breaks ? Kids Songs by The Learning Station – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/hfZ-438DrIs

Boom Chicka Boom Summer Songs for Kids by The Learning Station: Your kids will love this silly song for children; summer dance (yr 3-6)

KIDZ BOP Kids – Uptown Funk (Official Music Video) [KIDZ BOP 28] – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ohqYQG-TIas

Music video of the KIDZ BOP Kids performing “Uptown Funk” from KIDZ BOP 28! ? (yr 4-6)

DJ Sven – Holiday rap (Lyrics) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/OHkqCvQIZpk

A very fast rap song; you could change the speed to .75 (yr 5-6) …

Vocabulary

Summer Vocabulary ESL – YouTube (4:41)https://youtu.be/H78LRzQYo_s

Learn summer vocabulary words in British English.
Suitable for ESL students and children learning how to read and write. (yr 1-3)

Summer vocabulary for kids learning English | Vocabulary quizhttps://www.anglomaniacy.pl/summerQuiz.htm#gamesIf kids are new to the topic, or if they need some help with their spelling, introduce the vocabulary by using our Vocabulary Words list before playing the game. (yr 3-4)

English for Beginners – Summer Vocabulary Word Listhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/seasons/summer/picture-vocabulary.htmlAn easy esl vocabulary lesson for adults and kids about summertime. (yr 3-6)

Summer Vacation Story – YouTube (2:52)https://youtu.be/8k6CGviKWkw

A story about summer and what you can do during summer vacation (yr 2-4)

My Summer Vacation – YouTube (5:17)https://youtu.be/V_BnhRJmxtA

Learn how to talk about you summer vacation / holiday in English (yr 4-5)

English Vocabulary with Pictures: Summer – YouTube (3:28)https://youtu.be/Cenu7yRK7AY

Today you’ll learn some English vocabulary related to summer and hot weather, with pictures to help you remember the words. (yr 5-6)

Lesson Plans

ESL Beaches Lessonhttps://www.elcivics.com/esl/beaches/lesson-1.htmlPictures with simple sentences and some downloadable activities (yr 3-5), also in Summer Vacation
Yards Lesson

Reading

Elementary English Reading – Planning a Holidayhttps://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/elementary-course/travel-and-holidays/travel-and-holidays-reading.htmlA free online lesson to practice scanning a text for information. (yr 5-6)

Listening

Listen, learn and teach English for elementary and pre-intermediate English learnershttps://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages1/level1.shtml Find #88 Beside the Seaside and #151 Creepy-Crawlies for summer listening with activities (yr 5-6)

#097 English podcast lesson: Summer Vacation – What to do? – ESL – YouTube (15:00)https://youtu.be/DDdNNrHEHxg?t=102

Hello, everybody! I am Georgiana your English teacher and founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently. Speaking English is easier than it seems! (yr 5-6)

Viewing

Peppa Pig Episodes – Summer compilation Peppa Pig Official – YouTube (15:00)https://youtu.be/g4z8bqTpA70

Enjoy the summer sunshine with Peppa Pig and friends! (yr 3-4)

Holiday Story for Kids from Steve and Maggie | Speaking Stories Wow English TV – YouTube (7:19)https://youtu.be/K7ZJp63pYL0

Steve is going to the airport to catch a plane with Maggie. Steve needs to hurry up, because he doesn’t want to be late (yr 3-4) Also from Steve and Maggie: Summer Holiday (11:40) Hide and Seek (10:48)

Kid President’s 5 Things That Make Summer Awesome – YouTube (3:16)https://youtu.be/4MlZR691of0

It’s SUMMERTIME! Summertime is awesome, but unfortunately not for everyone. – Fast with subtitles (yr 5-6)

Hot Hot Hot | Summer Compilation! | Mr. Bean Official – YouTube (9:55)https://youtu.be/5NJFwDyzSag

Mr Bean loves summer – whether it’s a nice swim or getting a tan! – Watch and tell, write or narrate the story (yr 4-6)

Worksheets

Summer vocabulary for kids learning English | Printable resourceshttps://anglomaniacy.pl/summerPrintables.htmBrowse, download and print resources designed for learning and practising English words related to the theme Summer: ball, crab, hat, hot, ice cream, sandcastle, shell, sun, sunflower, sunglasses, tent, umbrella. (yr 2-4)

Summer Worksheethttps://busyteacher.org/5194-summer-worksheet.htmlSummer vocabulary for beginners. Containing a picture dictionary and a word search puzzle. (yr 2-3)

Summer Wordsearch Puzzlehttps://busyteacher.org/5733-summer-wordsearch-puzzle.htmlFill fifteen minutes of your lesson with this Summer word search. Students must find 20 different words: backpacking, bikini, beach, berries, gardening, camping, daisy, fan, diving, flowers, (yr 3-6)

Summer at the Seasidehttps://busyteacher.org/6442-summer-at-the-sea-side.htmlThis is a worksheet for elementary students on summer vocabulary. Students are asked to choose a word from the box and write it down under the right picture. (yr 3-6)

Holidays and Leisure Activities Worksheethttps://busyteacher.org/11578-holidays-and-leisure-activities-worksheet.htmlThis is a worksheet for teaching future forms with going to, holidays and leisure activities related vocabulary. (yr 4-6)

Summer Holidayhttps://busyteacher.org/6416-summer-holiday.htmlThis is an enjoyable activity to learn and to practice summer holidays vocabulary. (yr 5-6)

Holidays Elementary Worksheethttps://busyteacher.org/12017-holidays-elementary-worksheet.htmlThis is a pretty simple worksheet for teaching or revising holidays related vocabulary at elementary level. (yr 3-5) A Wonderful Summer Last Summer Holidays

Speaking

Conversation Questions About Summer! – ESL Airplanehttps://eslairplane.com/speaking-questions/conversation-questions-summer

This list of 20 questions is designed to get your ESL students chatting about their own opinions and past experiences related to summer (yr 3-5)

ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: SUMMERhttps://www.esldiscussions.com/s/summer.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Summer. – Questions to discuss in pairs or small groups (yr 5-6)

Writing

Informal Letter to a Friend Inviting for Summer Vacation in English – MyEnglishTeacher.eu Bloghttps://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/letter-to-a-friend-inviting-for-summer-vacation/

Example of an informal letter to invite a friend for a summer vacation: Dear Patricia, I hope you are well. Are you looking forward to the summer holiday?

Summer Magnetic Poetry (FREE Template and Tutorial) | Shake Up Learninghttps://shakeuplearning.com/blog/summer-magnetic-poetry-free-template-and-tutorialGrab a copy of one my magnetic poetry templates AND learn how to create and revise these on your own with my FREE Mini-Course: How to Create Magnetic Poetry

Games

7 ESL Summer Lesson Plan Ideas ☀️ – Premier TEFLhttps://premiertefl.com/7-esl-summer-lesson-plan-ideas/

Now with summer in full swing, these warmer months provide the perfect time to ‘heat up’ the classroom with these fun and adaptable ESL summer lesson plans.

Holiday Board Gamehttps://busyteacher.org/11686-holiday-board-game.htmlThis colourful board game is designed to create conversation about holidays and includes a variety of question structures. (yr 5-6)

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Limerick Day, May 12th

Limerick Day, May 12th, honors the birthday of Edward Lear, English poet, and author.

Background

Limerick Day, May 12 at Holiday Insightshttp://www.holidayinsights.com/stpat/limerickday.htm

Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear (1812-1888). It also, of course, celebrates Limerick poems. Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his Book of Nonsense”. (yr 4-6)

Fun Holiday – Limerick Dayhttps://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/limerick-dayLimerick Day, also sometimes called National Limerick Day honors the birthday of Edward Lear, English poet, and author. Born in 1812, Lear popularized this form of poetry in his 1846 book called A Book of Nonsense. (yr 5-7)

National Limerick Dayhttps://www.bestbrains.com/blogDetail?url=national-limerick-day

Limerick Day is a fun holiday celebrated on May 12th, each year. It is an unofficial holiday in many places and is celebrated on the birthday of writer Edward Lear. (yr 7-9)

A biography of Edward Lear – English ESL Worksheets for distance learning and physical classroomshttps://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/material-type/reading-comprehension-activities/biography-edward-lear/8258I used this with The Owl and the Pussycat for my French elementary level children and followed it with a quiz. – ESL worksheets (yr 7-9)A quiz

Viewing

7 Little Limericks – YouTube (1:57)https://youtu.be/VtLQO1Gk39g
Mr Peek’s Poetry Funtime. 7 Little Limericks (Children’s poetry. Limericks for the classroom) (yr 3-7)

The Limerick Song – YouTube (0:45)https://youtu.be/k-rN3DGMCsE
Mr Peek’s Poetry Funtime. 7 Little Limericks (Limericks for the classroom) – Choose slower speed first. (yr 5-9)

Limerick Poems for Kids | Classroom Poetry Video – YouTube (6:31)https://youtu.be/Wy65TkCadfU
Learn all about limerick poems! In this learning video for kids, learn all about the silliest type of poetry. – Choose the faster speed for older students (yr 6-9)

Limericks

There Was a Little Girl, – Who Had a Little Curl – English Children’s Songs – England – Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Rhymes from Around the Worldhttp://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1365

An easy limerick to practice sentence stress with (yr 3-4)

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe – English Children’s Songs – England – Mama Lisa’s World: Children’s Songs and Rhymes from Around the Worldhttp://www.mamalisa.com/?t=hes&p=1531&l=T

Another famous limerick. (yr 3-4)

Limericks for Kidshttps://grahamlester.webs.com/kids.htmSome New and Old Limericks for Children – A long list. There was a young lady from Leeds Who swallowed a package of seeds. Now this sorry young lass Is quite covered in grass, But has all the tomatoes she needs. (yr 5-9)

Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsensehttp://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/BoN/index.html

Read some original limericks by Edward Lear: There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry… (yr 7-9) With coloured images

Lesson Plans

KidZone Poetry – Limerickshttps://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/limerick.htmA limerick is a silly poem with five lines. They are often funny or nonsensical. Limericks were made famous by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the “Book of Nonsense” in the 1800’s.

Limericks for Kidshttps://www.activityvillage.co.uk/limericksLearn about limericks with the help of the resources below. You can enjoy our own limericks with the kids, delve into Edward Lear’s original limericks, or find out what exactly a limerick is and writing your own.

Writing

How to Write a Limerick – Kenn Nesbitt’s Poetry4kids.comhttps://www.poetry4kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-limerick/Limericks are one of the most fun and well-known poetic forms. No one knows for sure where the name “limerick” comes from, but most people assume it is related to the county of Limerick, in Ireland.

How to Write a Limerick with Kidshttps://redtri.com/how-to-write-a-limerick-with-kids/Today is National Limerick Day (of course!) and all you need to celebrate is some paper, a pen, and our easy tutorial.

Make your own Limerick : Poetry through the Ageshttp://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_limerick_make.htmlLimericks are fun to create. They are humorous, often bawdy, full of folk wisdom, and delightfully entertaining. They are also easy to write. (yr 7-9)

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Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May in the USA, but on the last Sunday in Sweden. In the UK Mothering Sunday is on the 4th Sunday of Lent, the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Day.

Background

When is Mother’s Day UK and why does the date change? – The Sun

When is Mother’s Day and why does the date change? – The Sunhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10768470/when-mothers-day-2020-sunday-date/MOTHER’S Day is time for sons and daughters to celebrate their mothers, but the changing date catches many people out.

Mothers Day Around The World – Mothers Day Celebrationhttp://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/mothers-day-around-world.html

A special day in the honor of mothers, Mothers Day is celebrated in several countries around the world though on different dates. In a large number of countries including US, Mothers Day is…

Warm-Up

Debenhams: Mom – Creative Criminals (0:49)http://creativecriminals.com/tv-commercial/debenhams/momInstead of only calling for your mom when you need her, you can call her this time to thank her for everything she has done for you. Only using the word ‘mom’ conveys this message perfectly. (yr 2-B1)

Thank You Mom on Vimeo (1:41)https://vimeo.com/41857465Just in time for Mothers Day, we went around New York City asking real people on the street to say thank you to their mothers. (yr 8-B1)

Songs

Happy Mother’s Day | Kids Song | Song Lyrics Video | The Kiboomers – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/MYqFPa1mrXo

The Kiboomers! Mother’s Day! Kids Song! Lyrics! (yr 2-3)

MOTHER’S DAY SONG | MY MOM IS A SUPERSTAR | Dj Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/i49icozXSsg

Our mom’s are true heroes! Let’s celebrate and sing for them! (yr 4-6)

The Best Day – Taylor Swift – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/8-XeuKQtqQA

The Best Day – Taylor Swift lyrics on screen, with pictures. (yr 5-B1) Lyrics worksheet

Mama by Spice Girls lyrics – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/8-XeuKQtqQA

Mama by Spice Girls with lyrics on screen (yr 7-B1)

Mother ~ A Word that Means the World to Me – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/bCSkTWcOadkVintage Mother’s Day song set to an antique picture montage greeting. Wish your Mom a vintage Happy Mothers’ Day! (yr 7-9) Another version (yr 8-B1)

Vocabulary

Mother’s Day Theme Unithttps://www.edhelper.com/MothersDay5728.htmSelect the definition that most nearly defines the given word. This is only a sample pre-made worksheet. (yr 7-9)

ESL Vocabulary Quiz – Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day/ Grandparents’ Dayhttps://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/holidays_mothersday1.htmlFor each blank space, choose the correct response. If both responses are acceptable, choose the one that sounds more natural. Good luck! (yr 8-B1)

Reading

Happy Mother’s Day, Dear Dragonhttp://www.starfall.com/n/fiction-nonfiction/mothers-day/load.htm?f

An interactive e-book. If you are using an older device or browser that does not support HTML5, which is needed for Starfall Version 2, we may be able to serve you the original Starfall with Adobe Flash. (yr 2-4)

11. Mother’s Day – A Holiday to Honor Motherhoodhttps://www.eslfast.com/eslread/ss/s011.htmMother’s Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors mothers in the United States. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It became an official holiday in the country at the start of the 20th century as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war. (yr 6-8)

Mother’s Day – Reading Comprehensionhttps://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-mothers-day.phpThe modern Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April, or May as a day to honor mothers and motherhood. In the UK and Ireland, it follows the old traditions of Mothering Sunday, celebrated in March/April. (yr 7-9)

Who came up with Mother’s Day and why? | HowStuffWorkshttps://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/question634.htmMother’s Day is set aside in many countries as a day to honor our mothers and grandmothers. The origin of this day can be traced back much farther than you might think. Learn about the history of this special day.

Lesson Plans

ESL Mother’s Day Lesson, Worksheets, Crossword Puzzlehttp://www.elcivics.com/mothers_day_1

Mother’s Day is a special holiday to honor mothers and grandmothers. Simple sentences and activities about celebrating Mother’s Day by elcivics.com. (yr 4-7)

ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Mother’s Dayhttp://www.eslholidaylessons.com/05/mothers_day.html

A factual text with enough material for a whole lesson from ESLHolidayLessons.com. (yr 8-B1) Flipbook

Viewing

Tell Your Mum (4:38) https://youtu.be/WI0Twlt1aek

The Simple Message from a Wrestler Brought This Middle School Class to Tears

Speaking

Easy Conversation: 74. Mother’s Dayhttps://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/ec/dailylife074.htmA: What are you getting for your mom? B: What are you talking about? A: Sunday is Mother’s Day. B: This Sunday? A: Of course. It’s all over the news. B: I thought it was next Sunday. A: Well, you’d better get her something. B: I’ll get her a nice card. A: Is that it? B: Yes. That’s all I ever give…

ESL Discussions: Conversation Questions: Speaking Lesson: MOTHERShttps://esldiscussions.com/m/mothers.htmlESL Discussions: Free worksheet and online activity on Mothers. (yr 7-B1)

Worksheets

Mother’s Day – Activities, Games, and Worksheets for kidshttp://www.eslkidz.com/mothers-day.htmlWorksheets – easily downloadable

Mother’s Day – Online Quizzes, Games and Worksheetshttps://www.esolcourses.com/topics/mothers-day.htmlFree self-study english lessons and ESL teaching materials

More Materials

Mother’s Day Activity – ESL Games and Activities – ESL Logichttps://esllogic.com/esllogicpuzzles/esl-holiday-logic-activities/mothers-day-activity/This Mother’s Day activity is a logic puzzle about children and the gifts they gave their mother on Mother’s Day. Can you solve the puzzle?

Mother’s Day Poems – Mother Poetry, Mothersdaycelebrationhttps://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/mothers-day-poems.htmlOnce in a year, Mother’s day comes, in order to lay emphasis on the role of our mother, she plays in our lives.

The Best and Worst Countries to Be a Motherhttp://chartsbin.com/view/stfThis map shows 2010 Mothers’ Index around the world. The Mothers’ Index helps document conditions for mothers and children in 160 countries and shows where mothers fare best and where they face the greatest hardships

Mothers Day Dates around the worldhttp://chartsbin.com/view/jqgThis map show Mother’s Day celebration dates around the world. The Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in May, though also celebrated in March in some countries, as a day to honour mothers and motherhood.

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25th April 20203rd May 2020

May Day

A Theme Page about May 1st, May Day, a k a International Labour Day, not to be confused with the American Labor Day in September.

Lower Elementary 3-4

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Preschool Education Music & Songs : Holiday > May Dayhttp://www.preschooleducation.com/smayday.shtmlMay Day Songs to well-known tunes. The last one especially recommended.

May Day Traditions and Customs in Englandhttp://projectbritain.com/mayday.htmThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom.

Elementary 5-6

Beltane/May Day – Lesson Plans & Games for Kidshttps://holidays.mrdonn.org/mayday.htmlA text about the history of May Day celebrations. There is a link to a PowerPoint Presentation below the text. You can easily rephrase the slides to suit your students’ level.

A Little Bit About May Dayhttp://www.bry-backmanor.org/holidayfun/mayday.htmlMay Day began as a Spring festival long ago. People gathered together on the first day of May to celebrate the coming of Summer. There are a lot of different customs that have been a part of May Day festivities.

Intermediate 7-9

International Labour Dayhttps://k-international.com/blog/may-day-around-the-world/International Labour Day celebration customs in various countries.

Beltane – Resources for Teaching and Learning Englishhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics4april/beltane/beltane.htmlFree online activities and printables about Beltane and May Day celebrations.

May Day – British Culture – British Customs and Traditions in Mayhttps://www.learnenglish.de/culture/mayday.htmlWith dictionary look up. Double click on any word for its definition. This section is in advanced English and is only intended to be a guide, not to be taken too seriously! With dictionary look up.

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14th April 202025th April 2020

Earth Day

Earth Day has been celebrated annually since 1970 on April 22nd.

Related Theme Pages: Environment 5-7, Environment 8-9, Environment B1, Climate Crisis

Background

Earth Day 50th Anniversary | Earth Dayhttps://www.earthday.org/earth-day-50th-anniversary/Learn about 2020 theme for Earth Day and our global priorities as the world prepares to mark 50 years of Earth Day on April 22, 2020.

Songs

Do your best | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttps://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/songs/do-your-bestHow can we save the planet? Listen to a song called Do your best and sing along. (yr 2-5)

Vocabulary

Every Day is Earth Dayhttps://www.starfall.com/h/holiday/earthday/?t=292044966

Easy activity with pictures about recycling from Starfall.com. If you are using an older device or browser that does not support HTML5, which is needed for Starfall Version 2, we may be able to serve you the original Starfall with Adobe Flash. (yr 2-3)

Mrs. Hankinson’s Class: Earth Day FREEBIE!http://learningisforsuperstars.blogspot.se/2013/04/earth-day-freebie.html

Flashcards for environmental vocabulary. Hi! I’m Sarah from Mrs. Hankinson’s Class! I teach a 1st/2nd combo class and love to find ways to challenge my students. (yr 3-4)

Earth Day Word Workhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Earth-Day-Word-Work-128689

Enjoy this 3 page Earth Day Language-Arts freebie. Perfect for higher-level 2nd graders to typical 5th graders. *Includes Answer Key* Great way to change up morning work for the day! (yr 5-7)

Earth Day vocabulary games, Earth Day vocabulary puzzles - www.myvocabulary.com

Earth Day vocabulary games, Earth Day vocabulary puzzles – http://www.myvocabulary.comhttp://www.myvocabulary.com/index.php?dir=def_match&file=attempt_def_match&theme_id=61

MyVocabulary.com Quite difficult environmental vocabulary to match with the definitions (yr 8-9)

Lesson Plans

Earth Day Mini Unithttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Mini-Unit-Freebie-214150

This unit is full of Earth Day topics such as reduce, reuse, recycle, pollution, mother earth, and more! Enjoy this free mini-unit! (yr 3-5)

Last Minute Earth Day FREEBIEhttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Last-Minute-Earth-Day-FREEBIE-670250

A quick low-prep way to work Earth Day into your classroom. This pack includes a quick teaching slide to explain the words “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle,” some examples of each and thinking questions to get a discussion started. (yr 5-8)

PBS LearningMediahttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/tools/storyboard/view/eb4158a6-bb12-4d5f-89ef-1dbe8df9cd72/Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards. (yr 6-9)

ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Earth Dayhttp://www.eslholidaylessons.com/04/earth_day.htmlESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Earth Day – Handouts, online activity and mp3. (yr 6-9)

Reading

It’s Earth Day, Dear Dragonhttp://www.starfall.com/n/fiction-nonfiction/dragon-eddd/load.htm?f

An easy story to read. If you are using an older device or browser that does not support HTML5, which is needed for Starfall Version 2, we may be able to serve you the original Starfall with Adobe Flash. (yr 2-3)

Earth Day Mini Bookhttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Protect-the-Earth-A-FREE-Earth-Day-Mini-Book-Close-Read-621964

An Earth Day Mini-Book / Close Read If you love your planet, and you want your kids to learn about the importance of taking care of the earth, this mini-book is just the product for you! (yr 4-6)

Viewing

Earth Day for Kids – YouTube (5:44)https://youtu.be/yl3zgcL0Tv8Wow! Learn about Earth Day in this learning video for kids! See why April 22nd is so special, why we celebrate Earth Day and other exciting facts! (yr 3-6)

What is Earth Day? The History – YouTube (2:55)https://youtu.be/6WA8FpGI5Sw

The role Earth Day plays has changed since it was first conceived. But to understand that we need some history. (yr 6-9)

EESI Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! (1970-2020) – YouTube (2:15)https://youtu.be/jI3V4hbKfUEThe first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970, symbolizing the start of the modern environmental movement. (yr 7-9)

Earth Days: The First Earth Day | PBS LearningMedia (2:11) https://opb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/arct.socst.ush.earth14earthdays/the-first-earth-day/

Demonstrations and more during the First Earth Day, observed April 22, 1970. Video from American Experience: “Earth Days.” (yr 7-9)

5-minute Film Festival Celebrate Earth Dayhttps://www.edutopia.org/article/5-minute-film-festival-celebrate-earth-day-amy-erin-borovoy

Jump-start your lesson plans with these videos and resources for students of all ages. (yr 7-9)

Earth Day 1970 – 2020: 50th Anniversary || Time Will Tell – YouTube (5:28)https://youtu.be/XBrnnByieL4The first Earth Day was in 1970. A lot has changed since. The past is clear. What will the future look like? It depends on the choices we make today. (yr 8-9)

Earth Day (Friday Parody) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/RdBHc4CeXGI

A rap-type song showing how to behave one day per year. A promotional clip of our short film screening at the Millennium Library on April 21st. (yr 8-9)

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Easter 1-6

A Theme Page about Easter for Beginner and Elementary levels. Sweden is a secular country, so these activities are mostly nondenominational

Warm-up

The Real Easterbunny Story – YouTube (1:56)https://youtu.be/gURIFPgXkmA
A wordless story about the very first Easter Bunny By Netto

Songs

Easter Bunny – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/MO7hYJDOi7MGet the song: Easter song with some simple words to repeat and sing along (yr 1-2)

Here Comes the Easter Bunny – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/NR5N6usKalsYour kids will love this delightful Easter song (written/recorded by Matt R., dreamenglish.com). Lots of colorful graphics & animations make it even more fun. (yr 1-3)

B-U-N-N-Y | Easter Bunny Song for Kids | Bunny Song | The Kiboomers – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nZLIiq7B85gThe Kiboomers! Easter Bunny Song! Bunny song. Easter bunny. Cute bunny! (yr 1-3)

Boom Chicka Boom Easter Songs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/JkW5t1UsDw0Boom Chicka Boom English Song Of Easter from the LearningStation. Happy Easter! (yr 2-3)

Baby Shark Easter Song 🐰 Easter Songs for Children – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/_ODaID0n3Jo?t=20The Kiboomers! Easter Bunny Song! Bunny song. Easter bunny. Cute bunny! (yr 2-3)

Easter Bunny Hop – YouTubesmall>https://youtu.be/2IXyhKeapVQEaster Bunny Hop ‘Come On Easter Bunnies, let’s hop around!’ (yr 2-3)

I’m a spring chicken – YouTube https://youtu.be/IEey4LZLeGwI’m a spring chicken – spring / Easter song for kids — Created using PowToon (yr 4-6)

Easter Song | Easter Eggs | Easter Bunny | Bunny Boogie | Jack Hartmann – YouTube https://youtu.be/rBC61wm-Y6w?t=12Bunny Boogie is a super cute and fun Easter song you’ll want to do over and over again (yr 4-6)

Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme – 3D Animation English Rhymes for children – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/0oKreL1jvkg“Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme” – Ten Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall (yr 4-6)

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall 3D Nursery Rhyme with Lyrics | Animated Song for Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/k2gg2cBkMMUHumpty the Egg who loves to sit on his favorite wall. Our version of the song is a funny extension to the story with a twist. (yr 5-6)

Vocabulary

Easter vocabulary – YouTube (1:14)https://youtu.be/7yx2xIpNiQ4English Vocabulary Eastertime; picture, word and audio(yr 1-2)

LEARN ENGLISH – Easter vocabulary – YouTube (2:03)https://youtu.be/SVTNHoYhJqsSee, listen and read to learn these Easter words. (yr 1-2)

Easter vocabulary for kids learning English | Printable resourceshttp://www.anglomaniacy.pl/easterPrintables.htmBrowse, download and print resources designed for learning and practising English words related to the theme Easter (yr 1-3)

English Words You’ll Need to Talk About Easter | EnglishClass101https://www.englishclass101.com/english-vocabulary-lists/easter/Learn some English vocabulary for Easter. In this FREE EnglishClass101.com lesson, you learn the words and get translations and audio lessons. (yr 2-4)

Easter Vocabulary. Game.ESL – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/N1DQ51AtjlIWhich letters are missing on the screen? Pause to use as dictation. (yr 3-5)

Easter | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/content/easter

A picture with Easter words you can listen to, then match up the words in three different ways. (yr 3-6)

Easter Egg Hunt Cards and Bingohttp://bogglesworldesl.com/easter_activities.htm Printable Activity Pack to Play Fish, Memory, or Bingo (yr 3-5)

Lesson Plans

#2 English Mini Lesson – Easter – YouTube (1:25)https://youtu.be/07QrWFSnptMA short lesson on Easter. Find out how some Americans celebrate this holiday. Vocabulary and a proverb explained (yr 3-4 beginning only, yr 5 the proverb)

Easter Lesson: Holiday Worksheets and Activitieshttp://www.elcivics.com/easter_esl_holidays.htmlEaster is celebrated on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Easter pictures with easy sentences to study from ELCivics.com (yr 3-5)

Reading

Inside An Easter Egg: A Kids’ Easter Story – YouTube (2:53)https://youtu.be/P09FiCLhd1QIts a fun, primary story with bold pictures, perfect for preschool development. (yr 2-3)

If I were the Easter Bunny Storybook // Read Aloud by JosieWose – YouTube (2:11)https://youtu.be/MDnOLqcEymURead along with JosieWose to “If I were the Easter Bunny” illustrated by Louise Gardner. (yr 3-4)

197. Easter Eggshttps://www.eslfast.com/easyread/es/easy197.htmIt was Easter Sunday. Easy Listening / Reading text with vocabulary exercises (yr 3-5)

The Best Easter Prize Read Aloud – YouTube (7:02)https://youtu.be/edP8VFBW6aAIt’s Easter day! All of the children are ready for the 100-Egg Hunt, but who will find the most eggs? (yr 3-5)

Easter in the UK – some facts (powerpoint) 15 slideshttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/easter_in_the_uk_-_some_facts_powerpoint_15_slides/easter-elementary-a1/19218You can find here 15 slides with some interesting information about Easter in the UK (yr 4-5)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit – YouTube (8:07)https://youtu.be/N_RBrDyqbr0The Tale of Peter Rabbit By Beatrix Potter. Read and listen to the audiobook by Beatrix Potter (yr 4-6)

Celebrating Easter at The Holiday Zonehttp://www.theholidayzone.com/easter/ereading2.htmlWhy is this sad day called “good”? For many years, it was called “God’s Friday.” (yr 5-6)

Easter Riddler with Visuals for Hintshttp://sunniebunniezz.com/activities/easterriddlerwvs.htm
Easter DayRiddler With Visuals Go to file on the menu and then print out and do. You may answer the riddles by filling in the right word (yr 5-6)

Viewing

Groovy The Martian – Huge Easter Egg Hunt – YouTube (5:00)https://youtu.be/wsX4FvNfARMGroovy finds an egg: but,… is it a dinosaur egg?! He runs to show Phoebe. No Groovy, it’s an easter egg! Stop at 5 min! (yr 2-3)

Easter Bunny Hiding Easter Eggs in Pac-Man Pretend Play Park – YouTube (5:56)https://youtu.be/KXMeeyXt3MoEaster Bunny! Easter Bunny! Pac-Man is eating all of the surprise easter eggs from your easter basket at Pretend Play Park! (yr 3)

The great egg hunt | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (3:30) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/speak/the-great-egg-huntThe great egg hunt A story from British Council, for activities you need to register (yr 3-4)

Easter in Britain.avi – YouTube (4:48)https://youtu.be/onFF6NVwEeUThis is how people celebrate Easter in Britain. Is it similar to your country? Watch and find out! (yr 3-5)

FUNNY ❄ FROZEN ❄ LAND and EASTER ADVENTURE VIDEO – Bunny Rabbit for Kids – YouTube (43:58)https://youtu.be/atRXnmEFrboHope you’re ready for a special Easter compilation! Sing the Easter song with a bunny rabbit and the princesses of Frozen Land, go on a magical adventure (yr 3-6)

MEG AND MOG MEG’S EGG HUNT – YouTube (4:30)https://youtu.be/54186CxESqA
Meg’s Easter Egg Hunt. Where are the eggs? They have disappeared. (yr 3-5)

Celebrating Easter at The Holiday Zonehttp://www.theholidayzone.com/easter/ereading2.htmlWhy is this sad day called “good”? For many years, it was called “God’s Friday.”(yr 4-5)

The Easter Bunny is Comin to Town (1977) - YouTube

The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town (1977) – YouTube (50:00) https://youtu.be/lTzLNJqgBvQThe Mailman decides to stop another deluge of letters by answering questions about the Easter Bunny. Old-fashioned! (yr 4-6)

Thumpkin and the Easter Bunnies – YouTube (26:01)https://youtu.be/oFkVUquFtXMUntil Johnny came along and discovered their secret, no one knew that it was the Hill Burrow bunnies who painted the glorious colors on the magnificent flowers. (yr 4-6)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny film 1/2 – YouTube (10:00) https://youtu.be/MisrUJX3QGU

The well-known story by Beatrix Potter as a cartoon (yr 5-6) Part 2

Easter around the world – YouTube (4:40)https://youtu.be/ddDsG51qtqYA short presentation of Easter celebrations around the world. Read the text on the screen (yr 5-6)

Easter Facts For Kids – YouTube (9:44)https://youtu.be/h8xqNh4Y9Og
? Get ready for some fun and exciting Easter facts for kids! We talk about how people celebrate Easter, what candies they eat, the history of Easter nests (yr 6)

HOLY WEEK VIDEO – YouTube (8:49)https://youtu.be/Lu8_Zt5ir2oThe Easter Story animated and told in simple language from the Beginner’s Bible (yr 6)

Writing

RedKit.nethttp://www.redkid.net/cgi-bin/madlibs/easter.plEASTER Input Your Word Choices: Give your own words to finalise the story (yr 3-5)

Worksheets

Our Easter worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/our_easter/easter-elementary-a1/47837Reading comprehension and vocabulary worksheet on Easter. – ESL worksheets (yr 4-5)

More Materials

Easter reading | English for kidshttps://www.anglomaniacy.pl/easter-reading.htmLearn English with Easter rhymes, riddles and songs! (yr 2-3)

Easter Riddler with Visuals for Hintshttp://sunniebunniezz.com/activities/easterriddlerwvs.htmEaster Riddler With Visuals Go to file on the menu and then print out and do. You may answer the riddles by filling in the right word (yr 5-6)

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19th March 202030th March 2020

Earth Hour

Information about Earth Hour, celebrated every year on a Saturday in late March by switching off lights and electrical appliances for an hour.

Related Theme Pages: Environment 5-7, Environment 8-9, Climate Crisis
MORE environmental links in the Calendar, under Earth Day, April 22nd.

Background

Earth Hour 2020: Theme, Logo, Facts and wiki | Earth Reminderhttps://www.earthreminder.com/earth-hour-2020/Learn about incredible global movement Earth Hour 2020 with theme, logo and facts about earth hour day and what is the future of it.

Earth Hour 2020 – Take parthttps://www.earthhour.org/take-partNo matter where you live, you can make an impact this Earth Hour. Switching off is just the beginning – explore all the different ways you can play a part.

Warm-Up

Earth Hour 2020 | Videos | WWFhttps://www.worldwildlife.org/videos/earth-hour-2020World Wildlife Fund – The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species.

Beginner 1-2

From An Hour Without Power To A Lifetime! – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/fT8TMCcq_oQ

A song from planetPals. Make Earth Hour TODAY and EVERYDAY! Earth Hour is an annual international event created by WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature/World Wildlife Fund)

Lower Elementary 3-4

Pocoyo & Earth Hour 2016 - Shine a light on climate action - March 19th - YouTube

Pocoyo & Earth Hour – Shine a light on climate action – March 19th – YouTube (1:59)https://youtu.be/tN798j6vSoc
Pocoyo was Kids’ Ambassador for Earth Hour 2016 and used his power to change climate change.

Elementary 4-6

Earth Hour – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/5GUCvetE2Fw Earth Hour Song with lyrics below. Stop, stop before it’s too late

Earth Hour 2016 Advertisement – YouTube (2:33)https://youtu.be/-j06oprZJ-A
Earth Hour with Mr Bean. It’s to bring awareness to WWF’s ‘Earth Hour’

Intermediate 7-9

Earth Hour: From Moment To Movement – YouTube (1:04)https://youtu.be/lw7EenLAdrA Illustrating Earth Hour’s story. Together we have made a lasting difference and we must continue to protect our planet, our home.

Earth Hour 2020 Official Video – ft. “Rock the World” by The Script! – YouTube (2:21) https://youtu.be/eOGWsOEE710Nature is one of our greatest allies against climate change and is vital for our survival, but it is under threat. This #EarthHour, join millions around the world for the biggest environmental movement of 2020

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