Elementary Resources

150 Amazing Writing prompts Pictureshttps://www.slideshare.net/kevcummins/150-amazing-writing-prompts-pictures

150 amazing images to use with students to help them with inspiring their imagination.

20 children’s books that stand the test of timehttps://www.businessinsider.com/best-sellers-books-childrens-classics-amazon-2017/?r=US&IR=T&IR=T

If you’re looking to grab a great kid’s book, here are the 20 most popular classics on Amazon

Slide the divider in the middle to see how the movie scenes looked in reality and in the movie.

A1 Listening exerciseshttps://agendaweb.org/listening/english_audio_activities.html

Long list of simple activities. 1:1 or copy on paper.

Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.

Listening practice Exercises – level A1https://agendaweb.org/listening/comprehension-exercises.html

Listening skills practice: comprehension exercises – beginner level A1

Alice is an ordinary girl, until the day she follows the White Rabbit as he runs down a rabbit hole. The first of 3 parts in a series telling the story of the book Part 2 (5:17)Part 3 (5:43)

Alice in Wonderland Archives – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors/alice-in-wonderland/

The reading of Alice brings out the subtlety and irony of a clever little girl lost in a topsy-turvy world. Read and Listen

Easier version

Amazing Tongue Twister Raphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvLmcRZte78

A quick rap with words in the alphabetical order. Listen for fun!

Activate Games for Learning American English: Board Games | American Englishhttps://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/activate-board-games#child-1494

Games for Learning American English

English for kids | Vocabularyhttps://anglomaniacy.pl/vocabulary.htm

There are hundreds of learning and teaching resources in the Vocabulary section. Have a look at the index of contents to find out where everything is

A printable board game to play with dice

Easy game to play, vocabulary level varies

Basic English Listening Lessonshttps://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listenbasic.aspx

34 Listening Lessons with straight forward questions and the script.

Book-Movie Adaptationshttps://www.weareteachers.com/book-movie-adaptations/

Favorite Book-Movie Adaptations for Every Grade Level from WeAreTeachers

(ca 4-7 min each) Stories for Children – with subtitles

Book Creator https://bookcreator.com/

Book Creator is a simple tool to create ebooks on iPad, Chromebooks and on the web. Create a book and publish it. You can also share your book as a PDF and print it.How to Use Autodraw by R. Byrne (1:36) Privacy

100 fiction books all children should read before leaving primary school – according to teachers

CharlieLola KidoWorld – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=CharlieLola+KidoWorld

A series of 36 episodes with two siblings and their everyday struggles, 10-11 min each. (yr 3-4)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Activitieshttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Charlie-and-the-Chocolate-Factory-Movie-1288553

A worksheet planned for 20-min clips of the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Sold at TpT for $2.50

Movie Trailer

Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages.

Children’s Storybooks Online – Stories for Kids of All Ageshttp://www.magickeys.com/books/

Free Storybooks to Read Online. Some with audio. Choose btw Younger Children (yr 1-3) and Older Children (yr 4-6)

Illustrations to describe, discuss and write about

Classic Books – Read.govhttp://read.gov/books/

Turn the pages to explore bygone eras, time-honored tales and historical narratives. Adventure awaits in these classic books online.

Games, Activities for ESL Classroom Teachinghttp://www.eslgamesplus.com/classroom-games/

Practice Vocabulary Related to Action Verbs, Colors, Numbers, with this ESL Game.

Dr Seuss Green Eggs And Ham – YouTube (8:34)https://youtu.be/kgu_1Q3uCpk

Dr. Suess published Green Eggs and Ham because it was a bet made with his friend. His friend made him a bet that he can’t make a book that is exactly 50 words. Suess took the challenge and so he published Green Eggs and Ham.

Oxford Owl for School and Homehttps://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/

Discover expert advice, educational resources and free eBooks to support children’s learning at primary school and at home, from Oxford University Press.

Educandy – Making learning sweeter!https://educandy.com/

Making learning sweeter! Make your own vocabulary learning games Tutorial by Richard Byrne (7:39)Privacy

Learn English Naturally! Listen to over 2,500 free lessons featuring speakers from around the world. All lessons come with audio or video, a quiz and script. ESL teachers and students can choose English lessons from beginner to advanced!

English Learn Online – Learn Vocabulary with Funny Activitieshttps://www.english-learn-online.com/

English Alphabet, Numbers, Colours,  School Subjects, Classroom Objects, Classroom Language, Family Members…

Epic!: Read Amazing Children’s Books Online – Unlimited Access to the Best Books and Learning Videos For Kids 12 and Underhttps://www.getepic.com/educators

Instant access to thousands of great kids books.  An educator’s account is free

Beginner and Intermediate listening activities with script

Diary of a Wimpy Kidhttp://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Wimpy.Kid/preview.html

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself in middle school, where smaller kids share the hallways with bigger kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Teaching Guide

Fake Text Message | Make Fake Text Conversationhttps://ifaketextmessage.com/

Fake Text Message is a tool to create a Fake Text Conversation and a Fake iMessage. Privacy

Do you like practising English vocabulary? In this section there are lots of flashcards for you to print. Play flashcards games to help you remember new words. There are also some flashcards for you to colour and write!

Fluency MC relax, repeat, rememberhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo16riRNUATQWQxJODH6qwg

Loads of rap songs to learn English with Fluency MC

A collection of well known games

Motivate your child to write more using this funny worksheet.

Learn English | Online ESL Gameshttps://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/

Games to learn English, interactive, whiteboard and downloadable

Goodnight moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Grandma Annii’s Storytime – YouTube (4:42)https://youtu.be/Rg3wI0OPRe0

Choose a picture and write what you see, what’s happening or a whole story, depending on the age level

A song to play with food ingredients. Let students make their own pizza song by Emily Bryan

Learn to tell time with this colorful analog interactive clock. Free to use, priceless for learning to tell time!

Choose your story starter from a random selector machine. Great for year 6-8.

Just Books Read Aloudhttps://justbooksreadaloud.com/IndexCategory.php?t=Short&p1=&p2=

A selection of audio books on YouTube. Some with text, some without.

Kidz Club, Reading level 2 and 3http://kizclub.com/reading2.htm

Simple, short books to print or read online with basic elementary vocabulary (yr 3-6)

Listen A Minute: Easier English Listening and Lesson Planshttps://listenaminute.com/

Very short listenings. Free printable handouts, downloads plus MP3 listening

test english listeninghttps://test-english.com/listening/

Improve your listening skills by practicing with audio and video tests. There are tests for each level: A1, A2, B1, B1+, B2. You will be able to see the transcription of the audio after you submit your answers.

Videos with text on screen and audio

Practise and improve your listening skills for your school studies and your English exams. There are activities for different levels, so find your level and make a start.

Learning Chocolate; Vocabulary Learning Platfrormhttp://www.learningchocolate.com/

Picture Dictionaries of various themes, audio vocabulary

Lil’ Fingershttp://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.php

Animated, interactive storybooks

Little Red Riding Hoodhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/little-red-riding-hood

Listen and read, from British Council, Year 3-4

Lyricsgaps.com https://www.lyricsgaps.com/

Learn Languages Online – Exercises Listening – Fill in the gaps

Learn Languages with Music Videos, Lyrics and Karaoke!https://lyricstraining.com/

Enjoy learning languages for free playing with the music videos and filling in the lyrics of your favorite songs.

Magic English Disney 1-32https://eduteach.es/videos/magic/01-hello.html

YouTube series from Disney, introducing new English vocabulary and phrases in themed 25-min programmes. Suits even younger kids.

Malory towers ep1 – dailymotion (24:37)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x801kdz
Malory Towers is a series of six novels by Enid Blyton. The series is based on a girls’ boarding school, Benenden School, which relocated during the war to the Cornish seaside.
More Episodes

Malory Towers: First Term (Complete Audiobook) – YouTube (5:13:36)https://youtu.be/HU0kHtCxNP0
Book 1 of The original classic Malory Towers series. Darrell Rivers’ first glance at Malory Towers, the boarding school in Cornwall standing on the cliff

This is Walt Disney’s 1977 ‘Mary Poppins’. The images have been scanned at high quality, and the record digitized and cleaned as much as I can without losing the tonal clarity

Part 1 of 10. Max dreams of becoming a movie director. Some classmates steal his script and lure him into an awkward situation with a girl, Mia. Part 2 follows etc.

Minibookhttps://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/free-printable/writing-printables/minibook-animal-tales

Downloadable mini-book templates to get your student writing

Mr Bean – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkAGrHCLFmlK3H2kd6isipgMr Bean Live Action Full Episodes 😍- Bean’s Classic Moments 👏🏽- Mr Bean Animated Full Episodes 🥰 | Mr Bean

Mr Bean – The Holiday Suitcasehttps://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2014/11/21/mr-bean-packing-his-suitcase/

Free English Lesson Plan for this Mr Bean clip (yr 3-6)

Mr Stink (2012) – dailymotion (59:33)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6deqhc

Based on the novel by David Walliams, this one-off family-friendly comedy-drama stars Hugh Bonneville, Sheridan Smith, and Johnny Vegas.

MyStorybook.com | Make Kids’ Books Online For Free!https://www.mystorybook.com

Write and share your very own storybooks with this free online app! Privacy

News in Levelshttps://www.newsinlevels.com/

Interesting news stories in 3 levels Worksheet pdf

The Newspaper Clipping Generatorhttps://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Create your own fun newspaper Privacy

Read along to this video from Dr. Seuss, read by Professor, to help spread the joy of reading to young people.

Pete The Cat Official – YouTube (3-4min each)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZyvbuv6Nomrsfxy3zoJ-AgPete the Cat is a fun, musically driven series about exploring your world and trying new things. Whether he’s making new friends or facing up to life’s daily challenges,  Pete and his friends will always approach these challenges by being smart, accepting, and optimistic.

Phonetics Activitieshttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/phonetics-activities.pdf

11-page handout to learn to read the Phonetic Alphabet, IPA
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Interesting Reading Comprehension texts with a quiz. Choose the right level from Beginner (yr 6+) to Advanced (yr 9+)

Accompany your students on a journey through our vast library of reading comprehension content. ReadTheory’s adaptive approach fosters improvement by automatically meeting learners at their own level Common Sense Privacy Evaluation

Revolting Rhymes – part 1 – YouTube (28:06)https://youtu.be/u52E05DAN_4

A mix of well-known fairy-tales in a new story, incl. Little Red Riding Hood, Snowhite and the Three Litte Pigs (yr 5-9) Part 2 incl. Jack and the Beanstalk, and Cinderella

Revolting Rhymes – Part 1 – YouTube (28:05)https://youtu.be/0hOqbxvcQegAn elderly woman named Miss Hunt is sitting by herself in a booth at an empty restaurant when a wolf in a trenchcoat enters … Transcript 1Part 2 (27:38)  Transcript 2

Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Full audiobook with text (AudioEbook) – YouTube (3:09:27)https://youtu.be/qCuNSZjCKg8

Roald Dahl | Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (3:14:33)https://youtu.be/gkzcRdIEwy8

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Charlie Bucket’s back for another adventure. (yr 6-9)

Roald Dahl | James and the Giant Peach – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (2:29:55)https://youtu.be/gFoYBO5ZFwo

An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James’ parents. And it gets much worse! (yr 5-7) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | Matilda – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (3:47:18)https://youtu.be/FSLCZSkU6qk

Matilda’s parents were horrible and called her the most terrible things. But the truth is, she is the genius and they are the stupid ones! (yr 6-9) Read and ListenReading Guide

Roald Dahl | The BFG – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (4:05:21)https://youtu.be/7iqALkjrDp8

Every night, when the whole world is sleeping, big, gruesome and disgusting giants go out into the darkness and guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. (yr 6-9) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Giraffe & The Pelly & Me – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (39:40)https://youtu.be/wL3NuLOsJHs

What does a window-cleaning company need? How about a pelican, a giraffe and a monkey? Join Billy as he makes friends with three amazing animals and gets up to some thrilling adventures. (yr 6-9) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Magic Finger – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (19:47)https://youtu.be/oBbWjwC5m_c

The Magic Finger is narrated by an apple growing up on a farm in the English countryside, next door to the Gregg family who have a passion for hunting. (yr 5-7) Read and Listen

Roald Dahl | The Twits – Full audiobook with text – YouTube (49:16)https://youtu.be/EgppUh8ukZ8

Mr and Mrs Twit play some horrible tricks on each other. I bet you have never met two people more revolting. (yr 5-7)

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. – Audiobook

Short storieshttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories

Do you like listening to and reading stories? Reading stories is a great way to improve your vocabulary and we have lots of great stories for you to watch. (yr 3-4)

Speaking is Easyhttps://www.rong-chang.com/easyspeak/index.htm

Dialogues to read and practise

Story Picshttp://leaveastory.com/about/

Write a story to the picture

Storyline Onlinehttps://www.storylineonline.net/

Storyline Online features celebrated actors reading children’s books to inspire a love of reading in children worldwide. Teacher’s Guide to each bookA-Z Library

Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/

Fun stories to read and listen to, Year 3-4

Friends share their feelings through this groovy music! The first of our educational videos…stay tuned for more!

B. J. Novak reads from The Book With No Pictures – YouTube (3:01)https://youtu.be/EZwY5BeYcyoA children’s book with no pictures? Let The Office’s B. J. Novak explain it all…

The Little Prince narrated by Kenneth Branagh – YouTube (1:45:44)https://youtu.be/APG1upS8LDw

Edited from the PC interactive computer game. – Open the CC subtitles and change the speed to 0.75 (yr 5-7)  Read and Listen

The Magic Fingerhttps://blogforbasico1.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/roald_dahl_-_the_magic_finger.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0S4c5bMdThQ8rsBGkF5vb2eJatvFPP9j5DQh-F2Ke1a2_p51OWyu4rWP0

The whole book in pdf

The Most Dangerous Writing Apphttps://www.themostdangerouswritingapp.com/help.html

Don’t stop typing, or all progress will be lost. Privacy

Click the door to find a secret place to write about. What happens there?

The Secret Garden – Storynoryhttps://www.storynory.com/category/classic-authors-for-children/secret-garden/ Mary Lennox is a sickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India. After a cholera epidemic kills her parents, Mary is sent to England, to live with a wealthy uncle at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor.

Ms. Linda reads the all-time classic picture book about a little caterpillar with a big appetite. Teaching Resources

The Whale Who Ate Everything: Children’s Audio Books – YouTube (4:10)https://youtu.be/CFq441el_ls

The Whale Who Ate Everything is a funny little tale about a very hungry whale who eats a little too much for his own good – in rhyme

Jamie tells about his school day in England, with subtitles

Tongue Twistershttp://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/twisters/load.htm?f

Listen and read easy tongue twisters, from Starfall.com

Tongue Twistershttp://www.tongue-twister.net/en.htm

Practise pronunciation by articulating these tongue twisters properly.

Verb Viperhttp://www.arcademics.com/games/viper/viper.html

Verb recognition game, 1:1

WordArt.com – Word Cloud Art Creatorhttps://wordart.com/

WordArt.com is an online word cloud art creator that enables you to create amazing and unique word cloud art with ease. Privacy

Create word clouds – WordItOuthttps://worditout.com/word-cloud/create

Word Cloud generator with word choice. Copy and paste the text of your document. By default, the more frequently a word is found, the larger it becomes in the word cloud. Privacy

World Storieshttps://worldstories.org.uk/lang/english

E-books to read and listen to. There are 173 stories available in English and their original languages.

Writing Sparks lets students select a writing genre and then provides an outline for students to write the essay.

Writing Topicshttp://www.englishactivities.net/english-topics-esl

Here is some help to find topics for elementary writing practice (yr 3-6)