Young Beginner Resources

5 Flashcard Games for young learners – ESL Kids Gameshttps://eslkidsgames.com/2015/06/5-flashcard-games-for-kids.html

5 simple games using flashcards with kids. Great and fun activities for young learners.

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

It’s a numbers song for children and adults. Count from 0 to 100 and from a hundred to a trillion.

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)

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)

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

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

Crazy Colours By Dr Seuss. A journey of colours and characters

David Goes to School by David Shannon Animated Children’s Books is a channel dedicated to bringing everyone’s favorite books as a kid to life!

Describing animals – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CYMclpp9aQ8

Animated guessing game with well known wild animals. More about animals in the theme Animals, yr 3

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.

Dr. Seuss’s ABC is the first Dr. Seuss Interactive Living Book. – Watch it one letter at the time. The animations show clearly what the words mean (yr 2-3) 

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.

A cartoon series of 39 episodes, about 5 min each, for beginners

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…

English Vocabulary for Children – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx55SH5e4GHI2wgox3Yy__Rnsz1A148W

Learn English Vocabulary. A play list for kid and children to learn English vocabulary and short phrases. Good for EFL/ESL students.

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

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

Games to learn English, interactive, whiteboard and downloadable

A song to sing in the morning in year 1-2

Popular children’s brain breaks, action and dance songs for children, Goodbye Song. Goodbye Song is from the award-winning CD, Brain Breaks Action Songs

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

A read-along with one of my favorite childhood books.

I Can Read with My Eyes Shut is another classic tale by Dr. Seuss. The kids can easily read along page by page

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)

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

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.

Mama Lisa Nursery Rhymes

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

Downloadable mini-book templates to get your student writing

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymeshttps://youtu.be/iwgfEQk4p4U

Wheels on the Bus and More Nursery Rhymes by Mother Goose Club Playlist!

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. Burgerbook’s Channel – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeFIidedRTnhQM_NTVmzIQ/videos

Mr. Burgerbooks YouTube video channel – Simple books read aloud. You can subscribe to the channel. t (year 2-3)

English for children. My favourite clothes (Listening) – YouTube (1:43)https://youtu.be/b-e74J1qLGE

Listening Comprehension with Favourite Clothes and Colours

David has been a naughty boy that needs a LOT of attention to keep him in control. In this book you will see what David comes up with throughout the day!

Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton  – YouTube (4:00)https://youtu.be/EOgGfUz1znc

Read along, “Oh No, GEORGE!” Written and illustrated by Chris Haughton Music, “Dog Park” by Silent Partner Narrated by StoryCorner

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.

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)

SnapSmartKids songshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBDDD4303376BBE19

Songs for young beginners, no lyrics

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

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

The Very Quiet Cricket is about a young cricket who finally finds his voice. Taken from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories collection.

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

Did I ever tell you that Mrs. McCave Had twenty-three sons and she named them all Dave? Well, she did. And that wasn’t a smart thing to do.

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

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