Memory game

This is a simple game to start the english class. The teacher will start saying a word related to a topic, for example "Fruits".Then, the students, one by one, will have to remember all the words they have said and repeated all the words again and add a new one. So each student will have to remember one more word.

-Teacher: Apple🍏
-Student 1: apple🍏 and pear🍐
-Student 2: apple🍏, pear🍐 and peach🍑
-Student 3: Apple🍏, pear🍐, peach🍑 and banana🍌

It can be done with other topic, for example, Professions, means of transport etc.

The Skeleton dance

Listening songs is one of the best activities to practise the listening with kids. the have a good time when doing this  type of exercise.
We will listen a song " the skeleton dance". Children love dancing along with the song, and in the process they learn parts of the body and right vs.left.
When they hear a part of the body they will have to point to the part.

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones. [Skeleton dance.]
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones. [Skeleton dance. Move to the right.]
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones. [Skeleton dance. Move to the left.]
Doin' the skeleton dance. 

The foot bone's connected to the leg bone. [Point to your foot, then to your lower leg.]
The leg bone's connected to the knee bone. [Point to your lower leg, then your knee.]
The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone. [Point to your knee, then your thigh.]
Doin' the skeleton dance.

The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone. [Point to your thigh, then your hip.]
The hip bone's connected to the backbone. [Point to your hip, then your back.]
The backbone's connected to the neck bone. [Point to your back, then your neck.]
Doin' the skeleton dance.

Shake your hands to the left.
Shake your hands to the right.
Put your hands in the air.
Put your hands out of sight. [Put your hands behind your back.]

Shake your hands to the left.
Shake your hands to the right.
Put your hands in the air.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle...wiggle your knees. [Wiggle your whole body, moving your hands all the way down your body until they reach your knees.]

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones.
Doin' the skeleton dance.

After the song, we will write a list with all the names of the part of the body, and we will listen the song again.

Song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e54m6XOpRgU

More about the U.K

In this exercise we will real a text to learn more about the U.K. After have read the text, students will answer some questions related to the text.

1. Is scotland part of the U.K?

2. Is England smaller than Scotland?

3.Are there more than 53 million people living in Northen Ireland?

4. How many people live in Wales?

5. Is there a dragon in Wales´s flag?

Finally,  discuss in class whether you will want to go to one of this places or not.

Description

In this new activity, students will have to describe an animal. In pairs, one of the couple will describe one animal, and the other person will try to guess which animal is it. We will give them some vocabulary to help them. They will try to do it verbally to improve their speaking. Not only you can use the vocabulary below, but also other to make your description perfect.

For example:

      It is a domestic animal. It has fur and a long tail - It is a CAT

Crossword

Complete the crossword with the correct words related to classroom objects.
In this activity we will improve our vocabulary.

There is a clue for each word: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_KEF2Ck1B6_UkhyNFZpSU1zblk

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_KEF2Ck1B6_aWNvdXhsMFJ5Z0U