Level 1

The alphabet can be an easy way of collating new vocabulary and lends itself well to fun activities that will help your learners remember what you introduce into the lesson.

Drawing dictations are a great way to practise vocabulary and to find out how well the students in your class listen to you.

This is a lesson designed to help learners understand and remember opposite adjectives. Many of the techniques used here could be used for teaching other words or adjectives too.

This is a good activity for checking information for younger learners.

The tendency with primary learners is to treat the class as a whole group and underestimate their ability to work in pairs or in small groups. Even very young learners can become independent in their learning and guided early on they will be more likely to grow into autonomous and successful language learners.

This activity practises vocabulary and spelling and can be good for restless classes.

Following on from Drama with children 1 here are a few suggestions that will help you integrate drama into your classroom. Many of the activities are non-verbal but can be adapted at a later stage.

The following ideas are ideal for a post-Christmas show and tell style session but can be equally adapted throughout the year. You will need to spend a couple of lessons on toys to introduce ‘favourite’ and for children to bring their toys in for the lesson after to talk about them.

Children love learning about animals, especially ones which are big, scary, colourful, wild, and potentially dangerous!