Level 2

Children are often fascinated by machines; the way they work or inventing their own. We are not going to go into the scientific intricacies of machines here but instead use the topic of machines to provide a wide range of sub-topics that will enable the children to experiment with their imaginations. 

This is a fun question and answer writing activity.

For young children and adults alike it can be intimidating to speak a foreign language in front of other people. Even five-year-olds can be scared of making mistakes and looking silly or it may just be that they are shy and don’t want to talk in class.

This childhood board game can easily be adapted for use in the language classroom.

The biography section of portfolios is a documentation of the learners' personal language learning history and can include, for example, a short narrative about the summer camp they attended and for which they may include a certificate of attendance in the passport section.

This is a good topic for practising different ways of how to collect and store data. You can make mini questionnaires, make charts and set up work groups to focus on different hobbies. 

This is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a board and a board pen.

This activity develops a number of skills (CLIL) and creates an appropriate context for students to communicate at this age. It can be repeated over future lessons as a review, using new shopping lists.

This is a good game for high-energy groups when you need to get them all sitting down and on task.