Блог учителя англійської мови Боднар М.В.

Roll a Word Students need a vocabulary word list or stack of word cards.  This activity should be played with partners or small groups.  Students take turns choosing a card/word.  Then student rolls a dice and follows the prompt on the  Roll a Word sheet .  Other players determine if the answer is correct.  Players take turns until the teacher decides that the time is up. Vocab Short Stories Writing stories is the ultimate determination of whether or not a student truly understands the meaning of his/her vocabulary words.  The teacher writes the vocabulary words that he/she would like the students to use when writing their short stories before making copies.  Students need to use all the vocabulary words in context all while forming a  short story .  This activity comes with templates for 8 words, 10 words, or 12 words as well as with or without space for drawing a picture to match the story. Parts of Speech Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are an im

Word Work Activities There are many word work activities that students can do throughout the school day and at home to help them to become better readers, writers, and spellers.  Some of my favorite are the ones listed below because the activities don’t require any prep and the sheets are simply print and go! Spelling Toothy Spelling Toothy™ is a lot of fun!  Students partner up.  Partner A gives partner B a word from the list.  Partner B writes the word.  If the word is written correctly, he/she gets to draw a tooth in Toothy’s mouth.  Partners switch roles once the list is finished. Rainbow Spelling Students choose a spelling word from their list.  Then he/she rolls the dice and writes the word in the color that matches the dice roll.  The student can use markers, colored pencils, or crayons for this activity. Write Your Words Before making a copy of this sheet, the teacher writes the spelling words in the left column.  The student then uses a pencil, pen, and

This list is for more advanced (B2+) students. 1. Who's Telling the Truth?  Have each student write three facts about themselves that nobody in the class knows on a piece of paper. Make sure each student includes his/her name on the top of the paper.  Collect the sheets of paper and bring three students to the front of the room. Read aloud one of the facts that is true for one of the students in the front of the room. The class then proceeds to question the students in an attempt to determine who is telling the truth, and who is lying. Each student is allowed to ask one question to one of the three students. After a round of questioning, the students predict who is telling the truth. 2. Taboo Variations Variation #1: Create a PowerPoint presentation with each slide containing a noun. Have one student come to the front of the room and sit with his/her back to the PowerPoint. The students in the class should take turns describing the words for the student in the front