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    39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+)
    39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+)
    39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+)
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    39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+)

    By Jackie Bolen

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    It is possible to teach English vocabulary to kids in an interesting, engaging and fun way!

     

    Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor or an instructor without a textbook, you need more vocabulary activities, games, and teaching ideas for your classes.

     

    If you're tired of wading through the junk on the Internet to find the one activity or game you can actually use, then Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. During their 20 years of teaching English, they've developed countless games and activities for their students. Now, they're sharing their favourite ideas for teaching English vocabulary with ESL teachers throughout the world.

     

    In 39 ESL Vocabulary Activities for Kids (7+), you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. These clearly and concisely explained vocabulary activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students.

     

    If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie and Jennifer's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love!

     

    Buy 39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+) to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! Make your classes even more awesome!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJackie Bolen
    Release dateAug 14, 2020
    ISBN9781393584629
    39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+)

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      39 ESL Vocabulary Activities - Jackie Bolen

      About the Author: Jackie Bolen

      I taught English in South Korea for a decade to every level and type of student, including every age from kindergarten kids to adults. These days, I'm living in Vancouver and teaching English to a variety of students. In my spare time, you can usually find me outside surfing, biking, hiking or on the hunt for the most delicious kimchi I can find.

      In case you were wondering what my academic qualifications are, I hold a Master of Arts in Psychology. During my time in Korea, I completed both the Cambridge CELTA and DELTA certification programs. With the combination of years teaching ESL/EFL learners of all ages and levels, and the more formal teaching qualifications I've obtained, I have a solid foundation on which to offer teaching advice. I truly hope that you find this book useful and would love it if you sent me an email with any questions or feedback that you might have—I'll always take the time to personally respond ([email protected]).

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      Games and Activities for All Levels

      Basketball Vocabulary Challenge

      Skills: Listening/Speaking

      Time: 10-15 minutes

      Age: 7+

      Materials: Empty trash can, balls

      This is a fun game that children love! You can play with the entire class if you have fewer than eight students or in teams if you have more, but you need a big space to play it such as a large classroom with few desks, gymnasium or outside. Place the empty trash can in the middle of the open space. Arrange the students around the room as far from the basket as possible (touching the wall, behind the chalk line, etc.) and give each student a ball. They can be real balls, but I find that a piece of scrunched up scrap paper works best. Then, place a line of flashcards in front of each person leading toward the basket. Five per player works well.

      Going in order one student at a time, the students have two choices: aim for the basket or say the vocabulary word on the flashcard immediately in front of them and move up closer to the basket. If they aim for the basket but miss, they are out of the game and must go sit down. If they say the word correctly, they move up closer and wait until the next round when they have the same decision. If they say the wrong word, they are also out of the game. Continue in a circle until all the players are out of the game, either because they missed a shot, got a shot in the basket or said a vocabulary word incorrectly. You can give a point or small prize to the first player to get a shot in the basket.

      An optional variation is to give different points for various shots as you would in a regular basketball game. For example, from flashcards #5/4 = 3 points. Flashcards #3/2 = 2 points. Flashcard #1 = 1 point.

      Procedure:

      Place an empty trash cash in the center of a large playing area.

      Arrange five flashcards per student leading from the perimeter to the basket.

      Line students up at the perimeter behind a row of flashcards. Each student has to be holding a ball of some kind.

      Students take turns in order and have two choices. The first choice is to shoot their ball at the basket. If they miss, they are out of the game. If they make the basket, they get a point. The other choice is to say the word on the flashcard closest to them and if correct, they move up to that location and waits until their next turn. If incorrect, they are out of the

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