4. Activities using phonics
Identifying words which rhyme.
Categorising words with similar sounds.
Students try to find words which contain a certain
sound.
Students fill in a venn diagram.
5. Activities using phonics
Learn tongue-twisters.
Reading aloud within a group.
Introducing an “if you wrote it, you can say it”
policy.
6. Task: 5 minutes
Use the rhyming dictionaries
http://www.alcor.com.au/ to create a resource in
a language of your choice.
13. Rory's story cubes
Story cubes are dice with pictures on them.
There are 2 different sets of 9 dice: original and
actions.
The actions set is ideal for teaching sports.
The students throw the dice and make
sentences.
There is an ipad app but no android app as yet.
14. Songs
Make up songs.
Use a familiar tune.
Get the students to make up songs.
Use youtube to find songs in target language.
Students will join in and the more able can
create their own extra verses.
16. Puppets
Get students to use puppets to act out
dialogues in TL.
Students can create pencil puppets in minutes.
17. Cluedo activities
Qui a vomi?
Je pense que c'était dans le jardin sur le bébé.
le
chien
Je crois que la cuisine la table.
le chat
À mon avis la le salon la
tortue chaise.
Selon moi la le garage les
souris devoirs.
J'imagine que le bébé la la télé.
chambre
20. I went to the shop...
The old primary school game.
In groups.
Pupil A starts “I went to the shop and I bought X.”
Pupil B continues “I went to the shop and I bought X
and Y.”
Pupil C continues “I went to the shop and I bought X
and Y and Z.”