Weblinks - Book 2

Weblinks - Book Two

Family
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/2131/readingact.html
A downloadable reading text about a family called the Jacobsons, with a fun comprehension activity attached. The text may be rather challenging, but it can be easily adapted and personalized for students to write about their own families.

Shapes
http://www.kidscarnival.com/Shapes.html
This site provides students with plenty of practice in distinguishing colours and shapes. There are also plenty of other fun word games, letter games, shape games, number games and activities which students can complete by themselves. In addition, there is a section of extra activities which teachers can adapt for class use.

Likes & dislikes
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/2131/star.html
A really fun, downloadable activity which teachers can quickly and easily adapt. This would be ideal to introduce likes and dislikes and the completed activity would give the whole class a ‘personalized’ talking point regarding their own likes and dislikes. As suggested in the activity, this could be made into a classroom wall display and added to over time. Some minor adapting of the instructions may be necessary depending on the nature of particular classes.

Circus
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/circus/circus.html UPDATED JULY 2004
On this site, there are lots of suggestions from teachers for fun activities, games and songs about the circus. Feel free to add your own ideas to the list!

Animals and habitat
http://www.kbears.com/animals.html
This site contains pictures and information about more than one hundred and thirty different animals. There are fascinating facts about each animal including heights, weights, diet, lifestyle, habitats and so on.

Food
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Fountain/2131/gameapples.html
Fantastic speaking game for students to practise vocabulary. This is fun and productive board game which can be used with the class as a whole. Students have to follow instructions and ask and answer questions in order to win. However, throughout the game there are ‘discussion corners’ and those who take part advance in the game. This will provide students with a fun and relaxing way of practising their oral skills. The question cards are provided, but can be easily adapted for any topic or any level.

Weather
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/ UPDATED JULY 2004
This site includes lots of information on weather, the seasonal changes and how they affect people.

Days of the week & months of the year
http://www.primarygames.com/puzzles/word_searches/months/search.htm
Here is a selection of fun wordsearches which practice the months of the year and the days of the week. The site also contains puzzles, memory games, and other fun activities for primary students.

http://www.learningpage.com/pages/menu_basics/calendar.html
This site contains many interesting and useful worksheets and ideas for activities. It is worth registering to become a member in order to access the downloadable worksheets. Topics on the site include time, money, calendar, alphabet, senses and many more. You will need to enter this site through the homepage and register to become a member. www.learningpage.com.

Time
http://www.primarygames.com/time/question1.htm
Here students can practice telling the time by matching pictures of clocks with digital times. This site is more suitable for self access and can act as revision.

Numbers
http://www.primarygames.com/squigly/question1.htm
This is a fun, animated, interactive game where students practice ordinal numbers by having to locate a caterpillar in one of ten apples.

Revision ideas
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/names.htm
This site provides teachers with fun activities which can be used in class and can be adapted to revise any topic. In addition, there is a wealth of ideas, categorised and listed by skill, which can be used as they are or easily adapted to suit individual classes.

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