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In deze activiteit maken de leerlingen een adventskalender in de vorm van een kerstboom. Iedere schooldag schrijven de leerlingen op een kaartje een compliment voor een klasgenootje. Het kaartje plakken de leerlingen op de adventskalender van degene voor wie het compliment is.
In deze activiteit oefenen de leerlingen de kleuren en het speelgoed. Ze luisteren naar een verhaal over Saint Nicholas en voeren een kort gesprekje met elkaar.
In deze activiteit omschrijven de leerlingen Sinterklaas-woorden en oefenen ze het formuleren en stellen van vragen.
In deze activiteit praten de leerlingen over Santa’s kleding en de kleuren.
This activity is for children who can read fairly fluently in English. You can extend this activity to two lessons. The children read about a special friendship between a young girl: Chloe, and a tramp: Mr Stink. In one of the extension activities, they go speed dating!
In this role play, children work with a story and act it out. Each group needs to prepare one part of the story. When all the parts are acted out in the correct order, the whole story is presented.
In this activity about transport, the children will learn more about kites, hot-air balloons, planes and choppers, and also about rockets and satellites.
Children learn to say, read and write some common classroom objects. They also help you label the classroom.
In this activity children learn to name classroom objects. They play three games! In one game, they pass a backpack full of classroom objects around to the music. Can they show what they know when the music stops?
This activity is about the book Duck on the bike. What better means of transport to focus on than the glorious bike!
In this fun activity children listen to a TPR song first. When the children are ready to sing and dance along the fun will really start!
In this CLIL activity children learn about Carnival in Brazil. They read a text aloud together and ask and answer questions in a cooperative activity.
There are a lot of festivals in December. It’s the time of year for people to get together and celebrate. In this activity the children collect words of things to celebrate!
At this time of year there are many different festivals being celebrated around the world, for example Diwali, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas and New Year. The children learn about these festivals around the world. This activity plan is for children who have more experience with English.
There are a lot of festivals in December. It’s the time of year for people to get together and celebrate. In this activity the children collect words of things to celebrate!
Children learn keywords related to Christmas in this fun game which combines Bingo and a song.
Children learn keywords related to Christmas in this fun game which combines Bingo and a song.
In this activity children work together to copy sentences from a Christmas song onto a Christmas cracker. When the crackers are cut in half and mixed the children find their missing piece in a mix and match activity.
Children are encouraged to sing a Christmas song to the tune of Are you sleeping, Brother John? (Vader Jacob).
In this fun activity children learn to name classroom objects and work together in a cooperative activity.
In this fun activity children learn to describe classroom objects and work together in a cooperative activity.
Talking about what you are wearing or clothes you might take on holiday is something we do often. Clothing is a great topic to cover in English. Here are some flashcards games to use in your lessons.
Clothes and fashion is part of our daily life and we talk about it every day. It’s is a great topic to cover in English. Here are some games and a role play to use in your lessons.
Fashion is a great topic to cover in English. In these activities the children work as fashion designers.
In this activity the children practise describing their classmates. They work with (online) dictionaries and write some nice things about their classmates.
Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Especially the national team has many fans. This winter, the national team will compete in the World Championships, which take place from the 20th of November until the 18th of December in Qatar. What fun English activities can you do to celebrate ‘the beautiful game’ with your class?
This winter, the national team will compete in the World Championships, which take place from the 20th of November until the 18th of December in Qatar. 32 countries from all over the world will compete to become the champions of the world. The World Championships are a great topic to do some CLIL lessons. These activities can be spread out over two or three lessons. Have fun!
Children are encouraged to sing along and dance in this fun Easter bop! They also read the lyrics aloud and find the correct order in a mix and match activity.
Children are encouraged to sing along and revise body parts in English in this fun Easter dance.
This activity encourages children to use prepositions while trying to find all the hidden eggs in the classroom.
In this activity, children work together to complete an Easter crossword and they find out that they really need each other to do so!
In this activity children work together to colour in a colouring page by giving each other instructions.
In this activity, children work together to find the correct order of their flashcards.
Hier vind je EarlyBirds favoriete energizers voor de onderbouw, die niet alleen voor veel plezier zorgen, maar ook het Engels van de leerlingen oefenen. De energizers duren maximaal 5 minuten. Have fun!
Hier vind je EarlyBirds favoriete energizers voor de bovenbouw, die niet alleen voor veel plezier zorgen, maar ook het Engels van de leerlingen oefenen. De energizers duren 5 tot 10 minuten. Have fun!
In this activity the children practise how to make questions. Then they do a cooperative speaking activity: they ask and answer questions in order to get five in a row.
In this activity, children learn to sing an echo song about friends in class. Being friends means doing things together, whether it is walking, playing or reading. The children echo parts of the lines in the song.
Dit griezelthema gaat over witches and monsters en bestaat uit drie lessen met verschillende interactieve werkvormen. De leerlingen oefenen niet alleen de woorden die bij het thema horen, maar herhalen ook de lichaamsdelen. Elke les duurt gemiddeld 45 minuten en is uit te breiden naar 2 x 30 minuten door activiteiten te herhalen.
Dit griezelthema gaat over witches and monsters en bestaat uit drie lessen met verschillende interactieve werkvormen. De leerlingen oefenen niet alleen de woorden die bij het thema horen, maar herhalen ook de gevoelens, lichaamsdelen en kleuren. Elke les duurt gemiddeld 45 minuten en is uit te breiden naar 2 x 30 minuten door activiteiten te herhalen.
Dit griezelthema gaat over monsters and ghosts en bestaat uit drie lessen met verschillende interactieve werkvormen. De leerlingen oefenen de woorden die bij het thema horen en het beschrijven van lichaamsdelen. Elke les duurt gemiddeld 60 minuten of 2 x 30 minuten door de activiteiten over twee momenten in de week te verdelen.
Dit griezelthema gaat over monsters and ghosts en bestaat uit drie lessen met verschillende interactieve werkvormen. De leerlingen oefenen de woorden die bij het thema horen en het beschrijven van lichaamsdelen. Elke les duurt gemiddeld 60 minuten of 2 x 30 minuten door de activiteiten over twee momenten in de week te verdelen.
This is a CLIL lesson for young children. They listen to a book which is read aloud and learn what a flower needs: no pizza, cheeseburger or spaghetti, but soil, sun, rain and wind!
Dit project gaat over homes and houses en bestaat uit drie lessen. De leerlingen kijken en luisteren naar de prentenboeken Goldilocks and the three bears en Handa’s Hen (of naar de filmpjes van de boeken). In groepjes knutselen ze een huis en vertellen daarover aan elkaar.
Dit project gaat over homes and houses en bestaat uit drie lessen. De leerlingen kijken en luisteren naar het prentenboek Mama Panya’s Pancakes (of naar het filmpje van het boek). Ze ontwerpen hun eigen huizen en presenteren die aan elkaar.
Dit project gaat over homes and houses en bestaat uit drie lessen. De leerlingen leren over traditionele huizen en ‘bijzondere’ huizen van over de hele wereld. Ze maken een tekening van hun eigen bijzondere huis en presenteren die aan elkaar.
Dit project gaat over homes and houses en bestaat uit vier lessen. De leerlingen leren over huizen van de toekomst, waarbij duurzaamheid een belangrijke rol speelt. Ze maken een poster over hun huis van de toekomst en presenteren die aan elkaar.
This role play encourages the class to be creative and prepare for a fun speaking activity in pairs.
Introduction to English kan worden ingezet als eerste kennismaking met het Engels, als aanvulling op je methode of als opstap naar CLIL-activiteiten. Het programma bestaat uit de volgende zes thema’s: hello, colours, my body, clothes, animals en fruits and drinks. Het advies is elk thema in 4 lessen van 30 minuten aan te bieden.
Introduction to English kan worden ingezet als eerste kennismaking met het Engels, als aanvulling op je methode of als opstap naar CLIL-activiteiten. Het programma bestaat uit de volgende zes thema’s: me and my family, colours and shapes, in the classroom, move your body, weather and seasons en farm animals. Het advies is elk thema in 4 lessen van 30 minuten aan te bieden.
This activity is about the cartoon Little Princess: I want to go on holiday. The children think about spring cleaning and going on holiday. They also learn how to greet a member of the royal family! This activity can be spread over two lessons.
This activity creates a starting point of Saint Nicholas vocabulary that is present in the group, after which a game is played to revise the spelling of the words.
The body is an excellent topic for TPR (Total Physical Response) activities. These activities are a great way to get the children up and about. With only little preparation you will have lots of fun while all the body parts are practised and revised.
The body is an excellent topic for TPR (Total Physical Response) activities. These activities are a great way to get the children up and about. With only little preparation you will have lots of fun while all the body parts are practised and revised.
The body is an excellent topic for TPR (Total Physical Response) activities. These activities are a great way to get the children up and about. With only little preparation you will have lots of fun while all the body parts are practised and revised.
This activity is about classroom rules. You are going to talk, read and write about classroom rules. The activity is suitable for children who have more experience with English.
In this activity, which you can extend to two or three lessons, children listen to a story about a special friendship: Owl and the Moon are friends. You can read a simplified version of the story or listen to the original one—whatever is best for your children.
Pancake Day is a special day celebrated in many English-speaking countries. On this day many people eat pancakes. They do this to use up their flour, eggs and milk before Lent (Dutch: ‘vastentijd’). You can use this activity during the carnival period or any time before Easter.
Pancake Day is a special day celebrated in many English-speaking countries. On this day many people eat pancakes. They do this to use up their flour, eggs and milk before Lent (Dutch: ‘vastentijd’). You can use this activity during the carnival period or any time before Easter.
Verschillende gezelschapsspelletjes voor alle groepen: memory, bingo, kwartet, Wie ben ik? en het bordspel The Game of English. Have fun!
In this flashcard activity the children practise the keywords by passing on a box which is wrapped up like a present filled with toy flashcards or real toys.
This TPR activity encourages the class to speak, first through copying keywords and actions in chorus, then by repeating simple sentences, and finally by playing a game in small groups.
In this activity, the teacher increases the opportunities for the children to speak to each other in English using the co-operative learning strategy Mix and Switch.
In this activity, children who have more experience with English and have some experience writing English learn about different poems. They are also encouraged to write a poem: either a poem using end rhyme or a haiku!
In this activity, children compare and contrast Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus. They finish a description and make their own descriptions of the two characters.
Met de website LyricsTraining leer je Engels aan de hand bekende popliedjes. Kies een Christmas song, het niveau, fill in the gaps en zing mee!
This is a lesson to prepare for summer! The playful puppy Spot is off to the beach with his mum and dad. Children will learn words for toys and beach activities and will also learn what sun protection is.
In this activity the children revise vocabulary for toys and rooms. They also think about spring cleaning and practise selling things at the flea market.
It’s almost summer! Time to go outside and show off your lovely sunglasses.
Summer is nearly here so it is time for some fun. We have collected some games from all over the world to play outdoors on sunny days or indoors on rainy days. You can make your own selection of games. Have fun!
In this activity, children learn to say what they like and they discover that they may like the same things as their classmates. In this way, they find out what they have in common, a good basis for friendship.
Spring is in the air! Nature is waking up again and soon we will see all sorts of insects, including butterflies! In two lessons we are going to focus on the life cycle of butterflies using Eric Carle’s famous book The very hungry caterpillar.
Are you looking forward to spring, too? In two lessons we are going to look at frogs. There are many kinds of frogs, but they have one thing in common: they all go through metamorphosis.
Spring is in the air! Nature is waking up again and soon we will see all sorts of creepy crawlies! In two lessons we are going to focus on the life cycle of different insects.
The children watch a YouTube video of The Mitten and do several activities to practise the vocabulary and phrases of the story.
In this activity the children learn how to describe themselves and others. In doing so, they reflect on what similarities and differences they have with their friends. Whether they are the same or different, classmates can be friends.
Twee lessen voor groep 1-2 vol leuke activiteiten over het thema ‘Easter’! De leerlingen zingen o.a. TPR-liedjes, doen een Easter egg hunt en kijken een filmpje van Maisy over Pasen. Veel plezier!
Twee lessen voor groep 3-4 vol leuke activiteiten over het thema ‘Easter’! De leerlingen zingen o.a. TPR-liedjes, doen een Easter egg relay en kijken een filmpje van Peppa Pig over Pasen. Veel plezier!
Winter has arrived! Jack Frost is reminding us to wrap up warm and put on our scarfs and gloves. This CLIL activity for the onderbouw looks at how animals keep warm in winter by going in to hibernation.
Winter has arrived! Jack Frost is reminding us to wrap up warm and put on our scarfs and gloves. This CLIL activity for the bovenbouw looks at how animals keep warm in winter by going in to hibernation.
In 3 lessen oefenen de leerlingen woorden en zinnen rondom het thema beroepen en maken ze een kunstwerk van hun favoriete beroep.
In 3 lessen oefenen de leerlingen woorden en zinnen rondom het thema beroepen en maken en beschrijven ze een kunstwerk van hun favoriete beroep.
In 3 lessen leren de leerlingen over verschillende beroepen. Ze bedenken wat ze later willen worden en maken en beschrijven een kunstwerk van hun droomberoep.
In 3 lessen oefenen de leerlingen woorden en zinnen rondom het thema beroepen, reflecteren ze op hun eigen talenten en denken ze na over welke beroepen daarbij zouden passen. In de laatste les staat hun ‘droomberoep’ centraal.
The children practise telling the time (whole hours) in a game played outside the regular classroom.
Autumn is on its way! The leaves on the trees are changing colour and falling down. Before we rake them up to make a pile of leaves to jump in, let’s look at the changing of the colours. It is suggested that this CLIL topic is taught and recapped over a number of lessons.
Autumn is on its way! The leaves on the trees are changing colour and falling down. Before we rake them up to make a pile of leaves to jump in let’s look at the science behind these phenomena. It is suggested that this CLIL topic is taught and recapped over a number of lessons.