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Back to School bus activity is a great way to get acquainted, share interesting facts about yourself and get to know others better, revise some vocabulary, refresh the necessary grammar, set new goals and dream a little bit. You kill several birds with one stone: writing, speaking, listening and craft will help children practise various skills, move around the classroom and cheer up. P.S. The set includes a b/w version and an editable file in which you can type any information that coincides with the purpose of your lesson, level and interests of your students. So the activity is suitable for both kids and teenagers and even adults. Grab the files in the comments.

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This is me activity wheel is an easy way to refresh previously studied vocabulary from different topics, as well as get to know each other better. Write sample questions on the board: What is your favourite...? What do you like/love/hate ...? Who is your best friend? What do you want to be? First the children fill out the information about themselves, then they get up and move freely around the classroom for 5-7 minutes, asking each other questions, trying to find at least 1-2 people with the same answers as they have. After that, you can divide them into pairs or mini groups so that they can get to know each other better and talk about their new friends with similar interests (working out 3rd person singular). Take it in the comments for free.

A fun set for kids who are just getting to know numbers. With the help of such simple tasks, they develop motor skills, learn to write and count, as well as recognize numbers among others and show creativity by using their favourite colours for colouring. Get it here.

🎏 Every teacher wants his students to speak English as much as possible in their classes. The easiest way to start implementing this plan is to actively use simple classroom language and instructions, which your students hear every day during the classes and which will help absolute beginners feel more confident from the first lessons. The set includes: ✔️The most useful bookmarks. ✔️ Stylish posters. ✔️ Classroom language speech bubbles. ✔️ Bright flashcards. Learn more and get the pack: VK or TPT

Before the beginning of the new academic year, take a few minutes in the first classes to come up with small but pleasant bonuses for fruitful work together with your hard workers, write them on slips of paper and put them in the Reward Jar. Grab it in the comments.

ABC's THINGS I LIKE is a cool way to get to know each other better both in summer camp and in a new group at the beginning of the academic year, as well as to brush up different vocabulary. It can be anything: tastes, preferences, interests and hobbies and, on the contrary, unloved, irritating or frightening objects, things, etc. Work in pairs or small groups: - Students fill in the templates and then tell each other about themselves in pairs, after that change partners and do the same. The goal is to remember at least a couple of facts about everyone who they will have time to talk; - Students compare what they have in common and look for the most “relative” soulmate; - They interview their partners, fill in the blanks, and then tell the rest of the class anything about a new friend: - What do/don't you like? - I (don't) like ... . It's not necessary to fill in all the gaps! Grab it in the comments for free.

Choose a Greeting posters are ideal for small groups of 5-6 people. Children choose the way of greeting and enter the class in a good mood. You can also tell them the history of the origins of various gestures (find the descriptions in Wikipedia). 🛍 Take them in the comments for free.

Super Useful Calendar and Weather Chart. It's a great decoration for any classroom, as well as an indispensable, stylish, convenient and easy to use helper in the lesson when working out Days of the week, Dates, Birthdays, Seasons, Months and Weather, and you can also practice YESTERDAY was/TODAY is/TOMORROW will be. Children love it and you also will! It is available in English and in Spanish, get this treasure HERE: 🇬🇧: VK or TPT 🇪🇸: VK or TPT

A whole set of cool tasks for learning and revising the alphabet. Develop motor skills, and therefore the brain, let the kids show their creativity. Also doing this tasks the kids learn to recognize a letter among others, match their uppercase and lowercase pairs and, of course, learn to write ourselves! Get it here: https://www.worksheetsplanet.com/alphabet-letters-worksheets/

A useful decoration for the classroom in the form of an interesting calendar, which can be used to start a lesson in a non-standard way and engage students, for example: ask them a provocative question, read a quote from a celebrity and ask them to express their opinion, explain the meaning of a funny joke, or provide an interesting fact. Additionally, it can be used to create a month of pleasant little things and good deeds, try your hand at poetry by writing a short quatrain, think about your goals for the new year in advance, or google and learn a bit about the biography of a famous person. Get it here fo free: https://www.weareteachers.com/free-teacher-calendar/

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A cool set with a huge number of items (83 pcs.) that can be found in every classroom. They can be used as flashcards for a variety of games to help students memorize vocabulary quickly, or they can be used as labels to attach to objects. This way, students can associate words with their meanings and learn them more effectively. Get it here for free: https://www.teachstarter.com/us/teaching-resource/classroom-equipment-signs-us/

Intuition Сasino Game This game is a great way to get acquainted and test your intuition. It can be played at the very first lessons in new groups, and in the middle of the year to check how well the children got to know each other during this time. Read the rules in the file. Grab it in the comments.

When working with kids changing activities is quite important. I am fond of songs with different movements for these purposes. But some wonderful cards can make the task and the process even easier, more engaging and productive. My young learners like these three songs very much: - Wag Your Tail (YouTube or VK) - Let's Go To The Zoo (YouTube or VK) - Yes, I Can! (YouTube or VK) 📥How to use it read in the file. Download it FOR FREE in the comments.

It’s summer time! Time to play outside, time to hunt! That’s a great activity for summer camps but you may also use it in the classroom! Divide children into small groups or pairs, hand out alphabet cards one for each pair. While walking, children have to find things starting with every letter of the alphabet and write them in a particular square. Those who find more words are considered to be the best hunters! The medals are attached. Even teenagers will play this game with great pleasure! Variation: You can hunt special topics (clothes, food, animals etc.), and you may limit the time by 7-10 min.

Who can guess what that means - Ihavegotablackcat? We are sure that everyone who works with little kids has faced this problem, and not only in English lessons. Children often write without leaving spaces between words, and the text becomes illegible. Colourful spacemen and spacewomen will help to avoid such difficulties by simply applying these sticks between words or letters when writing. Children's squiggles will take shape, your young learners will have fun, and as for you, it will be much easier to check what is written. Print out the spacemen (women) of the appropriate size, stick them on cardboard or laminate to last longer and let your little students write with pleasure! P.S. give the children such a tool as a present and maybe soon other teachers will notice the changes too. The file includes the sticks of 14/10/8 mm wide. If you need a different size, just change the settings.

To make contact, it is important that students learn something interesting about each other or about the teacher. Bright dice will create a friendly atmosphere, make a good impression the first time. And it will become a great tool to get ADULT students to talk. Good for groups and individual lessons as well as for speaking clubs. Perfect for the first acquaintance and for heated discussions, because any topic can be supplemented and developed with the help of further questions. Students take turns to roll the dice and answer the questions or ask them to each other in a circle. If students are shy, you can invite them to answer the questions on behalf of fictional characters. Grab it in the comments.

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◂GoFindIt▸ is a fun outdoor game for summer camps, outdoor lessons, or family vacations. This game allows children to learn or review adjectives to describe the characteristics and features of various objects, while also helping them develop their attention, imagination, and analytical skills. How to play: - GoFindIt First or Who's First? Shuffle all the cards, turn over the top card, and the first person to find an item with the corresponding feature earns a point. They can play in teams or separately. - GoFindIt Fast or Who's Faster? Shuffle the cards and distribute an equal number of cards to all players. The first person to find items matching each card wins. - GoFindIt Fantastic Fit or Who is more accurate? Shuffle the cards and distribute 3 cards to all players or teams. The first player or team to find an item that matches all three characteristics wins.