A special friendship – Groep 5-8 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!
Air and space travel – Groep 5-8 In this activity about transport, the children will learn more about kites, hot-air balloons, planes and choppers, and also about rockets and satellites.
Amazing objects – Groep 5-8 Children learn to say, read and write some common classroom objects. They also help you label the classroom.
Backpack games – Groep 1-4 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?
Bikes! – Groep 1-4 This activity is about the book Duck on the bike. What better means of transport to focus on than the glorious bike!
Classroom objects – Groep 1-4 In this fun activity children learn to name classroom objects and work together in a cooperative activity.
Classroom objects – Groep 5-8 In this fun activity children learn to describe classroom objects and work together in a cooperative activity.
Clothes and fashion – Groep 1-4 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 – Groep 5-6 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.
Clothes and fashion – Groep 7-8 Fashion is a great topic to cover in English. In these activities the children work as fashion designers.
Compliments – Groep 5-8 In this activity the children practise describing their classmates. They work with (online) dictionaries and write some nice things about their classmates.
Crazy about football – Groep 1-4 This summer, the national football team will compete in the European Championships, which take place from the 14th of June until the 14th of July in ten different cities in Germany. What fun English activities can you do to celebrate ‘the beautiful game’ with your class?
Crazy about football – Groep 5-8 This summer, the national football team will compete in the European Championships, which take place from the 14th of June until the 14th of July in ten different cities in Germany. The European Championships are a great topic to do some CLIL lessons. The steps below can be spread out over two or three lessons. Have fun!
Energizers and Class Builders – Groep 1-4 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!
Energizers and Class Builders – Groep 5-8 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!
Find a friend who… – Groep 5-8 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.
Friends – Groep 1-4 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.
Introduction to English – Groep 1-2 Introduction to English bestaat uit 6 thema’s met verschillende activiteiten, waarin de leerlingen op een speelse manier de Engelse taal leren. Je kunt de thema’s op zichzelf aanbieden (bijvoorbeeld ter vervanging van het thema van je lesmethode) of als opstap voor CLIL-lessen als onderdeel van onze Wegwijzer.
Introduction to English – Groep 3 Introduction to English bestaat uit 6 thema’s met verschillende activiteiten, waarin de leerlingen op een speelse manier de Engelse taal leren. Je kunt de thema’s op zichzelf aanbieden (bijvoorbeeld ter vervanging van het thema van je lesmethode) of als opstap voor CLIL-lessen als onderdeel van onze Wegwijzer.
My body – Groep 1-4 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.
My body – Groep 5-6 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.
My body – Groep 7-8 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.
Our classroom rules – Groep 5-8 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.
Owl and the Moon – Groep 1-4 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.
Party games – Groep 1-8 Verschillende gezelschapsspelletjes voor alle groepen: memory, bingo, kwartet, Wie ben ik? en het bordspel The Game of English. Have fun!
That’s like me! – Groep 1-4 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.
The same and different – Groep 5-8 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.