Teacher Resources

Courtesy of Oxford University Press

This is a growing selection of teacher resources - teaching activities and ideas - chosen from among the huge selection of resource books published by Oxford University Press. Month by month, we will build up a library of practical resources that you can take straight into the classroom. The ideas and activities are divided into categories: Kids, Junior High School, Senior High School, and Adults (includes college students). If you are interested in buying the books, they are all available - at a 20% discount for ETJ members - from the David English House Book Service.

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Title	Category
Very Young Learners - Pizza Faces: This activity for elementary level students can be spread over several lessons and is based on the popular story Goldilocks (the story is included). The activities included show that with the right preparation even beginners can make sense of authentic English. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Very Young Learners - Vocabulary Activity: Pizza Faces (459 KB)
Storytelling with Children - Goldilocks: In this activity children make "pizza faces" out of real ingredients. Suitable for children aged four and up, this is a fun way to practice food vocabulary and parts of the face. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Storytelling with Children - Goldilocks/The Prince and the Dragon lesson plan (137 KB)
Games For Children - Prepositions: Some useful information on integrating games into your EFL syllabus. A movement and team game to practice prepositions. Suitable for children aged four and up. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Games for Children - Games For Children: Introduction (77 KB) - Game: Prepositions (35 KB)
Drama With Children - I'm Big, I'm Small: This fun activity is aimed at children aged 6-10 and uses action and mime to practice adjectives such as big, small, short, tall. A variation is given to make the activity suitable for older kids. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Drama With Children - Activity: I'm Big, I'm Small (51 KB)
Games for Children - Magazine Flip: This activity can be with groups of children aged 8 and up. It is a simple recognition game that is fun and useful for practicing describing people but can also be used to practice many different areas of vocabulary. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Games for Children - Games for Children: Magazine Flip (27 KB)
The Day I Was Born: Using this Internet Web search activity, young students research events that took place on their birthday. This is ideal for practicing the past simple tense and makes full use of the huge supply of "authentic material" available online. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: The Internet and Young Learners - Activity: The Day I Was Born (36 KB)
Telling a Story With Stick Puppets: This activity uses the story of the Big Blue Fish and the Small Red Fish to practice prepositions of place and "Where are you?" Older students can be engaged in rewriting the story. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Drama With Children - Story: Big Blue Fish and the Small Red Fish (46 KB)
Arts and Crafts With Children: Children learn language best in an environment where they are "doing" rather than simply "studying". Arts and crafts provide the perfect hands-on activities to integrate into language learning. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Arts and Crafts With Children - Arts and Crafts With Children: Introduction (146 KB) - Activity: Advertisements (78 KB)
Assessing Young Learners - I Like, I Don't Like: An activity where young learners play a game based on the verb "like." Supplemented with a separate worksheet. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Assessing Young Learners - Using a dictionary to locate words (41 KB)
Assessing Young Learners - Messages on the Fridge: Good readers enjoy reading, read more, and consequently improve both their reading skills and general language ability. This sample activity is for practicing imperatives and understanding written instructions, and is for learners aged six and up. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Assessing Young Learners - Reading - Messages on the Fridge (34 KB) - Worksheet (134 KB)
Assessing Young Learners - Using a Picture Dictionary: This activity helps children find the English words for selected objects using a picture dictionary. Series/Book title - Primary Resource Books for Teachers: Assessing Young Learners - Activity - I Like, I Don't Like (62 KB) - Worksheet (55 KB)

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