I was looking for other activities that could be used with ESL students in a fairy tale unit and I came across the following activities on this site:
I always keep a large selection of fairy tale books in my cupboard at work. I introduce the world of fairy tales to my students. I feel it is important as these are often the stories that English speaking children grow up hearing, they are often referred to in class and sometimes in books and even in tests (like NAPLAN). They are also a great way of teaching narrative structure to older students. I like to read them the story, discuss the pictures and then have the students retell the story to me in their own words. Sometimes I use their retelling as a speaking and listening assessment.
I was looking for other activities that could be used with ESL students in a fairy tale unit and I came across the following activities on this site: My previous post was about listening games, however the activities were more suited to Stage 2 and 3 students. The games on the above site are suited to younger students - ES1 and S1 students. They could be played with a small EAL/D group, one on one or with the whole class. I hope you find them useful.
As part of the curriculum we need to focus on speaking and listening skill building. I find it is much easier to teach the speaking skills than the listening skills. A focus on practising listening skills can be hard to achieve, however it is really important for all students - but especially our EAL/D students, to have good listening skills.
Here is a site I have found that gives 8 ideas for improving listening skills. I especially like the 'voice blogging' activity. This would be a great one on one or small group activity to do with your students. The above website has an activity that you can use to teach your students how to blend cvc words. It also looks at the short term memory issue of students who attempt to blend a cvc word like r-a-g and end up with a completly different word like 'gum'. I know I have taught students who do this.
Hopefully, if you also have students struggling with blending, this activity will be useful. I just wanted to send another quick apology for the lack of posts recently.
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