Literacy Activities and English Games - Woodlands Junior School

Literacy Activities and English Games - Woodlands Junior School

Woodlands Junior School is a junior school (primary) in England with sts between the ages of 7 and 11. They have been created a web-page for students to improve their literacy skills and for teachers seeking literacy resources to use on an interactive whiteboard or computer.

The material has been prepared to help students with homework and extra practise in different areas of study with sections for Maths, Science and Literacy. This is the one that’s particularly useful for us in ESL.
In the literacy zone you can find the following sections:
Grammar
Punctuation
Words and Spelling
Writing Text
Each section has different activities all presented as fun interactive games. Well worth checking out! Link:

• Online Games
• Reading
• Writing

Useful links and resources for Unit 4

Lesson 4. Must passengers go to passport control? Lesson 5,6. Find your way at the airport - Где найти информацию о структуре и об основных службах аэропорта? Какие аэропорты самые крупные в Европе и мире?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport - encyclopaedia entry about the airport , its structure and services
http://www.flyingabroad.co.uk/biggest-and-...-the-world.aspx – the biggest and busiest airports in the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airport – information about the world's busiest airports
http://www.atwonline.com/channels/routesAi...?articleID=1319 – Europe's biggest airports

Lessons 7,8 I've got a yellow T-shirt – Где найти дополнительную информацию о шотландских кланах, тартанах и килтах? Какая одежда сейчас в моде у мальчиков и девочек? Где найти картинки, названия и описания модной и повседневной детской одежды и обуви?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_clan - encyclopaedia entry about Scottish clans
http://www.your-kilt.com/scottish-clans.html — a short article about Scottish clans
http://www.fife.50megs.com/scottish-tartan.htm — history of Scottish clans and tartan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt - encyclopaedia entry about kilts
http://www.thescotlandkiltcompany.co.uk/ - illustrated information about scottish kilts
http://kidsfashion.about.com/od/hotstyles/...s-for-Girls.htm - what girls’ clothes are in fashion right now?
http://kidsfashion.about.com/od/hotstylesf...ys--Fashion.htm - what boys’ clothes are in fashion right now?
http://kidsfashion.about.com/od/footwearan...hoesforkids.htm - what children’s shoes are in fashion now?
http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/node/n/43629030?extid=apaw – what children’s clothes can you buy in a British store?
http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/x2.aspx?DeptI...amp;cmAMS_C=D4B – what children’s clothes can you buy in an American store?

Here Is Another Game!

Join This Game!

Here Is A Fantastic Prezi By Oxana V. Gorbatko. Learn and Enjoy!

Find your way at the airport on Prezi

Happy holidays!

Useful links and resources for Unit 3

Unit 3.
Lesson 1 Come to Russia - Как оформлять e-mail? Как можно использовать переписку по электронной почте для обучения? Как можно найти друзей по переписке для школьников?
http://www.english-for-techies.net/Q%20&am...ting-emails.pdf - advice on how to write e-mails
http://www.lclark.edu/~krauss/usia/harrisw...ticle/Body.html - an article on how to use e-mails and internet services for interschool telecommunication projects
Here are some websites where you can find penpals:
www.interpals.net, www.mylanguageexchange.com, www.eun.org, http://www.globalclassroom.org/, http://www.iearn.org/,
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~penpals/index.html
http://www.iwaynet.net/~jwolve/school.html
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/penpals.htm http://www.europa-pages.com/school_form.html
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/
http://www.calvertschool.org/community/pen-pals/
http://www.pen-friends.net/england.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/wales.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/scotland.html
http://www.pen-friends.net/ireland.html
http://www.ipfeurope.com
http://www.europa-pages.com/penpal_form.html

Lesson 5. A room for Rob - А какие дома бывают в Англии? Где можно найти фотографии английских домов? Где взять готовые описания комнат? Как выглядели дома в Англии в старину? Как можно устроить виртуальную экскурсию по английскому дому?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...uses/houses.htm - types of houses in England, with pictures
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...main/index.html - photographs of houses in Kent, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_house_types – a list of house types with links to their descriptions
http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk...ypes-of-houses/ - illustrated information about the most common types of houses in England
http://www.findaflat.com/ - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency
http://www.homefromhome.co.uk/?gclid=COCBx...CFRC7Zwod4WhooA - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/house.html - inside an English house, as described by a 10-year old boy, with photographs
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_...english/map.htm - a tour of a virtual English house
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses.html - English houses and homes through history – descriptions and pictures

Lesson 6. There's no computer in Masha's room - Где можно взять рассказ английского школьника о его комнате?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ik/bedroom.html - a 10-year old boy tells about his bedroom

Lesson 7. How many rooms are there in the hotel – Какие самые крупные отели в мире? Как понимали что такое «вежливый ребенок» раньше? Какие существуют правила поведения для детей в современном обществе?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_large...ls_in_the_world — a list of the largest hotels in the world with links to information about each of them
http://www.victoriaspast.com/ChildEtiquett...ldEtiquette.htm - rules of etiquette for children in Victorian England
http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:O3Nkj...=clnk&gl=ru – Victorian etiquette and interactive etiquette games for children
http://www.a-to-z-of-manners-and-etiquette...r-children.html — manners and etiquette for children
http://tipnut.com/12-rules-of-etiquette-for-children/ - 12 rules of etiquette for children
http://www.oprah.com/article/relationships...0212_kidmanners — 10 etiquette rules for children

Lesson 9. Project “A visit to the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace” - Где найти дополнительную информацию для детей об Empire State Building и Buckingham Palace?
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/em/Em..._State_Building — kids encyclopaedia entry about the Empire State Building
http://www.esbnyc.com/kids/kids_faq.cfm — the most frequently asked question from kids and answers about the Empire State Building
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CU...nghampalace.htm — main information with illustrations on Buckingham Palace
http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/bu/Buckingham_Palace — brief encyclopaedia article for children about Buckingham Palace