Activity Cards

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Page

Alphabet

Reading
Wall Chart
Say and Point
Board Slam
Tone Actions
Letter Writing

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Vocabulary Steps
Hold up Fingers
Show and Tell
Show Me
Tell Me
Say and Point
Board Slam
Matching
Find the Word
Brainstorming

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Say and Draw

Listen and Clap
Note Taking

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Phonetics (short-long
sounds)
Dialogues Whole Class
Dialogues Groups and Pair
Group Questions
Think Pair Share
Group Discussion

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Vocabulary

Reading Steps
Brainstorm Words from a
Picture
Read and Follow
Read and Mark
Chunking
Chunking (Pictures)
Fill in a Table
Timeline

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Look/Cover/Write
Memory Game
Board Race
Hold up Notebooks
Writing Steps
Mind Map

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Peer Checking

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Writing

Checking

Listening

Speaking

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Activity Cards: Alphabet

Wall Chart
1

Teacher puts a chart on the wall.

Teacher points to each letter in order.

Students say the letters that teacher points to.

Teacher points to letters randomly.

Students say the letters.

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Say and Point

Teacher says a letter.

Students look for the letter in their

books.

Students point to the correct letter

in alphabet chart.

Students point to correct letter in a

word on the page.

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Board Slam
1

Teacher puts flashcards on the board.

Teachers puts students into two lines.

Teacher says a letter.

Students hit the correct flashcard on the board.

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Tone Actions
1

Teacher says a word or a sound.

Students show stop for stopped tone.

Students show hand low for low tone.

Students show hand high for high tone.

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Letter Writing
1.

2.

3.

Teacher shows good letters forms.

Teacher demonstrates how to write the letter in

the air.

Students copy the letter shapes in the air.

4.

5.

6.

Teacher writes the letter on the board and traces

around the letter with their finger.

Students write the letter in their books following

the same path.

Teacher monitors and checks students are

writing the letters correctly.

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Vocabulary Steps
1.

2.

3.

Teacher shows a flashcard and says the word 3

times.

Students listen and do not speak.

Students repeat after the teacher 3 times.

4.

5.

6.

Students repeat in row, in groups, or alone.

Teacher says a word. Students point to a

flashcard, show an object, or do an action.

Teacher shows a picture. Students say the word.

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Hold up Fingers
1

Teacher sticks flashcards on the board and writes

a number next to the pictures.

Teacher says a word.

Students hold up the right number of fingers for

the word.

Students should not shout because the teacher

cant hear who is correct.
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Activity Cards: Vocabulary

Show and Tell

1

Teacher divides students into pairs and assign

A and B to each student.

Student (A) shows the picture and Student (B)

says the word of the picture.

Take turns. Student (B) shows a picture and

student (A) says the word.

Take turns. Student (B) shows an object and

student (A) says the word.

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Student (A) show an object and student (B)

tells the word.

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Show Me
1

Teacher says a word from a flash card.

Teacher says an object in the room.

Teacher says an action word.

Students point to the object.

Students do the action.

Students point to the flash cards.

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Activity Cards: Vocabulary

Tell Me

Teacher does the actions and students say the

word.

Teacher points at an object and students say

the word.

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Teacher shows the flash cards and students

say the word.

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Say and Point

1

Teacher says a word.

Students look in their books.

Students point at correct picture.

Students point at correct words.

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Students race with a partner to point to the

picture first

Activity Cards: Vocabulary

Board Slam
1

Teacher puts flashcards on the board.

Teacher puts students into two lines.

Teacher says a word.

Students hit the correct picture on the board.

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Matching
1

Teacher puts picture flashcards and word

flashcards on the board.

Teacher numbers each flashcard.

Student copy into their books.

Students match the pictures and words in their

text book .

Teacher monitors and checks students work.

Teacher draws the answer on the board.

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Activity Cards: Vocabulary

Find the Word

1

Tell students to open their books.

Teacher says one words in the text.

Students look for the word in the text.

Students see the word.

Students point at the word.

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Students point at a picture in the textbook.

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Brainstorming
1

Teacher writes the topic on the board

Teacher writes an example on the board

Teacher splits students into groups

Give students some time to think in groups and

students write down in the book

Students from each group give the answer

Teacher writes the answer and explains in more

detail. Students copy

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Activity Cards: Listening

Say and Draw

1

Teacher picks a word or sentence from the

textbook.

Teacher says a word or sentence.

Students draw a picture individually or in groups.

Teacher monitors the students and checks the

picture.

Students show their pictures to other students

and explain what they have drawn.

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Activity Cards: Listening

Listen and Clap

1

Teacher opens the textbook.

Teacher reads the text correctly.

Students listen to what teacher reads and follow

the text with finger.

Teacher reads the text again but sometimes

making a mistake. For example, saying the wrong
word.

Students listen to what teacher reads and follow

the text with finger.

Students clap when they hear a mistake.

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Activity Cards: Listening

Note Taking
1.

Before Class

2.

3.

Teacher reads the text and underlines the

important information. Teacher writes this
information in short and simple sentences.

Teacher reads the text or explain the main points

of the text.

Students take notes.

Students can ask questions when they are not
clear.

4.

5.

6.

Students compare in small groups what they

have written.

Ask students what is the important information

from the paragraph.

Teacher writes simple sentences on the board

summarizing the main points.

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Activity Cards: Speaking

Phonetics (short-long sounds)

1

Teacher says a word

Students show hands faraway for long vowel

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Students show hands close for short vowel

Activity Cards: Speaking

Dialogues Whole Class

1

Teacher writes a dialogue on the board.

Teacher reads the conversation three times.

Students listen.

Teacher reads the dialogue and students repeat.

Teacher practices with the whole class - Teacher

(A) and Student (B) then swap.

Practice again; Half of the class is (A) and the

other half is (B).

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Activity Cards: Speaking

Dialogues Groups and Pair

1

Teacher divides the class into girls (g) and boys

(b).

Students practice conversations in rows.

Ask two students to read the conversation to the

class.

Students practice in pairs.

Teacher monitors the students and helps pairs

when needed.

Teacher deletes words slowly as the students

continue to practice.

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Activity Cards: Speaking

Group Questions
1

Teacher divides students into groups.

Teacher asks questions.

Students discuss the answers in groups.

4a

4b

Teacher selects a group.

Student from that group gives answer.

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One student from every group writes answer on

blackboard.

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Think Pair Share

1

Teacher writes a question on the board.

Students think of the answers quietly.

Teacher puts students into pairs

Students say their answers to their partner.

Students share their answers with the class.

Teacher writes answers on the board.

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Activity Cards: Speaking

Group Discussion
1

Teacher splits students into small groups.

Teacher gives students a topic to discuss

Students discuss the topic in groups

Teacher monitors and checks all students are

involved

Teacher nominates each group to give one

answer.
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Students come to the front and present their

groups ideas

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Reading Steps
1

Teacher introduces the Topic (example:

Brainstorm words from a picture).

Teacher explains difficult vocabulary (show

pictures, actions, examples).

Teacher and Students read text together (For

example: Read and Follow)

Teacher asks questions about the text (For

example: Think-Pair-Share).

Students summarize text (For example: Pair

work).

Students present summary.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Brainstorm Words from a Picture

1

Teacher draws picture or asks students to look in

their books.

Teacher gets students into groups.

Teacher gives students time to think.

In groups, students write down the words they

have thought of.

Teacher selects a student to say a word.

Teacher repeats the answer and explain in more

detail.

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Read and Follow

1

Teacher opens the textbook.

Teacher reads sentence by sentence.

Students point at the words while teacher is

reading.

Teacher monitors and checks students fingers

are at the correct place.

Teacher nominates a student to say next word.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Read and Mark

1

Teacher reads the text from the book.

Students follow with finger.

Teacher reads the text. When the teacher

pauses.....

Students check their marks with a partner.

In turns, Students read sentences to their

partner. Their partner checks that the student
pauses in the correct place.

students draw lines/marks at pause.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Chunking
1

Before the class, teacher breaks the text down

into sections on a connected topic.

Teacher tells the students the starting point and

ending points of a section.

Students read the section and underline the key

words.

Students tell partner their ideas.

Students write a paragraph summarizing the

main ideas of a section.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Chunking (Pictures)
1

Before the class, teacher breaks the text down

into sections on a connected topic.
4

Teacher tells the students the starting point and

ending points of a section.
5

Students read the section and underline the key

words.
6

Students draw a picture to represent the idea of

a section.

Students explain their picture to a partner.

Students write a paragraph summarizing the

main ideas of a section.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Fill in a Table
1

Teacher splits students into small groups.

Students look at the text in groups.

Teacher draws a table on the board.

Students look for facts about topic from the text

book.

Students from each group write down the facts

in given box on the board.

Teacher checks the answers with class.

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Activity Cards: Reading

Timeline
1

The teacher draws a blank timeline on the board.

The teacher writes a date on the timeline and asks students to find out
from the text what happened in that year.

The teacher elicits what happened in that year.

Students complete a timeline in their books.

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Activity Cards: Writing

Look/cover/write (with word cards)

1

Teacher shows word cards for 30 seconds.

Teacher hides the word cards.

Students write down the spelling of the word.

Students check their partners spelling.

Teacher shows the flashcard.

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Memory Game
1

Teacher writes words on the board

Students look at the words for 1 minute.

Teacher erases words from the board

4.

5.

Students write down the words that they can

remember

Students check their answers with a partner

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Activity Cards: Writing

Board Race
1.

2.

3.

Teacher divides students into groups.

Teacher calls out a word.

Students discuss the spelling of the words in

group.

4.

5.

6.

One student from each group writes the word on

the board.

Teacher checks answer with students

Teacher gives points. Fastest = 2 points;

Correct = 1 point; Incorrect = 0 points.

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Activity Cards: Writing

Hold up Notebooks
1

Teacher says a word.

Teacher holds a flash card with word or picture.

Students talk in groups and write the answers.

After writing, students hold up their notebook.

Teacher checks raised books.

Teacher says the correct spelling.

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Writing Steps
1.

2.

3.

Students brainstorm the topic and think of

supporting arguments.
4.

Create a Topic Sentence and main arguments

mapping out the essay.
5.

Students write first draft.

Teacher reads the first draft and underlines

errors. Teacher makes comments on how to
improve the essay.

Students work together to fix mistakes.

Teacher monitors and helps students when they
do not understand.

Students write a final draft, correcting mistakes

from their draft.

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6.

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Mind Map

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Activity Cards: Checking

Peer Checking
1

Teacher writes down the questions on the board.

Students write the answer individually.

Students check partners work.

Teacher monitors the class.

Teacher elicits answers from the students.

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