Birthday Theme Resources for ESL

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             I created printable Birthday certificates to give to the Birthday child.  Just print and have them ready.

 And make some birthday pencils and have them handy. I bought some black pencils for my set and got an old can to work as a vase.  Cut the slits with an exacto and push the pencil. It also makes a nice decoration for the class. 

I like to teach reading in the same way native speakers are taught to read, using these book that are available on the web. I lost the file for this book. I always make them big to read in class.

This cute activity is from www.makinglearningfun.com. I just made all the cake out of fun foam and painted the wood clothespin yellow to make the candles. 

As for Grammar, present the structure HOW OLD ARE YOU ? Make some  badges, necklaces  or blow some balloons with a number on each.  Have some children come up  and ask them their age, showing the number on the balloon. here´s the link , and print them on cardboard.

   

This is a good theme for reviewing the numbers from  1 to 10. Make the  numbers out of  fun foam.I made nine sets of numbers in different colors. 

Here are some games to play from the book Jigsaw  3

·         Show me game: hand out all the numbers to the students in a ramdom order. Say a number and have those students stand up and show it to the class.
·         Call out different numbers and the children hold up the corresponding numbers of fingers.

·         Draw numbers in the air, making sure you are facing the same direction as the children. Have children say that number aloud.

·         Place or write numbers on the board in ramdom order. two children come to the front of the class. Give both of them a fly swatter.Call out a number. The winner is the first child to hit the number with the fly 
swatter. ( My favorite game, the best gadget for the class)

·         Print the numbers from the template and place the numbers around the room. Call out a number. The winner is the first child to find the correct number. 

                 Teacher: Find number seven.

·         Write the  numbers backwards on the board, pointing to the numbers, starting with number 10, read them aloud.

·         Draw numbers on the board, but with your finger wet with water. Have them guess the number asking questions: What number is this ?

Birthdays mean a lot to children and it is a good idea to celebrate in a simple way each student’s birthday.

It´s easy to make a crown for the birthday child to take home.Use a store bought template like the one that I have here.

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