Teaching kids

This part of the site is for teachers working with children. It offers a range of tips and resources which are based around online materials from the British Council's LearnEnglish Kids website. Most of the materials can be used either online or printed up to be used in the classroom.

The alphabet  
alphabet

The alphabet is one of the fundamental teaching points at primary level and needs to be frequently recycled and practised using a variety of different activities. On the LearnEnglish Kids website you will find a wide range of activities and materials for teaching and practising the alphabet.

Average: 3.6 (23 votes)
Food  
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On the LearnEnglish Kids website you will find many activities to practise the topic of food. The topic covers the vocabulary areas of basic foods, fruit and vegetables as well as cooking, recipes and healthy eating.

Average: 3.6 (267 votes)
The human body  
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The human body is a wide-ranging, interesting topic which can be used to teach not only language skills, but also has cross-curricular links which can be exploited in class.

Average: 3.5 (178 votes)
Family and friends  
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On the LearnEnglish Kids website you can find a variety of materials for teaching about Family and Friends.

Average: 3.4 (147 votes)
Christmas  
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There are lots of Christmas activities on the British Council’s site for young learners LearnEnglish Kids which you can use with your students during the festive season. You can find these at http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-christmas

Average: 3.8 (215 votes)
Telling the time  
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Teaching the time forms part of every primary syllabus. On the LearnEnglish Kids website there is a wealth of materials for introducing and practising this concept, ranging from simple games, to songs and stories through to more difficult activities to practise daily routine. On this page you will find ideas for using and exploiting these materials.

Average: 3.4 (160 votes)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears  
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a traditional story - children have listened to this story for many years. Goldilocks is a young girl who lives in a forest. One day she goes into a house - but she doesn't know that three bears live there!

Average: 3.6 (225 votes)
Poetry  
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Here you will find lots of idea for using poetry in your young learners classes, from reading to writing.

Average: 4 (90 votes)
School  
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School is a topic which has a lot of potential for young learner teachers: it can be easily extended and should be revised frequently as students need the right language for work in the classroom

Average: 3.5 (210 votes)
Weather  
Weather

The weather is a fun and enjoyable topic for children. On the LearnEnglish Kids website you can find many materials to practise this topic.

Average: 3.5 (299 votes)
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