The seals on the bus go errp, errp, errp All through the town. This book takes the classic The Wheels on the Bus and gives it a twist with loads of different animals on the bus. A perfect book for beginning learners that takes in their most common interests: silliness and animals. I always look for a video to accompany the book, but this one doesn't have one … [Read more...] about The Seals on the Bus
Storytelling
Silly Sally
Silly Sally went to town, Walking backwards, upside down This silly tale of Silly Sally and her silly friends is great fun for any elementary school student. It's fun for teachers, too. The story is simple enough for any grade as the story itself is just Sally going to the town and doing some silly things on the way. For all grades the students will need to be … [Read more...] about Silly Sally
Walking Through the Jungle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plvY0quSyJg If there is a great book for young kids, this is it. Fun, colorful and with a great video to go along with it, this book as been a favorite of mine for a while. Come to mention it, pretty much all of the Barefoot Books are great, and they all include fun videos to go along with them. Info I chose to do this book with … [Read more...] about Walking Through the Jungle
This is the way we go to school
This book fits perfectly with the grade 6 unit on transportation. It gives a much bigger view of the different ways kids get to school. The choice of this book was by absolute chance. There was a full set of 30 of these books, so I decided to give it my best shot and see how it went. Notes The vocabulary covered in this book is way beyond what is covered in the general … [Read more...] about This is the way we go to school
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
How do we give first graders the most bang for their buck from their classes? Although they don't have the maturity to dive into conversational English, they are very much taken by their interests. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed appeals to the most basic interests of young kids. They love animals. Animals are easy to teach as they have actions and sounds … [Read more...] about Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed