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Non-fiction text activity ideas
Leveled activity bank for non-fiction text engagement, using Bloom's Taxonomy ladders.
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Mary Seacole Resource
A resource all about Mary Seacole, the Jamaican Florence Nightingale. Includes flashcards, an early literacy activity and reading comprehension and fluency activities.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity Resource
An incredible, in depth resource celebrating cultural diversity, with activities for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Helpful language for learning English in Science
Questions and substitution tables to prepare learners for Science lessons.
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Halloween Resource
A resource all about Halloween. Includes flashcards, an early literacy activity and reading comprehension and fluency activities.

Healthy eating resource
Flashcards and substitution tables for learning vocabulary and structures related to healthy eating.
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Games for young learners
List of games to help young learners practise speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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Christmas Resource
A resource all about Christmas. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

International mother language day activities
This game introduces children, in a fun way, to a variety of languages.
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Tricky word activities
Tricky word learning activities for younger learners (easily adapted for older learners).
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Christmas Customs Resource
A resource all about Christmas customs around the world. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.
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Minibeast activities
A home-learning minibeasts project for primary pupils.
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CLIL lesson plan
A planning template for a CLIL (content and language integrated learning) lesson with an example on how it can be used.
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Water safety scaffolding resource
A resource all about Water safety at home and in swimming pools. There are flashcard games and substitution tables ready to use, with extension activities in all areas. Text-based activities build on vocabulary and sentence structures to help your learners deconstruct and reconstruct an original text.

Trade goods introduce me activity
A collaborative, group-focused, role-play activity for learning subject-specific vocabulary.
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Lockdown engagement activities
Instructions and examples for remote games to engage learners during remote lessons.
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Empathy cards
A set of printable empathy cards with various reflection questions about language learning and transitional experiences. Works well for learners to get to know each other at the start of the school year, to reflect about experiences or to celebrate international mother tongue day.

Bug team game
Let your learners build friendships with this snakes and ladders variation!
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Rainforest reading comprehension
A reading comprehension resource about rainforests, including flashcards, gap fills and more.

Northern Hemisphere Seasons Resource
A resource all about seasons in the Northern hemisphere, and the months associated with them. Includes resources for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

EAL teacher guidance

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Vocabulary: What should we teach, and how?
26/04/2023
Listen up! A ‘What’ and ‘Why’ EAL Checklist for Nurturing Great Listeners
12/04/2023
How to encourage EAL parents to become involved in their children’s education
13/03/2023
In Celebration of Mother Tongue
09/03/2023
Tips for mainstream teachers to support EAL learners
20/01/2023
EAL Learners: Combating Bullying
15/11/2022
Written corrective feedback: Investigating beliefs and practices
29/10/2022
Steps for a Successful Transition for New Arrivals
09/09/2022
Supporting students with basic literacy skills
07/09/2022
The importance of enjoying a good read
01/09/2022
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