Brown Owl's Christmas - Bundle of Activities

Simon Says is a really popular game among young learners. It gets them moving, gets them out of their seats and is fun.Furthermore it improves concentration and listening skills, and the actions help them to remember the language.This set of cards focusses on Christmas vocabulary and activities.Rules of the game:If you say SIMON SAYS at the beginning of the sentence, children carry out the action. If you don't say SIMON SAYS, they should stand still. Anyone who does the action when they shouldn't, is out. I usually play a few practice rounds before enforcing this last rule.How to play:LEVEL 1 - single word levelSIMON SAYS you are a present / Father Christmas  / a present / a star etc.N.B. Don't read the sentences on the card. Just use the pictures and say the basic sentence: You are a ...LEVEL 2 - sentence levelUse the cards in this set and read the sentences. Children do the actions described.I hope you have fun playing Christmas Simon Says with Brown Owl!Brown Owl is the star of my rhyming picture book series 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl'. For more information please visit: readandrhyme.at

Klassenstufen: 4-5. Klasse

How many Christmas words can you think of?I like to teach dictionary skills with this activity. The children have lots of ideas in their mother tongue but don't nececcarily know the English. equivalent. My favourite online dictionary is www.pons.deI let the children work in teams with iPads or PCs and see how many words they can find in a given time.Why not give points too! If no else has the word, you get 2 points, if someone else has it, then you get just one.Have fun learning English with Brown Owl!

Klassenstufen: 4-5. Klasse

Practise key Christmas vocabulary with these game cards. 2 sets available: reader and non-reader/DaZIncludes: Father Christmas/Santa, Christmas tree, present, bow, bauble, wreath, Christmas card, reindeer, sleigh, star, Santa hat & stocking.They can be used for four different games:1) SNAP (2-4 players)Shuffle the cards and deal them between all players.Players put their cards in front of them, face down.Each player turns over a card and lays it in the middle. If two cards on top of each other are the same, players shout snap and place their hands in the middle. The fastest player wins the cards!The winner is the player with all the cards at the end of the game.2) PAIRS - use half the cardsMix the cards and spread them out face down on the table. Each player takes it in turns to choose two cards. If they are the same, they take the cards and turn over another two. The winner is the player with the most pairs at the end of the game.Players can say what is on the cards as they turn them over.3) OLD MAID (3-4 players)The aim of the game is to have as many pairs as possible.Remove THREE reindeer cards. The reindeer is the old maid (schwarzer Peter)Shuffle the remaining cards and deal them between all players.Players look at their cards and place any PAIRS in front of them.Each player chooses one card to pass on and places it in front of them. Players count 3,2,1 and pass the card to the player on their left.If a player has a new pair, they place it on the table in front of them.The game carries on until one player has no cards left. The player with the most cards has won.Any player with the crow tries to pass it on as it does not have a pair.4) HAPPY FAMILIES (3-4 players)The aim of the game is to have as many sets of four same pictures as possible.Shuffle and deal all the cards between the players.If a player has a set of four, they can place it on the table in front of them.Any player starts and can ask another player for a card they need: Have you got a Christmas tree?The other player responds with Yes, I have! OR No! I Haven't!The player can continue asking until someone says no.Play then passes to the next player.The game is over when one player has no cards left.The winner is the player with the most sets of four (Quartett)5) CHANGE PLACES - select a few sets of 4 cardsChildren sit in a circle. Each child gets a card.One chair is removed. A pupil stands in the middle and says a Christmas word (the teacher can lead this activity at the beginning). The children with this picture stand up and change places. Now someone else hasn't got a seat and picks a word.If someone says "It's Christmas!" then everyone changes places.Have fun learning English with Brown Owl!For more information about Brown Owl and my series of rhyming picture books visit: www.readandrhyme.at

Klassenstufen: 2-3. Klasse

Encourage children to look at their surroundings with this Brown Owl's spotter's list!This activity can be done around your school or home, in a town or even a shopping centre! All you need is to print the sheet and take a pencil with you. If you spot something on the list, tick it off/cross it out/circle it.How many objects can you find? Can you find the TOP SPOT? (in this case it's a snow, and yes, it can be fake too!).Extra: Colour the objects exactly as you find them.N.B. Use the version without the written word to teach other languages too!I hope you have fun learning English with Brown Owl!P.S. Brown Owl is the main character in my rhyming picture book series ‚Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl‘. For more information visit www.readandrhyme.at

Klassenstufen: 2-3. Klasse