Brown Owl's Birthday Tea - MEGA BUNDLE

Apples, peaches, pears and plums,Tell me when you birthday comes!My birthday is in ...Children love learning this rhyme as it is full of actions and they get the chance to talk about themselves!STEP 1:Teach the months (this is how I do it with lots of actions: Months Chant)STEP 2:Learn the birthday rhyme, again with lots of actionsBirthday RhymeSTEP 3:Pupils create a poster about their birthday month:My birthday is in ...Discuss some common images associated with the months, e.g. February - Valentine's Day, June - summer etcSTEP 4:Carry out a class survey to find out when their birthdays are. This is a great speaking activity and they have plenty of chances to use the new rhyme!STEP 5:Read the rhyming picture book 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea', by Rachel Schmidlechner and Nadja Grace Bodner.

Niveau scolaire: Cycle 2, Cycle 3

One, two, three, it's Brown Owl's Birthday Tea!Children learn birthday vocabulary, as well as meet Brown Owl's friends and family, as the rhyming story of 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea' is retold with this story walk.1) learn the key words from the story. Fill out the wordmat to use as a picture dictionary.2) read the story 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea'3) place the story walk picture cards around the room4) hand out the differentiated worksheets (Level 1: single words, Level 2: short phrase, Level 3: longer phrase, Level 4: two phrases)5) children match the word/phrase on their worksheet with the picture card and write down the LETTER that they find6) put all the letters together to find the secret message!Have fun reading and rhyming with Brown Owl!If you'd like to know more about the rhyming picture book the language is taken from, you can check out some sample pages here.

Niveau scolaire: Cycle 2

Learn the months of the year in English with these flashcards, dominoes and game of pairs.This resource can also be used with the birthday rhyme: Apples, peaches, pears and plums (ID: 512185, link below)Let's talk about months and birthdays!After learning the months, I like to read my rhyming picture book 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea' to the class.www.readandrhyme.at

Niveau scolaire: Cycle 2

Playing games allows children to PRACTISE language in a fun and relaxed environment.This game of noughts and crosses (OXO) includes the following key words from the story 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea': Brown Owl, cake, presents, birthday tea, three, family, friends, pizza, Auntie LornaThis game can be used as a filler, a station task , for early finishers etc.  The game itself does not last long but the pupils will enjoy it so much that they play it over and over again!Level 1: say the word depicted to win the squareLevel 2: put the word into a sentence to win the squareWhy not laminate the sheet so that it can be reused? Or children can place different coloured glass nuggets down instead of drawing OXO.By playing a game of noughts and crosses (OXO), children have to USE the new language and tactics to win the game.They are in control of the level of language they use.E.g. If they choose the square with the CAKE on it, they can say as long or as short answer as they like to get it:cakechocolate/birthday cakeI love chocolate cake!Let's bake chocolate cake! (text from the book)All key words are taken from the rhyming picture book 'Brown Owl's Birthday Tea', by Rachel Schmidlechner and Nadja Grace Bodner.Have fun reading and rhyming with Brown Owl!If you'd like to know more about the rhyming picture book the words are taken from, you can check out some sample pages here.

Niveau scolaire: Cycle 2