Brown Owl's Autumn - 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 autumn 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 pumpkin / jack-o-lantern  / a crow / a bat 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.E.g. Simon Says you are jumping on a pile of leaves / You are a bat flying around etc.I hope you have fun playing autumn Simon Says with Brown Owl!TIP: the same vocabulary comes up in 'Brown Owl's Autumn' poem.Brown Owl is the star of my rhyming picture book series 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl'. For more information please visit: readandrhyme.at

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BINGO is a great game to practise and consolidate vocabulary.It can be played as a class or in small groups with a quizmaster.I have included a set of picture/word cards for the quizmaster to draw at random. If you print two sets, they double up as a game of pairs too.If someone gets three pictures in a row, they shout LINE!If they get all nine pictures, they shout BINGO!I like to embed each word in a sentence so that the children are exposed to as much language as possible. E.g. Autumn leaves are falling down.In fact, the vocabulary in this game also comes up in my 'Brown Owl's Autumn' poem. You can take lines directly from it: e.g. Fog is hanging in the air. Little squirrels are collecting food.You can even have a pupil take on the role of quizmaster and come up with their own sentences. This is a great method to encourage authentic use of language and allow children to experiment with the language they know.I hope you have fun teaching English with Brown Owl!

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Play a game of pairs & practise 12 autumn key words.Set includes:  bat, mushroom, apples, acorn, mud, pumpkin, crow, squirrel, scarecrow, leaves, fog, pine coneTIP: Print on thick paper so you can't see through the paper. Laminate for classroom use. There are four versions available: picture/word (readers), picture/picture (non-readers), full colour and b&wThe b&w version is for children to create their own game to take home and practise there too.Have fun reading and rhyming with Brown Owl! For more information about Brown Owl and our series of rhyming picture books, please visit:www.readandrhyme.at

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I have written this poem to accompany the busy autumn scene picture.The poem starts with:Leaves are falling on the ground,Orange, yellow, red and brown.Brown Owl's Autumn PoemThe poem depicts typical autumnal occurences that are appealing to young children, e.g. suqirrels collecting acorns, bats flying around, pumpkins for sale etc.The poem also includes some of your favourite characters from my rhyming picture book series 'Read and Rhyme with Brown Owl'.First we look at the busy autumn scene picture and the children can tell me what they see (and already know).Next I introduce the poem with lots of actions to aid comprehension. I then read it a second time and see if the children can find where each verse occurs in the picture.I have created gap fill worksheets and a cut & stick activity to help consolidate reading and writing the key language.Story WalkThe story walk uses the same language and illustrations as the poem.Once the children are familiar with the vocabulary, they read the words/sentences on their worksheet, find the corresponding picture hidden in the classroom, write down the letter on it. At the end they can work out the hidden message.I have also included a page of teacher's tips with further ideas on how to use the poem in your lessons.I hope you have fun learning English with Brown Owl!For more information about Brown Owl and my series of rhyming picture books, please visit: www.readandrhyme.at

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