【 10 Games to play with any vocabulary words 】

http://www.notsowimpyteacher.com/2016/11/10-games-to-play-with-any-vocabulary.html

10 Games to play with any vocabulary words  

See this useful article from a blogger-teacher.   

【Eight free audio books for children learning English】

Eight free audio books for children learning English
Source: https://kknews.cc/news/gpxj38.html

有聲童書網站，包括繪本、讀本，包括有：Lil-fingers, Storylineonline, Robertmunsch, Inklesstales, Mightybook, StoryNory, Loyalbooks, Lit2go

1）Lil-fingers

推薦年齡：2—6歲

http://www.lil-fingers.com/

Lil-fingers不僅包含動畫小故事，還容納了小遊戲和節日小知識。20多個小故事配以小動畫，形象生動。小朋友們看完了故事，還可以通過塗色等遊戲了解更多知識。很適合低年齡段的小朋友。

2）Storylineonline

推薦年齡：3—7歲

http://www.storylineonline.net/

Storylineonline也是一個免費的有聲讀物網站。整個網站的設計非常有特色，充滿童趣的手繪主頁更能吸引小朋友的注意。粑粑麻麻可以書籍名稱、閱讀者或者是書的作者來選擇讀物。

值得一提的是，這個網站是美國演員工會發起的，很多明星都曾為孩子朗讀過故事。

3）Robertmunsch

推薦年齡：3—8歲

http://robertmunsch.com/books

這個網站是由Robert Munsch所創立的，Robert是加拿大著名的兒童書作家。網站的設計非常簡潔，版塊規劃完善。而且網站裡面有很多小故事是由小朋友或者是老師投稿的。總的來說，網站的故事吸引人，Robert的朗讀也很吸引人。

4）Inklesstales

推薦年齡：3—6歲

http://www.inklesstales.com/

Inklesstales網站是由Elizabeth Williams Bushey創辦於2000年。網站主要分為stories、poems、games、more四個版塊。

網站簡潔明了，內容不僅有兒童小故事，還包括兒童詩歌。有些故事還伴有動畫視頻。故事內容大多不是很難，適合低年齡段的小朋友。

5）Mightybook

推薦年齡：2—10歲

http://www.mightybook.com/

Mightybook網站的宗旨就是為孩子帶來免費的故事、音樂、遊戲等等，是孩子能夠提高英語水平的同時收穫快樂。

網站的內容欄目分得非常細緻，非常適合爸媽們根據小朋友的喜好來選擇故事。故事大都以動畫的形式呈現，因此年齡比較小的小朋友也容易理解故事。

6）StoryNory

推薦年齡：3—12歲

http://www.storynory.com/

Storynory是一個免費的兒童音頻故事網站，有著包括原創故事、神話故事和古典小說在內的豐富內容。網站每周都會更新，裡面的音頻全都是由專業的配音演員所錄製。

故事涵蓋面廣，適合不同年齡層。每段音頻都配有故事原文，方便小朋友理解。不僅如此，Storynory網站還支持MP3下載。

7）Loyalbooks

推薦年齡：6—12歲

http://www.loyalbooks.com/

loyalbooks的內容非常豐富，但故事大多有一些難度，而且故事比較長。除了兒童讀物，網站還有小說、詩歌、短文等等。總之，這個網站涵蓋的文章內容十分廣泛，網站的設計也是簡單明了。

8）Lit2go

推薦年齡：8—12歲

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

不同於其他網站的活潑風格，這個網站主要偏向於黑白設計，適合的年齡層也偏大。（爸媽營微信號：bamaying）網站主要涵蓋各類長篇小說，小朋友可以根據小說名的首字母或者作者等進行檢索。小編主要向大朋友推薦這個網站！

原文網址：https://kknews.cc/news/gpxj38.html

【Brain POP: featured videos with various exercises】

https://www.brainpop.com/free-stuff/

Introduction to Brain Pop:

An American Educational site containing a lot of videos, which are accompanied by full texts, activities, online worksheets, quizzes, and comics (readers can create comics based on the storylines of the videos). While not all resources are free, some are freely available for readers.  I highly recommend you and your students try this site !

【萬用桌遊版: Free Board Game Freebie】

Source: thanks for Vicky L. W. Su‎'s sharing 

小丸子的萬用桌遊版

所需要準備的材料與玩法:

所需要的材料如下：

1. 桌遊板 影印A4大小後，裝在 U 型透明袋裡 （透明袋由翰林提供，圖片從Google Images 取得）

2. 彩色透明片，一人一種顏色 （我的是四人一組，但如果因為受限於班級人數，非得有五人的時候，就給那位學生另一種不同花片，才不會混淆）

3. 各組一個骰子

4. 一疊 需要練習的單字卡、句型、或是發音卡，一組約30張左右

遊戲流程如下：

1. 請各組編號一號先丟骰子，若為數字 1 或 6，學生就可以從桌上翻一張字卡。

2. 若學生可以正確唸出該字，則可以再丟一次決定可以走幾步。反之就只能留在原地。

3. 其他同學重複以上步驟

4. 誰先走到最後一格的 “班長” 的圖片為贏家 （不過那是我自己的設定）

在此附上小丸子萬用桌遊版，如果有需要的老師可自行取用。

【English teaching activities for Christmas】

Find out teaching ideas at British Council website for English learning and teaching !


http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/christmas-games-0?utm_source=TE_Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/christmas-1?utm_source=TE_Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/christmas-very-young-learners?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/turkey-trouble?utm_source=TE_Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish

【Text to speech】

★from text to speech website: http://www.text2speech.org/
另一個也推薦的是：http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/

Source:  http://blog.tesol.org/5-activities-to-improve-reading-fluency-in-pre-k-5-els/

5 Activities to Improve Reading Fluency in Pre-K–5 ELs

Posted on 6 October 2016 by Judie Haynes

According to Reading Rockets, fluency is composed of three features: accuracy, automaticity,  and prosody. These features of fluency are regularly assessed in schools. It’s my opinion, however, that ELs can’t be held to the same standards as their English-speaking classmates while they are still learning English. Reading ability is not a predictor of reading comprehension in ELs (Lesaux & Crosson, 2010). Accuracy may not be a realistic goal for many ELs because they may have difficulty correctly pronouncing the words in a passage.

However, I think that activities that improve automaticity and prosody are very helpful to ELs, and it is worth providing explicit instruction to them to improve their fluency. It is my experience that activities that help develop reading fluency also improve oral language. Here are some strategies that help build fluency in ELs.

1. Teacher read-alouds. This activity is an effective strategy to help ELs develop fluency and improve reading comprehension. Although listening to a book on tape may be an effective strategy for native speakers of English, it doesn’t engage ELs. I find it is better to find websites with books that are read aloud as the students turn the pages and see the text and pictures. Read my blog 10 Online Resources to Improve EL Literacy.

2. Choral reading. This is a strategy in which a whole class or groups of students read aloud in unison. This is a great strategy for ELs who may be too shy to read in public by themselves. Teachers should choose materials that are on the EL’s reading level and that have short passages. I find that reader’s theater materials, poems, and short plays are great for ELs. Examples of lessons can be found at Improving Fluency through Group Literary Performance.

3. Echo reading is a strategy in which teachers read a short paragraph a word cluster or sentence at a time and the students echo or imitate the teacher’s intonation and expression. This is an excellent strategy for teaching ELs to read fluently and with expression. Here is a YouTube video that demonstrates how to echo read with children.

4. Partner reading  happens when two students work together to read an assigned text. Teachers generally pair emerging readers with good readers. This strategy works with ELs when the teacher pairs them with a partner who is patient and with whom  ELs feel comfortable.

5. Performance reading allows young readers to participate in a book that has memorable phrases that are repeated throughout the book and lends itself to gestures and dramatic voices. This is an excellent strategy for classrooms of young students in Grades pre-K–2.

Reading Fluency Resources for Teachers

Here are some resources for further information about reading fluency.

• 11 Alternatives to “Round Robin” (and “Popcorn”) Reading gives teachers multiple strategies that are alternatives to traditional reading aloud.
• No More Robot Reading shows parents how to teach children to read with expression.
• ELLs and Reading Fluency in English is an article from Colorín Colorado that reviews strategies to develop reading fluency.
• Shanahan on Literacy is a blog by Timothy Shanahan that answers the question, “Do I teach fluency to English language learners?”
• Why Prosody Matters: The Importance of Reading Aloud with Expression reviews the research on fluency and reading comprehension.
• Teaching ELLs to Read: Strategies to Meet the Common Core, K–5 has an excellent chapter on teaching ELs to read with expression.

【Christmas Quiz Template:超實用之聖誕遊戲 ppt 模板 !!!】

聖誕節快到了~~ 剛剛看到一個超棒的template,
可以讓老師免費下載 (ppt mode), 打上問題給全班同學分組競賽, 下載網址:
https://tekhnologic.wordpress.com/2016/12/02/christmas-quiz-2016/
至於玩法, 可以參考該網址說明~
或是可以參考我之前這篇po 文的說明:)

【炸彈遊戲/ New Year Monkey BAAM Game】

(有需要遊戲ppt template 的, 可私訊我!)

[步驟]
1.分組並決定各組選數字的順序 (總共有25 個數字可以選取，選完數字後會跳出either 題目 or 炸彈，共20 道題，5 個炸彈，老師可視需求增減炸彈數量)。
2.小組組員輪流選數字和答題(可依學生舉手速度或用按鈴快慢的方式決定)。
3.答案正確者得money (我用的是poker chips，各有黃藍綠紅，每種顏色代表不同的錢幣面額，分別 ( $500, $1000, $1500, $2000)，老師可視答題情況給分並加入加分題。
4.選到炸彈的學生那組得到的money 會瞬間歸零！
5.統計各組所得，贏家給獎品！

這遊戲小小改編自去年九月初師大英語系系上舉辦國中英語科補救教學研習營，中央國教輔導團Gloria莊惠如老師課程告一段落用這遊戲幫助參與研習的學弟妹和菸酒生複習補救教學相關的知識。配合2016年猴年，我把遊戲名稱直接改成New Year Monkey Buum Game，並在每張投影片加上猴子來應景，也改了一些遊戲規則和內容(當返回主數字選單的投影片要點的物件, 即超連結)。這學期修研所碩博合開的一門課，將其運用在student-led discussion上，前置作業是要同學回家先讀兩篇期刊文章的summary和名詞定義 (2.5 頁A4)，並預告閱讀文章需要注意的重點(其實就是課堂討論的Discussion Questions)，在課堂上直接給同學15 分鐘討論Discussion Questions (有6題)，結束後直接玩這遊戲(最好的情況是先請各組針對討論問題發表看法，但時間關係，只能直接玩遊戲)，20 題搶答題問題來自於Discussion Qs，老師上課和課本。整個過程(包含小組討論Discussion Questions)費時45分(但並非25 個數字都被選完，但大概有完成16題，出席的19 位同學都已是碩博士生，但這遊戲還是可以燃起他們的鬥志，並覺得緊張刺激！

[應用]
 適合不用花太多時間即可作答的問題，也可以用來國高中段考總複習！可用來幫助國高中生學習單字文法句型和對話！讓學生在遊戲中學習英語！大學生和研究生也適用，只是題目內容和設計會偏向專業的知識和應用！

【4 Christmas Activities for your Classroom】

Looking for English learning activities for Christmas celebration?  Take a look at four Christmas activities proposed by Oxford University English Language Teaching Global Blog !  

https://oupeltglobalblog.com/2016/12/01/4-christmas-activities-for-your-classroom/

4 Christmas Activities for your Classroom

1 December 2016 by Oxford University Press ELT 2 Comments

Stacey Hughes is a teacher trainer for Oxford University Press. She has written a number of articles for the OUP blog and Teaching Adult Newsletter. Stacey gives talks and workshops around the world – both face-to-face and via webinar. 

The festive season is officially upon us, so we thought we’d share some classroom
resources to help you and your class get in the spirit of Christmas!

Our teacher trainer Stacey Hughes from the Professional Development team here in Oxford has prepared some multi-level activities for you to use in your classroom. Enjoy a round robin writing activity, practice some seasonal vocabulary revision, and plenty more!

ROUND ROBIN LETTER (Writing)
Level: pre-intermediate to advanced
Any age group

ADVENT CALENDAR (Vocabulary)
Level: any
Young Learners

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS or 12 DAYS OF WINTER (Vocabulary revision)
Level: any
Young learners, teens, (adults)

CRAZY GAPPED TEXT (Grammar, collocation, text cohesion)
Level: pre-intermediate and above
Teens, adults