Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Box 68
Story grid
witch
black cat
book of spells
poison
haunted house
ghost
kidnapped children
stormy night
lost traveller
Follow-up
• Ask the children to choose their favourite story outline and write the
story. They then illustrate the story and display it in the classroom.
• For other narratives, see Activities 2.16, 3.5, 3.13, 3.14, 4.10, 5.1, 6.18.
Fantasy and adventure
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4
The world around us
4.1 Rivers of the world
Level
*
Language focus
Vocabulary: names of rivers, letters of the alphabet
Skills focus
Listening for details
Thinking focus
Recognising and writing letters
Teaching approach
Promote accuracy – correct errors
Interaction
Whole class work, suitable for large classes
Procedure
1 Explain to the class that you are going to read out the names of some
famous rivers in the world.
2 Tell the children that you will spell out the name of each river, and as you
say the letters, you want them to write the name of the river. You will say
each letter once, so they have to listen carefully the first time. Make sure
they know to begin each word with a capital letter.
3 Choose one river from Box 69 and say the name of the river first. Then
carefully spell out the word, allowing time for the children to write it.
When spelling out Mississippi, you should say double s and double p.
4 When you have spelled out all the names of rivers from Box 69, choose
children to write the correct spelling on the board for the others to check
their answers.