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Author Greenwood, Jean.

Title Activity box : a resource book for teachers of young students / Jean Greenwood
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997

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 MELB CRC  428.0071241 Gre/Aba  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 120 pages ; 30 cm
Series Cambridge copy collection
Cambridge copy collection.
Contents Getting to know you. Class diaries ; I'd like you to meet -- ; Birthday line-up ; Promises, promises ; Find someone who -- ; Question boxes -- Letters and numbers. Alphaboxes ; Alphabet quiz ; Fraction dominoes ; Hide and seek ; Grey elephants from Denmark ; Where shall we go? ; Running treasure hunt -- Spelling and pronunciation. Masterspell ; Chainspell ; Cluster noughts and crosses ; Phonic bingo ; Speller's bluff ; Forced to finish ; The words we hate -- Vocabulary and meaning. Patchworking ; Meaning bluff ; Categories ; Wordboxes ; Cover the word ; Wordgraphs ; Homophone stories -- Writing activities. Writing to music ; Describe and arrange ; Story maze ; Tracker books ; Sentence building ; Writing reality ; Silent dictation -- Grammar activities. What did she say? ; Gridwork ; It might have been murder ; I'd rahter be a hammer than a saw ; What would you do if --? ; All change ; Pass the passive -- Controlled communication activities. Aliens ; Dictadraw ; That's mine! ; When the alarm went off ; Fast food ; Which school do you go to? ; Meet my class -- Student-centered activities and longer projects. Photostories ; Picture gallery ; Wall newspapers ; Listen and tell ; She's leaving home ; Read all about it! ; The good food guide
Summary This resource book for teachers of young students contains a bank of motivating activities to supplement course material. The eight sections are full of ideas for activities in a variety of teaching situations. Activities range from 'getting to know you' activities to games that practice the alphabet, numbers and spelling as well as activities that focus on vocabulary, writing, grammar and longer projects. Each activity is explained using step-by-step instructions with photocopiable material on facing pages. --From publisher's description
Subject Education, Elementary -- Activity programs -- Great Britain.
English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain.
Education, Secondary -- Activity programs -- Great Britain.
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Great Britain.
LC no. gb 97028028
ISBN 0521498708 (spiral)