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SHAPES ACTIVITY FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

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         Hi folks! Today I'm going to share a very easy and fun activity for young learners. Identifying  shapes   is one of the first concepts that kids  learn . They distinguish among the different shapes  and categorize items according to t heir shapes. They find sha pes in  everyday items. So I prepared an authentic activity for shapes.  At the end  of this activity, s tudents will be able to recognize the characteristics of shapes and will be able to talk about the shapes of things.        Pair Work:     Students work in pairs. Give each pair  four pages including different shapes: circle, triangle, rectangle, square a nd lots of little object pictures mixed in a box. Cut those pictures before hand. Give your students very clear instructions that students are supposed to put those objects in the correct shape. Do no t forget to exemplify the activity on the board. For instance, ask “What shape is the orange?” Students answer “Circle!”. Then, put the orange flashcard in the big

INFORMATION GAP ACTIVITY | Parts of the House

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     Hello everyone! Today, I'm going to share an information gap activity which you can apply with your young learners. Information gap activities are very useful for speaking. Students need to interact with their partners in order to get the information of missing elements in their paper, or in their image. By collaborating, they complete a task together. At the end of this activity, students will be able to recognize the names of the parts of a house and they will be able to ask and tell about the location of things in a house.          All you need to get for the activity are:         Pictures, scissors, glue stick          Give your students  two different pictures of a living room with different missing elements. Students work in pairs. They find out those objects’ places by asking their partners: “Where is the clock?”, “Where’s the phone?” and they answer, “It’s on the wall, next to the pictures”, “It’s on the chest, in front of the window…” Students cut out the little