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swissmarg ([personal profile] swissmarg) wrote2014-11-05 11:07 am
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Off topic: Looking for suggestions for primary school ESL materials

Any teachers of English as a Second Language at elementary grade levels: Do you have any suggestions for supplemental materials for the classroom? I need to compile a list of suggestions for our school to purchase by Friday, specifically for grades 4-6. Things like skill building books for grammar/reading comp., games and activities, songbooks, flash cards, etc. whatever. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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[identity profile] ganja-chan.livejournal.com 2014-11-07 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'm an English teacher who reads your entries too late to be of any help ;) Anyway, if you're still looking for ideas, I don't teach elementary school currently but I really recommend pretty much anything by Usborne publishing house - these books are just brilliant. There's also this book Super Simple Songs, and Singing Grammar too. Check out also Timesavers. Also Vocabulary Games and Activities and Grammar Games and Activities.
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[personal profile] swissmarg 2014-11-07 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
Cool, thanks very much! It's not too late, I don't have to turn in my list for another... hour and a half. :D

I have had a look through Usborne's web site. It's hard for me to judge without any previews of the contents, which Usborne doesn't seem to offer. They appear to be very strong in reading books, but not a very large selection of guided skills materials. Or maybe I am looking in the wrong section. But yeah, it's really hard for me to tell the level of the language and whether they would be appropriate for our learners without being able to see the actual pages inside. If I had more time I might be able to find them at the English book shop in Zurich, which does stock quite a range of learning materials... but that's not going to happen before lunchtime. ;)
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