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EAL - English as an Additional Language

Hello Girls. I hope you are all well and are enjoying the lovely weather. June's theme is weather. We are going to look at weather words, songs and rhymes, recording weather charts, fun weather word searches and spot the differences, weather forecasting, and activities. 

Look at these photos. Can you name the weather in each picture? (Cloudy, rainy, stormy - thunder, snowy and sunny).
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Listen to these weather songs and rhymes.
A person who reads a weather report is called a meteorologist.  Try to keep a diary of the weather for a week. Watch the weather forecast on telly and try to act out your own weather forecast. 
Try some of these fun weather activities.
roi-t-25943-my-weather-record-activity-sheet__1_.pdf
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t-t-12241-summer-read-and-colour-worksheet_ver_1.pdf
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t-t-292049--new-all-about-weather-powerpoint-_ver_1.pptx
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t-t-2547134-describing-the-weather-activity-sheet_ver_1.pdf
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au-sc-2123-weather-affects-our-activities-activity-sheet-english_ver_3.pdf
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t-t-2547894-design-your-own-sun-hat-activity-sheet-english.pdf
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roi-l-721-sand-waves-and-ice-cream-spot-the-difference-activity-sheet-english.pdf
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t-tp-759-pack-for-sun-safety-activity-sheet-.pdf
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roi-l-726-sand-waves-and-ice-cream-word-search.pdf
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us-c-012-summer-bucket-list_ver_1.pdf
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roi-l-925-whatever-the-weather-fill-in-the-blanks-activity-sheet-english-english_ver_1.pdf
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us-t-480-summer-themed-i-spy-with-my-little-eye-activity_ver_1.pdf
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t-m-2677-ireland-weather-forecasting-role-play-pack.pdf
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t-a-7-rain-cloud-in-a-jar-science-experiment-_ver_1.pdf
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us-t-2547063-summer-sunglasses-activity-sheet_ver_1.pdf
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Hello ladies, I hope you are all staying safe and enjoying the lovely sunshine. I am adding some new activities and songs for the month of May. Have a look at them and remember to keep using your English. Remember to email me if you would like some help or to show me your work at lisak2711@yahoo.co.uk 
The theme for this month May is transport and travel. 

Have a look at this word mat to begin.
t-t-181-transport-word-mat_ver_1.pdf
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 Watch these videos of a bus, hot air balloon, a plane and a train.
Here is a transport song to watch and sing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-DeiXPJ3H8
Here is an ABC vehicle song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks_Hkx9oxiI
Let's sing The Wheels on the Bus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFHBfFAmcbc
For the younger girls here is a nice story on transport
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHez0eBJEGw
For the older girls here are videos on the history of transport
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLCQo8NJFA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ias80qIlzqA
What have you learned? How has transport changed? Could you write about it?
Here are some fun activities to try.
​Make playdough and make vehicles out of it.
neon_yellow_playdough_recipe.pdf
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black_sparkle_space_playdough_recipe.pdf
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transport_playdough_mats.pdf
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Here are some colouring and dot to dot activities
t-t-9510-transport-colouring-pages_ver_1.pdf
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t-t-4961-transport-dot-to-dot-activity-sheets_ver_1.pdf
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Try playing eye spy
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t-t-19871-transport-i-spy-scene-activity-_ver_2.pdf
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For the older girls try these comprehensions
an_extract_from_teddys_trip_on_a_train.pdf
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grannys_first_flight.pdf
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life_aboard_a_canal_barge.pdf
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Hello girls. I hope you are all well. I miss you all and hope we are back in school soon. I am going to leave some stories, songs, word maps and activities on this page so you can continue to learn more English.  I hope to see you soon, Ms. Murphy.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you need any help or support
Lisa Murphy email: lisak2711@yahoo.co.uk

Our theme for April is Spring.

Signs of Spring.

Look at the pictures. What signs of Spring can you see?
Lambs are born.
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Plants are growing.
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​Daffodils are growing.
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Buds are growing on the trees.
Listen to and sing, Spring is Here song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobrRgD5aOU

Listen to and sing, 5 Little Speckled Frogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTVrxj4l6o
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Listen to the story : The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA

Listen to the story. Draw your favourite part of the story and talk about it (younger groups). What happened in the story? Can you write 5 sentences about the story? (Older groups). 

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Take a look at this Spring PowerPoint.
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Try a Spring hunt outdoors.
t-t-5045-spring-hunt-checklist_ver_1.pdf
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Try Spring dot to dot activities.
roi-t-20162682-spring-aistear-dot-to-dot-activity-sheet.pdf
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Or colour by numbers.
roi-t-20162650-spring-aistear-colour-by-number_ver_2.pdf
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Read and write a Spring poem.
roi-l-53869-hello-to-spring-poem-and-activity-sheet_ver_1.pdf
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Try a Spring word search.
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Try writing about what you see in Spring.
t-t-8350-in-the-spring-i-see-writing-frame.pdf
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Let us look at how to grow a plant.
how_to_grow_a_plant_posters.pdf
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Older girls, try this Spring comprehension.
t2-e-5127-lks2-spring-differentiated-reading-comprehension-_ver_3.pdf
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Don't forget to use Duolingo to help you learn new words.
www.duolingo.com
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