Sunday 8 January 2012

LearnEnglish Kids- http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/

What is it?

This is a free online page by the British Council used worldwide. It includes free activities, games, stories and songs.
This is a page for:

· how to teach English
· how to learn English
· how parents can help their children to learn English

You need to be a member to use it.
There are many topics to choose from such as animals, colours, food, sports and numbers. Therefore it is an easy way for children to find something that they are interested in and make learning fun.

How the resource can be used by teachers

This website is a resource for teachers who teach English as a second or foreign language. It can be used both in the classroom and at home. As a teacher you can pick topic, level and age-group. You can choose many different activities such as spelling, reading, listening and writing as well as improving your vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar.

How the resource can be used by children

The children can do these activities at school or at home, for fun or as homework. They can also make comments and give scores for the different activities.

Here are some of the activities:

· Listen and watch
· Speak and spell
· Read and spel

To consider

You need to be a member, this is easy and all you need is an e-mail address. You need a computer in the classroom or preferably a few. The children can work on this page by themselves, in pairs or in groups with some guidance from the teacher to start with.

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