We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Flashcards and game cards
Have fun playing games with these Bear Hunt flashcards and game cards sets.
♦ Help your young learners learn key nature, family/people and story language from the Bear Hunt story in a fun, dynamic way.
♦ Try out the included game ideas for interactive practice and easy learning.
♦ A choice of three card types provide plenty of learning opportunities so your esl kids never get bored.
♦ Perfect for helping you plan engaging and effective lessons so you have structure to your Bear Hunt story lessons.
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What will my ESL young learners learn?
These Bear Hunt flashcards and game cards can be used to practise all the vocabulary, but you can also use them to practise useful phrases from the story and structures you’re working on. You can even use them to practise sequencing skills and story retelling.
The text cards can help you work on reading and spelling with older learners. They’re helpful as a support for writing activities too.
See vocabulary included on the cards and other structures you can focus on below:
Nature vocabulary
grass, river, mud, a forest, a snowstorm, a cave
People/characters
man, woman, girl, boy, baby, dog, bear
Family vocabulary
dad/father, mum/mother, sister, brother, baby
Sample story language
We’re going on a bear hunt. / We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day! / We’re not scared.
Oh no! What’s that?
It’s a (river) /It’s (mud).
We can’t go (over/under it). / We have to go through it.
Quick! Back through the (forest)
Structures
- ‘going on’ + noun
e.g. We’re going on a bear hunt. / I’m going on a bus. / You’re going on holiday.
- ‘going to’ + verb
e.g. They’re going to catch a bear. / He’s going to go through the river. / She’s going to see a bear.
- exclamations
e.g. What a beautiful day! What a horrible day!
Game and activity language
Where’s the…? It’s here. It’s there. Is it…? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. What is it? What are they? It’s a.. They are…
Whose turn is it? It’s my turn. It’s your turn. Let’s play. I have a match! You win! I lost. Never mind. Again! I know!
Can you find the…? I can see a… Where does this go? Here. There.
Can I have..? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome.
What do teachers say about the resources?
Frequently asked questions
Yes, of course! Maybe you have the time and enjoy creating things, but it has to be said that being a young learner teacher can involve a HUGE amount of extra work making materials. Give yourself a break!
All my materials have been tried and tested in the classroom. As well as having almost 20 years of teaching experience, I am also a qualified trainer for the Trinity TYLEC (Teaching Young Learners Extension Certificate), so you can rely on the quality.
Yes! With lower levels you may choose to work on a fewer number of items at a time, and with higher levels you can stretch them with the whole gambit.
These card sets aren’t designed to be used for a whole lesson, but they can certainly be used across a complete series of lessons on the story. You can even use them in other topic based lessons.
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