Enormous Turnip roleplay masks and puppets
Have fun with these Enormous Turnip roleplay masks and puppets. Act out the story or use in interactive roleplays.
♦ A dynamic and engaging craft to practise story language and use in story retelling.
♦ Practise useful expressions and people/animal vocabulary in a dynamic and memorable way.
♦ Includes useful activity suggestions to give you plenty of ideas for how to use them in engaging practice activities.
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What will my ESL young learners learn?
Roleplay masks and puppets give you opportunities to practise all sorts of language! You can use them to practise other non-story language while pretending to be a character.
If you intend to use them to retell or roleplay parts of the story, your young learners can practise some of the following:
Storytelling language
1.The man plants a seed.
2.The turnip grows.
3.The man pulls the turnip.
4.The man sees a woman. “Come and help!”
5.The woman pulls the man. The man pulls the turnip. The turnip doesn’t move.
6.They see a boy. “Come and help!”
7.The boy pulls the woman. The woman pulls the man. The man pulls the turnip. The turnip doesn’t move.
8.They see a girl. “Come and help!”
9.The girl pulls the boy. The boy pulls the woman. The woman pulls the man. The man pulls the turnip. The turnip doesn’t move.
10.They see a dog. “Come and help!”
11.The dog pulls the girl. The girl pulls the boy. The boy pulls the woman. The woman pulls the man. The man pulls the turnip. The turnip doesn’t move.
12.They see a cat. “Come and help!”
13.The cat pulls the dog, etc.
14.They see a mouse. “Come and help!”
15.The mouse pulls the cat. etc. They’ve got the turnip!
16.“Come and eat!” They eat the turnip.
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? It’s a.. It’s…
What’s first? What comes next? What’s after/before the…?
Can you find the…? I can see a…
Can I have..? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome. Colours, crayons, pens, pencils, glue, scissors. I’m finished.
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! They work great for mixed aged groups and different abilities because they come with different templates AND different suggestions with how to use the resource. No time wasted on adapting different worksheets!
The provided activity suggestions give you lots of ideas to make this the main activity in a fun and engaging lesson for your young learners.
Add in the storytelling, a vocabulary game or two and you’re ready to go. Have a look on the Story Resource page for supplementary material.
You can certainly find some free worksheets out there, but I can guarantee your young learners will be much more excited to create and play with these. Engaged and motivated children make for a happy lesson (and teacher!)
Once you’ve had a chance to use your materials, don’t forget to come back to leave a review. As a thank you, you’ll receive a 20% discount on any other resource : )