Go Away Big Green Monster Jigsaw craft
A dynamic activity you can use as a game, a craft or both!
♦ Choose from a range of templates to easily differentiate according to ability, age and vocabulary focus.
♦ A super effective way to provide natural practice of body parts and colour vocabulary.
♦ The perfect tool for fast finishers AND a game that even your littlest learners can make to play at home.
♦ Follow the tips and suggestions for fun ways to incorporate full sentences in an interactive and dynamic way.
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What will my ESL young learners learn?
Depending on which activity procedure you choose, your ESL young learners can focus on listening or speaking skills or both!
Apart from the vocabulary in the image, there are plenty of opportunities to help them acquire useful phrases and structures.
Don’t forget about the game and activity language they can practise too!
Body vocabulary
head, eyes, ears, mouth,
feet, arms, legs, fingers
Colours
blue, green, orange, purple, white, pink, yellow, brown, black
Adapted story language
Go away eyes! Big Green Monster has 3 fingers.
Structures
- ‘has’ / ‘has got’ for possession
e.g. It has got (a blue nose). Has it got (a blue nose)? My monster has (a green mouth).
- singular/plural
e.g. foot-feet; eye-eyes; nose-noses; arm-arms
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…
Can you find the…? I can see a…
Can I have..? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome. Puzzle, paper, card, 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!
This resource includes plenty of activity suggestions to play and make the jigsaws. It’s definitely not a done in 5 minutes activity (unless you want it to be!)
It works great as the main part of a lesson but I’d recommend looking at the supplementary resources (link included).
Add a song, tell the story (you can use the video if you don’t have the book), play a game with the vocabulary and use this resource interactively. You have all the ingredients for a lesson your esl kids will love.
You can find some free worksheets out there, but it’ll be tough to find ones that you can easily turn into a jigsaw. I’ve designed these with clear cutting lines and that have a clue in each section.
It certainly won’t be easy to find free worksheets with different options to cater to different abilities. I can guarantee your young learners will be much more excited to create this. 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 : )
