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Over in the Meadow Mini-books

Over in the Meadow Mini-books cover. Practise meadow animals, actions and numbers 1-10. Develop number recognition. Follow included dynamic procedures to maximise language learning. Includes templates for several versions of the song.

Over in the Meadow Mini-books

Engage your ESL young learners in this integrated skills practice with Over in the Meadow mini-books. A whole book from just one sheet of paper!

♦ See the excitement from making a whole book from one sheet of paper.

♦ Ideal for practising counting and sequencing skills, while consolidating language from the song/story.

♦ Includes 2 template types (in both black and white and colour) for FOUR versions of the book. Make and compare!

♦ A fun and interactive way to incorporate story retelling, and bring English outside the classroom.

Includes templates for 4 different versions of the song/story!

Ready for some Over in the Meadow mini-books magic? Get your templates and lesson ideas here:

Or get them in the Over in the Meadow Activities Bundle. Incredible value!
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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 images, 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!

Vocabulary

See the comparison table for the similarities and differences between each version of the song/story.

  • Animals
  • Habitats
  • Numbers
  • Actions

Structures / Grammar

You may choose to include a focus on:

  • ‘be’ – it’s a/ they are
  • singular & plural
  • ‘there is’/’there are’
  • ‘have’/’have got’

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… Where’s the…? Here it is! It’s here. Where does this go? Like this? What does this say?

What’s next? What’s first? What’s number 1? This one? That one? Let’s sing the song/tell the story.

Can I have..? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome. Colours, pencil, crayons, pens, scissors, paper, card, cut, fold, open.

A table comparing the similarities and differences between 4 versions of the Over in the Meadow song.

What do teachers say about the resources?

Wow! I used this resource for one of my labs and it has been explosive. Children were super excited and of course, I was as well! Nothing to complain about! Great work!
Daiana LiottaShark in the Park Activity Pack
I have recently started to use storytelling in my classes and ESL labs. Fiona’s resources are a real treasure. Lots of useful tips and ready-to-use material to bring the story to life and help kids use the language. Excellent, couldn’t ask for more.
Antonella SandriThe Very Hungry Caterpillar BIG BUNDLE
The resources were great and saved me so much time, the teaching tips gave me ideas. We had a lot of fun with it : the kids loved the activities, learnt the animals and movements and understood the story. And I feel like there is so much more I could have done. Thank you !
Alison BrownFrom Head to Toe Activity Pack
I found this resources few weeks ago and now I’m always have a look first on this web. The range of activities are awesome!
Addi de FreitasElmer Simplified Storytelling script
I love the resources and the kids seemed to enjoy too. I had a hard time today with a mixed-age group (from 6 to 14!), but the abundance of differentiated activities Fiona offers made it much easier for me to make the time spent together meaningful.
VeronikaShark in the Park Activity Pack
Most importantly, my students really enjoyed the process of making their own mini book. It also served as an assessment, as I was able to see clearly which students were having issues with reading and matching – but it didn’t feel like an exam or test for the students at all. I only wish I’d found this at the beginning of the academic year.
Jenny GalliganEditable Mini-books

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 for pre, during and after the craft give you all the steps you need to create a fun and engaging lesson for your young learners. 

You can certainly find some free worksheets out there, but 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 : )

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