Pete the Cat Playing cards craft
Have hours of fun making, playing and learning useful phrases and vocabulary from Pete's 'I love my white shoes' story.
♦ Includes several templates to differentiate for different skills, age groups and language points.
♦ An easy way to help your learners acquire complete phrases (not just words!).
♦ Detailed activity procedures help you plan quickly and efficiently.
♦ Extend the learning opportunities with the craft option. Empower your young learners to take English outside the classroom and play at home.
Ready for Pete the Cat playing cards fun? Get your templates and lesson ideas here:
What will my students learn?
Not only can they consolidate their understanding of the target vocabulary, they can also practise all four language skills if you choose. Incorporate listening practice with listen and find games. Focus on reading with the read and match options. Practise writing and/or spelling with the trace and gapfill options. Enjoy watching them use their English speaking skills while they have fun playing games with them.
You can choose which vocabulary set you want to focus on, or choose a mix of all three. Don’t forget the valuable classroom language you’ll be helping them learn too. See a summary below:
Principal vocabulary
colours: red, blue, white, brown
key story vocabulary: shoes, wet, good, strawberries, blueberries, mud, water, cry, sing
Included story phrases and structures
I love my + colour + shoes
- I love my white shoes.
- I love my red shoes.
- I love my blue shoes.
- I love my brown shoes.
- I love my wet shoes.
He steps in + noun
- He steps in strawberries.
- He steps in blueberries.
- He steps in mud.
- He steps in water.
Other story phrases
- Does he cry? Goodness no!
- He sings his song.
- It’s all good.
Classroom language
Is it…? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. What is it? It’s a.. It’s…
Can you find the…? I can see … Where are the….? Here they are! They are here. Where does this go? Like this?
What’s next? What’s first? What’s number 1? This one? That one?
Whose turn is it? It’s my turn. It’s your turn. Turn it over. Pick one.
Can I have..? Here you are. Thank you. You’re welcome. Colours, pencil, crayons, pens, scissors, paper, card, cut, fold, open.
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!
You can easily build your lesson around this resource. Sing Pete’s song, read the story, make the cards of your choosing and play the games with the included activity suggestions.
Not only that, you can use these cards over and over again in subsequent classes. More practice, more fun!
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 : )