Smartest Giant in Town - Flashcards and game cards cover. Includes flashcards, matching cards, mini-cards. Practise with 3 sets: clothes, animals and key story vocabulary. Includes game suggestions.

The Smartest Giant in Town - Flashcards and game cards

Super fun and engaging Smartest Giant flashcards and game cards to learn animals, clothes and key story vocabulary. So many play possibilities.

♦ Help your young learners learn key animal, clothes and story language from The Smartest Giant story in a fun, dynamic way.

♦ Try out the included game ideas for interactive practise 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 Smartest Giant story lessons.

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Note: This resource downloads as a ZIP file with separate files for each vocabulary group. Both American and British English versions are included.

What will my ESL young learners learn?

These Smartest Giant 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:

Clothes vocabulary

clothes in the story:

shirt, tie, scarf, belt, dress/gown, sandals, socks, shoes, crown, trousers/pants, vest, pants/underpants

clothes in the illustrations:

cap, sunglasses, coat, jacket, woolly hat, pyjamas/pajamas, shorts, T-shirt, trainers/sneakers, skirt, boots, jumper/sweater

Animal vocabulary

animal characters in story:

giraffe, goat, dog, mouse, fox

animals in illustrations:

rabbit, cat, pig, duck, fish, squirrel, bird, frog, dragonfly, butterfly, sheep, bear, snail

Key story vocabulary

town, store, boat, sail, cold, house, tent, sleeping bag, bog, bed, path, present

Structures

have/have got: e.g. I’ve got a T-shirt, The giraffe has a long neck, etc.
Singular/plural: e.g. They’re trousers, It’s a T-shirt, etc.
be wearing: e.g. I’m wearing a yellow T-shirt. He’s wearing a tie.
verb be: e.g. The giraffe is cold.
need: e.g. The giraffe needs a scarf.

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?

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!

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.

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 !

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!

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

Can't I just make these resources myself for nothing?

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!

How do I know these materials will work?

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.

I'm teaching mixed aged groups. Will these materials work?

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.

I need a ready to go lesson plan. Can I use this?

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 Smartest Giant. You can even use them in other topic based lessons on clothes or animals.

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The Smartest Giant in Town Flashcards and game cards