The Smartest Giant in Town Roleplay masks and puppets cover. Practise animal vocabulary. Use in story retell. Use in imaginative play. Includes activity ideas.

Fun roleplay masks and puppets for the Smartest Giant in Town

These super simple Smartest Giant roleplay masks and puppets are perfect for retelling the story and stimulating play and English practice.

♦ A dynamic and engaging craft to practise story language and use in story retelling.

♦ Choose from smaller and larger templates, all with helpful cutting guidelines to support your youngest learners.

♦ 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:

Clothes vocabulary

scarf, shirt, belt, tie, shoe, sock

Story animals and characters

fox, goat, giraffe, mouse, dog, giant

Useful phrases

Hello! I’m a dog. My name is (Woof). What’s your name?
What’s the matter?
I need (a scarf, a house etc.)
I wish I had (a scarf, a house etc.)
Can you help me?
Cheer up! I can help you.
Look me up and down, I’m the smartest giant in town!

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?

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! 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!

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

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.

Wouldn't it be easier to just do a worksheet?

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 : )

Reviews

Smartest Giant in Town resources

By Alexandra Latimer on 04/04/2023 at 18:07

Wonderful – I love all these resources. They are the kind of thing I would make myself, but you have saved me the trouble! I like the fact that they are adaptable for different ages / levels. Brilliant!

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By Fiona on 07/04/2023 at 08:59

Thanks Alexandra! I’m glad they save you time. Us teachers are busy people!

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The Smartest Giant in Town – Roleplay masks and puppets