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Stick Man Dominoes

Stick Man Dominoes. Includes 6 variations for different skills practice. Facilitates language practise both during and after making the game. Focus on phrases or vocabulary items.

Stick Man Dominoes

Engaging multi-staged practice of super useful language in the Stick man story with Stick Man Dominoes games and craft.

♦ Effortlessly engaging games and craft that really get your ESL young learners learning useful vocabulary and phrases.

♦ Several options that make it super easy for you to choose the level of difficulty appropriate for your particular students.

♦ Perfect for mixed age groups - use the picture dominoes with preschool and include some literacy practice with primary.

♦ Print and play OR use the included Activity Procedures to include even more practice while they make their very own copies of the game.

Ready for Stick Man dominoes fun? Get your templates and lesson ideas here:

Or get them in one of the Stick Man Activities Bundles. Best value!
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Note: This is a ZIP file including separate pdfs for black and white and colour.

What will my ESL young learners learn?

There are several variations so you can easily differentiate the skills practice. Choose the word to word or word to picture options if you want to practise literacy skills, or choose the picture to picture options for children who aren’t reading yet.

Focus on individual vocabulary items or useful phrases to express purpose. The ‘make your own’ dominoes sets allow you to provide even more practice as they make their own copies of the dominoes to take home and play.

Depending on how you conduct the activity, your students also get plenty of practise of their listening and speaking skills. 

Don’t forget the valuable classroom language you’ll be helping them learn. See a summary below:

Principal vocabulary/phrases

  • Individual vocabulary items: Stick Man, Stick family, Santa, dog, bridge, swan, sandcastle, fireplace, snowman, sword, baseball bat, pen, boomerang, bow
  • Expressing purpose: a toy for a dog; a game for a girl; a stick for a nest; a mast for a flag; a stick for a fire; an arm for a snowman

Story phrases 

  • Stick Man, oh Stick Man, beware of the (dog, girl etc.)
  • Be careful Stick Man! There’s a (dog, swan etc.)
  • I’m not a (stick, arm etc.)
  • Why can’t you see? I’m Stick Man. I’m Stick Man, That’s me. I want to go home to my family.

Structures

‘for’ + noun phrase to express purpose

e.g. a toy for a dog, an arm for a snowman, a stick for the fire etc.

Verb ‘be’ affirmative and negative

e.g. I’m Stick Man. I’m not a (toy, stick, etc.)

Game and activity language

It’s my turn. It’s your turn. Whose turn is it? I can’t play. I have one. Knock knock. I pass.

Where’s the…? What is it? What’s this? What’s that? Can you find the… I can see a… Collect the… Go to the…

Can I have..? Here you are. Thank You. You’re welcome.

Colours, scissors, paper. Cut, follow the lines.

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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