Walking Through the Jungle Activity Pack

Dynamic and engaging crafts, worksheets, games and flashcards to teach English with Walking Through the Jungle by Julie Lacome.

What is included?

This 178 page Activity Pack contains 12 different resources. Each resource contains several different variations. You can choose the most suitable for the age and level of your young learners, and the skills you want to practise. Every resource helps you include plenty of speaking and listening opportunities for a memorable and fun learning experience.

What will my students learn?

These resources will help your young learners with these language points:

animal vocabulary
action vocabulary
colour vocabulary
numbers
useful story phrases, e.g., “What do you see?”; “Can you hear a noise?”; “What could it be?”; “Over there!”; “I hope it isn’t me!”
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At the same time, they’ll develop their fine motor skills, literacy skills, social skills and develop their understanding of the world.

SEE the Preview for full details of the vocabulary and structures targetted.

Comprehensive Activity Suggestions provide lots of ideas for activities to do before and after, and also give you ideas for interactive ways to conduct the activities for effective language practice.

What are the resources?

The Walking Through the Jungle Activity Pack includes:

Colouring Sheets

Choose from a variety of sheets depending on ability and learning focus. Use the activity suggestions for extended learning ideas, focusing on colour, animal or word recognition.

Numbers Jigsaw

Choose from a variety of jigsaw templates depending on the level of difficulty required. Follow the activity suggestions to create more learning fun with a scavenger hunt, jigsaw race or jigsaw craft.

Finger Puppets

Use the templates provided to make jungle animal finger puppets then follow the activity suggestions to allow children to use their puppets in a variety of ways. Great for encouraging creative and imaginative skills!

Find and Stick Craft

Children can use the templates to create their very own Walking through the Jungle scene then use the activity suggestions provided to play fun games that will support animal recognition and promote vocabulary skills.

Snakes and Ladders

Choose from a variety of boards depending on level of difficulty and level of interactivity. You can simple print and play or conduct a craft activity with each child designing their own board. Use the activity suggestions for ideas on how to use the game to practice a variety of different vocabulary and grammar.

Fortune Teller

This fun craft will provide opportunity for children to follow instructions, practice cutting, colouring and folding techniques whilst also working on their colour, animal and number recognition and counting skills. Playing with their finished fortune tellers will encourage children to interact with one another and take part in a variety of learning games as described in the activity suggestions.

Mini-book

Using the templates, follow the instructions to make your very own Walking through the Jungle Mini Book. Children can play the games suggested whilst practising their folding, cutting and sticking skills then use their finished book to retell the story.

Graphing dice and graphing templates

Using the variety of templates provided encourage children to practise their colouring, cutting and sticking skills. Once assembled, follow the activity suggestions to play fun games while practising the target language of your choosing.

Writing and Drawing Templates

Use the most suitable templates for the children in your care for writing or drawing tasks associated with the story or language focus. Different writing guidelines are provided to vary the level of support needed. Perfect for a nice creative project related to the story.

Matching Cards

Use these cards to play fun matching and memory games.

Mini-cards

Excellent for a range of games and sequencing tasks. Print multiple sets for pair and small group work.

Flashcards

Use in a variety of ways to introduce and practice new language, develop literacy skills or as visual prompts for language games. Includes flash cards to prompt the children on the key refrains through the song / chant.

Please note the Walking Through the Jungle story is not provided with this resource but is available in major book stores.

Related Resources

Find related storytelling videos, song playlists and other Walking Through the Jungle resources on our Walking Through the Jungle Story Page.

You might also be interested in some of these other animal and action Story Activity Packs: