A richly illustrated and valuable guide to the role of pictures and other visual materials in language teaching. This book brings together a wealth of ideas on how to use pictures in a wide range of language learning situations. It discusses the contribution visuals can make to all the classroom settings in providing real opportunities for students to communicate, whether they are working as a class, in groups or in pairs. There are then over 200 practical suggestions for picture-generated language work. They make use of visual materials which are readily available to teachers anywhere, or easy-to-copy illustrations. The activities can be integrated into all stages of the language teaching process and advice is given on how to adapt the ideas to suit different teaching environments. The book ends with advice on setting up a picture library, including how to find visuals, how to categorise pictures, and storage methods.
This is one of the Primary Resource Books for Teachers series which address the needs of primary teachers, teacher trainers, and trainee teachers. Each book contains 60 to 100 activities for primary children and 20 photocopiable worksheets along with guidance for the teacher and a description of the aim, level and age range of each activity. Creating Stories with Children includes a wide variety of original ideas for children aged 7 to 14 intended to encourage creativity and confidence and fluency and accuracy in spoken and written english.
This is one of the Primary Resource Books for Teachers series which address the needs of primary teachers, teacher trainers, and trainee teachers. Each book contains 60 to 100 activities for primary children and 20 photocopiable worksheets along with guidance for the teacher and a description of the aim, level and age range of each activity. Art and Crafts with Children provides over 50 creative activities from 8 different fields, including printing, drawing, puppets and masks and design and technology.
