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 🎮 **Resource Type**: Interactive online game (Wordwall)   🔤 **Skill Focus**: Vocabulary (colours and numbers), recognition, spelling   👧👦 **Level**: Young learners This game lets children practise colour and number vocabulary through drag-and-drop and multiple-choice formats. It offers instant feedback and makes revision enjoyable. ✅ **How to use it in class**: - Use it as a warm-up or fast finisher activity. - Assign it for homework or individual computer time. - Let students take turns playing on the smartboard. 🔗 [Play the Wordwall game](https://wordwall.net/resource/15694149/colours-and-numbers) 📌 **Why it’s effective**:   It motivates learners, reinforces key words, and allows students to practise at their own pace. Perfect for kinaesthetic and visual learners.

🖊️ **Resource Type**: Digital storytelling platform   📚 **Skill Focus**: Writing, speaking, creativity   👧👦 **Level**: Mixed abilities Book Creator is an intuitive online tool that allows students to write and illustrate their own digital books. They can type, draw, insert stickers, record audio, or even add music. It's ideal for creative language use and personalised storytelling. ✅ **How to use it in class**: - Start with a guided prompt (e.g., “A day at the zoo”). - Let students work individually or in pairs to write a simple story. - Encourage them to record their voice reading it aloud. - Share the stories on the blog or print them for class display. 🔗 [Start storytelling on Book Creator](https://bookcreator.com/) 📌 **Why it’s effective**:   This tool helps children express ideas, practise sentence construction, and develop digital literacy. It’s also a fantastic way to celebrate their creativity!

 📖 **Resource Type**: Picture dictionary   🔤 **Skill Focus**: Vocabulary recognition, reading   👧👦 **Level**: Beginners – Primary students This visual dictionary from Oxford introduces words with clear illustrations and example sentences. Themes include school, family, colours, animals, and more—perfect for everyday classroom vocabulary. ✅ **How to use it in class**: - Use it during vocabulary introduction and revision. - Project it on a screen and play a matching game (word-image). - Ask students to create their own illustrated dictionaries. 🔗 [Explore the Picture Dictionary](https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/picture-dictionary/) 📌 **Why it’s effective**:   Children learn faster when they can connect words to images. This tool supports visual learners and builds vocabulary with context and simplicity.

 🎭 **Resource Type**: Role-playing activity   🗣️ **Skill Focus**: Speaking, functional language, vocabulary   👧👦 **Level**: Primary EFL learners (basic to intermediate) This engaging activity puts students in the shoes of restaurant customers and waiters. Using a guided script, they practise ordering food, greeting, asking questions, and using polite phrases. It’s perfect for group or pair work. ✅ **How to use it in class**: - Introduce food and drink vocabulary with flashcards or realia. - Review key phrases (e.g., “Can I have…?”, “Would you like…?”). - Split students into pairs and give them role cards. - Act out the scene and switch roles. 📝 Optional: Let students create their own restaurant menu! 🔗 [Download the Role-play worksheet](https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/role-plays/restaurant-roleplay/123765) 📌 **Why it’s effective**:   Role-play provides real-world language use in a low-stress, playful environment. It b...

 🎙️ **Resource Type**: Podcast   📚 **Skill Focus**: Listening comprehension and vocabulary   👧👦 **Level**: Primary EFL learners This podcast has been carefully selected to support English listening skills among young learners. Produced by Lingokids, it features short, engaging episodes on topics such as animals, feelings, daily routines, and more. The pace is slow, pronunciation is clear, and the language is age-appropriate, making it ideal for classroom use or home practice. ✅ **How to use it in class**: - Play one episode during circle time and ask students to identify key words or actions. - Create a simple worksheet with vocabulary from the episode. - Let children draw something they heard (e.g., “Draw the animal from today’s story”). 🔗 [Listen to Lingokids Podcast](https://www.lingokids.com/english-for-kids) 📌 **Why it’s effective**:   The podcast boosts listening comprehension and introduces authentic language in a fun, non-intimidating way...