CBBC News: The BBC's news site for children. 'Back to School' features, news, articles on school uniform and bullying, quizzes, votes, and guides for the new school year.
What kids say about school: On Kids Health, find out how some American children responded when asked if they liked school. There are also articles and advice on many aspects of school life, including homework and getting along with teachers.
using learnenglish kids with your childStarting or going back to school is an important time of year for any child; a new class, a new teacher, new classmates, perhaps even a new school. A range of materials on Learn English Kids will help your child use English to talk to you about what they are doing, and how they feel about school. There are a range of activities, including games, a song, and a story, which will help children with the vocabulary and expressions they need to take a more active role in English classes
You'll find resources about school on LearnEnglish Kids on this page: www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-school
With these materials children will be able to:
practise words for the things they use in the classroomActivities are marked with a symbol on the topics webpage ( www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-school) to indicate the best age group and level. Look at these when you choose which activities to use with your child.
Younger children will enjoy singing along with a song which practises simple classroom vocabulary and language for instructions and requests.
Below you'll find an idea for an activity you can try with your child using some of these materials. On the left you'll see a list of links to resources about this topic on teaching websites and other external websites that you may find useful. Please note that the British Council is not responsible for the content of external websites.SOMETHING YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CHILD
Who is it for? The activity is suitable for children aged 5 -10, they will review words for objects they use, or can see, in the classroom.
Print school flashcards from Learn English Kids. (Flashcards Set 1, Set 2, Set 3 )Your child guesses which card you have taken away. They can do this by saying the individual words, or you may wish to encourage them to use yes/no questions to make their guesses.
e.g."What's missing?"
-Is it the ruler?
"Yes, it is. / No, it isn't"
This is a game for 2-3 children and enables them to review individual items of vocabulary. It also uses the school flashcards. (Set 1, Set 2, Set 3)
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