Storybook Activities Before reading activities Goals Build motivation Word web/ Keywords Help Ss predict the gist (basic story) Pictures Predict the words/sentences/story Focus attention on words/grammar Picture-word matching Pre-teach key words/grammar Predict with pictures While reading activities Goals Pause and ask Mime Keep student interest Sentence sequence cards Help students understand ‘Jump up!’ word cards Encourage students to think ahead Guess and speak out True-false activity After reading activities Goals Check students understand Muddled sentences/words Picture jigsaw reading Consolidate learning (deepen/further) Retell with chant/song To enjoy books! Retell with opposites To explore a subject further… Throw the ball (or pass the picture) & continue the story Jump on the pictures Finger puppet play &role-play Fill in the blanks Information gap fill Find the mistakes Clothes line story Flowchart from keywords
Storybook Activities Before reading activities Word web/ Keywords Pictures Predict the words/sentences/story Picture-word matching Predict with pictures Goals Build motivation Help Ss predict the gist (basic story) Focus attention on words/grammar Pre-teach key words/grammar While reading activities Pause and ask Mime Sentence sequence cards ‘Jump up!’ word cards Guess and speak out True-false activity Goals Keep student interest Help students understand Encourage students to think ahead After reading activities Muddled sentences/words Picture jigsaw reading Retell with chant/song Retell with opposites Throw the ball (or pass the picture) & continue the story Jump on the pictures Finger puppet play &role-play Fill in the blanks Information gap fill Find the mistakes Clothes line story Flowchart from keywords Goals Check students understand Consolidate (deepen/further) learning To enjoy books! To explore a subject further…
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