Learn

er
Age
5

Learning
Style

Skill

Activity

Short Description

Organisati
on

Language
Teaching
Focus
Science
(animals
classificatio
n)

Materials
required

Adaptability

Visual
Auditory
Kinaesthe
tic

Speaki
ng

Mystery
animal

Groups of
4

5+

Visual

Listeni
ng

Bingo

Children put their hands in a

sack/box, hold an animal
figure (without looking),
press it, hear its sound then
say its name. Then sort the
animal figures into groups
(wild pets farm) animals in
the correct places (barn
jungle house).
Teacher calls out words and
children mark off the
corresponding pictures on the
bingo sheet.

Box/Sack
Animal figures
(with sound)
Box designed
as animal
habitat/place

Any age or
theme. Use
realia (food,
classroom
objects, toys).
Would suit
kinaesthetic
learners.

Whole
class and
teacher.

Vocabulary

Bingo sheets
and markers

Pupils stand in rows (no

desks), facing the board so
they can see the flashcards
of the target vocabulary.
They take two steps left, clap
and say the first word, two
steps right, clap and repeat
the word, again to the left,
clap and say, then back to
the centre and do a wiggle.
They repeat the sequence
with each of the new words.
Pupils place picture and word
cards face down. They take
turns to choose one of each
with the aim of finding a
matching pair. The pupil with
the most pairs is the winner!

Whole
class and
teacher

Vocabulary

Flashcards,
lively music (if
possible)

Any theme.
Could use
words or
grammatical
structures for
older pupils.
Could be used
to practice or
revise any
vocabulary
corresponding
to given
flashcards.

5-8

Kinaesthe
tic
Visual

Speaki
ng

Vocabula
ry step
and
wiggle

7+

Visual

Readin
g

Memory
game

Pair work

Vocabulary

One set of
picture cards
and matching
word cards per
2 pupils

8+

Auditory

Speaki

Catch

Traditional Guess Who

Pair work

Vocabulary

2 sets of

Can use two

sets of
pictures for
younger pupils
and make it a
speaking
activity.
Can be used

Visual

ng

the thief

game but given a specific

context; police officer and
witness. The witness
chooses a thief while the
police officer asks
questions about the thiefs
appearance to which the
witness may only give short
answers. The police officer
must discover who the
thief is!

for
describing
appearance
+ Has he
got ?
structure

identical
pictures (or
can do a
picture
dictation in
preparation
for the
activity) per
pair

for different
themes/struct
ures by
changing the
picture cards.