Outdoor Projects

Scavenger Hunt project

Print out 10-20 pictures of different objects (or use real objects) Hide the
objects around the area where you will hold the class. Write instructions
using prepositions on where to find the objects.
1. Start the class by talking about prepositions (in, on, under, above,
next to, opposite etc)
2. Get the students to give examples of preposition
3. Split into small groups
4. Tell them they are going to look for hidden objects
5. They should make note of where they found the objects using full
sentences and prepostions
6. Once all the items are found they read their sentences out loud
7. Now every group will need 3-5 pictures to re-distribute them
accordingly
8. The students now hide the objects and write clues with prepostions
which the other group can use to find the objects
Dragon´s Den
1. Search https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp5gTE9ZScw or search
for Dragon´s Den Harry Potter magic wand on youtube. The video
lasts for 12 mins 16 seconds.
2. Watch until 3:45 and skip to 6:30 to watch the offers made by the
Dragons
3. Explain to the class that they have to create their own invention and
that they have to present it to you at the end of the class. The
invention can be based on whatever they want. Perhaps something
which can help at camp, in school or in their day to day lives
4. Put the students in groups of 2 or 3
5. Hand out A3 paper and make sure the work is nicely presented with
pictures and descriptions
6. The students can present their inventions 15-20 mins for the end of
class
SuperHero and comic strip Activity (Lower Group)
Follow instructions on page 8 of the superhero PDF document
Start the students to briefly remind you about the superheroes they
made in the previous class.
1. Ask the students if they have ever read a comic book
2. Get them to tell you what they know about comics
3. Tell them they will work on a comic strip about English Summer
4. The main character in their stories should be the superheroes they
created in the previous class
5. Split into groups of 2-3
6. Give the students a3 paper and tell them to divide it into 6 boxes
7. Remind them that they must write as well as draw in every box
8. Present story to the class at the end
Materials

 A3 Paper
 Colouring Pens
 Glue and Scissors
 Students
 Superhero worksheet
 Teacher

Comic Strip Activity (Higher Group)

 9. Ask the students if they have ever read a comic book
10.Get them to tell you what they know about comics
11.Tell them they will work on a comic strip about English Summer
12.Split into groups of 2-3
13.Give the students a3 paper and tell them to divide it into 6 boxes
14.Remind them that they must write as well as draw in every box
15.Present story to the class at the end
Materials

 A3 Paper
 Colouring Pens
 Glue and Scissors
 Students
 Teacher
Comic Strip + Superhero Activity (Lower Group Only) 2 Classes
Start the students to briefly remind you about the superheroes they
made in the previous class.
1. Ask the students if they have ever read a comic book
2. Get them to tell you what they know about comics
3. Tell them they will work on a comic strip about English Summer
4. The main character in their stories should be the superheroes they
created in the previous class
5. Split into groups of 2-3
6. Give the students a3 paper and tell them to divide it into 6 boxes
7. Remind them that they must write as well as draw in every box
8. Present story to the class at the end
Materials

 A3 Paper
 Colouring Pens
 Glue and Scissors
 Superhero worksheet
Camp Newspaper
1. Explain that we´re going to make a camp newspaper
2. Put students in groups of 2 or 3
3. Give each group diferent sections to write about
 Sports
 News
 Weather
 Horoscopes
 Camp Gossip
 Film/Book Review

4. Students write articles and illustrate pictures for each section

5. Choose 1 or 2 editors to put the paper together
6. Take A3 poster card and paper

English Summer Brochure

1. Take A4 and A3 paper or card

2. Explain the activity to the students
3. Their objective is to make a holiday brochure for English
Summer with multiple sections such as: English Summer
profile (history of the company, number of camps etc)
4. Froggy logo
5. The activities (English classes, parties, watersports etc)
6. An optional task is to make an advert on the tablets
7. Put them in groups of 2 or 3 and assign each group with a
task and put all of the work together to create a brochure

Quiz (Print Quiz Low for lower levels and Quiz High for higher)
Tell the students they have the opportunity to win some English challenge
points for their sports team by doing well in a series of quizzes.
1. Split students into groups of 2-3
2. Hand out different quiz sheets to each group and remind students
to write their names and their Olympic team on the top of every
quiz
3. Give the groups a set amount of time for each quiz sheet (10-15
minutes depending on the level of students)
4. Once the time is up give the groups new quizzes
5. Rinse and Repeat until they are all done
6. Mark them quizzes and add up the points

Leaf Poster
Before the class download the ‘’Leaf Snap’’ app onto the tablets you are
going to use. Make sure that the app is set to English and not Spanish. This
can be done in the settings on the app’s home screen.
Start the class by talking to the students in general about nature. Ask them
if they like nature and why etc. Then tell them that are going to create an
A3 poster that provides information on the nature of the summer camp.
Stress that this is an informative poster and it´s very important that they
provide details about the nature in and around the camp.
1. Split into small groups of 2 or 3
2. Give them the tablet, poster paper and pens
3. Tell them to leave everything on the table apart from the tablet
4. Explain that you are going to go on a short walk as a group
5. During the walk they should use the Leaf Snap app to take pictures
of at least 8 trees and plants
6. Every time they take a picture, they should save the plant/tree to
the ‘favourites’ list by pressing the heart button on the top right
hand side of the screen
7. Take the group on a walk around the camp
8. Once every group has around 8 items on their favourite list return
to the tables
9. Instruct the students to use the info provided by the app to create
their poster
 10.They should draw a picture and write up summaries (make sure
they understand summary and don’t end up copying all the info on
the screen)
11.At the end of the class get each group to present their posters to
the class
Materials:
 A3 Poster Paper
 Glue and Scissors
 Colours
 Oscars outdoor project

Make photocopies of a best in class certificate on the day of the froggy

awards. One for each Student. At the beginning of the class go over the
rules for superlatives as shown below.

After going through the superlative rules. Send one child away from the
group and intruct the other students to come up with an award for their
classmate. Write the student´s name and award on a blank certificate and
repeat the process until every Student has an award. Present the awards
to each Student at the end of the class
Would I Lie To You? (BBC, UK) Truth or Lie?
Introduction
1. Do you always tell the truth? What was the last lie you told?
2. What is a "white lie"? In what situations is it alright to tell a white lie?
3. Can you tell when someone is lying to you? How?
Video
´Would I Lie to You?´ is a comedy panel show where contestants have to
bluff about their deepest secrets...the opposing team have to find out
which ones are true."

1. Would you watch this programme?

2. Do you have any similar programmes in your country?
3. You are going to watch a celebrity share one of his "deepest secrets".
Make some extra notes on the title< below

Video: Des O'Connor's cat food mistake (youtube)

Grammar - Talking About Habits
1) Look at the following quotes from the videos and decide on the
description a, b, or c.
"...You always have a picture of a cat on cat food..."
"...How often did Nelson Mandela cold call people?..."
"...I used to call strangers on the telephone..."
"...It was fairly convincing..."
"...How would you know when to end the conversation?..."
"...Every year, I take my seat..."
a) A habitual action in the present. b) A habitual action in the past. c) A
single action in the past.
There are three different forms you can use when describing habitual
actions in the past: used to, would and past simple.
Used to
subject + used + to + infinitive subject + didn't + use + to + infinitive Did +
subject + use + to + infinitive?

I used to play football every weekend. I didn't use to like spinach when I
was a child. Did you use to play chess at school?

Used to is used to show a change in habits from past to present; I used to

play football means I played football in the past but now I don't. The form
is only used to talk about past habits and states, do not use it to talk about
single actions. It can sound very repetitive if you use it too often so other
forms are usually used with used to...

Would
I used to play football at school, I would go to practice every Wednesday.
Would can be used in many different contexts in English, but in the
example above it is the same as used to. As it has different meanings, it is
not usually used to introduce the idea of past habit. You cannot use would
to describe past states: "I would be happy at football practice."
Past Simple - I used to play football at school, I would go to practice every
Wednesday. I loved it!
The past simple can be used to describe both past habits and single
actions in the past.

You are going to play the two truths, one lie game in small groups.
Practice the grammar above by preparing three short stories about your
past-one should be a lie. Tell your stories to the group and they must
interrogate you to try and discover the lie!