My First English Reading & Activity Book - Teacher Pack

Vocabulary flashcards covering pedagogical guidelines, lesson structures, unit learning goals, and classroom activities from the beginner English teaching pack by Madi Meriem Ouassila.

Madi Meriem Ouassila

The English teacher who prepared the beginner teaching pack titled 'MY FIRST ENGLISH READING & ACTIVITY BOOK'.

Target Audience

Six-year-old beginners who are not yet able to write independently, for whom writing is introduced gently through tracing and mark-making.

30–35 minute lesson

The recommended lesson framework for beginners, broken down into Hello routine, Review, Teach, Move and play, Worksheet, and a closing Review.

Hello routine

A 3-minute opening stage where the teacher greets pupils using a wave, puppet, or name chant.

Teach stage

A 7-minute lesson stage where the teacher introduces 4–6 new words with pictures, gestures, and repetition.

Move and play

A 5-minute lesson stage where pupils engage in a find-it game, mime, sorting, or movement.

Worksheet stage

A 7-minute lesson stage where pupils complete one oral, matching, or colouring task together.

Success check

An assessment checking whether the pupil can recognise at least 3 target words by pointing and repeat at least 2 words or a short phrase, with no written answer required.

Unit 01 (Hello!)

The unit focused on greeting someone and saying your name, with target vocabulary including Hello, Goodbye, Good morning, My name is, Teacher, and Friend.

Unit 02 (My School)

The unit focused on recognising and naming familiar classroom objects, with target vocabulary including School, Book, Pencil, Bag, Rubber, and Chair.

Unit 03 (Colours)

The unit focused on identifying and saying six basic colours: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black, and White.

Unit 04 (Numbers)

The unit focused on recognising numbers 1–10 and counting objects.

Unit 05 (My Family)

The unit focused on naming close family members: Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, Baby, and Family.

Unit 06 (My Body)

The unit focused on identifying parts of the body: Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Hands, and Feet.

Unit 07 (Animals)

The unit focused on recognising common animals and imitating their sounds or movements, covering Cat, Dog, Bird, Fish, Rabbit, Goat, Lion, and Elephant.

Unit 08 (Food and Drinks)

The unit focused on naming familiar foods and drinks, covering Apple, Banana, Bread, Milk, Water, Egg, and Orange.

Unit 09 (Toys)

The unit focused on recognising and naming familiar toys, including Ball, Doll, Car, Kite, Teddy bear, and Train.

Unit 10 (Clothes)

The unit focused on naming common clothes, including Shirt, Dress, Shoes, Hat, Socks, and Coat.

Unit 11 (My House)

The unit focused on recognising familiar rooms and household objects, including House, Bed, Door, Window, Table, and Kitchen.

Unit 12 (Weather)

The unit focused on recognising and describing simple weather: Sunny, Rainy, Cloudy, Windy, Hot, and Cold.

Unit 13 (Feelings)

The unit focused on identifying basic feelings from facial expressions: Happy, Sad, Angry, Tired, Scared, and Surprised.

Total Physical Response

The instructional method used in Unit 14 (Actions) where the teacher says an action word and pupils perform it physically before gradually leading the actions.

Unit 15 (Nature and Outdoors)

The unit focused on naming simple things seen outdoors, including Tree, Flower, Sun, Moon, Star, and Rain.

Pre-writing warm-up

An activity where pupils practise big arm movements first and then finger movements, covering vertical lines, horizontal lines, circles, waves, zigzags, and simple curves.

What is missing?

A flashcard game where 4–6 cards are displayed, pupils close their eyes, one card is removed, and pupils must name or point to what is missing.

Mime it

A flashcard game where an action or animal card is chosen, mimed by the teacher or pupil, and guessed by the pupils.

Memory pairs

A flashcard game where duplicate cards are placed face down, and pupils turn over two cards and name the pictures.

Odd one out

A flashcard game where three cards from one category and one card from another category are shown, and pupils point to the different card.

Big Get Smart 1

A beginner EFL textbook whose themes inspired this resource, though this pack is an original, independently created supplementary teaching aid.