THE ULTIMATE

October
PRINTABLES
COLLECTION

40+
activities
for the classroom

30+
recommended
books
20+
printable
worksheets

©Móra-Bookrkids Kft.
Welcome to our October collection of activity tips,
printable worksheets, and stories!
They cover important events and exciting traditions this month in an engaging way
- so much so that kids may need to realize that they are practicing grammar and
vocabulary simultaneously. An actual go-to kit for every teacher and parent of
young English learners.

OCTOBER 2023
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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International
Day of Older
Persons

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

World World
Teachers’ Day Smile Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
World International
Indigenous Day of the National
Mental Health
Peoples’ Day Girl Child Dessert Day
Day

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

Halloween

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book recommendation printable material activity tip

BOOKR Level CEFR Level coin value run time

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Calendar2
Table of Contents 3
Welcome to BOOKR Class 5

1st October - International Day of Older Persons7

Book Recommendation 8
Flashcard Set 9
A Nice Card to a Nice Person 10

5th October - World Teachers’ Day12

Book Recommendations 13
Teacher or Student 15

6th October - World Smile Day16

Book Recommendations 17
Flashcard Set 18
Spread the Smile 19

9th October - Indigenous Peoples’ Day20

Book Recommendations 21
The Origin of Strawberries - Activity tips 22
How Rabit Killed the Giant - Activity tips 25
Berries in your Garden 27

10th October - World Mental Health Day28

Book Recommendations 29
The Yellow Wallpaper - Lesson Plan 31
Creeping Woman 34
Color Palette 35
Vocabulary Building 36
Mood Tracker 37

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11th October - International Day of the Girl Child38
Book Recommendations 39
Girls Can Do Anything! - Activity Tips 40
Girls Can Do Anything! - Picture Cards 43

14th October - National Dessert Day45

Book Recommendations 46
Mix a Pancake - Activity Tips 47
Granny’s Recipe - Activity Tips 48

31st October - HALLOWEEN51

Book Recommendations 52
Haunted House - Activity Tips 53
Flashcard Sets 56
Halloween Wordsearch 57
Halloween Puzzle 58
Colour and Count 59
Word Hunt 60
Word Search 61
Screambled Words 62
What Are You Afraid Of? 63
Read the Text and Fill in the Gaps 64
Design and Describe your Monster 65
Color the Picture - Zombie 66
Color the Picture - Mummy 67
Color the Picture - Witch 68
Color the Picture - Ghost 69
Color the Picture - Pumpkin 70

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 1st October

INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF OLDER PERSONS

The International Day of Older Persons is a special day to show love and respect for older people.
It’s like a big “thank you” for all they’ve done in their lives. We also talk about how to make sure they
have good healthcare and don’t feel left out. It’s about being kind and caring for our older friends and
family members.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

THIS IS LOVE - ACTIVITY BOOK

Level 1   pre-A1 2 01:47

What is love? Family and friends?

Presents and cards? Or a big hug?

PLANE TREE OR GREAT-GRANDFATHER

Level 4   A1-A2 8 03:57

Kevin has a favourite plane tree. But why is it

so special? This tree helps him to remember
his great-grandfather. How? Read the story
and find out!

MY GRANDPARENTS ARE THE BEST

Level 6   A2-B1 11 04:13

Sally has the best grandparents in the world!

Let her explain why.

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 FLASHCARD SET

THIS IS LOVE

Level 1   pre-A1 1

What is love? How can you show it? Do

you remember the words?

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A NICE CARD TO A NICE PERSON

Finish the card with their name and fill in the boxes with your drawings, photos, or little stories. Fold
the paper and glue the two sides together to create a two-sided card. If you want a card that opens,
cut out the two sides and glue them onto another folded piece of paper. Once you’ve finished, place
the card in an envelope and give it to them.
A NICE CARD TO A NICE PERSON
 5th October

WORLD
TEACHERS’ DAY

World Teachers’ Day, celebrated on October 5th, is a day to say thank you to teachers. We recognize
their important job of teaching students and the role they play in education. It’s a day to appreciate and
support teachers worldwide.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

MISSING STUDENTS

Level 3   A1 5 03:14

It’s Monday. The classroom is empty.

Why? Read the story and find out!

GUESS WHO!

Level 4   A1-A2 7 02:59

The school year is about to start; new school,

new teachers, new everything! Join the boys
and find out who is who at school!

WHAT MAKES FRIENDSHIP GROW?

1. THE NEW TEACHER

Level 4   A1-A2 8 03:43

It’s the first day of school. The students are

very excited, because a new teacher arrives.
Who is he? Read the story and find out!

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The amazing people - the humor, heart, and hero of every
classroom - who might take on a different role each minute:
a psychiatrist, a detective, or even a second mother/father
for the day.

The people inspiring future artists, scientists, or business

owners to be great little humans no matter what.

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Which is better: being a teacher or a student? Why is it great to be a student? What makes it worthwhile to be a teacher? Compare the two
and complete the diagram with the positive aspects of each. What do both have in common?
Don’t forget to ask a teacher about their point of view!
TEACHER OR STUDENT
 6th October

WORLD SMILE DAY

World Smile Day, which falls on the first Friday in October, is dedicated to spreading happiness and
kindness. It’s like a worldwide reminder to smile and make others smile. It’s a day to brighten the world
with smiles and make it a happier place.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

BIG SMILE ALICE

Level 1   pre-A1 1 01:45

I’m Big Smile Alice from Alabama.

I love my mum, my sister and grandma!
My legs aren’t short - they’re... What?
Read the poem and find out.

NOAH NOASAURUS

Level 3   A1 6 04:41

Noah Noasaurus woke up feeling very No.

No to brushing his teeth. And definitely No
to playing with his little brother. Things only
get worse when Noah goes for a walk and
cheerful Toby Rex, Brian Brontosaurus, and
Ava Ceratops follow him. Can his friends
make Noah happy?

RITA AND THE BULLY BOYS

Level 3   A1 6 03:38

Russell and Charlie often hurt Rita at school.

What should she do? Her friend, Tom, has a
great idea!

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 FLASHCARD SET

RITA AND THE BULLY BOYS

Level 3   A1 3

Have you read this book about school

bullying? How well do you remember the
words? Let’s see!

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Cut out the smiles, colour them and stick them on skewers.
SPREAD THE SMILE
 9th October

INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES’ DAY

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to respect and appreciate Indigenous cultures and their contributions.
We learn about their history, traditions, and the challenges they may have. It’s a day to show respect
for their rights and understand their important role in our world.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

MAUSHOP THE GOOD GIANT

Level 1   pre-A1 1 02:29

Maushop is big. He is a giant. He loves

the people and helps them a lot. What
happens when people ask for too much?
Read the story and find it out.

THE TALE OF TWO WOLVES

Level 2   pre-A1 3 02:25

There are two wolves in us. They fight each

other. Which one of them wins? Read the
story and find out.

THE LEGEND OF THE CORN

Level 7   B1 14 06:27

Have you ever wondered how corn came to

be? Read a native American legend about it.

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 THE ORIGIN OF STRAWBERRIES - Activity Tips

Level 5   A2 9 02:28

Have you ever wondered how strawberries

came to be? Read this book and find out how
native Americans tell the legend.

1. Students test each other #vocabulary #grammar #personal skills

This creative activity lets your students check each other’s reading comprehension
ability. After reading the book, let the students work in two groups. The first
group is given a printed copy of the first half of the story, while the second
group is given the second half of it. Give both groups a sufficient amount of
time to read their texts and formulate reading comprehension questions. Next,
ask the class to read the whole book again, then get both groups to swap their
lists of questions and answer them. Lastly, encourage your students to choose
a partner from the other group and check their answers together.

2. Illustrate/narrate the story #vocabulary #personal skills

To highlight the cultural content and teach about the Cherokee Indians, let the
students listen to the story without looking at the illustrations. Then encourage
them to draw the characters, their clothes and nature around them. Lastly,
the students should present their artwork to the class. Have them compare
their drawings with each other and the illustrations found in the book. Give
the students a sufficient amount of time to make this comparison, carry out
an analysis and give feedback on the drawings. If you are teaching a stronger
class, you may only need to rely on the illustrations and can ask your students
to come up with a story that corresponds to the pictures in the book. Then
they can act out their stories as a role play. Which group’s story most closely
resembled the original story?

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3. Let’s continue the story! #language skills #personal skills

To further engage the students in Native American culture, have them continue
the story with culturally accurate scenes. After pairing up the students, their
task is to imagine what the husband and his wife might have been talking
about on their way home. What might have happened after they had arrived
home? How long can your students continue telling the story for? Instead of a
storytelling session, they might prefer to write a conversation before acting it
out as a role play.

4. Fruit or vegetable? #vocabulary

Revise the names of some common fruit and vegetables in this fun activity.
Give each student a card with the name of a type of fruit or vegetable on it.
Label one corner of the classroom as FRUIT and the other as VEGETABLES.
Students run to the respective corners according to what is on their cards. Next,
the two groups take turns and challenge each other by describing the words
on their cards without showing them to the other group. Make sure all the
students have a chance to guess, e.g. one student can only answer once but is
then allowed to help out the other members of their group.
An example: “What is it? It is a round fruit with soft skin and a stone. It is red
or yellow.” (peach)

FRUIT VEGETABLES
peach onion
strawberry garlic
pear peas
pineapple cucumber
apricot carrot
watermelon beans
grapes pepper
plum potato

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5. Stories about the origin of native Americans
#language skills #personal skills

Now it’s your students’ turn to create a similar story. You need a soft ball for
this activity. Students should sit in a circle together with the teacher. The
teacher starts a story about the origin of a chosen fruit (e.g. cranberry) and
sets its Native American context. Next, the teacher throws the ball to one of
the students who has to add at least one sentence to the story. After that,
this student throws the ball to someone else who continues the story. Make
sure that everybody contributes to the story with at least one sentence. If your
students need more time to come up with ideas or to verbalize them, let them
work in smaller groups. How many different myths can they come up with for
the same fruit?

6. Berries in your garden  #vocabulary #arts & crafts #project

To practise using the berries found in the story, provide your students with a
simple but creative activity. Ask them to complete a picture of their garden by
adding the types of berries mentioned in the story and labelling them. In the
following lesson, your students can present their gardens to the class using the
target vocabulary.
Could they include all the types of berries mentioned in the story?
(grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, huckleberries)

7. What are berries? #project #cognitive skills #language skills

Ask your students to do some research on the different types of berries to

enrich their knowledge of biology. Ask them to produce a poster of berries
and have them present their findings to the class. Do they have similar types
of berries on their posters? Did they find out that strawberries are not even
berries, what’s more, that bananas, cucumbers and watermelons are?

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 HOW RABBIT KILLED THE GIANT - Activity Tips

Level 7   B1 14 05:24

Read the native American legend about Rabbit,

who wanted to help the starving people, because
the Giant kept all the food they hunted.

1. Predicting the story  #language skills

It’s a great warm-up activity to introduce the legend of Rabbit. Write the word
‘Rabbit’ on the board and ask your students: Why is it written with a capital
letter? Is it a name? Where does the name come from? What do you know
about it? Then, do the same with the word ‘giant.’ Finally, ask them to compare
the two and think about how they can be connected in a story. After reading the
story, discuss the importance of the names and the title.

2. Wild Animals of North America #vocabulary #research

Now that the Indians have been freed from the Giant, they want to hold a feast,
but first, they need to hunt for animals. What kind of animals could they hunt
for? Ask the students to form pairs. Each pair researches a wild animal native
to North America, e.g. an eagle, cougar, bear, bison, moose, elk, wolf, coyote
or bobcat, before presenting the information they have collected to the others.

3. What Makes A Good Leader?  #language skills #personal skills

At the end of the story, Rabbit doesn’t want to become a chief. Ask the following
questions to your students: What do you think? Why doesn’t he want to be a
chief? After brainstorming some ideas together, the students work in small
groups. Their task is to collect the five most important traits of a good leader
before comparing their lists with the other groups and drawing up one as a
whole class.

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4. Top Three Traits  #language skills #personal skills

The legend of Rabbit highlights the importance of confidence. Rabbit was

confident enough to face the Giant and, eventually, he won. Building self-
esteem could seem hard for a lot of students. The aim of this activity is to do
just that. First, ask them to come up with three positive traits or strengths that
they have before folding a sheet of paper into three parts and writing down
each trait or strength on each part. Then, they create a ‘name tag’ from the
folded sheet of paper and form pairs. The students:
• talk about a trait or strength for one minute.
• ask/answer questions about a trait or strength.
• talk about how others could develop that particular trait or strength.

Finally, the students switch roles.

5. Indian Names  #language skills #personal skills

Ask the students to collect some Indian names and their meanings by surfing
the Web before forming pairs and giving each other an Indian name based on
their positive traits.

6. Turn It Up  #language skills #personal skills

This is another great activity to teach your students about growth mindsets
and show them how they can turn something negative into something positive.
Everybody fails sometimes or has to deal with an obstacle once in a while, for
example, they fail a Math quiz. They might regard it as the end of their school
life or think that if they study harder, they will get a better grade next time.
First, let your students think about a failure or an obstacle in their lives. Then,
they brainstorm some ideas about how they can develop or what they have
learnt from it.

VARIATION: Students can write down a failure or an obstacle before working

in small groups and exchanging their sheets of paper. The other students
brainstorm ideas about how the student can develop or learn from their case.

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BERRIES IN YOUR GARDEN
 10th October

WORLD MENTAL
HEALTH DAY

World Mental Health Day is a day when we focus on understanding and talking about mental health.
We want to make it okay to ask for help if you feel down and let people know they’re not alone. It’s
about being kind and supportive of everyone’s mental well-being.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

HUA IN THE FOREST

Level 1   pre-A1 1 01:43

Today I just walk and walk.

Listen. Shh, don’t talk!
Look at the trees! They’re green.
Hmm… The air is clean.

HETTIE’S SEASONS

Level 2   pre-A1 4 04:49

Hettie and Seth like summer. They are very

happy. But autumn comes and it’s cold. Hettie
is tired. She wants to stay at home. She wants
to be alone. But what about Seth?

CACTUS HOME

Level 3   A1 5 04:55

Hello, I’m Clayton the cactus. I live here with

my grumpy family. I don’t like grumpy cacti. I
mustn’t be grumpy. I must be nice. Look! What
is that?

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THEO’S MOOD

Level 3   A1 6 03:14

It’s Mood Monday, which means Theo has to

share how he feels with the class. But he’s
not sure what kind of mood he’s in: good, bad,
or somewhere in between. Maybe he doesn’t
have to choose!

THE UGLY DUCKLING

Level 4   A1-A2 8 08:29

This duckling is different from the others, he is

special. Do the other ducklings like him? Read
the story to find out!

PILAR IS WORRIED

Level 5   A2 9 07:42

Pilar dances and brushes her teeth. Friday is

always a good day. It’s a ballet day. Auditions
for Winter Wonderland are Saturday! At the
audition, she needs to dance in front of people.
Is she ready?

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 THE YELLOW WALLPAPER- Lesson Plan

Level 9   B2-B2+ 18 24:45

One of the earliest work of feminist American

literature by Charlotte Perkins Gilman illustrates
attitudes in the 19th century toward women’s
health, both physical and mental.

Warm Up #perception #emotional-intelligence #empathy

The Creeping Woman

The teacher shows a picture of the narrator (Printable) and asks the students:
How would you describe the woman in the picture? How does she feel? (Students
will probably start with the most obvious ones - sad, unhappy -, but the teacher
should encourage them to collect more or to try to think about synonyms.) The
teacher writes them on the board e.g.: exhausted, tired, miserable, desperate.
After students collected as many adjectives as they could, the teacher shows
them the full image and asks: Can you tell me what she is doing? The teacher
introduces the verb creep and tries to elicit ideas about the reason why the lady
is creeping.

1. Learning New Vocabulary #collaboration

The teacher puts the personality adjectives on the board or projects them.
Students sort them out according to which category the words belong to:
positive or negative. While one student goes to the board and writes a word
to the correct category or color-codes it (eg.: positive adjectives are green,
negative ones are black), another student gives the definition of the word to
the whole class.

DIFFERENTIATION:
If some vocabulary items are too challenging for the students to define, the
teacher might let them guess the category first. Another alternative is if the
teacher defines a difficult word and lets the students guess which one it is.

make the game more exciting. For example: “There are two birds.”, or
“A boy is running.”

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 POSITIVE NEGATIVE
caring, loving, dear, happy, gentle, nervous, dreadful, depressed, vicious,
kind angry, irritating, earnest, horrid,
subdued, afraid, awful, dizzy, lame,
desperate, hysterical, subtle

After sorting the adjectives, the teacher asks the students to find the noun
for ‘depressed’ and ‘hysterical’. Then the teacher generates discussion with
the question ‘Do you know the difference between hysteria and depression?’
(If students don’t mention it, the teacher should point out that depression is a
mood disorder and hysteria is exaggerated behavior.)

2. Color Palette #collaboration #higher-order-thinking-skills

The teacher gives each group an envelope which includes a yellow color palette
and five words (Printable) from the previous task or projects the palette on the
board and highlights the five items. The teacher explains: Just like there are
lighter and darker shades of a color, we have weaker and stronger words with
similar meanings. Now, look at the words from the envelope and try to place
them on a continuum from the weakest to the strongest one.

The words in suggested order (from weakest to strongest):

lame, dizzy, dreadful, horrid, desperate

3. Practicing Vocabulary #decision-making

Students do the gap-filling activity on their handout. Printable

You won’t believe it! Our boss scoffs at any idea we tell him. Last week, he fired
his assistant just because she suggested something to him. - VICIOUS
Jackie just lolls around the mall and smiles at every person she sees. She’s
definitely a congenial company. - HAPPY
The doctor gave me a prescription but I felt very lame, so my dear husband
went to the pharmacy in my stead. - CARING
Josh is walking up and down in the corridor. He fancies being first at every
exam, he doesn’t like waiting. - NERVOUS
We don’t know how, but Katie made us watch the movie. She even had the
impertinence to ask us to pay for her ticket! - SUBTLE

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 DIFFERENTIATION:
The teacher can allow students to work in pairs and discuss their ideas together.

After the teacher checks the answers with the students, they match the
following personality adjectives to the corresponding people (bolded in the
sentences).

4. Role-Play #collaboration #improvisation #active-listening

Students form groups of threes. The teacher gives each group two sets of
worksheets: one with questions and another one with personality adjectives
(Appendix). The teacher tells the students that each of them has to pick a
personality adjective and then pick a question.
They have to discuss the question and behave and communicate according to
their roles.
After they discussed the first question, switch roles by passing the role-card to
the right and pick a new question to discuss. The discussions go on like that till
every group discusses at least 3 different scenarios.

DIFFERENTIATION:
There are extra questions in case a group finishes early.

Wrap Up - Combinations#evaluation #critical-thinking #emotional-intelligence

The teacher reflects on the task and asks the students to think about the easiest
and most challenging combinations. Can the students explain why some card
combinations are easier while others are more difficult?

Evaluation

The teacher puts up the yellow poster paper on the board, then tells the
students to think for a moment and to write on the paper (outside of the outline)
how they felt during a discussion when they had the desperate role.

DIFFERENTIATION: The teacher can write some prompts on the board to help
students express themselves:
During the discussion I felt like I 
It made me feel 
Unlike the others I 

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CREEPING WOMAN
COLOR PALETTE

Just like there are lighter and darker shades of a color, we have weaker and stronger words with
similar meanings. Now, look at the words from the envelope and try to place them on a continuum
from the weakest to the strongest one.

DESPERATE

DIZZY

DREADFUL

HORRID

LAME
VOCABULARY BUILDING

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS BELOW.

fancies, scoffs, prescription, lolls, impertinence

You won’t believe it! Our boss ______________ at any idea we tell him. Last week, he fired his
assistant just because she suggested something to him.
Jackie just ______________ around the mall and smiles at every person she sees. She’s definitely
a congenial company.
The doctor gave me a ______________ but I felt very lame, so my dear husband went to the
pharmacy in my stead.
Josh is walking up and down in the corridor. He ______________ being first at every exam, he doesn’t
like waiting.
We don’t know how but Katie made us watch the movie. She even had the ______________ to ask us
to pay for her ticket!

MATCH THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES WITH THE (BOLDED) PEOPLE ABOVE BASED ON
THEIR BEHAVIOUR:

subtle, vicious, nervous, caring, happy

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS BELOW.

fancies, scoffs, prescription, lolls, impertinence

You won’t believe it! Our boss ______________ at any idea we tell him. Last week, he fired his
assistant just because she suggested something to him.
Jackie just ______________ around the mall and smiles at every person she sees. She’s definitely
a congenial company.
The doctor gave me a ______________ but I felt very lame, so my dear husband went to the
pharmacy in my stead.
Josh is walking up and down in the corridor. He ______________ being first at every exam, he doesn’t
like waiting.
We don’t know how but Katie made us watch the movie. She even had the ______________ to ask us
to pay for her ticket!

MATCH THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES WITH THE (BOLDED) PEOPLE ABOVE BASED ON
THEIR BEHAVIOUR:

subtle, vicious, nervous, caring, happy

How do you feel today? Colour a balloon each day.

If you’re calm, use yellow. If you’re sad, use blue. If you’re worried, use green.

If you’re happy, use orange. If you’re angry, use red. If you’re tired, use purple.
MOOD TRACKER
 11th October

INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF THE GIRL CHILD

The International Day of the Girl Child, on October 11th, is a day to celebrate and help girls worldwide.
We want to make sure girls have the same chances as boys and are treated fairly. It’s about giving girls
the power to achieve their dreams and become leaders in their communities.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

BFF - BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Level 4   A1-A2 7 01:29

Read about a group of girls who love their

lives. Why? Because they have one of the
most important things: true friends around
them!

HOW KATE WARNE SAVED PRESIDENT LINCOLN

Level 9   B2-B2+ 18 09:55

Join Kate the detective on her most important

mission—to thwart a plot to assassinate
Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration.

THE CLEVER GIRL

Level 9   B2-B2+ 17 12:26

Do you think you’re clever? You definitely have

to read this story

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 GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING - Activity Tips

Level 2   pre-A1 3 01:11

Can girls be soldiers or rock stars? Of course!

Girls can do anything!

1. Job Museum #vocabulary

Put the picture cards all around the classroom. Walk around with your learners,
stop at each card, pronounce the words together a couple of times, and act
them out. If the learners can already read in English, you can also use word
cards.

2. Tap to hear the words #vocabulary

Use the first exercise in the book. Ask the learners to listen to the vocabulary in
pairs and repeat the words to practice pronunciation. You can ask them to use
this task as a “guess and tap” activity. In this activity, one student guesses the
word and the other one taps on the picture to check it.

3. Total Physical Response #language skills

Have the story projected out on a smartboard or with a projector. Listen to the
narration together while acting out the familiar words.
Encourage them to say “Girls can do anything!” along with the audio. Boys can
say “Boys can do anything!” to make it more relatable.

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4. ‘What is Missing?’ Game

Ask the students to close their eyes. Remove one item from the board. When
the students open their eyes, their task is to figure out which item is missing.

5. Fly Swatter Game

Divide the class into two groups. Ask them to stand in a line. Give the first
student in each group a fly swatter. Tell them a vocabulary item, for example:
soldier. Their task is to find it on the board and swat it with the fly swatter.
Then, they give the fly swatter to the next person in their group. The activity
continues until each student has taken part in the activity at least two or three
times. The group with the most correct answers wins.

6. Activity Game #cognitive skills #vocabulary

When the learners are confident in understanding and using the vocabulary
from the book it will be a great time to play an activity game. Ask a learner to
come up to the front of the classroom, pick a job and act it out. The others’ task
is to guess which sport it is.
Then, students can continue the game in pairs.

Variation: Ask the learners to work in groups of two or three. In each group,
there are only boys or girls. Let each group pick a job or sport, come up to the
front of the classroom, and act it out. The rest of the class should guess what
they are doing. When somebody has an idea, they have to say sentences like
these out loud: “Girls/Boys can play basketball!” or “Girls/Boys can be soldiers!”

7. Picture Dictation #language skills #personal skills

Have your students stand up and move around a little bit. Ask them to work in
pairs. Place the picture cards in a random order somewhere in the classroom.
Make sure that it is approximately the same distance from each pair of students.
One learner will dictate and his or her partner will put their own pictures into

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 the correct order. Those who dictate run up to the pictures as many times as
necessary to help their partners put the pictures into the correct order. Monitor
the students and make sure they only use English words. The first pair to order
their pictures without any mistakes wins.

8. Investigation #language skills #personal skills

Give each student a picture card. Ask them not to show these pictures to anyone.
Give them a chart they can take notes on too. Their task is to walk around the
classroom and find out who is who.

Example questions:

“Are you an astronaut?” “No.”

“Are you a car mechanic?” “No.”

It’s okay if you’ve got more learners than pictures: more than one learner can
have the same job.
To give the learners a visual aid, put the pictures of the possible options on the
board. They can write or draw on their chart (answer sheet).
To make your job easier, you can plan and write down who is going to get each
job so when the students are ready, they can self-check their answers. Who
was the best investigator without mistakes?

Example chart:

Tiffany Mike Stacy Rita Jess

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GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING! - PICTURE CARDS 1/2
GIRLS CAN DO ANYTHING! - PICTURE CARDS 2/2
 14th October

NATIONAL
DESSERT DAY

National Dessert Day on October 14th is a fun day to enjoy your favorite sweet treats like cake, ice
cream, or cookies. It’s a time to satisfy your sweet cravings and maybe share some yummy desserts
with others.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

NOT SO NICE CREAM - ACTIVITY BOOK

Level 1   pre-A1 2 02:14

It’s the summer! Let’s make ice cream!

It is nice! Or not really?

WHO TOOK THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR?

Level 1   pre-A1 2 01:01

Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?

Read the book and find out!

LITTLE KING BOGGEN

Level 4   pre-A1 7 01:06

Meet little King Boggen and his super sweet

house made of pastry, pie, pancakes and pudding.
It’s so yummy!

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 NATURE’S GIFT

Level 8   B1-B2 16 04:55

Meet the bonbon who wants to tell you his

story. Of course, he is made of chocolate and
chocolate is made from cacao trees but how?
Join him and find it out.

MIX A PANCAKE - Activity Tips

Level 2   pre-A1 3 00:33

Do you know how to make a pancake?

Let us show how.

1. Acting it out #language skills

Ask the learners to act out the poem by copying your movements. Using Total
Physical Response (TPR) is one of the greatest methods of teaching English.

2. Learning new words  #vocabulary

Stick picture cards on different parts of the (class)room. Learn the ‘pancake’
vocabulary by going around the (class)room and naming the picture cards on
the walls. Practice words by asking the learners to go to these ingredients using

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 different types of movements, e.g.: “Run to the flour.” / “Hop to the oil.” / “Crawl
to the jam.” / “Run to the eggs.” Then, collect these ingredients and put them in
a bowl, emphasizing “in”.

3. Pancake sensory box #cognitive skills

Use a scarf to cover the student’s eyes. Their task is to guess the ingredients by
touching or smelling them. You can use toppings (whipped cream, strawberry,
jam) to make it funnier.

4. Pancake shopping list #vocabulary #language skills

Match the picture cards to the word cards. Then, ask your learners to write a
shopping list using the first worksheet below. They can have a peek from the
word cards.

GRANNY’S RECIPE- Activity Tips

Level 5   A2 9 05:49

It’s January, it’s snowing and Annabel is at

home. She’s a bit bored and hungry. What can
she cook from Granny’s Recipe Book?

1. Carrot cake sensory box #cognitive skills

Prepare the ingredients of granny’s carrot cake on a desk, for example, pecans
or walnuts, flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and grated carrots. Use a scarf to
blindfold the students. The students’ task is to guess the ingredients by touch-
ing or smelling them.

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2. Granny’s DESSERT Cookbook #project #language skills

Divide the class into small groups before asking them to collect and write down
the name of desserts that they like. Ask them to draw an illustration of the
desserts as well. Feel free to use the template from the Appendix. When the
students are ready, collect the pages and glue them together. Now Granny’s
Dessert Cookbook is ready.

DIFFERENTIATION: You can ask the students to collect the ingredients and
write them on sheets of paper. If they are already independent learners, ask
them to write a short recipe as well.

3. PB&J sandwich #language skills #cognitive skills

Ask your students to create an extremely detailed recipe of how a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich is made. How many steps does it have? Ask the students to
work in small groups. Once they are ready, you, the teacher, should follow their
recipe and make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with real bread, peanut
butter, jelly and a knife. To make it more fun, follow exactly what they wrote
in the recipe. If you want to check out how this works out in practice, you can
easily find reference videos by searching for “Exact instructions challenge” on
YouTube.

4. Shopping for a sponge cake #language skills #personal skills

Hide cards with the ingredients of a sponge cake on them all around the class-
room. Each student’s task is to find as many ingredients as they can. Once each
of them has found five ingredients (any five), put the list of the necessary in-
gredients on the board. The students then walk around the classroom and ask
each other for leftover ingredients to collect everything that is needed for the
recipe. (For this task, use the pictures from the Appendix.)

Example conversation: “Do you have eggs?”

“Yes, here you are.”

Sponge Cake:
• 6 eggs
• 6 teaspoons of sugar
• a packet of vanilla sugar
• 6 teaspoons of flour
• a packet of baking powder

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5. Unit conversions  #language skills #cognitive skills

Ask the students to look at the recipe for a carrot cake. The recipe is for four
people. What if 12 friends come over? What if 16? Give the students a recipe as
well as a scenario and ask them how much they need of each ingredient.
How many grams are in a kilo? A dozen eggs is how many? How many millilit-
ers are in a liter? Ask them to convert the quantities.
When they are ready, ask the groups to switch worksheets and check each
other’s work. This way they challenge themselves by reading in English while
developing their cognitive skills.

CARROT CAKE
Ingredients
• 100 g of pecans
• 300 g of sugar
• 200 ml of oil
• 4 eggs
• 250 g of flour
• 1 packet of baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• a teaspoon of cinnamon
• 400 g of carrots

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 31st October

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is a festive holiday where people dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating for candy,
and decorate their homes with spooky elements like carved pumpkins. It’s a time for parties, haunted
houses, and watching scary movies - a fun and imaginative experience for all ages.

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 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

A VAMPIRE TALE

Level 1   pre-A1 2 01:14

Oh, no, this is a vampire! Everybody is

afraid of him. But is he really so scary?

BOO IS DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN

Level 2   pre-A1 4 01:44

Boo and Robin are best friends. They go to

a Halloween party together. What will they
wear? Read the story and find it out.

THE DAY OF THE DEAD

Level 3   A1 6 01:05

Today it’s the second day of November. It’s the

Day of the Dead. Now I remember! Read this
poem and learn more about the Day of the Dead.

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TRICK OR TREAT?

Level 4   A1-A2 8 05:15

Lucas is American, he celebrates Halloween.

His friend, David, is from Mexico. What does
he celebrate? Read the story to find out!

THE NOT SO FUNNY JOKES

Level 5   A2 9 02:30

Ben and Johnny are at a Halloween party. They

tell jokes about their costumes. Is a joke always
funny? Read their conversation and find it out.

HAUNTED HOUSE - Activity Tips

Level 4   A1-A2 7 02:26

What does the haunted house look like? Who

lives there? Is it scary? Read the story to find
out!

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1. A pumpkin on the board  #vocabulary

This activity is a great way to introduce the topic of Halloween and teach the
word ‘jack-o’-lantern.’ Tell your students that you’re going to draw something
on the board and they have to figure out what it is. Draw a pumpkin in three
steps and after each step, ask your students to guess what it is. After eliciting
the word ‘pumpkin,’ you can teach them the word ‘jack-o’-lantern’ by drawing
eyes and teeth on the pumpkin. At the end, ask your students, “When do people
make jack-o’-lanterns?”

2. Our own haunted house #vocabulary

Once the pumpkin has been drawn on the board, draw a house together. Call
out your students one by one to come up to the board to draw and name just
one part of the house. Then, call out another student and ask them to continue.
After each part has been drawn, you can label the picture to practise house-re-
lated vocabulary.

3. Hear, see, feel #vocabulary #senses

After your students have drawn their own haunted houses, it’s time to enter
them! Before listening to the story from the BOOKR Class application, collect
some ideas with your students. What can they hear in a haunted house? Spooky
sounds? Evil laughs? What can they see? Zombies? Witches? How might they
feel? Scared? Worried? After completing the listening task, they can add more
words from the story.

4. Where are we?  #prepositions

This is a perfect activity if you want to practise prepositions. Review the dif-
ferent prepositions they can use, e.g. under the, on the, in front of the, next to
the, etc. Give each student a handout and a set of creatures. Ask the students
to place the creatures around the house but not to show them to their partners.
Then, the students tell each other about where their creatures are.

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5. From seed to jack-o’-lantern  #vocabulary

Introduce some science in the classroom and teach your students the life cycle
of a pumpkin. Firstly, let the students match the picture cards to the vocabulary
items (seeds, sprout, vine, flower, green pumpkin, ripe pumpkin). Then, make
them try to sequence the different stages. At the end, the students glue the
different stages on a circular cutout.

DIFFERENTIATION: You can even discuss sequencing the different stages using,
e.g. first, then, next, finally, etc.

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 FLASHCARD SETS

HALLOWEEN

Level 1   pre-A1 1

Halloween is a cool spooky day!

Knock,Knock... Trick or treat?

BOO IS DRESSING UP FOR HALLOWEEN

Level 2   pre-A1 2

Boo and Robin are going to a Halloween party.

What can they see there? Do you remember all
these words?

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HALLOWEEN WORDSEARCH
HALLOWEEN PUZZLE
COLOR AND COUNT

COLOR AND COUNT

Write the numbers in the boxes.

halloween
 WORD HUNT

Word Hunt
Brainstorm words that are related to Halloween. Do your
best to think of one word for each letter.

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WORD SEARCH

WORD SEARCH

Find the hidden words.

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trick boo zombie witch
ghost dracula costume pumpkin
SCRAMBLED WORDS
 WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

What are you afraid of? Draw pictures.

Finish the sentences.

I am afraid of ___________________

My mum is afraid of _________________

My dad is afraid of _________________

My friend is afraid of _______________

 READ THE TEXT AND FILL IN THE GAPS

READ THE TEXT AND FILL IN THE GAPS.

This Boo, the

monster. he short
and hairy. he sad.
he one big eye.
he orange. He a sister.
this boo's sister, beth. she
hair. she yellow and red. she
two arms but she legs.
beth a bow on her
head. she a big mouth.
She angry. she
happy.

is is is is is
is isn't isn't has got has got
has got has got has got hasn't gothasn't got
DESIGN AND DESCRIBE YOUR MONSTER

Design and describe your

monster.
COLOR THE PICTURE - ZOMBIE

Color the picture.

zombie
COLOR THE PICTURE - MUMMY

Color the picture.

mummy
COLOR THE PICTURE - WITCH

Color the picture.

witch
COLOR THE PICTURE - GHOST

Color the picture.

ghost
COLOR THE PICTURE - PUMPKIN

Color the picture.

pumkin
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