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British Council: Learn English Kids: The Magic Spell

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read this Halloween story about a magic spell. Included activity focuses on understanding of content of the story.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Dinosaur Dig

Pre-K - 1st
Use this story about a little girl and a dinosaur dig to practice reading skills such as story sequencing. Use the printable activity sheet to help you practice reading comprehension.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Record Breakers

Pre-K - 1st
A song about the tallest, smallest, fastest, slowest--in other words, record breakers. Listen to the song and print out the activity sheet to check what you've learned from the song. You can also play an online game to check your knowledge.
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Learn English Kids: This Is the Way

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to this songabout personal grooming and follow along with the lyrics. It begins with a word and picture matching activity.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to this traditional children's song and follow along with the lyrics. You can also print off the words to the song. Good for early intermediate English language learners or any beginning reader.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to this traditional children's song. Then print the song and an activity that shows how well you can tell time.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Eric the Engine and the Railway Rock

Pre-K - 1st
After listening to and reading along with this story, print off the activity sheet to practice sequencing. Good for checking comprehension for early intermediate English language learners or any beginning reader.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Record Breakers (Song and Jigsaw Puzzle)

Pre-K - 1st
This story gives a fun way to check listening and reading comprehension. Read and listen to the story before printing out an activity that tests what you've learned.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: If You're Happy and You Know It

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to this upbeat song and follow along by doing the actions.
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Learn English Kids: Abc Zoo

Pre-K - 1st
Practice the alphabet with this story about animals in the zoo and the accompanying activities.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Santa, Santa, High in the Sky

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to a song about Santa. Then print the words to this song and an activity to do with it or practice Christmas words with an online game.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Twins' Week

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read along with this little story about what twins, a brother and a sister, do all week at the zoo. A printable worksheet offers an activity to check reading comprehension. Good for early intermediate English language...
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British Council: I'm Too Ill!

Pre-K - 1st
An animated short story about feeling ill. Watch, read, and listen as Siriwat tells his father about his sore throat, headache, earache, and tummy ache. A good site for introducing students to the English words used to communicate...
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Magic Spell

Pre-K - 1st Standards
Listen to and read along with this animated story about two boys who try to make a magic potion.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Teddy's Adventure

Pre-K - 1st Standards
Follow Teddy's adventures as he travels to Kumiko's school in this animated read-along. Includes audio narration.
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Learn English Kids: The Lucky Envelope

Pre-K - 1st Standards
After reading along and listening to this story, you can print off activities that check your comprehension. Practice story sequencing and other comprehension skills and write a message.
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Learn English Kids: Tooth Family

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to an animated song about teeth, with advice for keeping them healthy and clean. Read-along lyrics make this resource particularly useful in English language learning settings and with beginning readers, but it also fits 21st...
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British Council: Kids Stories: Too Ill for Anything

Pre-K - 1st Standards
Listen to and read along with this animated story about a boy who refuses to take his medicine.
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British Council: Kids Stories: Little Red Riding Hood

Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read along with this animated version of Little Red Riding Hood and her encounter with a wolf on the way to her grandmother's house.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Old Mac Donald Had a Farm

Pre-K - 1st
This interactive lesson provides animal vocabulary, and fun activities to do with children learning English.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: The Animal Shelter

Pre-K - 1st
Read along and listen to an animated story about the Good family as they go to an animal shelter to choose a new pet for their family.
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Superhero High

Pre-K - 1st Standards
Read along and listen to an animated story about a typical day of classes at a special school called Superhero High. [2:23]
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British Council: Learn English Kids: The Haunted House

Pre-K - 1st
Read along and listen to an animated story about two children who go into a haunted house looking for their dog. They find many animals there, but where is their dog?
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British Council: Learn English Kids: Spycat

Pre-K - 1st Standards
Listen to and read along with an animated story about Spycat, who follows clues to find the evil Ratty before he can release a computer virus. Help Spycat follow the clues by unscrambling words and breaking a secret code.