Have you cleaned your house from top to bottom yet?  The practice of cleaning houses thoroughly in the first warm days of the year has become customary in many countries, especially in North America and northern Europe due to the climate. After a cold winter the first days of spring were the best time for dusting, as it was warm enough to open doors and windows.

If you need a spring cleaning checklist in English, here you can find some suggestions:

Last week I wrote a post about asking for and giving directions. While I was preparing a lesson for my 6th-graders, I realized that I can use familiar road signs to teach them some useful expressions. Of course, I used Polish road signs. I added two green signs, which are not road signs.

I had to get to all types of learners, so I combined looking at the signs, listening to the phrases being spoken by the teacher and acting out the phrases.

Here's a simple crossword:

And if you need the signs for your lesson, you can download and print these:

Directions Road Signs by kakitis

I love teaching about food and drink. Most of my students also like this topic.
Here's a pictionary, a wordsearch and a crossword.

Food and Drink by kakitis

It's a basic selection of vocabulary items, so if you want to learn and pracitse much more, you can visit: http://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/vocabulary/

There are five sections about food: 

 

fruit

vegetables

food

drinks, beverages

sweets

You can choose the level of difficulty, listen to each word and check the spelling. I hope you'll find it useful.

PS. Have you heard of Freerice? Play a game and help end hunger.