OU Vowel Team Reading Passage, Words Chart and Worksheets (Free PDF)

I’m excited to share the fourth story from my ongoing phonics project designed to help ESL and EFL teachers teach English vowel teams in a fun and effective way. This time, the focus is on the OU vowel team — one of the trickiest combinations for English learners to master.

Food Vocabulary Charts and Worksheets (Free PDF)

As part of my ongoing series of free printable resources, I’m excited to introduce a brand-new set of food and drinks vocabulary charts and worksheets created especially for young English learners. This mini-project includes two illustrated vocabulary charts — one general food chart and a second chart dedicated to desserts — plus printable activities designed to help children learn and remember everyday food words.

Preparing Young Learners for a Future at UK Universities: Language Skills that Matter

As more families aim early for international study, teachers play a crucial role in laying the language foundation that later opens doors to UK universities. This article will help ESL/EFL teachers, preschool and primary educators, and homeschooling parents understand the English language requirements students will face (IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge exams and the like) — and, more importantly, how day-to-day classroom work with young learners builds the academic English skills those tests measure.

IE Vowel Team Reading Passage, Words Chart and Worksheets (Free PDF)

Welcome back to my ongoing project dedicated to helping young English learners explore the wonderful world of vowel teams through engaging stories, fun worksheets, and illustrated vocabulary charts! If you're new here, I'm an ESL/EFL teacher and content creator sharing my printable materials to support fellow educators around the world.

This is the third blog post in my phonics series, and today’s spotlight is on the vowel team “IE”. Just like in my previous posts on the “EA” and “OO” vowel combinations, I’ve created a complete printable pack filled with illustrated charts, matching and labeling worksheets, and an original reading passage – this time about two friends visiting a bakery... and a mischievous magpie!