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Publication Details
Title: Purple Cows & Potato Chips
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Publisher: Alemany Press Regents
Year: 1987
ISBN 0137391781
Number of Pages 104
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Description / Comments:
Designed to promote language acquisition through the
exploration of the primary senses, this activity book
guarantees that experiences in the language classroom can
be taken to entirely new, refreshing, and more enjoyable
heights! The fifty–six unique activities are presented in
four creative units:

    * Purple Cows focuses on the sense of sight, offering
dynamic ways to use advertisements,mysterious
pictures,cartoons,and more
    * Wet Leaves examines touch and movement by involving
the class in a challenging game of charades, teaches the
art of origami, and even leads an aerobic workout
    * Thunderstorms deals with the sense of hearing using
music and sound effects
    * Potato Chips explores the real taste of learning
through “edible”exercises

The activities may be used in any order and are destined to
be a favorite of grades five through adult,as well as
university students! Detailed notes to the teacher and
photocopiable illustrated student exercise sheets ensure
easy success for any teacher seeking to create
“udderly”creative and fun classroom lessons.
Topics / Keywords: adult literacy, ESL literacy, adult ESL, materials, English language -- study and teaching -- foreign speakers, spoken English
Section: ESL > Adult
Resource Type: Materials/Learner Writings
Location: Bookshelves
Copies: 1
Entry Date: April 30th 2007
Last Updated: February 28th 2008

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