English    ages 7 - 11

To make learning English fun and more memorable, vary the activities you do.  Our fantastic range of English books include activity books, colouring books, word search puzzles, a book with 3 stories and books with games such as games such as snakes and ladders, the pairs card game and 3 in a row

Cool Kids speak english

With 6 great topics in each book, Cool Kids Speak English is a range of activity books which is ideal for children aged 7 to 11.  Each topic starts with a picture page showing all the words for that topic.  These words are then practised and sentences are built.  Each topic ends with a fun word search to do.

Cool kids speak English - book 1

Cover of Cool Kids Speak English Book 1 with a big smiley face on a red cross with a white background like the English flag
activity sheet to practise saying if you have a pet.
illustrations of nine different animals to practise the English words for some animals
Word search is within the outline of a mouse's head.

Topics in book 1:

  • numbers 1 - 10
  • greetings
  • colours
  • animals
  • clothes
  • weather

ISBN: 9781914159909 

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 52

Suggested age: 7 - 11

Cool kids Speak english - book 2

The cover of the second book in the series Cool Kids Speak English by Joanne Leyland has a big smiley face

Topics in book 2:

  • fruit
  • pencil case and books
  • months & seasons
  • transport
  • drinks
  • house

ISBN: 9781914159916 

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 52

Suggested age: 7 - 11

Cool kids speak English - book 3

The cover of Cool Kids Speak English Book 3 has a big smiley face on 3 crosses which are red or white. Background is blue

Topics in book 3:

  • the restaurant
  • towns and cities
  • zoo animals
  • numbers 11-30
  • hobbies
  • school subjects

ISBN: 9781914159923

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 52

Suggested age: 7 - 11

All our books are available from Amazon and worldwide from local bookstores.  If you are interested in a book, make a note of the title, the ISBN and the author name Joanne Leyland.

Testimonials

Cool Kids Speak English - Book 1

"Fun and educational.

A fantastic book which is educational and fun. It is also beautifully illustrated. It progresses from words to sentences and the vocabulary lists at the back of the book are very useful."


review by NL on amazon.co.uk

Cool Kids Speak English - Book 2

"Teacher and children enjoy the books.

My friend in & from the Czech Republic teaches English Language & I sent her these 2 books & her & the children she teaches love it! Thanks VERY Much!!"


review by P.J. Merseyside on amazon.co.uk

First 100 Words In English - 100 Words To Colour & Learn

Book cover shows 6 examples of the lovely images to colour in First 100 Words In English Colouring Book by Joanne Leyland

ISBN: 9781914159930 

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 62

Suggested age: 7 - 11

Have fun learning your first words in English with this fantastic book! The 100 English words to colour and learn include food, types of transport, animals, toys, clothes and favourite children’s characters, for example a fairy, a dinosaur, a mermaid, a dragon and a unicorn.


The 30 delightful pages all have borders and are single sided. On each page there are 3 or 4 English words, making a total of 100 English words throughout the whole book.  Once completed, this will make a lovely book to refer back to. 


Interested in this book?  This book may be purchased from Amazon and bookstores all over the world. 


Photocopiable Games For teaching efl / esl / eal

ISBN: 9781914159992

Size in inches: 8.27 x 11.69 x 0.19 Size in cm: 21.01 x 29.69 x 0.48 Number of pages: 80

Suggested age: 7 - 14

Throughout this book each topic has a variety of fantastic games and the learning activities have been differentiated to suit classes of different abilities.The games have been colour coded according to the amount of English words that appear in the games. “Green” is for the lower ability group, “yellow” is for the middle ability group, and “red” is for the higher ability group. At the front of the book you will find a detailed plan of which English words each ability group has for each topic.

The 8 great topics in this fantastic book include pet animals, numbers, fruit, transport, drinks, food, clothes and weather.  The games can be played to learn / revise English vocabulary or the pupils can practise sentence structures as they play the games.For each topic there are suggestions of how to form different types of sentences / questions using the words in that topic. These reference pages show pupils how they can progress their knowledge of English further. The teacher could either choose one of the structures for a group to practise or let the pupils choose themselves what structures to practise.

The fantastic games include: snakes and ladders, dominoes, 3 or 4 in a row, board game style games and coordinates. For each game there is a useful English vocabulary list, many with pictures, for all the words the pupils need for that game.


Each topic has a mixture of games for 3 different ability groups. Within this book there are mini cards to photocopy for each topic. At the back of the book you will find instructions for 16 fun activities to do with the mini cards: the pairs card game, guess the word etc. For the games using the mini cards you can decide if you want the whole class to have all the cards or if you ask groups to focus on the words outlined in the detailed vocabulary plan for their group.

Once photocopied the games are an excellent classroom resource that can be used time and time again. The games are ideal for pupils aged 7 - 14 but they may also interest children of other ages who are learning English.


This book may be ordered from Amazon or from many local bookstores worldwide.



English word games

Book cover of English Word Games by Joanne Leyland displays extracts of the fun games to help kids learn English
Vocabulary page for pet animals
Pet animals snakes and ladders game

ISBN: 9781914159954

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 28

Suggested age: 7 - 11

Have fun learning English with this lovely collection of games.  Topics include the body, clothes, drinks, the farm, fruit, pet animals, the restaurant, the sea, sport, the supermarket, the town, transport, vegetables, the weather, the zoo.


At the front of the book is a dice with the numbers in English on it and this can be photocopied and made to use with the games. The fun games are printed in colour and include snakes & ladders and other games in the style of board games, dice games, guess the word game, pairs card game and 3 in a row.

fun word search puzzles

Book cover of Fun Word Search Puzzles by Joanne Leyland shows the zoo word search is in the shape of an elephan

ISBN: 9781914159961

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.1

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 Number of pages: 76

Suggested age: 7 - 11

With 60 exciting topics, this book is ideal to help learn or revise useful English vocabulary for children learning English. Throughout the book the word searches appear in fun shapes and pictures accompany the English words so that each word search can be a meaningful learning activity. At the back of the book there is an answer section. 


Availability:  You can order this great book from local bookstores worldwide and from Amazon.

Learn To Read English as you colour

ISBN: 9781914159985 

Size in inches: 8.5 x 11 x 0.2

Size in cm: 21.6 x 27.9 x 0.6 Number of pages: 100

Suggested age: 7 - 11

Within this book you will find 3 great stories for children using everyday words and phrases. This fantastic book would be ideal as a first reading book for native English speaking children or for children aged 7 - 11 learning English as a foreign / second / additional language.The pages are single sided with pictures to colour so children can learn to read English sentences as they colour. At the back of the book there are two useful vocabulary pages with pictures.

The 3 great stories in this book include:

  • Six wonderful pets- A boy called Mark sees his friends with their pets. Mark would love to have a pet. Will his wish for a pet come true?
  • An alien on Earth- A girl called Anne meets a friendly alien and she tells the alien why we have various things on planet Earth.
  • The monkey that changes colour- A monkey changes colour every time he eats something of a different colour. Will he ever return to his original colour? 


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You may also be interested in the English language books in the section ages 3 - 7.