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Types of Housing and Communities (page 20)

The California Literacy site has images of types of housing and several pages of housing-related activities you can do with students (PDF format).

The Living Room (page 21)

Enchanted Learning offers an activity where students can label the living room with vocabulary from the word bank.

Here is a large word search puzzle with living room vocabulary. (My Own Resources, ESL/EFL)

CoolClips offers clip art of living room furniture. You can print some of the clip art to use in class discussions.

The Dining Room (page 22)

Students can get extra practice by completing this word search of dining room vocabulary. (My Own Resources, ESL/EFL)

In this labeling activity from Enchanted Learning, students label the place setting with vocabulary from the word box.

The Bedroom (page 23)

Enchanted Learning offers an activity where students can label the items in a bedroom with vocabulary from the word bank.

Have students complete this word search of bedroom vocabulary. (My Own Resources, ESL/EFL)

CoolClips offers clip art of bedroom furniture. You can print some of the clip to use in class discussions.

The Kitchen (page 24)

Enchanted Learning offers a printable activity where students label the kitchen items with vocabulary from the word box.

The Learn English site has a handout with images of objects and actions in the kitchen.

CoolClips offers clip art of the items in the kitchen. You can select some of the clip and art print it for use in class discussions.

The Baby's Room (page 25)

This page from Babys R Us has several categories to view items found in nurseries. You can print the pages for students to label or describe the items in class.

The Bathroom (page 26)

Students can get extra vocabulary practice by completing this word search of bathroom items. (My Own Resources, ESL/EFL)

Enchanted Learning offers a printable activity where students label the bathroom with vocabulary from the word box.

CoolClips offers clip art of bathroom objects. Students with sufficient computer skills can print out some of the art and write about the objects.

Outside the Home (page 27)

Enchanted Learning offers a printable activity where students label the house with vocabulary from the word box.

Students can get extra vocabulary practice by completing this word search of things found outside the home. (My Own Resources, ESL/EFL)

The Apartment Building (pages 28-29)

This site has descriptive listings (and photos) of apartments for rent. Print one or more of the listings for students to discuss in class.

Household Problems and Repairs (pages 30-31)

Clips Ahoy has clip art of household repairs. You can download and print some of the art for use in class discussions.

Chart Jungle has a blank chart for household chores. Have students list the repairs they can make in their own homes. Then encourage them to discuss the chart in class.

Cleaning Your Home (page 32)

The HGTV site has a large and detailed Cleaning section, with hints on cleaning all parts of the home.

• weekly and monthly chores (mostly cleaning)
• cleaning in the kitchen

Students can use these lists to check off and discuss the cleaning they do.

Clips Ahoy offers clip art of cleaning actions and materials. You can print out some of these pictures to use in the classroom.

ABC Teach has four flashcards of items used to clean.

The History Channel has a fun site on the history of the vacuum cleaner and other appliances.

Home Supplies (page 33)

Download the weekly sales circular from Valu Home Center. You can print the circular and have students describe the items in class.

Tools and Hardware (page 34)

Enchanted Learning offers two printable activities where students label pictures of tools with vocabulary from the word box:

• Tools 1
• Tools 2

Here is the Home Depot home page. Click on "Online Catalogs and Circulars" to reach the Home Depot catalog. You can print some of the pages of the catalog and have students describe the tools in class.

Gardening Tools and Actions (page 35)

CoolClips offers clip art of gardening tools and actions. You can select some of the clip and art print it for use in class discussions.

Enchanted Learning offers a printable activity where students label garden tools with vocabulary from the word box.