Materials

Many successful language classes have been given without having even one of the following items. However, many instructors may not be aware of all the resources they have at their fingertips. Here is a list of possible materials, to get you thinking about what you might draw upon.

Realia (items from real life)

1. Food or drink
2. Forms from business or government
3. Articles of clothing
4. Tools
5. Consumer goods
6. Toys
7. Games
8. Charts
9. Catalogs
10. Signs inside and outside buildings
11. Directions on packages
12. Documents (identification, passports, etc.)

Visual and Audiovisual Aids

1. Photographs
2. Pictures
3. Transparencies
4. Audiocassettes and videocassettes
5. Filmstrips
6. Films
7. Slides
8. Overhead transparencies
9. Colored chalks
10. Maps and charts
11. Catalogs
12. Signs
13. Directions
14. Puppets, dolls, marionettes
15. Felt boards