Maddie's fridge

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🎬 Video Activity Worksheet

Maddi's Fridge

Grade 3 · A1 ESL · Storyline Online · Read by Jennifer Garner

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👀 Pre-Watching

Before the video

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🍎 Let's Learn the Words!

Aim: Pre-teach key vocabulary from the story

📌 Teacher: Hold up or point to each card. Say the word. Students repeat. Ask: "Bu kelimeyi Türkçede biliyor musunuz?" Then students copy the word in the blank.

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fridge

buzdolabı

🤝

friend

arkadaş

🍞

bread

ekmek

🥛

milk

süt

😋

hungry

aç

🤫

promise

söz vermek

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store

market

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help

yardım etmek

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🔮 Look and Predict!

Aim: Activate curiosity and prior knowledge

📌 Teacher: Show the thumbnail / title page. Ask "What do you see? Who are these girls? What do you think is in the fridge?" Accept Turkish — echo back in English.

👀 I can see...

🧊 I think the fridge has...

😊 The girls are...

friends 🤝 sisters 👯 classmates 📚

Circle your answer!

🤔 At the end, the girls will be...

still friends 🤝 not friends 😢 I don't know 🤷

🎬 During Watching

While watching

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🧊 What's in the fridge? — Tick what you see!

Aim: Listen for specific details about food

📌 Teacher: Play the video. Pause briefly when Sofia opens each fridge. Students tick the foods they hear. Play once or twice!

🏠 Sofia's fridge has...

🥛 milk

🥚 eggs

🫙 salsa

🧀 cheese

🥬 lettuce

🍞 bread

🐟 fish

🏠 Maddi's fridge has...

🥛 milk

🍞 bread

🌮 tortillas

🫘 beans

🧀 cheese

🐟 fish

🥚 eggs

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⭕ True or False? — Circle while you watch!

Aim: Check comprehension of key story moments

📌 Teacher: Pause at key moments and read the sentences aloud. Students circle TRUE or FALSE together. Great for whole-class interaction!

Sofia and Maddi are friends. 🤝

TRUE ✅FALSE ❌

Maddi's fridge is full of food. 🧊

TRUE ✅FALSE ❌

Sofia puts food in her backpack for Maddi. 🎒

TRUE ✅FALSE ❌

Sofia keeps her promise at the end. 🤫

TRUE ✅FALSE ❌

The moms help the family together. 👩‍👩‍👦

TRUE ✅FALSE ❌

⭐ Post-Watching

After the video

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🔢 What happened first? — Put in order! (1–5)

Aim: Recall and sequence key story events

📌 Teacher: Read each sentence aloud. Students write 1–5 in the box. Then pairs retell using "First… Then… Next… After that… Finally…"

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💬 Sofia tells her mum about Maddi's empty fridge.

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🧊 Sofia opens Maddi's fridge and sees almost nothing inside.

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🛒 The mums go shopping and fill bags with food for Maddi's family.

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🎒 Sofia tries to bring food in her backpack — but it gets messy! 😄

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🤝 Sofia and Maddi are still best friends — "double always!"

💬 Tell your partner: "First, ______. Then, ______. Finally, ______."

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✍️ Fill in the Blanks!

Aim: Use story vocabulary in simple sentences

📌 Teacher: Write the word bank on the board too. Read each sentence aloud. Students choose from the word bank and write the answer.

📚 Word Bank: hungry 😋 promise 🤫 fridge 🧊 friends 🤝 bread 🍞 help 🙌

1. Sofia and Maddi are best .

2. Maddi's is almost empty.

3. Maddi is — she only has a little .

4. Maddi says: "Please don't tell anyone. Do you ?"

5. Sofia tells her mum because she wants to Maddi.

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🎨 Draw the Two Fridges!

Aim: Compare and respond creatively

📌 Teacher: Students draw food items in Sofia's fridge and leave Maddi's fridge mostly empty. Then discuss: "How does this make you feel?"

🍎 Sofia's Fridge

✏️Draw food here!

🧊 Maddi's Fridge

✏️Draw what's inside...

How does Maddi feel? Circle: 😢 😡 😨 😶

I feel ______________ when I look at Maddi's fridge.

🎤 Activity 8 · Speaking Game

🎙️ The Best Friends Talk Show!

Pair Work · 10–15 minutes · Speaking + Listening

Aim: Develop spoken production using story language in a fun, low-pressure role-play

📌 Teacher: Pair students. One is SOFIA, one is MADDI. They do a pretend "talk show interview" about what happened in the story, using the sentence prompts on the role cards. Pairs can then swap roles. 3rd student can be the REPORTER! 🎤

📋 How to Play:

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Choose your role: Sofia 👧 or Maddi 👧

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Read your role card. Practice the sentences!

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Student A is the REPORTER 🎤 — ask questions from the card

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Sofia and Maddi ANSWER — use their sentence starters!

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Swap roles! Now someone new is the reporter 🔄

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Vote for the BEST answer as a class! ⭐

🎭 Role Cards — Cut and give to each student!

👧 Sofia

Your sentence starters:

My name is Sofia. My best friend is Maddi.

Maddi's fridge is ____________.

I want to help because ____________.

I told my mum because ____________.

💡 Use: fridge, hungry, promise, help, friend

👧 Maddi

Your sentence starters:

My name is Maddi. My best friend is Sofia.

My fridge has ____________.

I feel ____________ because ____________.

At the end, I am ____________ that Sofia told.

💡 Use: happy, hungry, angry, glad, sorry

🎤 Reporter Questions — Pick any 3!

👋Who are you?

Where do you live?

Q1

🧊What is in your fridge?

Is it full or empty?

Q2

😋Are you hungry?

What do you want to eat?

Q3

🤝Is Sofia a good friend?

Why or why not?

Q4

🤫Did Sofia keep the promise?

How do you feel?

Q5

💡What is the lesson?

What do good friends do?

Q6

💬 Useful Language for Everyone!

I think... / I feel... 💭

My friend is... / My fridge has... 🧊

I want to help because... 🙌

Good friends always... 🤝

I am happy / sad / sorry... 😊

That's what friends are for! 💛

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⭐ How did I do? — Self Check!

Aim: Learner reflection and self-assessment

📌 Teacher: Read each "I can" aloud. Students colour 1, 2 or 3 stars (1 = not yet, 2 = almost, 3 = yes!). Celebrate every star!

I can say 5 words from the story. 📚

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I can say what is in Maddi's fridge. 🧊

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I can tell a friend what happened in the story. 💬

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I can talk about what good friends do. 🤝

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I spoke in English today — even a little! 🗣️

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"That's what friends are for."

Maddi's Fridge · Written by Lois Brandt · A1 ESL Activity Sheet · Grade 3 · Storyline Online