‘SEASONINGS’ GREETINGS
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to pun on a lovely Christmas day! Christmas is on the way – bloggers have activated snow falling plugins, written yearly reviews and kindly shared an array…
Category lesson plans and activities
VIDEOGLOSS: CHOCOLATE ROULADE
Here’s a riddle for you: “How many words is a wordless video actually worth?” According to Dr. James McQuivey’s ‘equation’, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a one-minute video has to be worth exactly 1.8 million words. 1…
BACK TO SCHOOL!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the kids back to schooling and teachers so dear, it’s the happiest season of all. Here are my favourite activities (this year 9+1, and a couple of new activities to try…
GUARDIANS OF THE PLANET
Through #MyClimateAction, National Geographic is sharing amazing stories of guardians of the planet – people who are proving the power of one. This lesson plan is designed around a 5-minute short film telling a fascinating story of the Snow Guardian…
JUST GOOGLE IT: MAN VS. WOMAN
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘manpower’? A. Working men B. The Marlboro Man C. Working women. Really? On the International Women’s day, the British Council ran a fantastic webinar NON-GENDERED LANGUAGE: HOW TO TEACH IT, SHOULD WE…
LOVE IS IN …
People see love in the simplest things like the scent of rain, the taste of burek, or the sound of ‘new’ words in their student’s answer…Well, the latter is probably more about teachers. Anyway, love is in the air. And…
LEARNING IN COLOUR
Colouring for Language Learning: A Set of Activities A splash of colour may be all they need. Colouring has become the latest most popular trend for unplugging and taking a break from life for a few minutes to create something…
ART IN THE CLASSROOM: THE TOPSY-TURVY WORLD
“Art is all around us”. My today’s post is a lesson plan built around Netherlandish Proverbs (Nederlandse Spreekwoorden), a 1559 painting with literal illustrations of 200 Dutch proverbs and idioms by the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, offering an engaging way of…
SPELLING MATTERS
English spelling might seem very illogical but it can be learnt through tough thorough thought, though. Only about 12% of words in English are spelt the way they sound. With 26 letters, there are around 44 sounds (this is not precise…
PLAY & LEARN
Do your learners like playing games? Today is the first day of another 365-day journey of ELT-CATION around the sun, so I thought it would be a good idea to list the top 10 most liked games posted on ELT-CATION…