FRIENDSHIP BOOK: 11 THINGS CHALLENGE
I got a ‘friendship book’ from Sandy Millin on Saturday. I’m returning it today. * * * When I was in school, we had special friendship books to be filled in by our friends. The questions posed there varied (a…
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TELL ME A STORY, GOOGLE
Google-Based Activities for Language Learners There are two kinds of teachers on this planet: those who have Wi-Fi in the classroom and those who don’t. This is the second part of my post on Google-based activities. In the first part,…
HUMAN BINGO
Speaking Games: Human Bingo Game It’s said that once one player got so excited that he’d won, he cried ‘Bingo’ instead of ‘Beano’. The name stuck. Acknowledgement: No, I have not invented this game. The game goes back to the year 1530.…
UNDER STRESS
Pronunciation Matters: Sentence Stress Nothing teaches a language teacher better than their own foreign language learning experience. The class is over. Time to call a taxi. Dobar dan. Kafe Bahus…Hvala. – Teacher! – Yes, Marko? – You sound like Google Translate!…
DO YOU SPEAK KINDNESS?
There’s no better time to talk about kindness and positivity than on Random Acts of Kindness Day. It gives me great pleasure to welcome today’s guest blogger, Russie. Russie is a freelance teacher and materials writer based in the UK. In today’s…
POETRY IN THE CLASSROOM: 10 FUN ACTIVITIES
Looking for fun activities to explore the art of poetry and use it to support language learning? Try these simple and fun activities. Is your favourite activity missing from this list? * * * If you are thinking about using…
ONCE YOU’VE HAD A PUPPET, YOU NEVER GO BACK
– Why are you not using puppets in class? – We have no puppets. They say that if you fold an A4 sheet of paper 103 times, its thickness will roughly be the size of the Universe. I don’t know…
ICE ICE, BABY: WRITING A CINQUAIN
Poetry in the Classroom Now, when we are all getting into the festive mood, probably makes an ideal time to discuss some holiday hotspots (or ‘cold’spots). This activity is built around an extremely ‘cold’spot – Ice Hotel – to spark…
JUST FOLLOW THE FROG
Sustainability and Living an Eco-Friendly Life: Lesson Plan ‘Not everything is a hero’s journey.’ This is an activity from one of my lessons designed around the ideas of sustainability and living an eco-friendly life. It’s used to revise and consolidate…
IT’S ALL IN YOUR HANDS
Fluency Matters: How to Help Learners Keep the Conversation Going They say that every chef has his or her own way of making the broth. Similarly, every teacher has his or her own way of leading learners through the journey…