This is my treasury of “good ideas”, i.e. some activities and ideas that went well with my classes and proved that they really work in the classroom.
Have you tried TextFX yet, or Get Inspired If you haven't given TextFX a try yet, you're in for a real treat. This isn't another 'save time for busy teachers' ...
Games to play with AI-driven chatbots A common-sense warning: Before you assign any game with ChatGPT or an AI-driven chatbot, teach your students how to use this powerful tool sensibly ...
*I wrote this post a year ago, so some things in the world of AI have changed. If you haven't found 'the' idea, try our Five-Minute Activity Generator. Add information ...
Let's get ready to rumble! Fight, fight, fight, fight! It's EdTech Vs Good Teachers: Who Wins and Who Loses?These days we receive so much training on the 'how-tos' of using ...
Are you more like a teacher or a holidaymaker? GO!Now take a look around and see who feels the same way. Teachers, give a high-five to someone in your group ...
Fancy playing a quick game? Name 3 concentration killers in 5 seconds.Five,four,three,two,one...Time's up! Back to work.It’s commonly known that giving students a break is one of the most effective ways ...
Need to fit vocabulary revision into an hour?Here's a short post on how to use revision clocks to review any themed vocabulary your students have studied. Resources: A sheet of ...
Writing a (Serious) Product ReviewFirst, create an awesome title for the review. 'All We Want to Do is Homework', Said No One Ever. 'Homework Can Be Fun', Said the Users ...
Following up on the fascinating post by Tekhnologic providing an interesting insight into the use of the PechaKucha presentation style in a low-tech classroom It’s Time for PechaKucha: Do it with Style, I’ve ...
Fun brain teasers for language learners I've just added two more language brain teasers to my Top 10 of Top 100 brain teasers that work in the classroom and get learners ...
Tomorrow is April 1, and that means only one thing - it's time to let your inner prankster out! My April Fool's Day Pranks for 2022: There’s Nothing Like Home-Grown ...
"Halloween is in the air, the moon is full, beware beware!" Halloween is most definitely in the air. I got quite a lot of positive feedback on my recent Music Idioms ...
"Think, think, think." - Winnie the Pooh Winnie the Pooh turns 95 years young this October, so I thought it would be a good idea to play one of ONE-SENTENCE ...
Where do ideas come from? 1. Ideas don't come from watching television. Seth Godin Unless you are a language teacher. This source of inspiration has never failed me, not once ...
- Let's try this 'Hottest EdTech Tool According to xxx'!- How's it different from our worksheet?- It has this really cool animation with a moo sound.- No. This is the ...
There are two categories of ELT bloggers: a) those who give clear and straightforward headlines for their blog posts (e.g. Think You Know Irregular Verbs? Think Again); b) those who ...
So, does money equal time? Here's one of my most favourite language brain teasers ever (see my TOP 10 of TOP 100 language brain teasers that work in the classroom ...
Last summer I took the plunge and dived in the world of AI, Python and Java-based app developers to see what potential AI and coding might have for teaching and ...
Worldess Videos for ELT-2 Here's my second post in the series Silence is Golden, Duct Tape is Silver aka Wordless Videos for ELT sharing more wordless videos that are short (about 2-4 minutes), ...
Christmas and New Year-Related Games It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go...♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ It’s that time of the year again, the time to do ...
