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.
Speaking Games: The A-MAZE-ING Game 'If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.' A 'maze' principle has been widely used in ELT material design, ...
Speaking Games: Think Positive The creative life is simple: get up, get dressed, get on with it. Chuck Sandy. Creativity is the new Holy Grail of today’s life. The quest ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. - ...
Using TED Talks in the Classroom: Worksheet TemplateYou are a good teacher. You work tirelessly to inspire creativity and motivation in your students. The list of bookmarked TED-videos in your ...
Story Writing: A Sound Story A picture is not the only source that can inspire a thousand words. Sounds may tell a story just as well, leaving much more room to ...
Noughts and Crosses: Tense Review One of the ways to make learning more effective is to transit from mechanical practice to more engagement with the target grammar or vocabulary focusing ...
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 ...
What could make a perfect gift to show your love? Valentine's hearts? Sweet, but a little bit cliche. How about potatoes? Nothing says 'I love you' like a potato! (Image: ...
Much to learn, you still have. - Joda. Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, ...
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 ...
- 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 ...
We had a merry granny Christmas last year. We ate chocolate, played wicked games, but there was one thing missing - gift exchange. This year Granny is back with a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Guessing Game: The Voice in the Classroom The other day I came across some wonderful suggestions for the use of game shows in the classroom given in 30 ACTIVITIES INSPIRED ...
Speaking Games for Language Learners: Personality Poker How do you know you are a teacher? Whenever you read, hear or see something new, you immediately start thinking of how you ...
Song Activities for Language Learners Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that adults who sang words or short phrases in a foreign language were twice as good at speaking it ...
