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.
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 ...
Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners: The Secret Keeper They say that applicants for membership in secret societies in ancient Greece were voted upon by having the existing members drop ...
They say that in 1500s, when ‘running water’ meant the river, baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man had the privilege of taking a bath ...
Ole, ole, ole! It's time for football! Tekhnologic and I have worked together to help you 'get the ball rolling' in the classroom. Whether you're a football fan or not, ...
Fun Alphabet Games for Language learners 'A' is for alphabet, 'G' is for ...? Google's choice of 'Alphabet' as its new company's name has generated much buzz in the news ...
Principal: Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close ...
Fun First Day of Class Activities A series of recent experiments carried out by psychologists reveal that it takes a tenth of a second to form an impression of a ...
If, in the middle of the lesson, your students: Pretend to communicate with their home planet. Make a paper plane and try to get it stuck in an awkward or unreachable ...
Chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken....Would you like to know what this "chicken" is about and help your learners speak more coherently? I've described a few (hopefully) useful classroom activities in my ...
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Poetry is timeless. Poetry is on the timelines. It isn’t the first time ...
One Reddit user recently discovered a miniature world inside an old bottle while cleaning their yard. The long neck of the bottle creates the impression that you’re peering into an ...
