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…
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
There may be many reasons why some people talk a lot but rarely listen. Apparently, they enjoy the sound of their own voice. The hidden reason can be that that’s how they (were taught to) see communication. Talk. Talk. Wait for…
ALPHABET RACE
It’s that time of the year when teachers can finally breathe again and take an inventory of their toolkits. Brain breaks and time fillers It’s always a good idea to have a few fun activities up your sleeve as a…
EVERYDAY MAGIC: MAKING LEARNING VISIBLE
– Can you teach me English fast? – What do you mean by fast? – 3 classes. – Do you believe in magic? The term ‘magic’ (‘mageia’) came to Greece from the east and referred to rites and ceremonies performed by…
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…
WAIT TIME, THINK TIME
How much time do you give to your students to think about your question before asking for an answer? A bevy of recent research suggests that we’ve entered the age of impatience. We want it all and we want it…
THE HUMAN ELEMENT: #IATEFL2017 (VISUAL THINKING TOOLS)
This post is based on the IATEFL opening plenary Connecting Minds: Language Learner and Teacher Psychologies by Sarah Mercer (Day 2 of IATEFL 2017 in Glasgow). Watch the plenary session here. The Human Element * * * This year I’ve decided…
KEEP WALKING: #IATEFL2017
“Utopia is on the horizon. I move two steps closer; it moves two steps further away. I walk another ten steps and the horizon runs ten steps further away. As much as I may walk, I’ll never reach it. So…
FOLDABLE WORD GAMES: 2 in 1
Foldable Word Builder for Low Resource Classrooms Here’s a new addition to my WORD GAMES collection (see some of the games in my WORD GAMES post) – the Foldable Word Builder-Word Search Game. It is a Build a Word version…
WHICH SEA CREATURE ARE YOU AS A TEACHER? (QUIZ)
Take this fun personality quiz to find out which sea creature you are as a teacher! This quiz is based on the post TEACHERS – WHICH SEA CREATURE ARE YOU? by ELT Planning.
