I’ve always been fascinated by the story about Betty Crocker and how the company succeeded in designing the experience of making a cake. The company turned the whole process of baking into a simple matter of adding water, but they…
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…
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: courtesy of Dmitry Chertok) It might seem a weird idea,…
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, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to…
Have you watched the TED talk where Linsey Pollak turns a carrot into a clarinet using an electric drill and plays his ‘carrinet’? Apart from giving a completely new meaning to the concept of playing with food, he gives a…
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…
– 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…
The other day I came across this post by Pete from ELT-Planning describing the Frayer model (a 4-square graphic organizer) as a vocabulary development tool and offering an interesting expansion to this model, which definitely makes it more worthwhile for learners.…
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 new add-on – a White Elephant Gift Exchange or Dirty Santa. Eat…
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…
