“Oscar Wilde quite rightly said, ‘All art is useless’. And that may sound as if that means it’s something not worth supporting. But if you actually think about it, the things that matter in life are useless. Love is useless.…
7 PRINCIPLES – ONE TEXT – MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES – ONE FINALE Here’s my attempt to connect the things we are learning from neuroscience with particular learning objectives, and design a set of more “brain-compatible” activities to be used in the…
This lesson plan addresses rather sensitive issues connected with people’s insecurities about their looks. “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”. ― Plato. Topic introduction: The topic addresses rather sensitive issues connected with insecurities people might have about their looks. Play…
“Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon” Winnie the Pooh Happiness Matters for Learners: Lesson Plan I believe in positive psychology. It works its magic providing a long-term effect that we are striving to achieve. However, happiness in the…
Role-Plays for Language Learners English learners need to use English in productive settings to improve their communicative skills. One of the most fun ways to do this is by working on collaborative projects and role-plays. This lesson plan focuses on…
If I’m trying to keep a conversation going and you aren’t doing your part, I’ll stop. Unknown. Activities to Teach How to Show Interest in English If you’re looking for a nice activity to jazz up your conversation class, you…
Activities to Teach Interjections in English Step 1. Write down “WOW”. Split your students into teams and ask to write down as many synonyms to ‘wow’ as possible within 3 minutes. Ask teams to give synonyms one by one crossing…
These are my top five reasons out of 1,003,908 other reasons for not writing a blog. Originally posted here Scientists have recently discovered a brand new dinosaur, called Rhinorex Condrupus, or “King Nose” in lay man’s terms. Actually, the 75…
Do teenagers fancy writing poetry? Yes, they do! Some of them may not know about it yet, but they certainly do. Our mission here is to give them the key and help them open a new door. We shall start with…
The steps that take us forward: Pecha Kucha with iTDi.
