I want to share a short no-prep lesson plan where your students can talk about holidays, school, more or less realistic resolutions… and fun!
It’s based on a short animation “Inner Workings” and I’m sure you’ll love it!
Are you ready to embark on a meaningful journey through your heart – on a lonely quest – to find and name 87 emotions that rule your life?
Will the journey make you a better teacher?
Will you achieve the holy grail of understanding and accepting even the most difficult emotions?
“Atlas of the Heart” – this summer, on your reading shelf.
An organiser, a lesson wizard and a time-saver all in one?
Yes, please!
I’m happy to show you Get Creative Everyday – a planner for EFL teachers (especially the Young Learners ones).
You may think August means you’re in the middle of your summer break, but with every day the shadow of the upcoming school year grows more and more menacing. That’s why I thought you could use a short course that will help you prepare for the challenges. So, this time I found a batch of free courses that will encourage you to take care of your mental health and review some important teaching skills – so that all those back to school vibes won’t make you (overly) sad.
There are so many things you can do in July – swim, hike, eat fresh fruit, enjoy summer break (if you have one)… But if you feel like developing your skills and abilities, I want to share some cool online courses that are really enjoyable and you can learn something new between all those exciting summer activities.
Bringing real food to the classroom may turn out to be a challenge, especially when you think of all the things that could possibly go wrong – allergies, accidents, poisonings… Ugh!
However, I want to share the ideas that worked well for me and my students – we all had a lot of fun and nobody was hurt.
Songs seem to be a popular option for summer classes, and fill-in-the-blanks activities are probably the most popular forms of exercises to include songs in an EFL lesson. However, you can make your students use songs to create new stories, and that’s how they work not only on their receptive, but also productive language. And they still have a lot of fun!
I believe you are already thinking about your summer break, aren’t you? And yet here I am with a batch of online courses! Before you shrug off any idea of self-development, take a look at the classes you may take up this summer – and that’s the point, actually: I have picked 7 courses that are not only free but also self-paced, which means you can learn something new whenever you feel like it.
Do we really need end of the course activities? Well – yes. If we want our students to reflect on what they’ve learnt and focus on their short- and long-term goals, those activities can be really useful.
I want to share some simple activities that require no preparation and bring a lot of fun in the classroom.
It’s not easy to make your students actually do the homework. I believe that effective homework should be:
a) short
b) relevant
c) engaging
d) fun
And I have some simple homework ideas your students will enjoy!