No-prep lesson plans – Page 8

Memome for everyone - practising comparatives

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February 18, 2020

When a friendly neighbourhood Teacher's Corner introduced a new game called Memome, I thought, it's basically just a typical memo activity. And to be honest, I was right... but it turns out to be much more versatile.

That is Evil! Valentine's Day

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February 11, 2020

If your preferred shade of red is rouge de Tarantino and you do appreciate love stories with a little bit of a twist, I've got something for you - a collection of evil (well, sometimes not so evil, just a tiny bit malicious) Valentine's songs I collected on Spotify.

Aliens vs Humans (lesson plan)

January 27, 2020

I think teaching is pretty much like discovering aliens, getting familiar with them and trying to communicate with them - and as a bonus, aliens are a really nice topic to talk about in the classroom. After all, there are no good or bad answers, and everyone can share their wildest ideas!

I Like to Move It, Move It (lesson idea)

January 21, 2020

Have you ever taken part in something we call YouTube Party? It happens when you meet friends, chat a bit and suddenly someone goes like "have you seen this video on YouTube?"... and you're doomed; you know that for the next two hours you'll be watching random stuff telling you more than you want about your mates' interests. The curse (or the blessing) of a creative teacher is when you see such material you know it's literally ready to wrap it up in some more or less educational principles and you're ready to go with a lesson.

Hansel, Gretel and the police (no-prep lesson idea)

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November 19, 2019

I used brothers Grimm and their story as an inspiration for a great lesson idea that worked well for my students (both for my teens aged 13+ as well as adults), so naturally I want to share it with you - so whenever you feel slightly mischievous and have no lesson plan ready, you may go with a tale and a twist.

Have a Purrrfect Lesson! (7 Lesson Ideas)

October 29, 2019

If you're not really into dark and grim Halloween but still want to enjoy some cheer, you will find my ideas quite inspiring. Here's what I thought - if I were to prepare a lesson that may be perfect for Halloween... but not too halloweenish, I'd go for something that may symbolise Samhain, but not overly extravagant.

5 Instant Fillers for Awkward Silence in the Classroom

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August 6, 2019

We all experience classes that suddenly go awkward - a topic we hate and really can't elaborate on, students that only want to fall asleep or a memory of a cup of coffee when another's been due for a while. Sometimes it calls for a game or a nice role-play, but sometimes, to put it bluntly, I can't even, so I use my last resort: fillers that are always there, ready to use.

Lesson Idea for a Horribly Slow Class (15+)

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July 23, 2019

I enjoy teaching during summer as nobody takes those classes too seriously and you're free to include some unconventional materials. The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon is a 10-minute short film that will definitely inspire an interesting lesson!

3 no-prep ideas for outdoor classes

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May 28, 2019

I'm not overly fond of hot summer days myself, but I'm even less fond of classrooms with no air-conditioning, so here are my top three ideas for outdoor classes, they worked brilliantly for me and I can only hope you'll have at least as much fun as my students did.