Grammar up your classes! (book review)

The way I can explain my attitude to English grammar is love-hate relationship. One of the books that helped me enormously was Uncovering Grammar by the amazing Scott Thornbury. I read it years ago, and I’ve just finished rereading it to see how many things I implemented and how much useful it could be to an average EFL teacher.

7 no-prep course-ending lessons

With the current admin work (reports, grades etc.) it’s quite difficult to come up with a lesson that would be easy to teach, funny and engaging. I absolutely understand this predicament, so I browsed through my blog and found 7 lesson plans you can easily adapt to your classroom – both online and offline. You can find something for all age groups and levels.

I’m a superhero: no-prep lesson plan

I love superheroes – who doesn’t? I also love lesson plans that need no preparation. And today I want to share a simple lesson plan that is easy to adapt for both online and offline classes, for kids, teens and adults... because, after all, we all want to be superheroes! Or supervillains, but that would be me.

10 Dos and Don'ts of Teaching Online

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I'm sure most of you already know what teaching online looks like, and you're getting quite experienced in this field. However, as a teacher, and a DoS observing quite a lot of online lessons, I must admit there are some universal truths worth sharing.

7 Free Online Courses in May

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The weather is getting more and more enjoyable, and the evenings are simply made to go out, breathe in the scent of spring flowers and listen to the birds clearly enjoying their human-free time... but it may be safer to stay in and enjoy a free online course or two!

Mindfulness for Kids (book review)

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Stresses of modern day life (let alone the self-isolation period, something children have to maintain often without the understanding of the pandemia) often end up with children's anxiety, aggression outbursts or withdrawal.

3 Spring Lesson Ideas

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I've heard rumours that it's already spring out there, in the wild. It may be, as I haven't been on a walk for weeks. I decided to revive some spring spirit in an EFL classroom - be that online or offline - so below you'll find my three favourite no-prep ideas for spring-related activities.

Netflix - your own EFL teacher at home

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With the weather getting nicer with every day, it's more and more difficult to stay in. I generally love staying home, but even for me there's a limit to delicious tea, good books and cosy blankets. I feel like I need something extra to keep me at home, and fortunately there's Netflix!

7 Free Online Courses in April (and not one about teaching online!)

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Self-isolation, week 3. Do you also have the feeling that you'd like the good, old times back? If you want to escape to the world of education, feel free to join me. I know you must be pretty tired, so I carefully omitted all the courses on teaching online.

10 websites to support teaching kids online

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Isn't it funny, one week everything is OK, and the next week, we're all online, kids and adults alike, students, parents and teachers, looking for guidance and support in a new environment. And once you get used to teaching adults, boom! now, go and switch your younger students online! And you know what? You can do that!

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