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Roll your summertime with kids! (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 16)
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I want to give you some reasons why playing RPGs with children may be a great idea for everyone involved - especially now, with summer break approaching.

3 no-prep ideas for outdoor classes
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.

Take your kids to Bumbleberry Forest! (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 15)
Today, I have a really nice post for all of you who want to try Role-Playing Games with their nearest and dearest. Bumbleberry Forest, a mini RPG game created by Kamila Zalewska-Firus, is a perfect start to the world of RPGs, designed to be family entertainment - starting from three year old children!

Teaching Cheat Day? Make it fun!
There are days one literally can't even. When you're a teacher, suddenly lessons seem terribly long, material to be covered is so boring you can't bring yourself to teach it, your students... I'm not going to continue - simply, you have a Bad/Lazy Day.
Fortunately, you can always rely on me, as I already found some great sources of inspiration

Kitbull by Pixar - because friendship is magic - lesson plan
When Pixar released a new short film I knew I had to see it immediately and once I watched it I knew it would make a brilliant lesson on fear, courage, love, friendship and trust. A lesson we all need - just watch this short and go with the flow!

7 Short and Simple Cool Down Ideas
It's the middle of winter, so if today isn't the best day to share my favourite cool downs, I don't know what is! I think warm ups are far more popular, but the exercises at the end of the lesson are equally important as they help students remember the things they've learned that day and close the lesson in a friendly, relaxed and enjoyable manner. Below you will find my favourite cool down ideas - maybe you'll find them as useful as they were for my own students.
The good thing about the ideas below is that you only need pen and paper - and that's it, enjoy!

Self-reflect December Challenge
It's almost December which means 2018 is almost over! How?! I mean, last time I blinked it was summer! And with the End Of Year Month I have an idea for a little challenge I want to share with you and make it a nice game where we can reflect on 2018 a bit.

Role-Playing Teaching (Part 12: This is for the Players)
It's been a year since I started writing about RPGs and ways they could be used in the classroom. My blog is written primarily for the teachers, especially the EFL ones, but today I won't write for the teachers, but for the RPGs players, as I think they deserve some explanations without the didactic background which is quite obvious for the teachers, but not so much for the rest of the world.

Teach'em with Rhythm
Rhythm of the language is crucial if you want to speak fluently. And what's better to learn a rhythm if not implementing in in the class? One may think playing with rhythm is something only the youngest students will enjoy, but recently I've discussed this topic and I want to share some ideas even the most adult and mature students will find amusing.

Role-Playing Teaching (Part 11: Abominable Terror as Means of Entertainment)
I love autumn. The days are getting shorter, the evenings longer and the general feeling is that it's so cosy to stay in with a cup of hot tea (or hot chocolate). The only thing to make it better is to add some more fun with free educational value. Aaaaand here we are with my next article on Role-Playing Games and how it can make your life easier and your classroom funnier.