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Summer Songs and Stories: lesson idea

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!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas songs... with a twist! (playlist)

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If you're already tired with Christmas songs, I've got something for you! I've prepared a pretty cool playlist full of songs that somehow relate to Christmas, but don't worry, you can expect some twists (and shouts, of course).

That is evil: back to school!

August is one of the most difficult months for teachers. On one hand it's still the full month of holidays, but on the other hand that's just evil. That's why I prepared a Spotify list full of songs that probably will reflect your attitude. Enjoy!

Make your writing activities epic! (3 no-prep ideas + bonus)

I love creative writing - it's a brilliant way not only to unlock your students' creativity, but also assess their real language. I want to share my favourite no-prep ideas you can use with your classroom... and I also have something extra: a Spotify playlist full of epic music!

That is Evil! Valentine's Day

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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.

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

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.

Teach'em with Rhythm

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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.

7 Useful Websites for Teaching Kids

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When teaching children, it's important to use technology responsibly - we may watch a video as an encouragement, but let's not spend the whole lesson on using IWB tools. I am absolutely sure you can recommend a nice collection of websites and applications useful for YL teachers, but I also want to share my top seven.

And what if you DON'T feel Christmas spirit?

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Fed up with the Christmas stuff? There, there, let me pat you on your back. Stop sobbing, hush. As the Evil Mistress in the making I've got something to help you recover - a nice list of not-so-christmassy-Christmas songs. If you feel like it, share them with your students, but I'd rather use them as a nice background music for all the teachery stuff you have to do during Christmas anyway.

Blurred grammar with Weird Al

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The last time I wrote about music, and somehow I completely forgot to mention one of the masters of English, the funny, intertextual, one and only Weird Al Yankovic!

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