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Edelweiss: Game, Mindfulness and EFL
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Can you smell the Spring approaching, can you see its brilliant colours? No? Is your March still grey and rainy? Well, don't be sad, as I've got something that will not only brighten the mood of you and your students but also support mindful practices, help work on using English, and make you play yet another adorable - and relaxing - roleplaying game!

Would you like to study at Hogwarts? (no-prep lesson plan)
If you like lessons that are:
- easy to prepare
- fun to have
- engaging for your students
- full of magic
then you found a lesson plan you will love!

Role-Playing Summer: ideas and inspirations
As I wrote in my last post, I'm not writing anything this July - but I share short videos on my FB where you can watch me talking about my favourite RPGs. The first part is about Call of Cthulhu and other RPGs related to H.P. Lovecraft's Mythos. I believe these are the games that EFL teachers will find easy to start with.

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.

3 no-prep ideas for RPG dice in the classroom
Today I want to share three very easy ideas you can use in your classroom. You will only need a set of dice, something to write on (and with) and a bunch of students who want to have fun. The great thing is, those activities are perfect for all students of EFL, regardless of their linguistic proficiency.

Games: Innovation at No Cost (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 20)
Stories help us understand the world we live in, various relationships, social codes and behaviours – and once we understand the theory illustrated by stories, we keep practising by means of games.

It's alive! Alive! (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 19)
You can watch my first workshop on RPG in teaching ever - it was recorded last year, on Zlot Nauczycieli Angielskiego. I talked about RPGs, showed some easy exercises and was terribly stressed!

Dice rolling against teen angst! ( Role-Playing Teaching: Part 18)
In my Role-Playing Teaching section I have already written about RPGs and their positive influence on children and adults - it's high time to write about teenagers. This article may come as the last in the series, but for me they are a group that may benefit most from using RPGs in their educational process, or simply benefit from playing RPGs. Believe me - I was such a teen.

Are you... afraid of the dark? (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 17)
Here I am, writing about the awesomeness of Role-Playing Games as a perfect tool for boosting communication and relationships in the classroom. However, today I want to tempt you with an adventure you take on your own. Alone.

Roll your summertime with kids! (Role-Playing Teaching: Part 16)
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.