The day of love is swiftly coming our way and there's no way but celebrate it - especially with the young students! The trick is that young learners don't think about love romantically, and I think that there is no better day to show them that there are so many different types of love. All… Continue reading What fills your heart?
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The Christmas Countdown
If you live and teach in one of the European countries, it's almost impossible to avoid Christmas-themed lessons. A year ago, when I worked at an academy in Alicante, I was asked to prepare a short Christmas video or project with some of my younger groups. With my Movers group (ages 7-9), we spent about… Continue reading The Christmas Countdown
Halloween Comparatives and Superlatives
Grammar doesn't have to be boring! Ask your students to come dressed in their best costumes and practise comparatives and superlatives for short adjectives, using different Halloween objects and creatures. I love themed lessons. However, I don't think they should always be the same and focus on the vocabulary. That's why I've prepared a set… Continue reading Halloween Comparatives and Superlatives
Adapting lesson plans to other levels
I used to work at an academy that required all plans to be posted onto the server by Monday. At first, it's fine, you do it, full of energy and happiness. However, then comes the time when you reach the limit and you start thinking about how you can prepare one lesson plan that can… Continue reading Adapting lesson plans to other levels
Creating routine
Are you a creature of habit? What about your students? As a teacher you don't always have to surprise learners in fact many of them, especially the little ones, enjoy following certain routine. You have probably realised that teaching is particularly difficult at the beginning of the school year. We all have to get to… Continue reading Creating routine
Fun facts about the Sun – Movers
The last few weeks of ESL classes can be a bit difficult. The books are finished, the exams are taken and we all just wait for the holidays to start. Here is a lesson plan for YL about the Sun and different ways to stay safe in the summer. If there is one thing that… Continue reading Fun facts about the Sun – Movers
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