Teacher created materials April 6, 2013 More than five ways to use milk carton cubes About 25 years ago, my co-author Ritsuko Nakata taught me how to make cubes out of milk cartons, and I’ve been using them in class ever since. I love recycling things and coming up... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities September 20, 2012 We’re going on a conker hunt! A list of autumn activities. (by Anna Musielak) It’s time to say goodbye to hot summer days and welcome autumn with all its colours and fruit. The leaves themselves look like an artwork, the... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities August 30, 2012 Child’s play crafts that increase spelling skills (by Anna Musielak) My spelling is Wobbly. It’s good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. A. A. Milne English might be an easy language but its spelling is tough and complicated.... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities August 14, 2012 Engaging young (and very young) learners with (basic) craft projects (by Anna Musielak) Arts and crafts involve children simultaneously in activities promoting their personal development and in helping them to learn the language. While making things, children also make meaning. As they explore shapes, colours, textures, constructions,... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Activities / Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know June 3, 2012 Four Skills and Five Senses (by Anna Musielak) Two weeks ago the director of my school announced that the teachers should organize a “family” lesson. Kids could bring their parents, grandparents and relatives to accompany them on the lesson to observe how... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know April 3, 2012 Teaching Songs and Chants in the Classroom (by Marsha Goren) I am an American who has been teaching English in Israel for 32 years. I have found my work very challenging and rewarding as most children in Israel really strive to know English. I... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know February 3, 2012 Female Pirates Weren’t Sexy (by Lesley Ito) Wacky facts I’ve Learned from teaching cross-curricular lessons. (The information contained in this article was originally presented as a Pecha Kucha at the JALT National Conference in Tokyo, Japan in November 2011.) It’s been... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL December 31, 2011 Learning Lessons in Thailand (by Rob Newberry) I teach in an International School in Bangkok. The “internationality” of the school is an interesting term, as there really are two languages spoken here — English and Thai — and not necessarily in... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Technology for Teaching and Learning December 30, 2011 Raising a Digital Native in Argentina (by Jennifer Verschoor) Deciding where to send your child to school is arguably one of the hardest decisions a parent has to make. My 4 year old daughter attends a regular school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stories from the Front Lines of EFL December 27, 2011 Teaching in a Small Village in Poland (by Anita Kwiatkowska) In September 2003 I got a phone call from my former primary school teacher offering me a part time job in the old primary school I started my education in. I felt extremely excited!... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket