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Ideas 73 & 74 for Translation Activities in the TEFL Classroom
English on menus in Taiwan isn’t common in most restaurants. This means that a non-Chinese speaker like myself has to rely on a lot of trial-and-error when ordering, unless that is someone at the restaurant can help me out. This … Continue reading
Idea for Kindergarten P.E. Hula-Hoop Game
INSIDE / OUTSIDE!!! Some hula-hoops. All students. Game: A new P.E. game that I’m refining at the minute. I scatter six or seven hula-hoops randomly on the gym floor. I then sing a made-up song along the lines of ‘Outside, … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, game, hula-hoops, kindergarten, p.e., primary, tefl, young learners
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Idea 64 for Kindergarten Choral Repetition
FUNNY VOICES. No materials. All students. Activity: Choral repetition (where the whole class says a word after the teacher says it) is really useful in an ESL kindergarten to give all pupils the chance to get used to saying new … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, elementary, esl, key stage one, kindergarten, lesson, primary, teaching, tefl
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Idea 61 for Beginner Handwriting
MAGIC FINGER. No materials. All students. Activity: Before the children start practising writing letters in their books, I have them first write the letter in the air with their fingers and count the amount of strokes needed to complete it. … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, english, handwriting, kindergarten, phonics, primary, tefl, young learners
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Idea 48 for Intermediate-level TEFL Game
CONNECT 4. No prep. All students. Game: Each week with my older students we have 10 new vocabulary words to do. I spend about twenty minutes of each of my classes going over these words in as fun a way … Continue reading
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Tagged english, game, key stage two, lesson, primary, tefl, vocabulary
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Idea 47 for Intermediate-Level TEFL Game
STOP THE BUS! No props needed. All class. Game: This is a game I heard about from other teachers which I’ve started using recently with great results. It’s brilliant to practise vocabulary and really stretches the children’s abilities. I split … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary, english, game, key stage one, key stage two, lesson, primary, tefl, vocabulary
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Idea 44 for Intermediate to High-Level TEFL Class
ONE WORD STORY-TELLING. No props. All class. Game/Warm-up: I’ve done this a few times with my higher-level class who are 10-years-old. To show the children the idea of the game, I choose a confident student to model the activity with … Continue reading
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Tagged conversation, elementary, game, key stage one, key stage two, primary, tefl, warmer
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Idea 42 for Kindergarten TEFL Game
LINES QUIZ. No props needed. All class. Game: This is a superb game, perfect for revising almost any subject quickly and in a fun way. It is a modified version of an idea I read on the excellent Genki English … Continue reading
Ideas 39 & 40 for Intermediate-level TEFL Class Games
39. TABOO. Word cards that students make. All students. Game: Before the lesson, fold up some A4 paper and cut it into 8 equal pieces. On each piece write a word that the students will know; either a common word … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, elementary, english, game, key stage one, kindergarten, primary, tefl
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