Did you know that flashcards games are a thing? I did not, but now I’m obsessed! The other day I told my team about a fun activity I did with flashcards that I bought – which I will spend a post as well some other time – and then other
Do you want to know how these best quiz websites can help you increase engagement in your classroom in the best way possible? Let me tell you all about it! Because you really can make formative assessment super fun yet also educational, without telling students that they are in fact
Wanna know what some fun games for grammar are? I’ve got all the juice! I love using games in my lessons, and not only because it makes my students so happy. It is my belief that having students interact with the grammar point through play really helps them connect with
Are you looking for some fun International Women’s Day activities ideas to do with your students? Then I’ve got just the stuff for you. Below I will tell you three fun activities that I’ve got planned for my students. And I will also tell you what other teachers are doing
Want to know how a vocab choice board can help you in the classroom? I’ll tell you right away! Because it helps engage students, because it’s a print and go activity, and because you can differentiate teaching. In addition, research shows that students need to feel autonomy, competence and relatedness
Want to know why it’s fun to get students to do drawing for writing and speaking purposes? I’ll tell you! Because drawing is fun. Students will enjoy it if you ask them to do a drawing of something. It helps them use their imagination while also asking them to move,
Wanna know why Would You Rather game cards can really help your students to start talking if they are reluctant to? I will tell you right now! Because these are fun topics to talk about, and they are easy. Those are the two ingredients you need to get a student
Wanna know how to make the teaching of grammar a lot more fun than it is right now for both you and your students? Then you’re in the right place! I have found out that I have to do a certain thing to make grammar rules stick a lot better
Need some journal writing topics you could give to students to help them practice their writing? I’ve got all sorts of fun ideas for you! If you want to get students to write for you you must give them interesting topics or generate prompts for them in a fun way.
Do you want to know the strategies for learning vocabulary that will actually yield results for your students? Then definitely keep reading! Through trial and error, I figured out what really works for retaining the meaning of the new words that people learn in a new language. And I can
Would you like to know how speed dating questions for students can really help them practice the target language? I will tell you all about it! Speed dating is such a fun activity for collaborative learning, as well as just plain practice of speaking fluency. It may be awkward at
Wanna know about a cool tool to do writing for ESL students? It’s flip books! I think it’s important for students to practice writing as a whole instead of just the components of language like grammar and vocabulary. Writing is a communicative skill and this is what we use language
Are you looking for some fun Halloween language arts activities to do for this holiday? Then you’re in the right place! I love celebrating the holidays of English-speaking countries with my students. I think it teaches them about culture while also providing a fun topic to practice the target language
Wanna know my favorite tools for ESL activities online? I have a whole bunch of them! I think using pen and paper in my lessons to practice language is vital, as I want students to actually be able to write things in the target language down. But there are some
Are you looking for some fun formative assessment ideas? Then check this article out! But do you wanna know my favorite one? It’s to use red and green cards or red and green stickers! They are a super quick way to check if your students understand what they were supposed
Wanna know how to get amazing prompt words for writing to help your students write and even speak more in English? Then story dice are your go to tool! Story dice are dice that have pictures on them instead of numbers, and there are nine of them. If you roll
Wanna know where to find resources to teach English that are super engaging and fun for your students? It’s in the Ultimate ELAR Bundle! The Ultimate ELAR Bundle is a joint effort of 100+ teachers to provide teachers with teaching tools and activities for the entire year of their grade
Wanna know why escape rooms for the classroom are so fun? Because they engage your students into learning by turning it into a game! Sure, you can have them complete worksheets or exercises in a textbook, but this is way more fun. And the best thing is, you can make
Ever feel like you want to do some outside classroom learning? Now that the temperatures are rising, I find myself wanting to have class outside a lot! But it’s not always easy to come up with useful activities for students, and tasks that their learning benefits from, instead of it
What’s on your end of year teacher checklist? The school year is coming to an end, and although there is still much to do, there are some things I do to make this a more relaxed time. There’s no point in stressing, and I want to end the year on
