Why these listening strategies will improve your students’ listening skills
Are you looking for some listening strategies to teach your students so that they will become better listeners? Then you’re in the right place! I’ve been using these strategies with my students for a while now and they always yield great results. When students are equipped with the strategies to take on a spoken text […]
How to play bingo for students in a fun and engaging way
Wanna know how to use the game of bingo for students in your classroom? There’s just so many ways! From use for vocabulary practice to numbers revision to icebreaker purposes, bingo can be used in various manners. And each way ensures that students are connecting dots in their mind, and that they are learning even […]
Why these 7 reading strategies for comprehension will improve your students’ reading skills
Wanna know why I think reading strategies for comprehension are essential tools to have for any student? Then keep reading! Teaching your students effective reading strategies for comprehension will help them attack any written text they come across now and in the future and they will know what to look for. They’ll learn the tools […]
Why these 9 fun flashcards games are awesome for the classroom
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 people chimed in with all […]
Why these International Women’s Day activities ideas are super fun and easy
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 with their students on international […]
How a vocab choice board can engage students into learning in a fun and easy way
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 when they learn, and choice […]
Why these Would You Rather game cards will help your students speak
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 that doesn’t want to practice […]
Why these Halloween language arts activities are awesome to do with students
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 in. Students always enjoy these […]
My top 7 fun and engaging tools for ESL activities online
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 online tools that I really […]
Why using red and green cards is one of my favorite formative assessment ideas
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 to learn. Let me explain […]