Sautéed Happy Family: ESL Games and Activities That My Students Love. Today I want to share with you some of my favorite games and activities to use in the classroom.
How to Teach Word Order: Help Them Remember the Patterns. How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses. In 2009, scientists from the University of Louisville and MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences conducted a study of 48 children between the ages of 3 and 6.
The kids were presented with a toy that could squeak, play notes, and reflect images, among other things. For one set of children, a researcher demonstrated a single attribute and then let them play with the toy. Another set of students was given no information about the toy. This group played longer and discovered an average of six attributes of the toy; the group that was told what to do discovered only about four. A similar study at UC Berkeley demonstrated that kids given no instruction were much more likely to come up with novel solutions to a problem. Blog - English Teaching & Travelling in Korea. February 25, 2014 admin Tags: classroom, esl lesson plan, new teacher, preparing, teach english, teaching overseas admin I know it seems like Bingo is an obvious choice for a game to any teacher, especially us ESL teachers.
However, I’d like to revisit this life-saving game and explain alternative ways of playing bingo that spice up the normal routine. Bingo with – listening ,reading and finding. The Best Ways to Connect in Just 10 Minutes with Kids of All Ages. To start this year, since so many people would like to have more patience or more connection with their kids, I am sharing a small piece of my online course, Everyday Connections.
You can join the wait list for next time time course is held right here. Special Time - Special time is a simple concept with big results. Dr Who. Multi-Level Concepts and Lessons. How English sounds to non-English speakers. Teaching in a Korean Public Middle School. How to stop your child’s whining. The game Almin taught me. One of my best friends, Almin, taught me this game when I was about 11 years old.
He’s from Bosnia, so he didn’t know the English name for it. I’m not sure we ever gave it a real name. Hence, I’m calling it The Game Almin Taught Me. Here’s how to play Find a patch of dirt, preferably flat, packed dirt but still soft, none of that dried out stuff. Use one of the screwdrivers to draw a roughly square section in the dirt, something about the size of a bedroom. The object of the game is take over all the land, like Monopoly or Risk or real life. Teaching English in Korea – the big guide. Are you thinking of coming to Korea to teach English?
This page aims to tell you everything you could want to know about teaching English in Korea. This article is updated regularly. If you think there is a resource I should have included, or a question I haven’t answered, then please let me know in the comments. Most recent update: March 9th, 2014. English Ressources. I TO I TESOL COURSE. Dialogues. Sean Banville's Blog. Www.voki.com/create.php. Packing Tips for Expat Teachers. Among the greatest challenges facing the international teacher is the relocation process itself.
For most, "relocation" means compressing life into two checked bags and a carry-on -- a daunting task under any circumstance, but particularly challenging when you're faced with prospects of setting up a classroom as well as a new home. Most of the information that follows is geared toward teachers bound for South Korea. Some general tips will apply to everyone, but I can't comment on the availability of various items in Singapore or Slovakia because I've never lived in those countries. Clothes If you're picky or larger than the typical Korean, pack enough underwear to last you the year. Health/Beauty Contrary to what some people seem to think and what some older sites suggest, toothbrushes, sugar-free toothpaste, dental floss, Tylenol and deodorant have all made their way into Korea. Teaching Materials Food Spices and seasoning mixes -- Garlic, ginger and cinnamon are widely available.
A discussion and critique of ESL education and teaching. As Far as the Eye Can See: a Tour. I have long since given you a tour of my apartment, so I guess it’s only fair to get a tour of my school.
Worwick is very different from the public school I used to work at, but still fairly common as far as Hagwons or private academies go. We are the 5th floor of a building not too far from my house. This is my classroom! From Roam With Love. I randomly came upon this video the other day, and for someone who teaches both Kindergarten and 2nd grade, this video is like teacher voodoo.
I mean seriously these kids look like professional actors in comparison to the daily dose of calamity that seems to rule over my class. I’m totally planning on trying to introduce the ‘blow the answer in your hand’ technique tomorrow. The key word here is trying. Now I’ve been teaching in traditional and non-traditional ways for quite a few years now, but watching these “Whole Brain Teaching” videos made me feel super teacher-y, and also super inspired. Both the class and the teacher appear to have a great understanding and love of learning, which who doesn’t want for their class. Where the Wild Things Are. I love the book Where the Wild Things Are, I have since I was little.
From Roam With Love. The Fourth of July is not only the holiday I almost share my Birthday with, but also my favorite summer holiday. Since you don’t get the day off of work for another country’s Independence Day, we decided to teach the kids about the Fourth and America. While trying to do some planning for the lesson, I was looking at Pinterest for some craft and/or activity ideas and came upon this awesome activity. It had a lot of things going for it: it was cute and interesting (+1), it was easy enough that I didn’t have to make them all myself (+5), it took a lot of time (+10), and it used things I already had either at home or at school so I didn’t have to buy anything special for it (+100).
Plus, even after we were all finished and the confetti was cleaned up they wanted to do it all over again (+1000). Now ours may not have looked as professional as the demonstration ones, but everyone had fun, so who cares. CueCard. Download Now Secure Download Download Editors' Rating: Editors' Rating: No Rating Average User Rating: Instant Crossword Puzzle Maker. That’s Correct! 7 Great Ways to Check Answers with Your ESL Class. The Use of Pop Culture in the Classroom - A Blog Abroad. The English Learner Movie Guides - I. Kids songs and rhymes. Minuscule - Ugly. Co-Teaching: Setting it up for Success. Posted by ddeubel on Thursday, November 20th 2008 If you are coming to Asia to teach EFL, in many cases you’ll be coteaching. Also, if you are teaching ESL in North America, usually you are also doing some form of coteaching and supporting a regular class program.
EnglishCentral.com. Child-friendly phonics. Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics. Felder & Soloman: Learning Styles and Strategies. Richard M. Felder Hoechst Celanese Professor of Chemical Engineering North Carolina State University Barbara A. Soloman Coordinator of Advising, First Year College North Carolina State University. British - American English - Vocabulary.