English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials International House La Spezia's Blog A Handful of Resources for Teaching About Thanksgiving It's the first day of November. The change of the calendar reminds me that Thanksgiving in the United States isn't too far away now. Over the years I've collected some resources for teaching about Thanksgiving. You Are the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving is an interactive exploration of the facts and myths associated with the story of the First Thanksgiving. Voyage on the Mayflower is a nice resource produced by Scholastic. The First Thanksgiving: Daily Life is another online activity produced by Scholastic. The Year We Had Two Thanksgivings tells the story of Thanksgiving 1939. When Is Thanksgiving?
Boggle's World: ESL Worksheets for Kids Picture Descriptions Describing and Captioning Pictures Spot the Differences Story Questions Riddles Anagram Riddles Rhyming Riddles Word Morphs Homophones Word Skills Word Skills Cloze Activities Grammar Focus Grammar Practice Worksheets Quizzes Animal Quiz Dinosaur Quiz Biggest and Fastest Quiz Opposites Quiz Rhymes Sheets Easy Rhymes Animal Rhymes Space Rhymes Begins With . . . Begins with A-M Begins with N-Z Animals begins with Alliteration Animal Alliteration People Alliteration Functional English Giving Advice Games: Game Board One: Say 4 Things Word Scramble Worksheet: This section contains over 12 word scramble worksheets. Riddle Worksheets: This section contains riddles and ideas for how to use them in an ESL setting. Alphabet Connect the Dots: Several connect the dot worksheets inboth capitals and small letter. Theme Sheets Food Chain What Would You Do If . . . Expressions About Me Murphy's Law (conditionals) Crime and Punishment (conditionals) Park Warden (Passives) Aliens Aliens II Student Teacher Contract Spell Sheet
Lanternfish ESL Teacher Resources TBL Activities Have fun and explore activities you can use to promote Task Based Learning in your EFL/ESL classroom. Click on a link to preview the activity and get detailed instructions. A Family Introduction Basic This is a task based learning activity (TBL) designed for high beginners or pre-intermediate EFL/ESL learners. The purpose is to make sentences that introduce family members using a basic Subject Verb Object (SVO) format.
3 Great Resources for Free Historical Art Works to Use in Class June 14, 2015 The platforms below, curated from Open Culture, provides a wealth of free historical art works spanning different countries and eras. You can browse through the collections and see what you can get to use with your students in class. 1- Google's Culture Institute Google’s popular Cultural Institute provides a variety of digital collections of art work from all around the world. You can browse through the collections, discover museums, and delve deep into historical works. Google Cultural Institute provides a " visually rich and interactive online experience for telling cultural stories in new ways." 2- The Getty "The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. 3- The British Library In 2013 British Library "released over a million images onto Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose.
Storyboard That: The World's Best FREE Online Storyboard Creator Experimenting with English (Part 2) – Activities for learners to do outside the classroom [26 and counting!] In my blog post Experimenting with English: scaffolding learner autonomy, I discussed how I approached helping my learners to use English outside the classroom, drawing on learner autonomy theory and methodology (e.g. Benson, 2011; Oxford, 2003; Smith 2003). Central to that project, alongside the very important element of discussion, was a handout I created for my learners. Here is a screenshot of a sample page, taken from the listening section: Sample page from my Experimenting with English activities handout, listening section. As you can see, the handout consists of a series of activities for learners to try, with space for them to record when they tried it and what they thought of it. In my experience, as I mentioned in the Experimenting with English blog post, simply giving the learners this handout is insufficient. Of course, my learners are busy people and the time they have for out-of-class study is limited. Here are the handouts: This one is for learners who use Edmodo Like this:
EFL Activities for Kids, ESL Printables, Worksheets, Games, Puzzles, for Preschool, Primary English Learners Teachers and Parents' Resources This website is basically for parents and teachers trying to help their kids study English. You will find a guide to the materials you need in the TEACHERS and PARENTS section of the site. Sine these resources have been prepared by ESL professionals with at least 5 years teaching experience, you will find this site a great help. Good luck. PowerPoint Lesson Downloads: Presentations to set you apart from other teachers PowerPoint for kids lessons. Lessons with Video Tutorials According to Levels : Interactive Videos and Quizzes Take your kids to the Video Lab and teach them English using interactive videos and interactive quizzes. Games for ESL Kids Classrooms- Have fun teaching kids with lots of ideas Are you running out of ideas on how to teach your children? Kiz School - This site offers English Courses for kids from Preschool, Kindergarten to 6th Grade.
Grammar,Vocabulary Worksheets,Handouts,Tests,Puzzles Off to the beach this summer? Then you’ll need some beach vocabulary The school holidays have started here in the UK and this weekend will see many families fly off to sunnier countries to catch some of those rays and to luxuriate in warm sea waters. Having just returned from an idyllic two weeks in Barbados with its white sandy beaches and turquoise blue waters, I can totally empathise with the excitement that will be felt across households as families pack their suitcases remembering to take with them their swimsuits – trunks for boys and men; bikinis, tankinis, one-piece swimsuits for girls and women; their beach towels; shorts;T-shirts; light summer dresses; sparkly sandals; flip flops; sunglasses (or shades) and many more items. Of course, we mustn’t forget to take our suntan or sunscreen lotions with us. So armed with sun protection, swimsuits, beach towels and all the right clothes for a beach holiday, what are you going to do? A beach library – my idea of heaven. Boogie boarding I like a mixture of sunbathing and swimming. Ciao for now Shanthi
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