Recipes for July, 2009

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Student Names

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26 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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It isn't easy to learn so many names so fast! Here are some tips for remembering student names ( a must because when you use a student's name, studies show they learn better/quicker! just by hearing their name!)

1.  For the first month use name tags/name cards. Make them decorative. Here are some really neat ones you can download.

2.  Use a seating…

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Picture Library

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26 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Pictures speak a 1,000 words and are the engine of language teaching because they provide much needed contextualization for the lesson.

Every teacher staying in EFL / ESL should have a picture library, a folder of photos (laminated if you can) of interesting people/places/things/events. Start cutting from newspapers and magazines and you can build a great library pretty quickly.

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Student created word searches!

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26 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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I'm a big fan of SCC - student created content. Instead of just handing out a photocopy or a worksheet - get the students to make the activity or worksheet!

They learn while making the content and since they have an investment in the actual content/stuff of the lesson, they are much more motivated and it is much more tailored to their "context" and world/level.

One easy way to begin to do…

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Student – Teacher Box

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Put a box on your desk and tell the students if they have any thoughts, to write them down on a piece of paper WITHOUT A NAME and put it in the box…

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Wall of Words

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Every week put up a large piece of chart paper on the classroom wall. Get a marker on string and tie it nearby.

Students can go there and write new vocabulary they have learned or just put up graffiti and express themselves.

Take a picture of it each week and put them together in a slideshow for students at the end of the year.

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BAAM

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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BAAM is a game I made after a lot of thought. Many teachers told me that they were frustrated when playing games - only the high level students answered and were involved!

So I came up with BAAM and without a doubt, all students will remain engaged. There are many types already made to practice grammar and vocabulary. Or better yet, just…

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Celebrities

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Students love to talk about celebrities.

1.  Put the names of some celebrities on the board. Describe one and the students will guess who it is. Erase that name and continue until all are erased.

2. Give students a blank piece of paper. Give them one minute to write down the name of all the celebrities they can think of (they can write in their native script)

3. In pairs students describe and…

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Whisper, Draw, Write….

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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This is a variation of the famous "Telephone" game. 

Write a word on a slip of paper and show it to a student. This student must whisper it to the second student. Then the second student must draw a picture of what he or she heard, and show it to the third student. The third student, then, writes the word that represents the picture and shows it to the fourth student…

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Plan the teacher’s Vacation!

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Put the students in small groups, and ask each group to plan a vacation for you. They must plan where you will go, what you will do, who you will go with, and what you will buy. Give them some chart paper to plan out the vacation.

When they are finished, have each group present their plans.  The teacher votes for the best plan!…

Postcards

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25 Jul 2009 Download PDF
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Purchase a postcard for each member of your class (or just make some and photocopy or get a stack of free ones available at some stores. You could use this one.). Each student writes his or her name in the name and address space.

Turn them picture side up on a table, have each student choose one (without looking at the name), then he or she will write a…

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