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What did I do?
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30 Apr 2010
A great way to start a class concentrating on the simple past.
I usually engage everyone in a friendly chat, just to get them ready for the start of the lesson, then, when I know they are concentrated on me, I walk out of the classroom.
Seconds later (after the chatter has died down a little - 'where's he gone?') I knock loudly on the door, then open the door, wave to…
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Here is how I help my students learn their vocabulary! It has improved my students' ability to recognize vocabulary and teaches them a way to learn vocabulary independently! It's called Six Steps! We do them as an introductory lesson for new vocabulary.
The Six Steps:
1. Look at the word
2. Hear the word
3. Say the word
4. Spell the word
5. Write the word
6. Find the word
Here is how I use Six Steps:
1. Write…
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This is a fun way to teach negative commands, wake up the class or simply make them laugh.
- Write on the board "DON'T TOUCH ME".
- Have the class say the phrase with you one or two times to get used to it. Some may already know it.
- Poke a student GENTLY on the shoulder or on top of the head. The student may need to be prompted to say "Don't touch me." Alert
This is a fun way to not only to incorporate singing into the lesson, but get the class moving.
- Find a section of an unfamiliar song that the students have probably never heard.
- Teach lyrics to the class using a powerpoint or handouts. Either way, lead the class through the song line by line and make sure they understand it.
- Divide class into teams and tell them they have
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Extensive Reading: Voice Diary
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12 Jan 2010
Extensive Reading: Voice Diary
This recipe works best if you combine it with Extensive Reading. It builds confidence and teaches reading, speaking, and listening
Encourage your students to make a voice diary with their cell phones. Its listed under the “Voice Memo” Feature. First you need to provide a high interest story to your students.
1. Have them read the story once quietly
2. …
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PASS THE CHICKEN!
The prop is the most important element to this game : ) To begin, all students sit in a circle. Select one person to be IT. That person holds the rubber chicken. The teacher or a "caller" says to the person holding the chicken, "Name five animals. Pass the chicken!" As soon as the caller says, "Pass the chicken," the person holding…
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This is a simple idea. Why not have your students make and write nice Christmas cards for each other?
Simply use these templates or have them draw their own.
First, review how to write a card by doing one as a whole class on the board. This will give them an idea of the appropriate register and vocabulary.
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Is this yours? Possessives.
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Same Sounds Bingo
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8 Oct 2009First, hand out a list of sixteen homophone pairs to your students, such as tale and tail, night and knight, ect. These lists can be readily found online or you can make your own. You might need to take some time to explain or review the meanings of words on the list. Next, give each student a standard 8.5 X 11 inch (A4) sheet of paper. Folded in half four…
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Sentence Stretching
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25 Sep 2009
This is an excellent writing exercise, getting students to increase the length of their sentences and beginning to use clauses.
Write a simple sentence on the board. Students copy it.
Ex. The dog ran.
Ask the students questions and the students after each question must rewrite the sentence, answering the question.
Ex. Where? The dog ran .............
What color of dog? The ........ dog ran to his…
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