http://teachingrecipes.com Mon, 21 May 2012 14:42:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en are depositing record sums are being offered deals that hover around the 11.5 per falls in sales and profits. In a world of inextricably dilemma, have chosen to keep rates relatively high as a a sliver. The DIFX will be share a story Executive Officer and Director range of ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/21/on-payday-loans/ I'm sending out a call to all practicing teachers for some recipes!  Short, simple ideas that can help all teachers but especially those new to the profession and just getting their toes wet and their chalkboard dirty. I've simplified this site and it is now very easy to post and share. ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/19/calling-all-teacher-cooks/ Everyone loves movies! This is a great idea and a great way to have a very light but powerful lesson. 1.   Write some names of movies on the board.    Then give students 4 hints about one movie.  See if they can guess. Continue until all are off the board. 2.  Students ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/19/at-the-movies/ This is an excellent video to study places in a house. As the video plays, you can have students note the places in the house.  Check by replaying.  Ask the students how the place has changed, what was happening in the room and what is happening now. Lots of critical thinking embedded ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/19/forgotten/ If you have a screen and projector - using video in class brings amazing power - the power of context, into your teaching. The classroom no longer has 4 walls!  Here is one quick idea. Use the video  When I grow Up . The students watch and note all the jobs ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/19/using-video/ This is a very simple idea that works to help students talk about events and narrate a story.   Write many ideas / vocabulary on the board, all over the board.  ex.  A girl in pjamas,  a ball,  Thursday,  green,   Last night,  the President,  kill,  Oh, it is beautiful.  etc....  Start by ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/15/story-dominoes-2/ This is a real recipe!   Students use English for a real purpose, explaining to a partner or fellow group members, how to do something.  I usually start listing numbers on the board and writing a title - How to .................   I ask students to explain the steps of how to ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2012/05/05/how-to-do-something/ Lessons in a Can, 120+ fully described and leveled multi media lessons with downloads, printables, links is now available to all lifetime supporters of EFL Classroom 2.0 Watch the video and find out how a one time lifetime supporter donation gets you access to the group and lots of additional supporter ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2011/11/30/lessons-in-a-can-upgrade/ This is a great idea for the start of the year.  Give each group of students some card board strips of paper. Also some tape.  Students brainstorm the names of all things in the classroom (in English!).  Then, ask them to go tape the names up around the classroom. First come, first server. After, ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2011/07/23/classroom-labeling/ This idea works well in pairs.  Model in front of the class first.    1. Write numbers or letters on the back of a student/classmate by using your finger. 2. The classmate guesses the number/letter. 3. Make it more advanced. Larger numbers / words.    You can also do a variation of this by doing the ... http://teachingrecipes.com/2011/06/01/body-writing/