EFL Teaching Recipes » alphabet

Body writing

John — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:16:36 +0000

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 same on the palm of the person.

Really “visceral” and kinesthetic way of teaching basic content.

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Alphabet Organizing

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:27:06 +0000

This is a very simple way to brainstorm and practice vocabulary. Alphabet organizing!

Simply use this handy organizer and get the students to list all the vocab for a certain topic (at the beach, at the restaurant, animals, jobs etc…).

Afterwards, you can use this for assessment or simply play a game of scattegories. Students read out their answers, one at a time for each letter and get points. No repeating what others have said.

Simple but effective!

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Alphabet Chain

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:44:48 +0000

If you are teaching children, you’ll need to put up an alphabet chain above the chalkboard (that’s the perfect place and allows you to use for all kinds of games etc…).

It is very easy and the BEST by far is by Jan Brett and incredible artist, teacher and sharer. Get the alphabet cards here in easy to print pdf. Just print and post up on your wall. Maybe get the children to color them first and invest a little into their classroom! Then maybe try an alphabet song! Get many alphabet helpers on the Elementary page of EFL Classroom 2.0. You could also use some of these alphabet ppts, print and post up on the wall.

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Alphabet Organizing – Categories

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:09:49 +0000

Graphic organizers are a great way to help students learn vocabulary or just prepare for the lesson content ahead.

This alphabet organizer is fantastic. Select a category (food, jobs, animals, clothing etc..) and then have students in pairs/groups try to come up with as many words for the alphabet organizer as possible. Also get them to draw a picture! (this really facilitates learning/vocab acquisition).

Then, play categories. Each group names an item for a letter. One item=1 point. If they repeat an already mentioned item, they lose 2 points! Keep going around the groups until all the items for a letter are finished. Start with the next letter. The team with the most points wins.

Get many more ideas for teaching using the alphabet in this conversation.

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