Author: David Deubelbeiss
Alphabet Chain
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 … Read More ....
It’s sweet! It sucks!
This is a great way to get students expressing how they feel.
Brainstorm together on the board, ways to express how you like or don’t like something. Put in some idioms (It sucks! / Sweet! ). Or the teacher can … Read More ....
Get a Laser Pointer!
If you want to be a really effective teacher, get a laser pointer! They cause only a dollar or two at most and really help a teacher effectively modify curriculum.
With a laser pointer, you can be helping a student … Read More ....
Picture Dice
This is a wonderful idea. Just go to this site (or make your own) and print out great dice! Put your own pictures on the dice or have the students draw or use theirs.
Next, students use the picture dice … Read More ....
Pictionary
Pictionary is a language classroom staple activity.
1. One person comes to the front and starts to draw a picture.
2. The students must try to guess what the picture is before the person has
finished drawing it.
3. The … Read More ....
The Circle Game
1. Get all the students to sit in chairs in a circle except one person who does not have a chair. This person stands in the middle of the circle.
2. The person in the middle calls out one instruction… Read More ....
Mystery Object
Bring an item that is so unusual that the learners are not likely to recognize what it is. Spend some time eliciting basic descriptions of the item and guesses about what it is and how it’s used. If possible, pass … Read More ....
Criss Cross
Learners must be seated in organized rows at least 4×4.
Have the front row of learners stand. Ask simple questions like “What day/time is it?”
Learners raise their hands (or blurt out answers) and the first person to … Read More ....
Have you ever…?
This is great for practicing past participles and the present progressive tense.
Arrange group into a large circle with one person in the middle. The leader will prompt with the phrase “Have you ever ?”
The person in the middle … Read More ....
Show n’ Tell
This is a very basic everyday lesson starter and icebreaker.
A learner brings an item from home and talks about it in front of the group.
Give learners enough advance notice to prepare and remind them again before their turn. … Read More ....
