Category: Beginner

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 ....

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 … Read More ....

Provide students with a questionnaire like this one:

Find someone who…

1) has travelled to New York. ________

2) has been on TV. ______

3) has met a famous person. ______

etc….

The students are supposed to stand up … Read More ....

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 ....

This is a nice ice breaker or regular class starter.

Have a learner stand in front of the group and make one statement about yesterday, such as “Yesterday I went shopping.”

Then let everyone else ask questions to learn more … Read More ....

This is a standard EFL game and a great way to icebreak and get students to know about each other.

1. Write 3 sentences about yourself on the board. Use sentence starters, for example:

A) I like to ……………… in … Read More ....

Tossing bean bags is a great way to get students speaking and turn taking ( a valuable and essential language skill). You can use them to tell stories, ask and answer questions, respond with “first word you think of…” etc…..… Read More ....