Hello, my dear colleagues! I was honored to be able to present ELTA at the TESOL conference in Greece this year. The conference was amazing, but that is a story for another post. In this post, I will reflect on my workshop on using drama and various activities with young learners to enhance literacy and …
In this post, I will describe a WebQuest example I created for the Granny Cloud in Genial.ly. You may wonder what the Granny Cloud is? Every child and every classroom is a story in itself, but the Granny Cloud is even more special because you can volunteer and join a virtual classroom no matter where …
Why is music important, and can young learners learn English through music? Is it useful just in the warm-up part of the lesson, or can it be the focus of our lesson? Keep reading to find out how I facilitated an engaging music workshop. Then, let’s see what is learning English through music all about! …
Teenagers can be notoriously difficult to motivate. Yes, that’s true. Instead of playing the blame-game and figuring out who is to blame for their lack of engagement, we should try to observe the world from their perspective. We were once teenagers, and we need to use that experience to engage and motivate our teenage learners. …
Living in Europe, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, and we have another holiday on that day – Day of the Republic. Still, nevertheless, this post will share some Thanksgiving lesson activities I learned in a workshop! Since I teach English, interculturalism is very important in my curriculum, so I was happy to attend a Thanksgiving workshop …
You’ve probably heard many things about the Montessori method. Unfortunately, if you search it online, you will see many pricey wooden toys and various didactic materials you need to purchase. However, you can apply this method with the things you already have at home – DIY Montessori can be very low-waste and engaging at the …
Hello, parents and teachers – welcome to my first review post with the Mister Maker craft subscription box! If you love crafting, then you will be thrilled to receive crafting boxes right to your door! We tested Toucan Box, so I thought – why not try this craft box as well? Mister Maker is interesting …
We all know that our children have too much screen time. Luckily, there are many things that we can avoid nowadays. One of them is fun, full of content, and jolly podcasts made by children or adults for children! You can use them with your children and with the kids at school as well – …
Many preschool teachers are fond of daily rituals and use them consistently, but on the other hand, many teachers find them tedious, and they stop using them after a certain period. These rituals are indeed important, but they are useless if teachers don’t enjoy them as well. This post is about daily classroom rituals, which …