Hi, my dear colleagues! In my mind, in Methodologyland, there is a constant shortage of interactive storytelling activities, especially ones that involve speaking. It’s even more daunting if you are teaching very young learners who cannot read or haven’t even been introduced to sight words, so I usually use a story cube with VYl! This …
Hello, my dear colleagues! This post is my collection of formative assessment activities, but they can also be used outside of ESL! Furthermore, I am thrilled to say that these have been fully translated to Spanish by popular demand from Spanish teachers so that Spanish-speaking subject teachers can use them as well. What is formative …
Hi, my dear colleagues! This is probably one of the best guest posts I’ve had yet, so keep reading to see how you can use puppets with adults – yes, you hear me right, ADULT students! A brave letter from a brave Teddy Hey there, This is Teddy Bear. Don’t tell Victor and Milica, but …
Hi, my dear educators! Some time ago, I had a great presentation at an amazing conference with Owain Llewellyn and Ben Crompton! The presentation was inspiring, and both Owain and Ben are amazing educators! So keep reading this post to learn more and see how teaching sustainability in your classroom looks like and how you …
Engaging young learners seems to be a neverending topic, and we are always in a constant search for practical activities that will practice all four skills, especially speaking. So keep reading to explore some activities designed to promote chit-chat in the classroom without putting pressure on young learners when it comes to speaking. Speaking as …
Hello, my dear educators! Have you ever taken your young learners outside? Are you ready for some outdoor learning teacher training? Does outdoor learning frighten you and make you feel like it would never work in your classroom? If the answers to these questions are YES, then you are in the right place! Abstract In …
Hello, my dear educators! Have you ever wondered how you can teach very young learners and what are some effective games you can play? The next few posts will be guests from Nevena Živković, an amazing preschool teacher from Novi Sad, Serbia, who also teaches English to very young learners in a public preschool! She …
Hello, my dear educators!This short post will reflect a recent lesson with Shavy’s English Hut as the guest lecturer. I will also share my newest ESL materials for literature analysis, including activities for the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen – The Steadfast Tin Soldier! Before the lesson, the students had a task to …
Hello, my dear colleagues! This post is a short reflection that will share a simple storytelling lesson plan and show some activities for Leap by Campbell Manning, Illustrated by Nadia Ronquillo. This session was done online, but it can be conducted face-to-face without any changes. It is made for young learners (mixed group, the 1st …
Hello, my dear educators! Have you ever heard of postmethod pedagogy? The postmethod pedagogy presents a new view of the relationship between theory and practice. Kumaradivelu (2006) discussed the development of language teaching methods throughout the centuries. She stated that the methods developed from the language-centered methods to learner-centered methods, finally to learning-centered methods. Postmethod …