Do you have a special place you go every summer?
Someplace that—for you—means summer has begun?
For people around Pittsburgh, that’s going to Kennywood Park. When the gate opens and the rides start moving, that’s when summer is …
If you (or your students) think you can’t have fun and learn English at the same time during summer camp, you’re wrong. You don’t have to sit at desks in front of a white board to be a successful language …
Making teaching sensory—that is, getting students’ senses involved while learning—is the ultimate way to teach.
That’s why games and activities are so effective at helping them remember new vocabulary and grammar. Especially when it comes to tricky topics like …
Do you hear bells ringing?
Are the chestnuts roasting?
Are your jingle bells rocking?
That’s right. I’m talking about Christmas! And whether or not it’s a white Christmas, it’s a good time to celebrate.
Oh yeah, and to teach …
Are you talking turkey?
You should be.
Many ESL students know little about the holiday we Americans celebrate each fall, yet it’s one of our most popular holidays. It’s a staple of American history and culture.
That’s why …
Boo!
October is here, and so is the time for haunted houses, spider webs and Halloween activities for your ESL classes!
For some ESL students, this will be their first introduction to the late October holiday. It’s always fun to …
Games are fun and can have lots of linguistic advantages.
But it’s a lot of work to make new games from scratch, and classic board games weren’t created with the ESL student in mind.
So what’s a teacher to do?…
If you teach elementary ESL, you’re likely familiar with the struggles unique to teaching children—because they certainly exist.
In this post, we’ll go over how to teach English to children using nine effective strategies. Even if they can’t articulate what …
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