I remember the first time I stood in front of a classroom full of teenage ESL students.
They were apathetic, tired and clearly didn’t want to be there. Every day, my students would come to class with the same …
All work and no play makes Jack a dull ESL student.
If you want to really get your students excited and engaged with the language, it’s all about the games.
Beginner students need to deal with a huge amount …
Too often, the quantity of English speaking time is given priority over the quality of the speaking time.
While it’s important to get your ESL students talking, it’s even more important to get them talking well.
But how do …
Wish you had games to keep your youngsters engaged?
That is, games which won’t require translating into their native language?
Playing fun cooperative games that were created for this age group will keep your kindergarteners involved, laughing and learning.…
School’s out for summer!
Except… when it comes to summer school students.
Whether students are trying to get a head start on next year’s work or catching up on things they missed, it can be tough to motivate summer school …
Have you ever seen a kitten who wasn’t completely absorbed by a moving piece of yarn?
What about an older cat, though?
We need to keep our adult ESL students just as engaged during class as young, playful kittens.
But …
Do you really want to be stuck in your classroom when the first signs of spring are calling from the other side of the window?
Not me.
I’ll use every excuse in the book to get my students and myself …
