6 Low-Prep Reusable PowerPoint and Google Slide Games
Powerpoint games are entertaining for all ages, and they work well for small or large classes because everyone can have a chance to help their teammates answer a question. Here are some of my...
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15 No-Prep Time-Killer Games for Large Classes
It’s fallen out of fashion in teaching to refer to something as a “time killer.” I get it. While I don’t recommend killing time for the sake of killing time, sometimes time killers have...
Practice your English Listening with this Podcast about Coffee
Here is a podcast lesson about one of my favorite drinks, coffee!
Comparatives Conversation Lesson about School
This one-hour lesson will provide your intermediate and high elementary students with a great opportunity to speak, practice comparative grammar, and practice speaking about education. You can download the images and discussion questions here....
Elementary Lesson – Possessive ‘S – 40 minutes lesson with PPT
Check out this full lesson about possessive with apostrophe ‘s. It’s a great lesson with a PPT and a worksheet included!
11 Free Websites Every Teacher Should Know About
I’ve included websites which I use all the time to make my classes more interesting, my students better behaved and my worksheets more fun. These websites are all free, although some ask for a...
What you need to get started as an ESL Teacher Abroad
The things I mention on this post are the things I noticed I consistently need when starting a teaching job abroad. I started in my journey in the Czech Republic, then went to Vietnam,...
Grammar Lesson – Indefinite Pronouns (Some-Any-No-Every)
Quick answer: indefinite pronouns Indefinite pronouns talk about people, things or places without saying exactly which one. They are made from some-, any-, no- or every- plus -body/-one (people), -thing (things) or -where (places)....
10 ESL/TEFL Conversation Topics for Kids
Sometimes it’s hard to get younger students to start talking. I have often struggled to think of things to say that might interest them and motivate them to speak online or in class. Most...
Intermediate Vocabulary Lesson – Negative Prefixes (Un-In-Dis)
Quick answer: negative prefixes un-, in- and dis- Negative prefixes turn a word into its opposite. They usually mean “not”: unhappy = not happy. There is no single rule for which prefix to use,...