Your words matter
Consider this a friendly reminder…. I recently was able to get my hands on my old school books and I found something that I’d wanted to see for years. These pages were taken from a class I had when I was about 14, and I wanted to see if my memory was correct. It was. As you can see, this teacher decided that this was the best way to give feedback to my work. Hopefully I don’t have to explain how terrible this is, but something you might want to consider is why it is one of my strongest memories … Continue reading Your words matter
Download Of The Month: Borrow / Lend Poster
Here’s another useful classroom poster for you. I find my students often get confused between borrow and lend, particularly for with this common classroom request! Find out why I’m a big fan of classroom posters here. Continue reading Download Of The Month: Borrow / Lend Poster
Download Of The Month: Spelling Mistakes Activity
This activity started off as a warmer but it got a bit out of control! This was probably because the examples are too good to ignore 😀 You can use it when you have a spare half a class to … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Spelling Mistakes Activity
Download Of The Month: Whatsapp Poster
This month’s download is another poster, this time used for classroom management. One of the biggest problems I had when teaching groups was the constant distraction of Whatsapp messages. There’s something about the allure of a notification from messenger apps. … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Whatsapp Poster
Download Of The Month: Riddles Warmer
Here’s a simple warmer to get your students talking. Simply show them the riddle and in groups ask them to discuss what the answer could be. Remember, the idea isn’t for them to be right, it’s to encourage discussion. You … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Riddles Warmer
Download Of The Month: Plagiarism Poster
Here’s another poster for you (I wrote about my love of classroom posters here). Unlike previous examples, they don’t always have to have a linguistic purpose, but can also help the learners be better at studying. In this case, it … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Plagiarism Poster
Download Of The Month: Superpower Warmer
Here’s a super simple way to get your students talking. A couple of simple questions for them to talk about in pairs and small groups. And even people who don’t like superhero movies can imagine having a super power! Continue reading Download Of The Month: Superpower Warmer
Download Of The Month: Uncountable Nouns Poster
As I mentioned here, I’m a big fan of posters in the classroom, so here’s another one I made for you to download and print out. Don’t forget that this isn’t a substitute for teaching, it’s a support for accurate … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Uncountable Nouns Poster
Download Of The Month: Storytelling Icons Warmer
It’s always good to get your students making up stories and exercising their imagination, and on this powerpoint you can give your students a fun way to create a story to get them ready for class. The procedures are very … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Storytelling Icons Warmer
Reflections on… Pronunciation
This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. I was slightly nervous about this one, if I’m being honest. I hadn’t read this … Continue reading Reflections on… Pronunciation
The Teacher James 