Activities & Ideas
Life moments class starter
I use this one for my after school students because the class is small. It would also work great for one on one teaching but I wouldn’t recommend this one ...
20 tongue twisters to help your students with pronunciation
Tongue twisters are great. Not only do they make for a fun and engaging class the students get to learn how to say certain words correctly. Here is a list ...
A dictation worksheet on American culture
This is a quick and easy dictation exercise that I use to test my student’s listening. This sheet goes in combination with the American culture lesson found here but it’s ...
8 what’s that word for elementary level students warm up
Many of you who have been following me know about this compound words vocabulary builder and class starter activity that I do with my students. It’s been something that has ...
21 riddles and jokes to get your students ready for class
I have been meaning to write a sequel to the 20 riddles for your students but time seems scarce these days mainly because of the E-book I have been working ...
Try this movie riddle activity my camp class loved
Camp is almost over and some activities were very popular among the students and some were okay. For the camp I put together a nice bundle of power points, riddles ...
Have you tried the show and tell warm up?
This is a warm up that requires no prep on the Teacher’s part but rather pushes that on the students. And the Teacher’s role is reduced to just making sure ...
Team building – a funny class starter
Do you have one of those classes were the students just don’t get along? The boys hate each other and the girls hate the boys and in turn the boys ...
Identity theft – a nice class starter and ice breaker
This is a fun an effective class starter that really gets the students excited and having fun. It’s especially effective when a teacher is new to a school or has ...
Guess that word activity
This is a really fun class starter as well as activity. Students love guessing games overall so I try to incorporate as many of them in several lessons every few ...
What’s in the bag activity
This is a fun activity for kindergarten students ages 6-8. However, as with any activity it depends on how the Teacher teaches it or modifies it in order for it ...
Have your students practice listening, past tense and vocabulary
At least once every couple of weeks I test how my students are doing in certain areas of their language aquisition. I use different methods from recordings, speaking tests, reading ...
