Our kids spend a huge amount of time at school. It is a very important part of their lives. So they are going to need to be able to talk about school and what they do there in English too. From their favorite subjects, to school rules and lunch time, these are some of my …
Every classroom needs a few basic props and equipment. EFL ESL classroom equipment can be used as teaching aids to make lessons more visually fun, interesting and effective. If you go into lots of different schools as I do, you’ll find that unfortunately not every classroom or teaching area has that equipment readily available. I’ve …
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This is a fun dinosaur comparatives EFL ESL lesson plan for children. It will last about one hour and is suitable for primary aged kids from about 8 to 12 years old. Teenagers would probably enjoy it too though and you could adapt it for them to make it slightly more complicated. In the lesson …
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An impossible task, you might think, to choose my 10 favorite songs by Super Simple Songs. They are the songs I use the most in all my classes. I could probably pick twenty or even more that I really love. So what criteria have I used to choose my Top 10? Well, they are all …
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What kind of dinosaur are you? Are you a carnivore or a herbivore? What do you like to eat? This is a Dinosaur Food EFL ESL lesson plan for primary aged children from about 7 to 11 years old. It will last about one hour although you could add more activities to make it last …
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Whenever parents or English teachers ask me to recommend a book to help teach children English, I always include Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill on my list. Although it is a small book seemingly written for preschool children, it is a book I love to read and use in class. I have used it successfully …
Halloween is fast approaching and it’s time to start preparing some spooky lessons for your English classes. I’ve already shared my Top 10 Autumn and Fall songs but now it’s time for my Top 10 EFL ESL Halloween songs for kids. You can use these in your classes to learn about haunted houses, trick or …
C’est la rentrée! The first day back to school in France is an important day for a lot of people. Culturally, it is a huge part of the French year. It’s not just teachers and students though who have to prepare for “la rentrée”. Many other people are affected too. Preparations start in July at …
Can you juggle? Can you jump? This is a fun I can/I can’t Circus EFL ESL lesson plan for preschool and primary kids from about 3 to 6 years old. It will last about one hour although you can adapt the activities depending on the length of your class. This is part of a series …
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We all have a family. They may not have all the same number of people or the same family members but family is something important to even the smallest children. We talk about families a lot in class and use a lot of EFL ESL Family Songs for children for this reason. It is important …
