I was on a discussion group on Facebook the other day when a teacher came on and asked for ideas of ESL songs for children to use in her English class. This seemed like quite a normal question to me. I feel that using songs in class is something I do often and I find …
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The sun is shining so what’s better than a day at the beach? Or, if you’re still at school, bring the beach to your classroom. This is a fun Beach Activities EFL ESL lesson plan for preschool children although you could easily adapt it for older kids. It will last about 1 hour to 1 …
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If you’re teaching a lesson on the body in your EFL classes, you’re going to need some songs. The EFL ESL Body Parts songs for children I’ve chosen here are a variety of different types of songs. Some have actions or a dance to go with them, some are more suitable for older kids and …
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It can be quite daunting the first time you are asked to write a lesson plan for a real class. If you are new to the job, you may not be quite sure where to start. Don’t panic though. I’m going to give you a few ways to show you the different steps to write …
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Hooray, it’s summer time at last! What I’d really like to do is go to the beach but I’ve still got a few more lessons to teach. So I thought I’d bring the beach to the classroom and do a series of lessons about the ocean and the seaside. This is the first one. It’s …
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I use EFL Feelings songs for kids in nearly all my classes. How are you today? That’s the question I ask all my students at the beginning of every class. It’s a good way to start them thinking in English, get into the routine and tell me something about themselves. This is important for children; …
One of your most important tasks as a teacher is to get children to speak English in your EFL class. This is the reason their parents send them to English classes, this is why you are employed to teach them. It is the reason that your English classes exist. They do not come just to …
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This is a EFL ESL Gingerbread Man lesson plan which will last about an hour to an hour and a half. It is suitable for primary/elementary aged kids although you could easily adapt it for different age groups. It teaches the story of the Gingerbread Man and the different characters and also looks at food …
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Weather is something we always talk about in class with kids. It is something that children notice and are interested in and as it changes so often there are always lots of different things to say about it. EFL ESL Weather songs for children are a great way of learning about the weather in English. …
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I think it is very important, as a teacher of English as a foreign language, to teach polite English to my students, however old they are. One of the many things I’ve learned over the years is that I want them to be confident that they can use their English in a useful and practical …
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