I believe every teacher, no matter what subject/age they teach, should have a deck of cards in their arsenal of teaching supplies. There are just so many different ways you can utilize it in the classroom! You can divide teams randomly by having students draw from the deck. In one of my classes, I randomized […]
When I taught in Korea, I was very lucky to have access to a projector room. There I could showcase educational videos, do online ESL activities, and play some fun games with my students. One of these games we played was the Sims4. The Sims4 is a life simulation game. You create a character (a […]
Being a teacher is tiring work, and it doesn’t help that students seem to have so much energy all the time. They can get restless and fail to pay attention in class. Sometimes they can be a real nuisance, and you wish there was a way to tire them out so they would finally sit […]
When I taught in Korea, I was working in a small hagwon (cram school) in Yangsan city. The hagwon was really nice, and I loved my classroom; but sometimes I just had to get out of there. Also, many of my students spend the majority of the day indoors. When they aren’t studying in school, […]
Memory is such a great game to reinforce vocabulary and practice reading/memorization skills. All you need is a deck of memory cards. Place them face down and let students pick two at a time. The goal is to get two matching cards for points. It’s so simple. However, this game is so universally used, it […]
Being an ESL teacher is hard work, and coming up with new and interesting ways for your students to learn can be tiring. Sometimes, it’s great to just take out something you can trust to keep them busy and practicing – that will hopefully also give you time to just breathe a little. These worksheets […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, pretty much any game/activity you can think of can be turned into an ESL learning experience. Here are five examples of just that: Duck Duck Goose with Phonics If you don’t already know how to play duck duck goose, here it is: First, have all your […]
If you read my last article, you may have realized that I am a big fan of Whose Line. I grew up watching Wayne, Colin, Ryan, and Drew play games and show off their amazing creativity. It looked like they were having an awesome time on that show. So, I decided I wanted to bring […]
If you were to ask most young ESL learners what kind of lesson they dislike the most, many of them would reply “reading lessons”. It’s understandable, often I’ll find that the books I’m given are dull and tedious to read. I don’t know how many times I’ve read about the water cycle in an ESL […]
This article will be like an ode to the use of sleep masks/blindfolds during lessons. I am of the opinion that every teacher should have a bunch in their class (more than one because you are going to want to clean them regularly.) They are just such an easy way to spice up a lesson […]