If you haven't yet tried Abstract Dialog role plays in your classrooms, you really should - for fun, originality and language practice. Abstract dialog role plays are scripts that have no absolute meaning and the students have to create a scenario in which the script would make sense. Fun in advanced ESL classes and great for drama lessons, choose from a variety of topics on this site from the original scripts. Then, write your own or get students to create them.
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While January is the New Year, and the new year brings an energizing feeling, the weather is often dull and cold and students are still continuing their curriculum and not starting a new "refreshing" one. Besides the set curriculum, ensure that new and interesting tasks are added to their menu. This does not mean playing games and entertaining the students, but rather adding some activities and work that you personally don't usually do in the classroom. Teachers tend to follow their own patterns, even choose the same "creative" ideas. Try sharing with other teachers and doing a few things out of your own comfort zone; this will add interest for you too. If teachers feel energized this feeling is passed on to the students: - Have students do projects for homework in order to present in class, have library sessions, organize impromptu presentations by the students or other teachers - Get permission to team teach with a teacher you would like to share an experience with - Make a list of ideas you hear from others. -Create a newspaper with the results of each lesson presented in the paper. For example, after a history lesson, all the students have to write a summary, draw a picture, search for photos of the period etc. This way, the newspaper summarizes all the work done in the classroom. Check out some writing ideas here for some other things to do in January As teachers we spend a lot of time looking for ideas. How about this one? Randomly open an activity book of your choice. Point to an idea and make an effort to plan a lesson around it. You can adapt it, use it as is, or chat to another teacher about that specific idea to build up your lesson plan. Instead of finding the usual kind of activity that suits your personality, making an effort to do the above may force you into adapting your methods and producing a different kind of lesson that you don't usually choose.
Summer is here and learners don't really want to study now. However, through the medium of crafts, teachers can continue to teach language through any handwork of interest to their students. Look around at Pinterest to see what wonderful ideas are suitable both for kids and adults. check out www.cottonthreads.com. This is a sister site to eslideas.com and let some of the photos excite you to do some creative stuff with your students.
You tube is a great resource for getting students to listen to English, or watch and write about something. Here is a lovely You Tube video that is not only cute, but enables discussion, and brings in some new vocabulary, such as wood shavings, wood chips, having fun, rolling in, playing with, or even basics such as elephant, baby, trunk and zoo.
My published book of poems called "Poems: Of Ghosts, Dreams and Wizards" can now be read and/or purchased from Bookemon.com If you type in the name of this book on the Bookemon.com site it will link you to a shopping cart. Thanks to all who have encouraged, complimented and purchased this little book that I am thrilled to show you all.
The poems are for young readers through adult poetry fans. Very rhythmic in style, and thought provoking for those who enjoy these themes. Fun for higher level classes of ESL, or in English classes for young teens. www.Bookemon.com Thanks, Lucille. I have been teaching ESL for many years, and through them have presented my ideas and also written a large number of lesson plan activities. I want to add them to this site of mine (www.eslideas.com) but would like to poll my visitors to see if there is interest so that my efforts will be enjoyed by those who will really enjoy and use some of the ideas that suit your classrooms. Please take the survey. With many thanks, Lucille (editor, creator and owner of this site.) Jokes and cartoons reflect the language and behavior of the population. When studying languages, empty joke and cartoon drawings allow students to write in their own story or joke line. Introducing some common, well-used slang can also be fun and help students to understand words they are hearing around them, that may not be described in the dictionary to match the present usage, but are certainly being used. Slang words such as "cool", "awesome", "cute", "hot" are examples of the many, many words used in the American culture. Esl teachers living in other places can include the local jargon to help their students. The use of dialog role play can also be drawn into cartoon form and used as a writing platform. Jokes and cartoons introduce humor, discussion and a fun element into lessons. A collage of jokes can be made on poster boards to decorate a corner of the classroom too. Use a theme, such as Christmas, holidays, vacation time, travel, to help introduce relevant vocabulary and keep lessons interesting in this interim period between the festivities of Thanksgiving and the Christmas break. The more topics we have to choose from, the better. Click on the link here for Esl Ideas' list of creative topics for classwork or homework, esl or any language classroom.
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