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Fun December Lesson Ideas for the ESL Classroom

December is a relatively short month, because of Christmas break, but it also feels like a long one, because so much needs to get done!...

7 Cool Websites for Reading Practice

I love for my students to read books, and I let them do this often, but I also enjoy giving them other types of texts. The following...

Fun Thanksgiving Ideas for the ESL Classroom

Thanksgiving is near! On the 26th of November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving (Canada already did so on October 12..) and it's fun to...

5 Cool Quiz Websites for Active Lessons

Quizzing students can be awful (just fill in the correct answers on a written test) or it can be SUPER FUN!! The following websites have...

Fun November Lesson Ideas for the ESL Classroom

November is my favorite month, because my birthday is November 11! :) And there are many fun things to teach about in November! Here's a...

Halloween Fun in the Classroom!

I love teaching my students about Halloween! I get to decorate my classroom, bring treats, I could even dress up if I wanted to.. but I...

Fun Reading Skills Practice with Menus

I've said it before and I'll say it again, reading skills practice is so important for language learning! Like I've said before, my...

How to Structure a Great Grammar Lesson

Are you struggling with teaching grammar? Could you use some pointers on where to start? Would you like a road map for structuring your...

5 Ideas for Podcasts in the Classroom

Need some listening skills practice that is authentic and fun for students? Pick an interesting podcast episode and create exercises...

5 Fun Ways to Use Newspapers for Reading Skills Practice

Reading is one of the most important skills to practice in the language classroom! If I could have my students spend 50% of class time...

5 Ideas for Speed Dating in the Classroom

I love to speed date in the classroom, because it's both intimate and anonymous! It's very intimate because of the closeness of two...

Clothes Vocabulary Practice

A great way to get my students talking is giving them the topic of CLOTHING! Not many subjects spark such interest in teenagers. They...

5 Lesson Ideas for YouTube

YouTube is an incredibly awesome source for videos! There's so much to see, learn, try and practice. But how can you use their videos in...

Reading Skills Practice with Recipes

Practicing reading skills is so important for learning a language and I love giving my students time to read books in my lesson. I love...

Practice the Parts of Speech with Mad Libs!

Mad Libs is a game in which one player prompts others for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story before reading aloud. The...

Pronouns Practice through Games

Grammar practice can be pretty boring. It's a language rule that needs to be explained and then the student does some written fill-in...

Reading Skills Practice with Magazines

Research shows that practicing reading skills a lot is super important for learning a new language! Reading helps students become more...

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