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Classroom Activities
and Ideas
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Games in the ESL
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What are games in the EFL
classroom?
• Language games are not activities mainly aimed to
break the ice between students or to kill time.
Byrne (1995)
- Play is governed by rules.
- Should be enjoyed and fun.
- A way of getting the learner to use the language in the course of the game.
An activity with rules, a goal and an element of fun!
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• However, to use games in classrooms, it is
equally important that before playing, the
rules of the games are clearly explained and
well understood by the students, there
should be only a few, well-explained rules.
• Games involve many factors: rules,
competition, relaxation, and learning, in
particular.
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Which game should I use?
• Consider the level of the game to fit their students'
language level.
• Choose the game that fits the purposes of that class or
the content.
• Students' characteristics: Age, level, serious-minded or
light-hearted, and highly motivated to learn or not.
• Using the game in the morning or in the afternoon, on
Monday or Friday.
• Must be adapted in order to fit students' language level,
natures, and characteristics.
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» Carrier (1990)
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Advantages
• Games are often associated with fun, we should not lose
sight of their pedagogical values, particularly in second
language teaching.
• Games are effective because they provide motivation,
lower students' stress, and give them the opportunity for
real communication.
• To introduce students to new ideas, grammar,
knowledge and so on.
•
Richard-Amato (1996),
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• Even though games sometimes do not work since
students have different learning styles and preferences,
and some other factors such as being used in an
inappropriate time, the nature of games themselves, and
even the nature of teachers, it is still worth trying to use
them in class because they offer several good
advantages to students. Language games used in the
classroom are very effective and supportive activities in
contributing to students' language skills and proficiency.
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Vocabulary Game
Divide the class into two teams and have them line
up on either side of the room. The first student in
line from each team comes to the front. Provide
them a category such as food, colors or clothing.
The students must take turns saying English words
that represent that category. If one student hesitates,
speaks in his native language or repeats a word, he
must drop down and do five push-ups. Both players
go to the back of their lines, and the next players
come up to the front. You can keep score to make it
more competitive.
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Shoot for Points
Set up a trash can, or any container that will serve as
your “ basket ” . Students line up. Choose a topic or
grammar point, for example Past Simple. Ask each
student a question: Where did you go last weekend? If
the student uses the verb in simple past correctly, they
may shoot for points: 10 points if they score; 5 if they
miss, but answered the question correctly.
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Password
Choose two students to be the "contestants." Those two
students go to the front of the room and face their
classmates. Reveal a secret word to everyone but the two
contestants. The rest of the students raise their hands to
volunteer one-word clues that might help the contestants
guess the word. Contestants take turns calling on clue
volunteers until one of the contestants correctly guesses the
secret password. The contestant who guesses the password
remains at the front of the class; the student who gave the
final clue replaces the other contestant.
Sample password: School
Possible clues: Teacher, students, principal, janitor, and
classroom
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Stand Up Questions
Have the students put chairs in a circle, with one less
than the number of students. The student left standing
has to ask the others a question i.e. “ Are you wearing
glasses? ” If the answer is yes, then the students with
glasses have to stand up and quickly switch chairs, giving
the one standing a chance to sit. If the answer is no, the
students remain sitting. Lots of fun and the kids seem to
love it and always ask for it. Be careful that they don't get
too excited and knock over any chairs.
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Piecing the puzzle
This game requires a little preparation -- but it's worth it! To
prepare, laminate five pictures. Calendar pictures are great
for this activity! You might laminate pictures relating to a
teaching theme and then cut each picture into four to six
puzzle pieces. (Note: You want to end up with one puzzle
piece for each student in your class, so you might create a
variety of four-piece, five-piece, and six-piece puzzles.) Hand
a puzzle piece to each student. Let students wander around
the classroom to find their "puzzle mates"! After completing
the puzzle students describe their puzzle.
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Category Spin
Sit students in a circle. Spin a bottle or an arrow - the
student that the arrow points to, is first, and says a word
from a pre-decided category. The next student will say
last word plus his own and so on until it gets to the one
who fails.
For example: S1:"zebra", S2: "zebra, cat", S3: "zebra, cat,
dog”, etc.
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Question Game
This game is good for practicing question forms.
Directions: Print and cut out the following cards. The
teacher chooses a card and reads it aloud (this is the
"answer"). The students must then ask questions that
would elicit such an answer. (For example, if the card
says, "Yes, I can." then the students should ask a
question such as, "Can you speak English?") You can
play this game "game-show style," having the kids say
"Ding!" if they think they can say the correct "question."
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Tomorrow.
Yes, I do.
Yes, I will.
No, I won’t.
Yes, I can.
No, I can’t.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t. Yes, he does.
No, she
doesn’t.
Yesterday.
Because I’m
tired.
In the
morning.
In the
evening.
Yes, I
should.
No, I
shouldn’t.
In the sky.
On the wall.
Yellow.
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No, I don’t.
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Missing Headlines
 Cut out news items and their headlines from a
newspaper. Glue the news and headlines on separate
sheets of paper. Photocopy them.
 Ask students to work in pairs. Give each pair the
photocopies of the news and headlines.
 Ask them to match the headlines with the news items.
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SWAT
One very popular game is called SWAT: You can use this for
helping students learn lots of concepts, but could be explained
using types of verbs. To play, you need to divide your students
into two teams. Also, you will need to have a blackboard, some
chalk, and a couple of fly swatters.
Ex.: There are three types of verbs in English grammar –
action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs. Write these three
types of verbs on the board and have one student from each
team come up to take their turn. Read a sentence out loud, and
ask them to SWAT which kind of verb is featured in the
sentence. The first to “swat” the correct answer wins! You can
play this game for different kinds of adjectives, nouns, articles,
and other grammatical elements.
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Word Chain
Divide the class into two teams. Both teams line up in
front of the board in single files. The first person from
each team writes any English word on the board. The
next player writes a word that starts with the letter that
the original word ends in. For example, if the first player
wrote "travel," the second player could write "love."
Provide the teams a specific time limit. When the time is
up, the team with the most words wins.
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Telephone
The game "Telephone" is a simple game for ESL students
to play that allows them to practice their listening and
speaking skills. Students sit or stand in two lines. The
teacher chooses a short sentence to whisper to the first
student in each chain. The students then whisper the
sentence to the next person in their line. The winner of the
game is the team that has the most accurate sentence by
the time the message reaches the end of the line.
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Jeopardy
The game has two to three teams playing against each
other for the most points. There are four categories, such
as animals, colors, shapes and food, and there are clues of
varying levels of difficulty for each category. Each clue is
worth a certain amount of points. Most people assign point
value by the hundreds, from 100 to 500 points. A team
earns points by correctly identifying the word the clue is
describing. At the end of the game, there is one final clue
that each team can wager points on. The team with the
most points at the end of the game is declared the winner.
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Don't Say the Words!
Have a student choose a card from the following examples.
The object is to get his/her classmates to say the boldface
word at the top, but he/she cannot say the other words on
the cards. In order to do this, students have to be creative
with their English vocabulary and speaking abilities. You'll
be surprised with what they're able to come up with!
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Nose
face
smell
ear
Table
chair
desk
school
Chair
sit
table
Summer
hot
winter
Door
open
close
classroom
Computer
game
interet
Dog
pet
cat
animal
House
live
apartment
room
Socks
feet
foot
shoe
Happy
smile
sad
Money
dollar
buy
give
Cloud
sky
white
Fast
slow
run
Lunch
breakfast
dinner
12:00
Fire
hot
burn
You
me
I
Game
play
computer
video
Run
walk
fast
Catch
throw
ball
Angry
happy
mad
bad
Stairs
up
down
walk
Sun
hot
yellow
sky
Teeth
mouth
tooth
smile
Cry
sad
happy
waaaaa
Thank You
please
welcome
Fight
angry
people
hit
Love
like
boy
girl
Airplane
fly
go
Right
left
wrong
Sleep
bed
night
tired
Loud
quiet
noisy
What
who
where
when
No
yes
are
is
do
Phone
call
talk
moto
Drink
water
soda
thirsty
juice
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Internet Game Sites
• http://powerpointgames.wikispaces.com/PowerPoint+Game+
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• http://www.onestopenglish.com/teenagers/skills/games/
• http://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/
• http://www.eslgamesworld.com/
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Oral Activities
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Let’s
take a
break!
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In the beginning was the voice.
Voice is sounding breath, the
audible sign of life.
– lbid.
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The Power of Singing
Professor Graham Welch of the University of London
has studied developmental and medical aspects of
singing for 30 years and says:
“ The health benefits of singing are both physiological
and psychological. Its physical benefits include
increasing oxygenation of the blood stream and working
major muscle groups in the upper body.
Psychologically it has the positive effect of reducing
stress levels through the action of the endocrine system
which is linked to the sense of emotional well-being.”
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When students make a major breakthrough in learning, it
is music to a teacher's ears. There is nothing more
rewarding for a teacher, than seeing their students smile
and laugh while they learn.
The same can be said for students. Students who are
taught in a fun and creative way, love coming to class.
Using music in the classroom is a great way for teachers
to achieve success with L2 learners.
Oliver Wendall Holmes suggests taking a musical bath
once a week, saying that music is "to the soul what water
is to the body."
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Benefits of using Music
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Have you ever heard of anyone who doesn't like music?
Some people may not like art, dancing, reading, or
movies, but almost everyone likes one kind of music or
another. Most people like many different kinds of music.
Studies have shown that music
improves concentration
improves memory
brings a sense of community to a group
motivates learning
relaxes people who are overwhelmed or stressed
makes learning fun
helps people absorb material
"Music stabilizes mental, physical and emotional rhythms
to attain a state of deep concentration and focus in which
large amounts of content information can be processed
and learned." Chris Brewer, Music and Learning
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Techniques for Using Music with L2 Learners
There are a variety of different ways to use music in the
classroom. Some teachers prefer to use background
music and others use music lyrics as the basis of a
lesson. Music can be used to:introduce a new theme or
topic (Christmas/colors/feelings)
• break the ice in a class where students don't know each
other or are having difficulty communicating
• change the mood (liven things up or calm things down)
• teach and build vocabulary and idioms
• review material (background music improves memory)
• teach pronunciation and intonation
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• teach songs and rhymes about difficult grammar and
spelling rules that need to be memorized ("i before e",
irregular verbs, phrasal verbs)
• teach reading comprehension
• inspire a class discussion
• teach listening for details and gist
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Suggested Activities
Many teachers try using music once in the class, but forget
to do it again. It might take a few times before you and your
class get used to hearing music while learning. If you can
commit to using music once a week, you may soon see the
benefits, and realize that you want to do it more often and in
a variety of ways. Here are 10 activities for you to try:
• Use background music such as classical, Celtic music or
natural sounds to inspire creativity
• Teach your national anthem
• Teach a song that uses slang expressions ("I heard it
through the Grape Vine")
• Teach a song that uses a new tense you have introduced
• Add variety to your reading comprehension lesson.
Students can read lyrics and search for main idea, theme,
details.
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• Teach Christmas vocabulary through traditional carols
• Write or choose a classroom theme song
• Create (or use already prepared lessons) cloze
exercises using popular song lyrics
• Create variations to familiar songs by making them
personal for your class members or your lesson
• Have "lip sync" contests. Allow students to choose their
own songs. A little competition goes a long way in the
classroom. Have groups explain the lyrics of their song
before or after they perform.
"When the music changes so, so does the dance."
African proverb
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Teaching Kids with Music
Using music with ESL kids has all of the same benefits
mentioned before and more. Children are natural music
lovers. You don't have to convince them that it will help them
learn. If you feel uncomfortable singing in front of the class to
teach a song, use a tape or CD player. (Don't expect your
students to sing if you don't. Remember, that they don't care
about the quality of your singing voice, just like you don't
care about theirs.) Here are some suggested activities to use
with kids (If you are not familiar with any of the songs
mentioned, simply put the titles into an online search):
• Energy boosters: Teach simple action songs that require
kids to stand up and move around. Think of traditional
birthday games that use songs, such as pass the parcel (use
a classroom mascot or other favorite item instead of a gift) or
musical chairs.
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• Animal songs: Children love learning about animals! Teach
animals and animal sounds using repetitive songs like
"There was an Old Lady who swallowed a fly."
• Multi-culturalism: Teach about multi-cultural instruments
and learn how to create them in class.
• Remembering Names: Help students remember names of
their classmates (this helps teachers too) with songs like
"Willoughby Wallaby Woo.“
• Rewards: Reward hard working kids with "Music Time". Let
them make requests for background music that they can
listen to while they work on their written exercises.
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Tips for Using Music Effectively
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When teaching students a song, it is a good idea to introduce an
instrumental version first (If an instrumental version is not
available, play the song softly in the background while they are
working on something or hum the melody before introducing the
lyrics). If students become familiar with the sound of the music
first, they will be more likely to understand the words.
Make a vocabulary list ahead of time. Go over the words once
before you introduce the song.
Expose students to a certain song many days in a row. Within a
few days, students will not be able to get the song out of their
head!
Choose interactive songs whenever possible. Adding actions
enhances language acquisition and memory.
Have soft or upbeat music playing before class to encourage a
positive atmosphere. Turning the music off is a great way to
signal to a large class that it is time to begin.
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Songs students might enjoy
Ironic-Alanis
Pretend to be nice; You Don't See Me- Josie and the Pussycats
I believe I can fly- R. Kelly
YMCA- Village People
Video Killed the Radio Star- Presidents of the USA
Mirror Mirror; Everything- M2M
Crush- Mandy Moore
Uptown Girl- Billy Joel and Westlife
Lucky- Britney Spears
Unpretty- TLC
When You Look At Me- Christina Millian (excellent song to talk
about prejudice)
All You Wanted, Everywhere- Michelle Branch
Never Too Far- Mariah Carey
A Thousand Miles- Vanessa Carlton
Separated- Usher (Great Metaphores? May be a little corny ;-) )
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Review of verbs and verb tenses through songs
Directions for the teacher:
Step 1 – Choose the song that targets the set of verb tenses you wish to
practice. (present, past or future). Have students work in pairs to complete
the song. Note the prompts under each blank.
Step 2 – When the song has been listened to and written, have two or
three pairs form small groups of four or six. Each pair should take a turn
reading their song aloud.
Step 3 – In those same groups, have students recognize the tenses used
in the song (instructions below), have students share their answers with
the group for confirmation.
1. Underline verbs that are in simple present
2. Circle the verbs that are in simple past.
3. Put a check next to the verbs that describes an action in progress at the
moment of speaking. (present progressive)
Step 4- Sing the song and enjoy it!!!
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Just give me a reason… Pink!!!
Right from the start
You ______ a thief, you ______ my heart,
And I your willing victim.
I ______ you ______ the parts of me
That weren't all that pretty
And with every touch
You ______ them
Now you've been __________ in your sleep oh oh
Things you never ______ to me oh oh
Tell me that you've ______ enough
Of our love
Our love
Just ________ me a reason
Just a little bit's enough
Just a second we're not broken just bent
And we can ______ to ______again
It's in the stars
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
We're not broken just bent
And we can ______ to ______ again
I'm sorry I don't __________
Where all of this is ________ from
I _________ that we _______ fine
Your head is ________ wild again
My dear we still ________ everythin'
And It's all in your mind
You've been __________ real bad dreams
You ______ to ______ so close to me
There's nothing more than empty sheets
Between our love, our love
Oh, our love, our love...
Oh tear ducts and rust
I'll ______ it for us
We're __________ dust
But our love's enough
You're __________ it in
You're __________ a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We'll come clean
* Listen to the song once to get familiar with it before giving out the worksheets. Ss fill in the missing verbs
while listening for a second time, and then check answers with the whole class.
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Make teams of 3 – 4 students.
Give each team the lyrics of a song that are cut up by
verses; and have them place the lines in order while they
listen to the song.
When they get the hang of this activity, the next time you
can give them the lyrics cut up by words!
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Web Resources
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http://www.edudactica.es/normas/instruc/Orienta%20Eval%20Sec.pdf
High school evaluation.
http://www.buenastareas.com/ensayos/Propuesta-De-EvaluacionPreparatoria/4009411.html
Group control.
http://blog.englishcom.com.mx/para-profesores/manejo-control-clase/
Dynamics and games.
http://www.cecangpr.com/id3.html
Dynamics and games.
http://www.eliceo.com/stag/juegos-dinamicas-para-jovenes-que-van-en-lapreparatoria.html
Classroom management
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/management/contents.htm
Evaluation
http://www.apa.org/education/k12/classroom-mgmt.aspx
Evaluation
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/he_facts/tools_methods
Planning
http://www.thenationalacademy.org/readings/assessandeval.html
Classroom management
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http://ozpk.tripod.com/disc.html
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE - Ways to manage classrooms while
preserving discipline. Student-Teacher Development in Classroom Management
http://www.amle.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/Articles/March2010/Article4
/tabid/2149/Default.aspx
Teachers who adopt a relationship-building approach to classroom management
by focusing on developing the whole person are more likely to help students
develop positive, socially-appropriate behaviors.
http://www.wholebrainteaching.com/
Whole Brain Teaching is fun, free and powerfully engages challenging students.
Here you will find videos, lesson plans and suggestions for classroom
management.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities
Teaching activities to try out in the classroom. For each one you will find a simple
guide for preparation and procedure and sometimes printable worksheets too.
Lesson Planning
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html
Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning. Start with the
Explanation section to gain a good understanding of the CONCEPT of
constructivism. Then go on to Demonstration, where we move from CONCEPT TO
CLASSROOM!
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http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/selfassessment/checklist/
As any educator knows, the art of teaching requires constant energy, practice,
and progress. One essential element of developing as a teacher is taking the time
every so often to evaluate one's own practices. In this page you will find printable
checklists.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-resources
Resources And tools is a page where we can find information about Lesson plans,
discussion guides, and themes for classroom teaching.
http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
A complete guide for Educational Teacher Rubrics and Assessment.
http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/holidays/april/
Technology is an on line Teacher Resource. Content of the page: Updates per
week: Lesson plans, worksheet, teacher resources, rubrics, etc.
http://www.lessonplansinc.com/classroom_management_strategies.php
Lesson Plans Inc. offers middle school and high school teachers ideas to help
with
your class syllabus, class policy, parent-teacher communication, and more.
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http://www.brighthubeducation.com/
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/classroom-management/3318-top-5strategies-from-veteran-teacher/
Useful, relevant expert-driven educational guidance you can count on – that’s
Bright Hub Education. From creative lesson plans and classroom management tips,
to detailed study guides that help students understand diverse topics, to
homeschool curriculum reviews and parenting tips, you will find educational
articles that will help you be a better teacher, student or parent.
http://www.ehowenespanol.com/educacion-y-ciencia/
Games to improve learning and to involve students.
www.theyellowpencil.com
Pronunciation.
http://busyteacher.org
This website contains interesting worksheets and other supplies to help on
grammar, listening, pronunciation, reading, speaking, vocabulary, writing, teaching
ideas, ESL Articles, and seasonal.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/index.shtml
Educational world provides academic support for teaching general subjects: lesson
plan, technology, prof. Development, Ed. World, community, tools & templates,
subjects, worksheets, holidays, standards, school climate, school notes, and more.
Very appropriate for high school students
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http://coerll.utexas.edu/methods/modules/classroom/
This website includes important information related to classroom management,
discipline, control, physical classroom, between planning and improvisation and
class culture as a module of a full Program.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/forum-topic/teaching-teenagers-a-hard-task
This website belongs to the community of BBC of London. It includes teaching
resonates, Teacher development, Teacher training, Articles and a web community.
www.bethebestteacher.com
Controlling behavior and gaining respect are skills on which successful teaching
depends.
http://www.theteachersguide.com
The Teacher's Guide-Free worksheets, printouts, lesson plans, SMART board
templates, and more
http://www.adprima.com/managing.htm
Classroom Management, Management of Student Conduct, Effective Praise
Guidelines, and a Few Things to Know About ESOL Thrown in for Good Measure
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/
Teaching Ideas has thousands of free lesson ideas, activities and resources which
you can use in your classroom.
http://www.helium.com/channels/9-Education
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