Very Young Learners -

Case protectors for mobile devices in the classroom

I have been using iPads in my young, and very young learner classroom. Here’s the case I use to keep them safe. (I’ve also seen the same case in many photos and videos of kindergarten classrooms.) I like that its sturdy and can also be used to sit the iPad...

My English Learning Passport

by David | Templates

One of the projects I’ve been working on, is an English learning passport. The idea was to use it in class as a way of reviewing vocabulary and another way to engage children with learning. I’m thinking that ultimately, I might put stickers or stamps in...

A secret to radically improving your EFL VYL English classes

by David | Tips

Here’s a short teacher tip that one of the mentor teachers at my language school once shared with me, as a secret to improving my classes. It’s so simple, and incredibly obvious, and to some extent I’d been exploiting it already, although not to its...

Sources of games ideas for kindergarten EFL/ESL classes

by David | Games, Kindergarten

I remember when I first started teaching EFL kindergarten, I had an embarrassingly small repertoire of games that I would repeat every lesson. These days I have far more games ideas, and my quest is more to refine my list of ideas into games that are the most...

What kids like: the secret to a good class

by David | Kindergarten, Tips

Having an understanding of what children like, and integrating that into your lesson design, I think, is one of the secrets to having great lessons. I remember when I first started teaching that I was scared stiff that the children wouldn’t like me, or that I...