by David | Templates, Tips
I recently updated my mini-flash card template. My school (and I suspect many teachers) create their mini-flash cards using Microsoft Word. However, I’ve found that to be problematic, often leading to mini-flash cards that are hard to work with (digitally), and...
by David | Games, Kindergarten, Literacy, Starter, Tips
One of the applications of differentiated learning is to make your lessons more engaging by understanding your learners, and personalising lesson content to their needs and interests. I’ve been lucky to be teaching a small group of Starter students for a while...
by David | Learning, Phonics, Starter, Tips, Training, Video
Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method of teaching English developed by Dr James Asher, that combines language and physical movement. In short, its providing an action made with the body, that the students can use to support remembering each piece of language. For...
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...
by David | Technology, Tips, Tools
In one of the language schools I worked for, the classrooms had Promethean whiteboards installed, running the ActivInspire software. Despite the software being discontinued, its actually still quite popular, having been used in many traditional classrooms around the...
