by David | Apps, Reviews, Technology, Tools
Readers of this website will know that I’m a BIG fan of fonts. Beyond simply making your worksheets, presentations and other materials more attractive, appropriate font selection, can make it easier for very young learners to read printed text for the first...
by David | Technology, Tips, Tools
Many EFL and ESL very young learners workbooks include within them, images for children to trace in order to develop their pencil control skills. It’s actually quite easy to create this art yourself, all you need is a vector image you like, and then software (or...
by David | Starter, Tips, Tools
In researching grammar for various levels of young learners, I discovered an interesting resource I’d been previously unaware of. These are websites which list all of the grammar points for each level of young learner. Generally speaking, this style of website...
by David | Software, Tools
One of my favourite Mac utilities (ever), just got a major update. That app is called EasyFind, and is created by DEVONTechnologies, the team behind DEVONThink. EasyFind is kind of like the Spotlight utility on the Mac, except, um, it actually works. It’s so...
by David | Games, Kindergarten, Technology, Tools, Toys
A few months ago, I trialled finger flash lights in my classroom. As you might imagine, the kids loved them. (In fact, I successfully used them to re-energise a tired evening class, after trying to squeeze too much into my lesson plan. It was a matter of flipping off...
by David | Software, Starter, Tips, Tools
Here’s a tool for creating word-shape resources for Starter kids. While you can create word boxes in software like Excel, or even PowerPoint, a much easier way is to install a font that automatically makes a box in the correct height and width for each letter. I...
