A word about those exhausting EFL work schedules

This week, I covered classes at another language centre, far away from my home. I was expecting that the longer classes (2 x 2 hour classes without any break in the middle) would exhaust me. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The difference, this time, was that I...

EFL + ESL Kindergarten Craft: Dice

  Children love dice. The novelty of a ten sided dice will be attractive, and support them with number recognition and counting. Here’s a link to a free ten-sided dice template you can use for a craft. Enjoy!  

Low prep craft idea: playdoh (clay)

For some time, I’d been avoiding using the Play-Doh our centre had purchased, because it had been packed up into 20 different (color separated) zip-lock bags. I’d figured that the children would somehow find a way to mix all of the colours into a kind of...

Lynda.com (Linked-in Learning) review

At the moment I’m working to upgrade many of my software skills. These include PowerPoint, vector graphics, web-based software like WordPress, and more. My choice of learning strategy is an old friend, Lynda.com. Perhaps the best way of describing Lynda.com is...