Using fake money in the EFL and ESL classroom

by David | Games, Templates, Tools

Kids love using realia. Recently, I was in Taipei and found some ‘realistic’ fake money (as much as it can legally be). I wanted to buy it, however, I was unsure of the legality of traveling with fake money into another country. (I know, you see fake money...

Free book for teaching with flashcards in the EFL classroom

by David | Books, Learning

  A while back I wrote a post about tips for using flashcards in the EFL classroom. Today, I want to link to a free eBook that has 150 ideas for using flash cards in the classroom. Enjoy!  

Love, Fear and Shame in Education

by David | Learning, Video

Several months after I started teaching, and based upon some of the things I was observing and (primarily ‘behavioural’) challenges I was experiencing in the classroom, I started to dig deeper into EFL teaching methodologies. That is, I started to explore...

My favourite songs for teaching (EFL/ESL) prepositions for kindergarten English

by David | Songs

My favourite song for teaching prepositions is the ‘On, In, Under By’ song by Maple Leaf Learning. It’s a catchy tune that the kids all seem to remember, and it contains useful TPR hand actions for each preposition. Although, unfortunately, that...

Thinking outside the box

by David | Learning

When I was younger, I worked as an intern at one of the most successful and prestigious global funds managers in my home country. This company was renowned for their ability to think unconventionally, and was the only funds manager that called a major share market...

I bought a Wacom Tablet

by David | Crafts, Learning

I bought a Wacom Intuos tablet on my recent trip to Taiwan, in order to upgrade the quality of my crafting. As I wrote a few weeks ago, I took out an unlimited subscription to iconfinder.com. That subscription allowed me to download unlimited SVG formatted images to...