One of the biggest barriers to my student’s learning is… me
All the time, in my classes, I seem to get reminders that one of the biggest barriers to my student’s learning is me. Mostly, this comes in the term of what I believe the students are capable of, or might work, or not. My self-censoring, which causes to...Let’s party!
I love special themed lessons. Last night I covered a class and taught a party theme. We decorated the room in party streamers and balloons, and played party music. And the class even sang ‘Happy Birthday’! (Its surprising how many young children already know the...Alphablocks colouring pages
If your kids love the Alphablocks (and colouring), you’ll be interested in this free Alphablocks colouring page from the BBC. It’s great for fast-finishers of crafts. You can download it here.Things I wish I knew before I started teaching
Many people think that because they can speak English, it should be easy to teach it. It’s not. Others think that teaching English is an unskilled position. Wrong, again. My English language centre is looking to hire new teachers. The problem is, they...Teaching EFL Kindergarten English – Games for Very Young Learners
Especially for the preschool level, it is always really helpful for other teachers to see games and activities demonstrated. One YouTube channel has uploaded videos of one of their teachers playing different English games with some of their very young learners....