Professional development courses from the British Council
Here’s something that might be of interest if you want to upgrade your teaching skills. The British Council offer a suite of professional development units on their website. Topics cover the gamut of English language teaching, everything from puppets to...Review of Activities for Very Young Learners by Herbert Puchta and Karen Elliott
Today I want to review Activities for Very Young Learners by Herbert Puchta and Karen Elliott. Herbert Puchta is considered an authority in teaching Young Learners and Very Young Learners, and he’s the author of several popular English courses. The book itself...Teaching very young learners: Getting sick
When I first started teaching English to young children, I could never have imagined how often I would get sick. I went from an average period of getting sick (usually just a cold) once every 18 months, to getting sick a few times a month. At one stage, I even had a...Top Tip: Steal your best ideas
There’s a common saying in EFL, that teaching is all about stealing; that you steal your best ideas. I think there should be a little asterisks on that: like any good thief, you need to know what is worth stealing. It also brings up the difference between...Take a peek inside my teacher’s box
Here’s a look at the tools I use in my EFL kindergarten classroom. The use of most of the resources will be fairly self-explanatory. Here are a few notes: I use the balloon for a quick game of balloon volleyball if we have some spare time. The three sided...