Free PowerPoint Spinner (Spinning Wheel) Template

by | Games, Tools

  I have been playing around with this nifty little PowerPoint-based spinner in my classes. There are many ways you could potentially use this template in the EFL VYL or YL classroom. For example, it could be used to select students (children always get a kick of...

Top tip: Teach the same lesson

by | Tips

While I’m a big believer in tailoring my lesson plans to what’s most needed for where my students are currently at in terms of their understanding and ability, there is a handy shortcut a fellow teacher taught me. Where the classes you’re teaching...

EFL + ESL Kindergarten Games: Twister

by | Games, Phonics

Here’s a fun activity for teaching phonics to your higher level kindergarten English classes: Twister. You set it up much like the classic game of Twister (illustrated above) by drawing a 3×3 or 4×4 grid on the floor with an erasable whiteboard marker....

How to create preschool English tracing worksheets

by | Tools

  Here’s a link to the website I use to create tracing worksheets for my preschool and Starter English students. One caveat, use them very sparingly. Tracing endless lines of words or numbers won’t be fun for most young students. There are many ways to teach and...