6 Teacher created materials December 15, 2016 Christmas in the Trenches, 1914 (by Bob Jones) Like many other teachers, I like to do Christmas related activities with my students at this time of year. One thing I want them to know is that Christmas is not just about cake... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
7 Activities / Teacher created materials February 8, 2016 Breaking the Ice Everyday (by Mark Kulek) I work in a small English conversation school for children. At the beginning of each class, I have my students sit on the floor in a semicircle facing me. I am also seated on... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
3 Activities / Teacher created materials December 5, 2014 Reindeers on a Red Carpet (by Marco A. Brazil) Ever since I made my first creations using recycled toilet paper (TP) rolls, I fell in love with TP rolls and have been a big TP roll recycling fan. I am amazed how creative... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development / Teacher created materials November 11, 2013 Writing for First-Time Readers: My Creative Process (by Daniel Olsson) On November 17th at the ETJ Kansai Expo in Osaka Daniel Olsson, author of ELF Learning’s new TRW Reader series, will be sharing his experience of the writing process. Here he gives a brief... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Professional Development / Teacher created materials October 24, 2013 Behind the Scenes of Picture Book Writing (by Mari Nakamura) When I was a little girl, my father used to travel abroad often as a buyer of chemical materials. One evening before his departure I told him that I would miss him while he... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials August 25, 2013 The Little Girl and the Golden Bird (by Malu Sciamarelli) Stories from the Garden In February, Malu wrote “Where do your stories come to life?” for Teaching Village. She shared her first story from her garden in May (The Little Girl and the Magic Words). I’m... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials May 9, 2013 The Little Girl and the Magic Words (Malu Sciamarelli) In February, Malu wrote “Where do your stories come to life?” for Teaching Village. I’m thrilled that she has followed it up with an original story. Barb There was once a girl who lived... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know / Teacher created materials April 27, 2013 Relax. Repeat. Remember (by Jason R. Levine) “Daddy, play it again!” my four-year-old daughter said. “The same song? Again?” (We’d already listened to it nine times in a row.) Later that night, we would read the same storybook three times straight.... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials April 7, 2013 Child Learning Through Child Play (by Marco A. Brazil) 10 Great Games that you can do with your Paper Cups, Paper Plates, Toilet Paper Rolls, Clothespins, and Bottle Caps The best way to develop speaking skills in very young learners is to get... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket
Teacher created materials April 6, 2013 More than five ways to use milk carton cubes About 25 years ago, my co-author Ritsuko Nakata taught me how to make cubes out of milk cartons, and I’ve been using them in class ever since. I love recycling things and coming up... Share this:FacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestPrintMoreEmailTumblrRedditPocket