Posts Tagged ‘children’

Sometimes Less is More (by Anita Kwiatkowska)

Mar 13th, 2010

Part of the series: Lessons Learned from Students
I can still remember my first Christmas lesson seven years ago. My 3rd graders were making little Santas from red paper and we were chatting about the presents they expected to get that year. Foolish as I was back then, I suddenly asked ‘Of course you no longer [...]

Moving Your Kindergarten into Web 2.0 with 5 Different Tools (by Ozge Karaoglu)

Mar 9th, 2010

by ozge.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow” John Dewey
Kindergarten has always been the place to make friends, paint pictures, tell stories, play games and have fun while learning. Wooden blocks and legos have always been favorites in kindergarten [...]

Flap Books: A Simple Secret for Student Support! (by Lesley Ito)

Mar 4th, 2010

by LesleyIto.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I think what every teacher needs to know is this simple secret to successful ESL/EFL classes: Students can accomplish so much more if the lesson has proper support. It is very difficult for students, particularly at the EFL level, to stand up in front of the [...]

How to integrate blogging in EFL teaching (by Christina Markoulaki)

Feb 26th, 2010

by Christina Markoulaki.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I am pretty confident that a vast majority of EFL teachers relish blogging, but each one employs this practice in his/her teaching differently. I am therefore taking the initiative to write this post to ask and give an answer to this question: Have you ever [...]

Multicultural Activities in Class (by Vicky Loras)

Feb 16th, 2010

by VickyLoras.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
I lived in Canada the first eight years of my life, which means that my schooling was only for three years. However, the great educational system left me with many good memories which I have incorporated in my teaching the ten years I have been in [...]

Love, Kindergarten Style

Feb 12th, 2010

by Barbara.

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This year, my kindergarten class liked each other a lot, in song and craft.

We began with a simple song: One, two, I like You. This is my favorite song from Carolyn Graham’s Holiday Jazz Chants because even my youngest students can handle the lyrics and gestures. Here’s a cute video of another class singing the [...]

Crossing the Physical and Linguistic Divide (By Catherine Cabiness)

Feb 1st, 2010

by Barbara.

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Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know
As an educator for over 15 years at the intermediate level, I have experimented with a variety of methods to engage my students in their learning. My latest endeavor involves introducing different kinds of technology to enhance the teaching of Medieval World History. Through a professional [...]

Raising a Digital Native in Argentina (by Jennifer Verschoor)

Dec 17th, 2009

by Barbara.

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All parents have to make a very difficult decision when they have to decide which school they are going to send their children to. In my case I decided to send my 4 year old daughter to a regular school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The school was not bilingual but had English as a compulsory [...]

When Did I Become a Teacher? (by Conchi Martínez de Tejada)

Dec 2nd, 2009

by Conchi.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when you become a professional in your area. Some will say it’s when you start your degree, others when you finish it still others will say it’s when you start working. Even more people feel that they need years of [...]

Learning Lessons in Thailand (by Rob Newberry)

Nov 3rd, 2009

by RobinThailand.

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Part of the series: Stories from the Front Lines of EFL
I teach in an International School in Bangkok. The “internationality” of the school is an interesting term, as there really are two languages spoken here — English and Thai — and not necessarily in that order.
There used to be signs posted around the school saying, [...]