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...
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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...
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...
Where do your stories come to life? (by Malu Sciamarelli)
A book is like a garden carried in your pocket. (Chinese Proverb) January in Brazil means lots of rain and children on vacation fretting about not being able to play outside. At least, when...
Because We All Love a Good Story (by Kevin Stein)
Some ideas on why and how to use short stories in the language classroom This morning, while I was greeting students at the front door of my high school, Miki-Chan, a second year student...
Tell a story! (By Christina Markoulaki)
Here I am, back from a short-term holiday and ready for my summer lessons! It is customary in Greece for the winter courses in private language institutions to end around May; towards the end...
Rocco’s Day: A student-generated story activity for literacy practice
Though experience and through language we learn. Experience needs language to give it form. Language needs experience to give it content. ~Walter Loban Children learning English as a foreign language tend to develop oral...
