Author Archives: Richard Graham

1 to 8 How old are you? Cards

If you’ve recently purchased the Teacher’s Set, Β you’ll have noticed the “1+” version of the song. This was a request from a lot of teachers who wanted to use the song with their youngest students. And I’ve just made up the A4 cards and Minicards to go with them, Β you can find them on the…

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Quick Shapes (and Transport) ESL Tip!

Felicia just wrote in to comment on the Shapes Lesson: Last time I taught shapes to young kids we made vehicles out of shapes:))! Great idea! Do you have any cool ideas of things to make from shapes? Do let us know in the comments!  

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Make Your Own Snakes & Ladders

It seems you’re all being a bit creative this month, which is fantastic to see! Andrea wrote in asking if she could have a Snakes & Ladders template to make her own version with more countries for Where are you from? So here you go!   Ninja Tip: Β They also make great activities for the…

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Random Order ESL Listening Quizzes

Danica wrote in to ask: IΒ΄d like to ask you for help with the Listening Quiz – Do you like animals. Would it be possible to make it a little bit harder by changingΒ the order of the pictures on the worksheet, so that the order of the pictures on the sheet would not correspond with…

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How many words to teach in one ESL English lesson?

Uyun wrote in to ask: I taught my students using the free song you gave me. Amazing, my students were really happy and were enjoying my class. But the problem is they couldn’t remember all the words when I reviewed it in next meeting. They only remember the -how are you-, to say hungry, tired…

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Top 3 Winter ESL Lessons

I’m not going to tell you how warm it is outside where I am at the moment (hint: 24 degrees πŸ™‚ ) But if it’s a little chilly where you are, here are my top 3 lessons for wintery days: 1. Β Winter Sports No Winter Olympics this year, but ski season is in full flow….

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