There is a game that I’ve recently downloaded on my phone and that has become an addiction for me. As a Scrabble fan, I’ve been playing Words of Wonders for the last couple of weeks. Inspired by this game I started creating crosswords puzzles for my students. As the school year is nearing to…
It’s already spring here and the students started asking me to play more games in the class. As a matter of fact, I sometimes forget what I have in my toolbox but these are the ones we’ve been playing recently. I hope these three quick, no-prep icebreakers and games will help you too and please…
It was one of my dreams to go to Ireland and luckily I had the opportunity to fulfill this dream combining a conference attendance and a short city break. Being a fan of Irish writers, on Friday I spent seeing the city which was an extraordinary experience for me. I started the day visiting James…
“Time is the longest distance between two places.” ― Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie I’ve been doing some creative writing workshops with a group of young learners. They love writing stories, poems but they still have problems with the tenses so today we revised them. As they love writing and hate drill-like exercises, I prepared…
Baamboozle is a tool that allows you to create games for your classes. The tool is very easy to use. It is free so just sign up and start creating your game for your class. You can also use the games existed on Baamboozle. Browse the library and choose the most suitable game to play….
Here is a really cool writing activity you can try with your students. Today we started with some questions written on cards about reading, watching movies, book characters, new trends on social media, etc. Then we read a paragraph about JK Rowling and Harry Potter, why it was a huge success, why we love it,…
You feel tired and have no energy to plan a lesson for tomorrow, Your students have been too fast to finish the tasks you planned for this lesson, You see they sulk, they feel bored or tired and can’t understand the lesson, then why not roll a dice and let the fun begin. What can…
A few years ago I was able to recall phone numbers, important dates and names easily. I never felt the need to jot down dates, shopping items on my agenda. However, things are not the same anymore. Perhaps I can easily put the blame on my smart phone which does all the job for…
My door is on the roof. I climb with a rope. I have stairs from moon. (Maral, age 11) One of the most favourite activities we do in class is creative writing. It is great for revising grammar and vocabulary. It is also great for unleashing their hidden talents. Although they sometimes complain about drawing, they…
We all know that teaching vocabulary is one of the most difficult part of our job. I don’t know why but the students tend to ignore that they have to learn words and instead they focus more on grammar. However, without words grammar serves as math formulas. Here is a very quick activity that…
