Activity Module: Eurovision Song Contest
This Activity Module was adapted from a lesson idea originally
Letter From Nashville — Promoting the Idea that Great Teaching is Possible — Exit Tickets and Technology Considerations — Part 10
At ProjectGENIUS, one of the most challenging aspects of our work is that every school has a different hardware and connectivity profile. Moreover every teacher has a different profile in terms of his or her personal devices...
Letter From Nashville — Promoting the Idea that Great Teaching is Possible — While Deploying an Exit Ticket — Part 8
Avoid the habit of assuming, just because you “covered” something, that that is enough. Whatever else student-centered-ness might mean, at the very least, we should all be able to agree that it means seeking tangible proof of what the kids are getting out of what you are doing.
Adverbs of Frequency Activity Module. Worksheet and Board Game.
Here's a quick lesson plan that aims to give students a chance to ask and answer questions using frequency adverbs.
Letter From Nashville — Promoting the Idea that Great Teaching is Possible — Before Deploying an Exit Ticket — Part 7
Exit Tickets must be cultivated as a meaningful element of your instruction or they should not be deployed at all.
Family/Relationships Activity Module
This lesson, incorporating the popular Japanese animated series' "Sazae San", is a great way to teach family & relationships vocabulary as well as a variety of related structures.
Mini Presentation Lesson “My Holiday”
This lesson is a short, simple speaking task for junior-high students. Students listen to a sample speech about a trip taken by their teacher, then make a similar speech in front of their classmates.
Activity Module: Teaching Gerunds and Infinitives
The lesson aims to introduce and practice infinitives and gerunds by introducing common phrasal verb and other common collocations.
FRAMING THE PAIR AND GROUP WORK PROBLEM
The "better to have loved and lost" rationale really doesn't apply to attempts to execute pair work and group work activities correctly. There is a lot of other very meaningful work that you can do with the students. Do pair work only if you think it's likely to succeed.