This is the first in a two part series. Here you have a few ideas on how to review days of the week, months of the year and dates while allowing children to personalise the lesson and allowing you to give them some invaluable cultural input. The second will focus on special days and birthdays in particular.

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Talking about school is relevant to all the children in your class and the subject should arouse their interest. They should all have their opinion whether it be positive or not! It’s also a good opportunity for you to

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Following on from Drama with children1 here are a few suggestions that will help you integrate drama into

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For young children and adults alike it can be intimidating to speak a foreign language in front of other people. Even five-year-olds can be scared of making mistakes and looking silly or it may just be that they are shy

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The following ideas are ideal for a post-Christmas show and tell style sessions but can be equally adapted throughout the year.

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This story is based on the well-known children’s joke:

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Fairy Tales provide a wealth of possibilities for teaching English topics. Each fairy tale has its own magical setting and is split into several scenes. Within each scene there are sets of vocabulary that you can exploit.

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This is a primary tip that helps you exploit the lesson plan Colours – What is pink? from the French CIEP* website, designed to assist foreign assistants teaching in France. It can be used by all assistants

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If you can use part of a classroom as your own or if you always use the same classroom, then find out about the possibility of displaying your pupils’ work on the wall. Not only does it give them huge satisfaction

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Art is an important part of the young learners’ development at school and can also be part of their English learning. Colouring shouldn’t and needn’t however become simply a means to fill in time. Here we look at