primary tips

My favourite day 2

Jo Bertrand — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:50:30 +0000

This is the second in a two part series. Part two focuses on special days and birthdays in particular.

A Christmas Lesson

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:04:59 +0000

This lesson uses the theme of Christmas to develop students vocabulary. It includes a song and some fun colouring and drawing activities.

Creepy Crawlies

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:05:37 +0000

This can be done over a series of lessons as part of an ongoing project, dedicating each lesson to a different insect, or otherwise as one lesson. Children love squeamish subjects so you may find that they want

Parts of the body

Jo Bertrand — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:57:59 +0000

A Vocabulary lesson with Speaking and Listening for Very Young learners

Teaching speaking and listening skills

Jo Bertrand — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:33:53 +0000

In this article you will find a few tips to get you started with teaching speaking and listening skills to young learners. The aims are:

My favourite day 1

Jo Bertrand — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:10:19 +0000

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.

Winter

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:20:07 +0000

This tip is in response to postings this year and in previous years: Christmas and how to integrate it into your lessons. I have decided to write

St Patrick's Day

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:05:46 +0000

St Patrick’s Day is now celebrated throughout the world, not just in Ireland, with the largest parade taking place in New York City. There are several elements of this Irish festival that children love to

The Seasons

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:05:24 +0000

‘The Four Seasons’ is a great topic for the beginning of the year as it marks the start of a fresh cycle.

Easter

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:05:16 +0000

Children love learning about festivals and the way other people celebrate them. It’s also fascinating for them to