Talk: Teaching young learners to think

This session explores the teaching of thinking to children. You'll find out about a number of activities for primary EFL learners, designed to teach thinking through English while at the same time developing language skills.

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IATEFL Online 2012

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This talk explores the teaching of thinking to children and outlines some of the thinking programmes available. You'll find out about a number of activities for primary EFL learners, designed to teach thinking through English while at the same time developing language skills, drawing from Herbert Puchta and Marion Williams' book Teaching Young Learners to Think.

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TeachingEnglish: Creative resources for primary

Inspire your primary learners by learning how to make high-quality resources out of creative and sustainable teaching materials. Develop your learners' language and oral skills through effective use of resources such as flashcards, big books and puppets. Creative resources for primary is open now – enrol until 23 June 2026.

TeachingEnglish: Creative resources for primary

Start: 01/04/26
End: 30/06/26

9–12 hours

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Setting up in the young learner classroom

This article looks at the techniques involved in setting up tasks in the young learner classroom with suggestions of how to implement them.

Setting up in the young learner classroom

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Your learners as a resource

Cecilia Nobre explains why your learners can be your most valuable teaching resource and how to include more learner-generated content in your classes.

Your learners as a resource

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