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Teacher telling story to young learners in classroom

The magic of story time

Have you ever noticed children listening to a story so attentively that the classroom is completely quiet? Or have you ever noticed children participating in a story so actively that everyone in the class wants to contribute? If so, then you've witnessed the 'magic of story time'!

Kids and homework

'I like doing homework!' 'We get too much homework.' 'Homework is really boring.' 'The teacher doesn’t always check my homework.' What would your learners say about homework? How can you make it a bit more fun?

Using film and video clips

Film and video are very effective ways of both motivating our students and helping them to understand language, but they do need to be used with care and an understanding of some of the dangers and potential involved.

Kids and arts and crafts

In this article you will find tips and ideas for using and extending craft activities in the classroom.

Music for visualisation

Music can be used in so many different ways in language teaching. These days I am especially interested in facilitating students' creativity in a variety of ways and in this article I want to look at some ways of making the most of music to raise students' awareness of their own creative powers in English. 

The role of homework

Homework seems to be an accepted part of teachers’ and students’ routines, but there is little mention of it in ELT literature.

My favourite book

Storybooks are a good way to approach topics and introduce vocabulary with young learners. I’ve detailed a few general tips to consider when using a storybook in class. I’ve then used an example of one of my favourite books ‘Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book’ and given ideas on how you could best exploit it with your young learners.

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Using news articles

Topical news stories are a great source of teaching material. This article presents different ways to exploit news reports in the classroom and focuses on raising the level of involvement and participation that the students have in the lesson.

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