ESL Teacher Resources, Job Boards, and Worksheets
Stonehenge - Tour around Britain
Stonehenge is a mystical place. Its stone circles are probably more than 4,000 years old. The huge stones come from an area about 30 km north of Stonehenge. The smaller stones possibly are from the Preseli Mountains in Wales, almost 400 km away from Stonehenge. Nobody knows for sure what the function of Stonehenge was. Maybe it was a druid temple.
Exploring the World in Your Classroom: 45 Travel Lesson Plans
You can't take your students with you on vacation as you travel the world, but you can take them on virtual trips as you explore different cultures together. Lesson plans on travel give you the opportunity to delve into topics like culture, geography and even math as you plan for travel expense. With a travel theme, you can dig into literature, help students embrace their inner artist and give them a love and passion for a new and exciting location. Whether you are digging into a country for a detailed unit study, want to diverge from the curriculum for some fun travel-themed lessons or simply want to give your students a love for travel, here is a list of resources that can help you embrace travel without leaving the four walls of your classroom. Grades K - 5 Benefits of Cycling Lesson Plan (Grades K-5) - Teach students about the benefits of traveling by cycling using this curriculum outline. Middle and High School All Grades
Listening: A Tour of London
Tower Bridge, London (Copyright: Getty) When you visit a city for the first time, a good way to explore it is to go on an organised sightseeing tour. The tour will give you an overview of what there is to see and also provide you with some historical background. A popular way of seeing London is to go in one of the red double deck buses. This tour will take you around London by bus. Listen to the guide, and then do the activity below. Activity Check how well you know London. a Madame Tussaud’s is a famous wax museum. b Bond Street is where the detective, Sherlock Holmes, once lived. c Marble Arch is a gate which was built in 1827. d Hyde Park used to be the royal hunting grounds. e Buckingham Palace is the London home of the Queen. f Piccadilly Circus is the largest circus in the world. g Fleet Street once housed the national newspapers. h St Paul’s Cathedral is a small but beautiful church. i The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. j The Globe is the world’s oldest restaurant.
New Zealand
Kiwis are flightless birds native to New Zealand, and have become a symbol and nickname for New... Whether exploring New Zealand's iconic bird, the kiwi, watching the haka, or learning about poi... Scroll down for our collection of famous New Zealanders notebooking pages and mini printable... Take a trip to New Zealand with us by printing and enjoying our New Zealand colouring pages! These printable New Zealand postcards make a fun writing activity for the classroom - or for a... Useful for a New Zealand theme, Waitangi Day or even prior to a visit to this lovely country, our... You can visit some of the sites of New Zealand in your imagination - or write about an actual visit... Here is a small collection of useful map worksheets and fact worksheet - perfect for studying New... Here you will find a collection of New Zealand flag printables including a New Zealand flag... With its interesting and unique birds and the rich culture of the Maoris, a New Zealand theme...
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Boudreault - The Benefits of Using Drama in the ESL/EFL Classroom
The Internet TESL Journal Chris Boudreaultsolartrees [-at-] gmail.com(Lac La Biche, Canada) As an English teacher, I have often been amazed at how effective drama is to capture the attention of the students in the ESL/EFL classroom. Drama activities would sometimes have surprising and unexpected results. Introduction William Shakespeare claimed that All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages.As You Like It Act 2, scene 7, 139–143 If so, then maybe we need to use drama more in the schools. There are many studies about using drama to learn English. Benefits of Using Drama This is all very relevant information concerning using drama in the ESL/EFL classroom. Drama puts the teacher in the role of supporter in the learning process and the students can take more responsibility for their own learning. Drama Brings Literature to Life Drama as a Powerful Teaching Tool
Life on Scilly – pedagogfredrik
Den här serien från UR är helt underbar. I sex avsnitt får vi följa ungdomarna Tom, Amy, Harry, Shamus och Jess. Vi får följa deras liv, tankar, drömmar, skola, hobbies och mycket annat från deras liv på de vacka Scillyöarna utanför Englands sydvästkust. Varje avsnitt är ca 15 minuter och man kan välja om man vill ha svensk, engelsk, eller ingen text. Jag har använt den här serien till åk 6, 7, 8 och 9. Eleverna får lyssna på engelsktalande ungdomarEleverna får kännedom/kunskaper om företeelser och sammanhang i ett område där engelskan talas som modersmålEleverna kan känna igen egna tankar och känslorDet finns färdigt arbetsmaterial med varierat innehåll, inkl lärarhandledningMaterialet är lätt att anpassa till den unika elevgrupp man för tillfället harDet är lätt att jobba digitalt med arbetsmaterialetDet finns hörförståelseuppgifter till varje avsnitt På mitt förra jobb körde jag den här serien i min specialundervisning jag hade med elever i åk 7-9. Where is it? How big is it?
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