Word on the Street - Murder Mystery Ashlie: Look, Stephen! Another murder. We need to find the killer before he strikes again. The ECML launches a treasure chest of resources for learners, parents and teachers in times of Covid-19 Are you a parent struggling to find motivating activities to support your child’s language development at home? Or a language teacher adapting your pedagogy to online delivery? Perhaps you are a student, who would like to use this opportunity to have some fun while working on your language skills? Wiki for Kids - Safe Search Kids Our Wiki for Kids search resource is now located on the top of our new website for easy access along with our additional safe search tools. Wiki for Kids is a filtered Wikipedia resource that provides articles in Simple English. It is similar to Wikipedia’s Simple Edition with the added benefit that our site filters out content that is not appropriate for children and teens. The internet is a very valuable and powerful tool, putting a world of information at our fingertips.
When do children learn to tell lies? Narrator: Who can resist an unmanned chocolate cake? Boy 1: Shall we lick the top? Boy 2: Yummy scrummy! The CRAAP test - how to evaluate sources Currency: the timeliness of the information • When was the information published or posted? • Has the information been revised or updated? • Is the information current or out-of date for your topic? • Are the links functional?
Online Learning Resources - National Geographic Learning - NGL ELT National Geographic Learning is committed to bringing learning to life - in person, and online. We want to help teachers continue to bring the world to their learners, no matter where they are. This site is updated regularly with new webinars, training videos, blog posts and other free professional development resources to help you make the transition to teaching online. Free teaching resources are now available to help you talk about COVID-19 with your young learners and teens. Most National Geographic Learning programs are available digitally, making them ideal for remote classes. 10 Easy ESL/EFL Activities with No Preparation - Teacher's Pit Stop Level: B2 and above Setup: Arrange the desks and chairs so that your students sit in a circle (either around the combined tables or an empty space).Explain that you’re going to play the game of Mafia where some of them will be apart of a secret Mafia group that kills the others. The goal of the game is for Mafia to get rid of all the regular members, or townsfolk, and for the townsfolk to discover and exile Mafia members.
Developing Independent Learners Are we doing too much for our learners? This question has plagued me a lot recently. I’ve seen hundreds of fabulous resources that take the hard work out of learning for our students. That remove the responsibility from students to teacher.
Sherlock Holmes Wendy: The streets of London are full of history. But not all the famous characters associated with this city were real. More than a hundred years ago when people travelled by horse and cart and the foggy streets were lit by gaslight, one famous detective was leading the fight against crime.