oxford ESL Countdown - ESL Kids Games : ESL Kids Games ESL Countdown is a very popular show in the UK and Ireland. It is a simple game that is great as a warmer or cooler for the ESL classroom. It’s useful with nearly every level and a great way to get your students writing and practicing spelling. Everyone from young learners to adults can enjoy this simple and fun ESL activity.Activity Time: 5 mins + Materials required: whiteboard and optionally a projector to use the digital version below. Skills practiced: Writing, brainstorming, vocabulary and fluency. Level: All levels Young learners – adultsNote: The clock is set for 30 seconds. 1. 2. 3. Festival WebQuests: St Patrick's Day Who was St Patrick, and what is the history of St Patrick’s Day? Find the answers in this webquest, and learn about how 17th March is celebrated around the world. On the 17th March, the whole world becomes Irish. It’s the day we celebrate St Patrick’s Day in honour of Ireland’s patron saint. But who was St Patrick? Activity 1: Who was St Patrick? Visit this site: www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day/who-was-saint-patrick. Where and when was St Patrick born? Using questions 1–12 above, now finish the biography about St Patrick below in your own words. St Patrick was born in … around … He is believed to have died on … Activity 2: What is the history of St Patrick’s Day? Visit this site: history1800s.about.com/od/entertainmentsport/a/stpatparade.htm. Activity 3: St Patrick’s Day traditions St Patrick’s Day is celebrated all over the world and is well known for a number of its traditions. Which Irish symbol is also known as the ’seamroy’? Activity 4: St. Have you ever made a collage? 1. 2. 3.
useful things Getting-to-know-you Bingo with a Fun Twist I can’t believe summer is coming to an end and well, here we are again. Another school year is about to begin and once again, as every year for the past 25, butterflies are beginning to gather in my stomach. It’s a nice sensation and one I welcome ‘cause it means that even after 26 years dedicated to teaching English I still feel like a newbie aiming to impress my students. Now, be honest! Wouldn’t it be nice to start the course with a fun activity? This is the aim of this fun human bingo ice breaker designed to get students talking to each other about themselves while having a nice laugh. The game is easy to customize, so feel free to edit the cards to include or exclude prompts Materials: bingo cards, pens or pencils and a small object to grab: for example, a rubber.Optional online tool: Osric Time: about 30 minutesLevel: A2 and above Prepare 25 prompts for the students to talk aboutPrepare a Bingo card (5x5grid) for each student with the prompts (see mine below). Who wins the game?
sevhandenise | EFL Through iPads 3 considerations when iPad is the key vehicle of ESL education Due to the wide array of platforms available for the sharing and storing of material, and because of personal preferences, there are many ways of answering questions one to three. This is empowering, as the various approaches being piloted within our own institution, such as Dropbox, iFiles, Yahoo Docs, E Backpack, Edmodo and Evernote, will lead to a greater understanding of iPadology as an EFL approach. 1.Can folders and hierarchies of folders be created by teachers and students on the iPad or is it necessary to create them on a laptop or desktop? 2.Can materials be uploaded directly into specific folders or is it necessary to email them to an email account and subsequently upload them into a folder? 3.Which Apps are configured so that users can upload text and multimedia directly from the App into this platform? 4.Can the user specify the exact folder a document will be uploaded into? 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Exercises 25 Online Games for English Language Learners GameZone: Dozens of simple, straightforward games about grammar, spelling, and vocabulary reach out to English language learners at all levels. Keep in mind, however, that this site is based in the U.K. and follows a different set of linguistic rules than American English.Vocabulary.co.il:This series of vocabulary and games runs the gamut from elementary to high school levels of proficiency. Each is recommended for both native speakers as well as students learning English as a second or third (or more) language.Power Words:PBS’ WordGirl and her simian sidekick Captain Huggy Face do battle against Fair City’s most sinister citizens, but it’s up to players to determine the course of the action. Fisher-Price presents a simple game blending ABCs and animals for tiny little language learners needing to learn the basic building blocks of English.
Web 2.0 Teaching Tools speaking 10 PowerPoint Games – tekhnologic There are several benefits to using PowerPoint games in the classroom. They provide an opportunity to model an activity or a game (especially with large classes), they can be fun to play, they are easy to create or edit and they don’t require an internet connection. Since tekhnologic started over two years ago, I have shared several PowerPoint games that I have created. You’ll find a few some new games as well as some old favorites. I hope you will enjoy playing them. Game Number 1: Tic-Tac-Toe Download the tic-tac-toe PowerPoint I wrote about playing tic-tac-toe to set discussion goals back in April 2015, but I originally designed the template in Excel. When you open the template, you will see nine numbered squares. Divide your students into two teams. Circles go first. Click on the square once to reveal a circle. Then it’s the crosses turn. Click twice on the square to reveal a cross. The team with three symbols in a row wins. Click on the ‘play again’ button to reset the board. Game Number 2:
Easily Create Classroom Wikis Using Wikispaces Classroom A month ago, Wikispaces announced the birth of a new service geared primarily towards enhancing teachers and students use and creation of classroom wikis. As you know, Wikispace is one of the best advertising-free platforms where one can create and host his wikis for free. Now with the introduction of Wikispaces Classroom, creating collaborative wikis for your class becomes way easier and more enjoyable. Wikispaces Classroom puts everything you need to manage your classroom right up front, and it gets everything you don’t need right out of the way. Here is a recorded webinar offered by Wikispaces to help teachers get familiar with the new features of Wikispace Classroom.