Teachers
The Zimmer Twins is a fun way to incorporate technology into the classroom. Watch your students expand their vocabulary, practice proper writing habits, and become junior movie producers all at the same time! Take a few minutes to explore the Zimmer Twins and so you are familiar with the site before using it with your students. Getting Started The best place to start is the help area. Accounts To save movies visitors need to get a nickname and password by joining the site. Setting up accounts in a classroom can present challenges. Use the site without accounts. Remember that students are welcome to set up their own accounts at home with the help of their parents.
Spanish Worksheets and Activities: PDF downloads
This page contains simple word games designed as vocabulary aids aimed at Spanish learners and teachers. Many of them are freely downloadable in PDF format: Spanish wordsearches of various sizes Spanish crosswords on various topics and of various sizes: note that these are English-style crosswords but with Spanish vocabulary, as they are aimed as a vocabulary aid for foreign learners of Spanish; Spanish flash cards: a free tool is available on this site to print off your own flash cards on various topics (see below). Unless otherwise specified, the files listed on this page are in PDF format. See below for licence and copyright information. Licence and copyright information: the PDF files made available on this page are Copyright © Javamex UK 2009. Copyright © Javamex UK 2009.
English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials
Webquest: Christmas
By Luke Vyner This festive-themed webquest by Luke Vyner includes activities on the history of Christmas, Santa Claus, global celebrations and some interesting facts. It is free to all onestopenglish users. To download the printable student worksheet and teacher’s notes, please click on the links to the right of the screen. Part 1: The history of Christmas a. Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. Before we visit the site to find out more about the history of Christmas, what do you alreadyknow about its history? b. Student A Visit this weblink and read the first section entitled ’An ancient holiday’. What did Europeans celebrate long before the birth of Jesus? Once you have completed all the answers, tell your partner what you learnt about the originsof Christmas. Student B Who was Saturnalia intended to honour? Students A and B Discussion Part 2: Santa Claus a. b. Student 1 a. b.
Formativa arbetssätt för engelskundervisningen
Jag samlar länkar för att utmana mig själv i det formativa arbetssättet och för att variera undervisningen och hitta rätt inlärningsstil för eleverna. Jag såg att vi är fler som vill utmana oss i det på blogghubben. Här kommer ett litet bidrag med de länkar eller arbetssätt jag just för tillfället kan bidra med. Nedan har jag kategoriserat mina länktips efter rubrikerna muntligt (gäller både tala och samtala), skriftligt, lyssna, och läsa, men även grammatik och ordinlärning då det är centralt i språkinlärningen, samt övrigt: Muntligt För muntligt kan man testa Mystery Skype, Silent viewing eller att spela in sig själv på diverse program på datorn är kul, som Quicktime eller iMovie om man har tillgång till surfplattor. Här finns ett inlägg om att göra egna podcasts. Skriftligt Lyssna Att lyssna på olika nyhetsinslag är bra och gärna ihop med en text och då vid andra lyssningen om man ska följa lyssnarstrategierna. Läsa Läsning kan du också arbeta med online. Grammatik och ord Övrigt
Printable Graphic Organizers for Teachers, Grades K-12
Highlights Halloween Happy Halloween! Students love this fall holiday; take advantage of it! You'll find everything from costume patterns and printable Halloween masks to counting activities and vocabulary lessons. 2016 Presidential Elections Election season is here! October Calendar of Events October is full of events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum!
The Grammar Casino | an ESL exercise to test grammar in a fun activity, editable game template
Welcome to the grammar casino! If your grammar is solid, you can win it all or if not, lose your shirt. This is a great review game or can be used to target specific weak areas. If you like this game check out At the Track! It's similar but with a twist. The downloads: These are in .doc (Word) format so you can change the template to suit your language needs. Formatted A4 size: the grammar casino (full color) the grammar casino (b/w) Formatted Letter size: the grammar casino (full color) the grammar casino (b/w) How to play: Materials needed: 1 copy of the game board per student Students start with one hundred points Students read the first sentence. The line under each sentence can be used to rewrite sentences with a mistake in them or it can be used to translate correct sentences into L1. If students lose all of their points: You will have plenty of students that let it all ride every time.
Christmas Quiz! | tekhnologic
I originally created this Christmas tree design so I could have a tree in the classroom without the hassle of having to carry one around with me. After using it, I thought it would also make a good menu design, so I developed it into a Christmas quiz template. Click Christmas Quiz Template to download the PowerPoint or visit the downloads page. How to play There are nineteen baubles and one star on the Christmas tree. Adding the questions The question slides are numbered, but I have left it up to you to add the questions. Add 20 questions and you are ready to play! If you are struggling for ideas, try these resources: Christmas Trivia Quiz by Tim Robbio Warre Tim has created a trivia round with questions themed around Christmas. Merry Christmas! Svetlana has come up with some great ideas for ‘confessions.’ Xmasfun.com This website not only has a lot of resources for Christmas trivia questions, but there are jokes, crafts, videos and music as well. The Quiz.com Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
