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                                       Movie Tickets



This one comes from my own playbook and what I've just adored over the years. Teachers work hard and usually don't get out to the movies often. A nice pair of tickets really will get them out of the house and enjoying themselves immensely. They don't cost a fortune and really show you care! There isn't a teacher…

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Mr. Morton is the Subject of the Sentence



This video is from Schoolhouse Rock ( Get all of them on EFL Classroom 2.0 in a handy player HERE). It was made in the late 70s to "reinvigorate" students and learning. A way of connecting with…

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The Elephant Song -- 150%!!!!



Eric Herman does a great job with his son. It is so engaging, even for adults. A song but with dialogue - it has it all.



Use in millions of ways:



1. Pause ask what is the right animal.

2. Watch, students write down the names of all the animals. Then organize or write sentences using "can" A monkey can....… Continue

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Let's not beat around the bush - no question: Thought and Language - Lev Vygotsky



This book is the "Origin of Species" for language. A collosus. It has everything a mind interested in language could imagine. Originality, nuance, suggestion, intelligence, research... ......… Continue

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Each student.

One by one. Individual. Indivisible. Unique. Unparalleled in affect, effect and agency.

What it's all about.

About him. About her. About a student. About Harry. About Jane and Jung Min.

Not about the teacher. Not about the publisher. Not about the front but that all around. Not about the ring master.



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Nosy Neighbors - Jill Hadfield, "Elementary Communication Games!"



This is in response to Lindsay Clandfield's recent "6 things" blog post about textbooks. He has nice lists but I still think they are too long! Let's keep it to the best!



Jill Hadfield is a teacher's…

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The janitor. Better still, the head janitor.



I kid you not. It's the most important secret out there and I've just let the cat out of the bag.



The janitor knows everyone and knows everything! Need a new desk, poof! Need some extra heat? Poof! Need a shoulder to lean on and who won't go blabbering to everyone else (because who cares about the janitor or gives him the time of… Continue

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                        That's the way uh ha, uh ha, I like it.





I"ve been teaching and hawking the use of songs in education/esl/efl/even hell, for longer than I can even remember (farthest back I does remember is Ostrov nad Labem, 1993, cassette player that ate my tape in the middle of a…

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A Picture Library

If a teacher with a few years of experience doesn't have one - they won't get a job working with me. It is absolutely necessary, a small folder of pictures that the teacher has laminated and can use for all sorts of activities with…

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