Classroom Activities

1-Word New Year’s Resolutions for ELT

It’s the new year, and a great time to reflect on the previous year while planning for the next in the form of New Year’s resolutions.

Author: Tomiko Breland

Writing About Food: 5 Activities for the Language Classroom

November begins an intensive season of holidays around the world, from Día de los Muertos on November 1-2 to Chinese New Year in February.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

6 Spooky Ways to Set the Tone for Scary Storytelling

Halloween is upon us, and whether you’re in a country that celebrates it or you’re teaching to students who have seen versions of the holiday on television, every culture has some history of telling scary stories that they can connect to.

Author: Brent Warner

5 No-Prep Activities Using Photo Apps

We’ve all had those moments in class: We need to fill a few minutes, break the ice with newly formed groups, personalize the lesson, or just plain change pace when things aren’t working.

Author: Brent Warner

5 Activities to Explore Cultural Diversity

Culture is more than artefacts, rituals, and traditions.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

Using Language Portraits to Explore Students’ Identities

Lily was born and raised in New Zealand and described herself as a Kiwi with Chinese heritage whose dominant language was English.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

Easy Online Comics for ELT

Over the last decade or so, comics and graphic novels have moved from what many considered disengaged distractions to great ways to encourage literacy in the classroom.

Author: Brent Warner

Post and Reply Writing Games

The activities in this post are easy and ready-to-use ESL writing games for online teaching that you can play whether you have an asynchronous or synchronous classroom.

Author: Hetal Ascher

Using Picture Books to Teach Multiculturalism and Challenge Bias

As classrooms become more culturally diverse, culturally sustaining pedagogy is instrumental to fostering feelings of inclusion among all students.

Author: Naashia Mohamed

Travel Writing Activities: Escape From Cabin Fever

Every new year holds much promise as we look ahead: 12 months of possibility for learning and adventure.

Author: Betsy Gilliland

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