Great Teaching Ideas for ESL Teachers
Great Ideas
Every ESL teacher needs a few great teaching ideas and this is where you'll find them.
Start out with the 5 Stages of Vocabulary Learning.Here you can learn how to tailor your lesson to whatever stage your students are at.
It's also important to know how to teach the alphabet and how to teach counting.
The parents of your students are probably most interested in hearing their children speak in english, so you'll also want to know how to use puppets to get young children speaking.
You might also want your students to be able to show off their shopping skills.
I believe that the idea of a circle time is often overlooked in the ESL classroom. This can be a fun way for kids to get the kind of repetition that they often need.
Here are also some suggestions on Ways to Teach Prepositions.
Every once in awhile, we all find ourselves with extra time in the class that we haven't planned. It's a good idea to always have a few backup plans for those times. Check out the Quick and Easy Activities for ESL Students.This is a collection of easy-to-do activities, which can be done with little preparation.
Sure, it's easy to get the kids to repeat vocabulary words, but are you having a hard time teaching them to answer personal questions about themselves? Guest writer Alex Case has a lot of ideas for you.
This page is growing and I hope to add many more ideas as they come to me.
Love,
Shannon Sensei