Forum: ESL Games and Activities 
Dec 8th, 2011, 11:18 pm
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Views: 7,053  Re: Videos for classroom use
No, we don't have to be geniuses. One of the best things about life is that you can continue learning your whole life and still not know everything ^_^
I'll think about it. I'll have to browse your...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 8th, 2011, 09:09 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,053 Re: Videos for classroom use
Well, I got 10 out of 10 easily. They're very simple idioms. XP Unless it would be easy to have teachers check a box on their profile that allows them to make all test results private or public, just...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Dec 8th, 2011, 09:35 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,053 Re: Videos for classroom use
I did~ it's nice ^_^ I also like your quiz section. The recent animal idioms quiz gave me material for one of my classes~ thanks!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 8th, 2011, 08:50 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 8th, 2011, 08:48 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,752 Re: How much to teach a 3 year old
roja123-
I recently got my hands on the syllabus for an international preschool in Japan but haven't had a chance to look at it yet. Would you be interested in seeing it, if I can get it scanned?...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 8th, 2011, 08:47 am
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Dec 8th, 2011, 08:40 am
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Views: 3,201 Re: kids' spelling
There are a few things you can do. An old favorite is playing "Hangman"- draw underline dashes on a whiteboard (six for "apple", eight for "dinosaur" etc) and have students take turns guessing what...
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Forum: Advertise Your Services
Nov 28th, 2011, 08:29 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,825 Re: free printable flashcards site
Kanako,
This website looks great!!!! Your flashcards are beautiful! What program do you use for drawing? Do you use a tablet? Thanks so much for this resource!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 28th, 2011, 05:13 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 20,307 Re: Mistakes that new teachers make
I think my biggest mistake was feeling like I couldn't rely on my boss to help me. I was fresh out of college and suddenly in the position of head teacher at my school, and for the first three...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 28th, 2011, 04:54 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,341 Re: Adult weaker student
It does sound like a problem.
My suggestion is to first, not praise her too much when she does her homework, if this results in her not doing it the next time.
The next thing you could do is have...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 24th, 2011, 08:54 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,053 Re: Videos for classroom use
It's an interesting resource, but the layout of the page is really confusing~ It'd be great if there was a more organized way to browse these!
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 24th, 2011, 08:11 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,640 Re: Storybook Board Games
Thank you!! The next one I want to make is a board for the Three Little Pigs. Will post pics if I actually end up finishing it!
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 24th, 2011, 08:08 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,223 Re: Thanksgiving lesson
I teach really young kids, mainly, and since I'm in Japan, most of them have never even heard of Thanksgiving. Japan pretty much throws Christmas lights on right after Halloween (or sometimes before)...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 23rd, 2011, 10:13 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,341 Re: Adult weaker student
Hi Sweet Cherry,
I totally sympathize with your situation. I have two adult classes that have students like this at my school. There are two factors that go into how I want to answer you, but since...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 23rd, 2011, 10:00 pm
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 22nd, 2011, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,336 Re: writing
Susan, this was great!!!! What wonderful ideas! I know a few of my own teachers who could use this! :o)
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 22nd, 2011, 10:27 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,752 Re: How much to teach a 3 year old
It depends entirely on their ability and whether they have lived, or are living, in an English speaking environment now.
If the child's only English exposure is with you, then I would suggest...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 22nd, 2011, 08:46 am
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Replies: 4
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 22nd, 2011, 08:36 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,312 Re: Quiet/calm games for kindergartners
Haha, no worries. It's good to hear you have TAs. The max of kids in my classes are 6 (sometimes 7 when there's a scheduling error) and I don't have TAs, so I can't imagine handling so many all at...
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Forum: General Chat
Nov 21st, 2011, 05:57 am
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Replies: 38
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 21st, 2011, 05:48 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 25,709 Re: "Teaching" 5-6 year olds
Hello!
I actually teach 5-6 year old children for upwards of two hours a class. My suggestions are as follows:
Start the lesson with a simple warm-up- "Hello, how are you?" "I'm fine!" Use hand...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 21st, 2011, 04:36 am
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Replies: 4
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 19th, 2011, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,548 Crepe Shop for Kindergartners
Sometimes, flashcards and cold dialog practice just aren't appropriate for younger learners. They need games, with tangible items that make them forget they are in a classroom or learning English....
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 19th, 2011, 10:08 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 12,640 Storybook Board Games
I've recently decided to start a series of board games meant to drill in the vocabulary included in classic children's stories. I usually have classes of 4-6 kindergartners, and it's always...
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Forum: ESL Games and Activities
Nov 19th, 2011, 09:30 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,248 Re: Saint Nicholas for kids!
Let it Snow is a much, much shorter song... the vocabulary is still difficult, but it might be easier to remember. [Link] (http://kididdles.org/lyrics/l033.html)
Oh course there's always Rudolph the...
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