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Hungry Teddy Eddie says HO HO HO!
HO HO HO Christmas is coming! A special, joyous time is ahead of us, so make sure to celebrate it in your Teddy Eddie classes, too. Just add... a little bit of magic, some exercise and lots of smiles, and there you have it - your secret formula for a great lesson....
“The donkey” and other appealing games to help your young learners practice basic grammar
Practising grammar with Young Learners can sometimes be very tough. It is not the most interesting element of language acquisition, especially for children, as they get bored quickly. For teachers, the most important thing is to understand how young students absorb...
Why should you appreciate the blitheness of your preschoolers?
I am teaching a very active, clever and energetic group of pre-schoolers this year. Sometimes I have to work hard to keep them in line, but I wouldn't trade them for any other team because they give me what I think we teachers like best: quick and visible progress,...
How to create a perfect exercise?
Dear teacher! How often do you introduce an exercise which for some reason simply doesn’t draw your students in? How many times have your students dropped out halfway through a particular exercise? Have you ever wondered how such exercises affect your students’...
English lessons outdoors – 6 ideas
After a long, dark winter suddenly… spring came? It is hard to tell but maybe it is summer already? Four - five weeks ago I was dashing to work through the snow in a down jacket but yesterday I was rushing with my bare legs in a light dress. True or not, the weather...
Colouring, pen-to-paper exercises AND/OR … speaking English?
I visit and watch many Young Learner lessons every year and I notice that many teachers like to enrich their classes by means of various pen-to-paper exercises, templates or colouring pages. I agree that it is important to develop pupils’ motors skills, familiarize...
Be a smart parent! Is it worth teaching your children English at home?
When it comes to opinions on teaching their children at home, parents can be divided into two groups – those who believe that teaching is the responsibility of schools, and those who try to give their already tired children more lessons in their spare time. Which...
Two games to try out during classes with the youngest!
New year, new ideas… also for those teaching young learners. Let us share a couple of inspirations for some activities for children. The first exercise I would like to introduce you is an activity that gives children a lot of fun during playing the game. What is...
Christmas classes – a bunch of ideas!
Christmas is coming 😊 Therefore I want to share with you some ideas for games that can be played during Christmas lessons with kindergartners and children in the first or second class of primary school. Game No. 1 COLOURFUL ROPE What would you need? Of course, a...