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Tag Archives: group activity
The Polar Challenge Game for EL Collaboration
A. C. Kemp
You may have played the “desert island” game before: You’re put in a group and asked to work together to choose a limited number of items you’d want to have with you if you were stuck on a desert island … Continue reading
7 Tips for Better Classroom Discussions
A. C. Kemp
We’ve all been there: You introduce what you think is a red-hot topic to discuss, but when you ask the first question, there’s so much silence you can hear the classroom clock ticking. Or, in a class of 30, two … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL speaking, group activity, learner motivation, participation, speaking
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3 Innovative Ways to Use Breakout Rooms in ELT
Stephanie Marcotte
In the age of remote and online teaching, it is more important than ever that we find ways to encourage group work in our lessons. While we can no longer rearrange desks in a circle or send groups of students … Continue reading
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Tagged as group activity, online teaching, remote teaching, synchronous sessions, teacher education, teaching online, zoom
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Bullying and ELLs: What Teachers Can Do
Kristen Lindahl
As both children and speakers of other languages, school-age English learners are particularly vulnerable to bullying. This blog helps teachers and teacher educators recognize signs and causes of bullying and presents some steps they can take to prevent it.
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Tagged as bullying, English language learners, evergreen, group activity, loneliness, micro aggressions, PK-12
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ESOL Community Scavenger Hunts
Rob Sheppard
Scavenger hunts can be a really fun addition to your adult ESOL activities repertoire. They get students out of the classroom and into the community, they can be structured to require a lot of communication in English, and they engage … Continue reading
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Tagged as adult education, adult ESL activity, ELL games, ESL scavenger hunt, evergreen, group activity, Robert Sheppard
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Teaching Second Conditionals Through Absurd Sentences
Elena Shvidko
The second conditional (e.g., If I were, I would…) often causes difficulties even for advanced English learners. This fun and interactive activity will help learners practice this structure. The first part of the activity gives learners a chance to interact … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, classroom practice, elena shvidko, ELL writing, evergreen, grammar activity, group activity, writing activity
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Tech-Break: Move It
Tara Arntsen
It has been quite a while since the last tech-break, so I think we are due for another one. In case you have forgotten them, tech-breaks are posts about fun and engaging tech-less activities for the language learning classroom. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged as assessment, classroom activity, evergreen, group activity, tara arntsen, tech break, TPR
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Critical Thinking About Technology: An ELT Activity
Alexandra Lowe
Our world is awash in new technology. New electronic gadgets, new smartphone apps, and new forms of social media abound. But which of these will stand the test of time? And how do these dazzling technology innovations compare in significance … Continue reading