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Effective vocabulary instruction

Infographic: Top 10 Characteristics of Effective Vocabulary Instruction | Learning Unlimited | Research-based Literacy Strategies | Digital Delights - Digital Tribes | Scoop.it

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5 Best Ways to Improve Students’ Conversational Skills

In this article you will find very simple and useful ideas to help your students to progress in conversation practice. Enjoy it!
5 Best Ways to Improve Students’ Conversational Skills

BBC - Languages - Christmas - In France, Spain, Germany and Italy

Discover how much you know about Xmas traditions across Europe in this site:
BBC - Languages - Christmas - In France, Spain, Germany and Italy

Teaching Strategies

Laura Candler's Teaching Strategies

Web of Stories

Web of Stories

Just discovered this website and I love it! Are you looking for real stories to be use in your English class? Do you want to participate recording you story?

This project began as an archive of life stories told by some of the great scientists, but as it has been growing, now it's open up to averyone.

A great example of collaborative project, isn't it?

Free children’s ebooks for ages 3-11 | Oxford Owl

Free children’s ebooks for ages 3-11 | Oxford Owl

A must-see website to read online books with your primary students. They provide practical advice and top tips to support reading in the primary school years.

Storytelling with StoryBird tutorial (by techgeek83)

The Flipped Classroom model

Have you heard about the Flipped Clasroom model? Do you want to know more about it? 
Have a look to this infographic.

Thanksgiving traditions. Reading Comprehension.

ESL EFL Thanksgiving Traditions

Legal Music For Videos - Creative Commons

Need music for your videos or presentations?
Legal Music For Videos - Creative Commons

Dress up your moster

Dress up your monster! 

A fantastic activity to practice descriptions. Enjoy it!

Our Halloween theme suggestion is... Ghostbusters!!

Mission Timeline | Red Bull Stratos

(Picture from Terra )

 Amazing fact about Felix Baumgartner and the Red Bull Stratos Mission. Do you want to work on it in your English class? Explore the website to discover everything about the #livejump

Mission Timeline | Red Bull Stratos

Halloween VS Día de los muertos

Do you know the differences and similarities between Halloween and Día de los muertos?
Cultures Intertwined: Halloween VS Dia de los Muertos | SpanglishBaby™

Webquest: Halloween | Onestopenglish

Looking for a webquest about Halloween? Check this one on Onestopenglish site. Booooo!!!!
Webquest: Halloween | Onestopenglish

VIDEO: WARMERS

Interesting video showing how to put into practice some warming up games like:

• FORTUNATELY/UNFORTUNATELY 
• BUZZ 
• CHINESE WISHPERSC
• CHANGE PLACES 
• FIZZ, BOING, BOUNCE

How to THINK in English EASILY! - How To Get Fluent In English Faster

Back-to-School Activities for the early days

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In a few days the course begins and our students will have the tough task of returning to classes.  

Here you have a collection of ideas, tips and activities to be developed in the early days of the course, in order to remember concepts, create good atmosphere in the classroom, know each other...
Ready for back to school?

• Back-to-School Activities: EnchantedLearning.com
• The Teacher's corner seasonal
• ABCTeach 
• Planning Guide-Scholastic
• Classroom Icebreakers Activities
• Lesson Plans and resources
• Back to school SuperTeacherWorksheets
• A warm welcome activity 
• 150 free Back to School Workscheets-BusyTeacher 

See also on this blog

http://englishforteaching.blogspot.com.es/2011/09/back-to-school-ideas-for-primary-and.html