l_missbossy's ELT playground

Some time ago, inspired by Nicky Hockley's talk at the Istek conference, I decided to introduce my 3rd grade students to Dvolver . I...

Two weeks ago my 1st graders were learning about farm animals . I prepared a little cut and paste activity and they were all busy trying ...

Being able to spell in English belongs to the ELT basics category. Kids and adults alike learn the English alphabet with the help of the ma...

Many EFL teachers say that they hate teaching children. Some even dread entering the classroom as they are scared the monsters will soone...

I really enjoy teaching Young Learners . They are funny , open for new ideas, full of energy and usually more motivated than their older fr...

I am sure that most of you reading this post have spent hours looking for free, interesting worksheets for your students. Many websites...

Inspired by the ongoing discussion about English teachers on one of my favourite blogs www.sixthings.net , I have decided to write someth...

It’s somewhat of a nuisance to carry around but I don’t go to any of my schools without it. I’ve now settled on a large, colourful plastic ...

I’ve been teaching children for seven years now. And the beginnings were tough both for me and for the kids, I guess. I can still recall...

There are times when words are not enough. There are times when no matter how hard we try we cannot put our message across. In the EFL class...

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/management/contents02rewards.htm There are many ways that help us reward our students. Some of them a...

My personal favourite is http://www.thecolor.com/  It's very colourful and has plenty of pictures to colour ranging from Aesop's Fa...

In or Out works best for kindergarten students i.e. the ones who cannot read or write yet and who respond exceptionally well to visual way...

The Football English activity works best with older students who have at least some idea about football. It works particularly well in clas...

During my career as an ESL teacher I have come across plenty of teachers who dread teaching children . Because they are naughty . Because t...

Hmm... I guess this is the hardest moment in the life of a blogger. My first post. To begin with, my special thanks to Lindsay Clandfield wh...