Download or read book Ready to use ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year written by Carol A. Josel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique, hands-on resource provides more than 200 student worksheets and teacher-directed activities to help elementary students learn English as a second language. The activities provide real experiences to build students' knowledge through techniques that offer review, expansion, connection, and reinforcement. Organized into 10 monthly sections to fit the school year, Ready-to-Use ESL Activities for Every Month of the School Year helps students acquire English naturally by focusing on the how-to aspect of things, not just on how to describe them. For your convenience, the materials are printed in a big 8 1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding that opens flat for easy photocopying of activity pages for your class. Each month contains a full array of delightfully illustrated activities based on a Natural Language Acquisition approach to language development and offers more than the usual reading and writing activities; children experience art, cooking, music, gardening, and drama through Mother Goose rhymes, fairy tales, and other story frames. Teacher notes and additional activities complete each month's offering of learning experiences with reproducible pages. Book jacket.

Download or read book The ESL ELL Teacher s Survival Guide written by Larry Ferlazzo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors.

Download or read book Heart Maps written by Georgia Heard and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we get students to "ache with caring" about their writing instead of mechanically stringing words together? We spend a lot of time teaching the craft of writing but we also need to devote time to helping students write with purpose and meaning. For decades, Georgia Heard has guided students into more authentic writing experiences by using heart maps to explore what we all hold inside: feelings, passions, vulnerabilities, and wonderings. In Heart Maps, Georgia shares 20 unique, multi-genre heart maps to help your students write from the heart, such as the First Time Heart Map, Family Quilt Heart Map, and People I Admire Heart Map. You'll also find extensive support for using heart maps, including: tips for getting started with heart maps writing ideas to jumpstart student writing in multiple genres from heart maps suggested mentor texts to provide additional inspiration. Filled with full-color student heart maps, examples of the resulting writing, along with online access to 20 different uniquely designed reproducible heart map templates, Heart Maps will be a practical tool for awakening new writing possibilities and engaging and motivating your students' writing throughout the year.

Download or read book ESL Games for Kids and Adults written by Paul Young and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESL Games for Kids and Adults Learn how to enhance your lessons with a collection of fun interactive games for teaching English in any context. The activities outlined inside this book have been adapted from popular board games, TV game shows, and party games for all ages. * Easily integrate core language skills in all of your classes -- either online or in the classroom. * The flexible format allows you to customize your lessons to focus on specific skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. * Every activity includes real teaching examples that you can modify to match your teaching style and your students' language abilities. * Using a communicative approach, students participate in the activities during class while practicing English with their classmates. * Adding game-based methods like this in your lessons will naturally increase students' motivation, participation, and communication using the target language. * These ESL activities will save you hours of preparation so that you can devote more time to helping your students achieve their learning goals. Teachers' Comments About the Book "The creative games and activities outlined in this book are a must for any second language teaching professional!" -- Craig Hoffman, Teacher and Writer in Japan "This is a must-have volume that helps teachers make ESL fun. Chock-full of useful games and overflowing with fantastic resources, I'll be adding this to my library and using it in my classroom regularly." -- Shon Rand, Taught in the UAE, Russia, China, and the USA "As they say in teaching, have a plan, and then have a plan B! Games and activities like those in Paul's book will help to make sure you're prepared to keep your class engaged and having fun. Thank you for putting this together and supporting the ESL teaching community!" -- Brett Isis, CEO of Teaching Nomad (teachingnomad.com) "As an educator who loves making learning fun for students, and admittedly, myself too, I know fun when I see it, and Paul's games are just that! With his new book, you'll have ideas for days to get your students excited to demonstrate what they've learned." -- Taiwanda Bason, Taught in the USA, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Peru, and China "Learners learn best when they are having fun. By using these activities to gamify your lessons, students will be more excited to participate in class. These games will help capture your students' interests and motivate them to be more engaged and inspired to learn!" -- Lindsey Clifford, Taught in South Korea "Games like these are a great way to keep students engaged in the lessons. Even the most disinterested students enjoy a little competition and it can be a good way to energize a class on a slow afternoon." -- Gayle Aggiss, Taught in China, Vietnam, and Online "Paul Young has come up with a bumper book of ESL games -- a compendium of 50 activities that will become a useful tool in any teacher's arsenal to keep their students engaged with learning English as a second language." -- Dr. Rob Burton, Teaching in China "What I love about this book is that it contains many of the classic ESL games that are essential for any newbie teacher as well as some original ideas for even the most experienced of teachers which I am excited to try." -- Georgie Snape, CELTA-certified ESL trainer and owner of Teacher's Friend (teach-vietnam.com) "These fun and creative games encourage learners to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the classroom or online. They encourage active learning which is crucial for ESL learners and makes learning fun, engaging, and memorable." -- Kirstie Woodward, Taught in Thailand, Vietnam, the UK, and Online

Download or read book ESL Teacher s Activities Kit written by Elizabeth Claire and published by Parker Publishing Company. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-use language-generating activities to increase the motivation & participation of English-as-a-Second-Language students.

Download or read book ESL Classroom Games 180 Educational Games and Activities for Teaching ESL EFL Students written by Louis McKinney and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to make both teaching English and learning English fun and engaging again. Be a successful and effective teacher with ESL Classroom Games, a book that is jam-packed with 180 challenging English language games and activities. ________________________________ The book features a wide variety of reading, writing, speaking and listening games and activities which are suitable for teen and adult learners alike. You will enhance your teaching arsenal with focus on warm-up, repetition and drilling, team-based, spelling and grammar, speaking and pronunciation, memory and concentration, turn-based and one-on-one games. It's broken down into games for beginner, intermediate and advanced level students. The activities are specifically designed to improve students' motivation, confidence, enjoyment, language retention and have been proven to get better results. And the best part is that as the students focus on playing, you will be presented with the perfect opportunity to drill, and recap grammar and vocabulary from your lesson. INCREASE STUDENT ENTHUSIASM AND PARTICIPATION Well now you can boost the energy of your classroom and get all of the students active and speaking, even the shy ones. Every teacher knows that students are prone to forget elements of what they have been taught in the previous lesson, and how it can be frustrating. With this book you won't have to worry about your teachings going in one ear and out the other because it solves that issue by making learning, drilling and repetition fun. With assistance and feedback from a variety of experienced, and qualified English teachers, Andrew William has put together an excellent collection of ESL games and activities for the classroom that has already received a great deal of acclaim from schools around the world, and have sold over 5,000 copies since 2017. SAVE TIME ON LESSON PLANNING Additionally, this book will ease the pressures of a busy schedule and eliminate planning those tricky lesson plans during your next lunch break by using this activity-filled resource. Save time planning, free up your personal time and preserve your energy for the classroom. After all, teaching is what you do best, so use this aid to increase your students' capacity and eagerness for learning. ________________________________ Here is what you will get from this book: Easier, quicker lesson planning 180 fun language games and activities for learning English Assistance with enhancing students' confidence and motivation Games for reading, writing, speaking and listening Make learning fun again Ready-to-use classroom management strategies and activities Increase your popularity and relationship with your students And much, much more! Read on your PC, MAC, smart phone, tablet, Kindle device or buy it on paperback.

Download or read book ESL Classroom Games written by Denise Scott and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to make both teaching English and learning English fun and engaging again. Be a successful and effective teacher with ESL Classroom Games, a book that is jam-packed with 180 challenging English language games and activities. ________________________________ The book features a wide variety of reading, writing, speaking and listening games and activities which are suitable for teen and adult learners alike. You will enhance your teaching arsenal with focus on warm-up, repetition and drilling, team-based, spelling and grammar, speaking and pronunciation, memory and concentration, turn-based and one-on-one games. It's broken down into games for beginner, intermediate and advanced level students. The activities are specifically designed to improve students' motivation, confidence, enjoyment, language retention and have been proven to get better results. And the best part is that as the students focus on playing, you will be presented with the perfect opportunity to drill, and recap grammar and vocabulary from your lesson. INCREASE STUDENT ENTHUSIASM AND PARTICIPATION Well now you can boost the energy of your classroom and get all of the students active and speaking, even the shy ones. Every teacher knows that students are prone to forget elements of what they have been taught in the previous lesson, and how it can be frustrating. With this book you won't have to worry about your teachings going in one ear and out the other because it solves that issue by making learning, drilling and repetition fun. With assistance and feedback from a variety of experienced, and qualified English teachers, Andrew William has put together an excellent collection of ESL games and activities for the classroom that has already received a great deal of acclaim from schools around the world, and have sold over 5,000 copies since 2017. SAVE TIME ON LESSON PLANNING Additionally, this book will ease the pressures of a busy schedule and eliminate planning those tricky lesson plans during your next lunch break by using this activity-filled resource. Save time planning, free up your personal time and preserve your energy for the classroom. After all, teaching is what you do best, so use this aid to increase your students' capacity and eagerness for learning. ________________________________ Here is what you will get from this book: Easier, quicker lesson planning 180 fun language games and activities for learning English Assistance with enhancing students' confidence and motivation Games for reading, writing, speaking and listening Make learning fun again Ready-to-use classroom management strategies and activities Increase your popularity and relationship with your students And much, much more! Read on your PC, MAC, smart phone, tablet, Kindle device or buy it on paperback.

Download or read book 79 ESL Activities Games Teaching Tips for Big Classes 20 Students For Teenagers and Adults written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for big English classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your TEFL classes with more than 20 students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world that are perfect for larger classes. In 79 ESL Activities, Games & Teaching Tips for Big Classes (20+ Students), you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans for large English classes ready to go in minutes!

Download or read book ESL Reading Activities For Kids 6 13 written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for reading classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English reading classes for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world. In ESL Reading Activities for Kids (6-13), you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL reading classes today. Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes!

Download or read book This School Year Will Be the BEST written by Kay Winters and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the first day of school, new classmates are asked to share what they would most like to happen in the upcoming year. Some kids' hopes are familiar while others are off-the-wall. Whether it's looking good on picture day or skateboarding at school, everyone's wishes are shown in humorously exaggerated illustrations. As the first day draws to a close, there can be no doubt—this school year will definitely be the best!

Download or read book 50 Activities for the First Day of School written by Walton Burns and published by Alphabet Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-03 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a little gem for newer teachers who want accessible activities for the first day or week at their fingertips. –Modern English Teacher A treasure trove of creative and practical icebreakers, warm-ups, and activities for building a cohesive class. –Dorothy Zemach Go back to school with confidence! With 50 Activities for the First Day of School, you can walk in to any classroom and start off with great first day with no preparation. This collection of fun and engaging activities will help you take care of important first day business and have fun at the same time: learn students’ names, build rapport, assess their knowledge, introduce language, and establish the class rules. Your students will walk away having had a fun first class. You will walk away with a classroom community that is respectful, work-oriented, and friendly. All of these back to school activities are classroom-tested, student-loved, and teacher-approved. Presented with clear and detailed instructions., there are also suggestions for varying or adapting the activities to your classroom. Even an experienced teacher will come to see old favorites and go-to activities in a new light.

Download or read book ESL Smart written by Margaret Bouchard and published by Addison Wesley. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable resource gives ESL teachers working with the four million Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in our public schools 178 tested lessons and over 200 illustrated activity sheets to help students develop the knowledge, vocabulary, and practical skills they need to succeed in school and in life. For easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into two parts. Part I, Personal Life Skills, focuses on the life skills necessary to succeed and function in the everyday world of American society. Part II, School and Academic Skills, provides information about life in American schools and basic academic content including an extensive "Introduction to Literacy". Each lesson is complete and ready-to-use, including objective, new vocabulary, materials needed, teaching note, step-by-step directions, extensions, and one or more reproducible activity sheets. The activity sheets can be used independently ("Dialing the Operator") or as part of a larger unit ("Personal Communication").

Download or read book 79 ESL Activities Games Teaching Tips for Big Classes 20 Students written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even experienced ESL teachers get stuck in a rut. It's time to find some fresh ideas for big English classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your TEFL classes with more than 20 students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers throughout the world that are perfect for larger classes. In 79 ESL Activities, Games & Teaching Tips for Big Classes (20+ Students), you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy the book to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes!

Download or read book 39 ESL Vocabulary Activities For Kids 7 written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is possible to teach English vocabulary to kids in an interesting, engaging and fun way! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor or an instructor without a textbook, you need more vocabulary activities, games, and teaching ideas for your classes. If you're tired of wading through the junk on the Internet to find the one activity or game you can actually use, then Jackie and Jennifer are here to help. During their 20 years of teaching English, they've developed countless games and activities for their students. Now, they're sharing their favourite ideas for teaching English vocabulary with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 39 ESL Vocabulary Activities for Kids (7+), you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. These clearly and concisely explained vocabulary activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie and Jennifer's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy 39 ESL Vocabulary Activities: For Kids (7+) to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes! Make your classes even more awesome!

Download or read book 63 ESL Holiday Games Activities written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have better ESL/EFL classes with kids, teenagers and adults with these fun and engaging holiday activities. It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for Halloween, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's, Thanksgiving & Easter! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English classes. If you're tired of wasting your precious time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decades of experience teaching English around the world, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas with ESL teachers. These are the activities that she uses in her own classes! In 63 ESL Holiday Games & Activities, you'll get a ton of creative and interesting ideas for holiday-focused speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary activities to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. The clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. Pick up a copy of the book if you want to... Have better English lessons with young learners, teenagers and adults Save a ton of time when planning lessons Help students improve their English skills in a big way See lots of happy, smiling faces in your classes Add some variety into English classes with fun holiday lessons If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, this book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! Buy 63 ESL Holiday Games & Activities to get new lesson plans ready to go in minutes for fun holiday TEFL classes!

Download or read book The Reading Teacher s Survival Kit written by Wilma H. Miller and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2001 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strategies and materials presented here provide the best of whole language and phonics instruction for setting up an appropriate, well-paced reading program that meets the needs of individual students, small groups, or the entire class, grades K-8. For quick and easy access, the Kit is organized into eight sections and includes such practical information as: * Over 80 stimulating hands-on games and activity sheets to build students' skills in letter-name knowledge, sight word recognition, word structure, and more. * Up-to-date information and materials for teaching reading to students with special needs * Comprehensive lists of fiction and nonfiction trade books that reinforce the learning of essential reading skills

Download or read book 39 No Prep Low Prep ESL Grammar Activities and Games For Kids written by Jackie Bolen and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for English grammar classes for kids! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English classes with children focused on teaching grammar. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help in a big way! These are the activities that she uses in her own classes. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas for grammar teaching with ESL teachers throughout the world. In 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Grammar Activities and Games for Kids, you'll get over three-dozen ideas to use in your own classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. The teaching tips will help you avoid common pitfalls. Pick up a copy of the book today if you want to... Have better English grammar lessons Help students improve their grammar skills in a big way Save tons of time when planning lessons Add some variety into your classes Make English grammar interesting. Yes, it really is possible! If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities that your students will love! This is the sixth book in the Teaching ESL Grammar and Vocabulary series by Jackie Bolen. Buy the book to get new lesson plans for English grammar classes ready to go in minutes!