Classroom Ideas

Drama with Young Learners: Big Blue Fish, Small Red Fish

This activity, taken from the OUP Resource Book for Teachers: Drama with Children by Sarah Phillips. Children love listening to stories and they also need to move and participate....in this activity, they...

The Power of Routine - Part 2 - Classroom Management Tricks that Work with Young Learners

Weronika Sałandyk graduated from the English Department at the Silesian University. She worked as a teacher and a teacher trainer in a private language school. At the moment she is working in a private...

Keeping Them on Their Toes

Anyone who has worked with young learners is well aware of how active children can be. As children have lots of extra energy and tend to have shorter attention spans than older learners, it is important...

Oxford Recipes

What are they? Oxford Recipes are short, fun activities that you can take out when you have a few moments to spare in your class. They might be related to a special occasion or they could review vocabulary...

Saint George’s Day – April 23rd

Judith Leary is a freelance materials writer and teacher trainer. She has been teaching young learners and adults at the Institut Nord-americà in Barcelona for over 20 years. This is a series of activities...

The Power of Routine PART 1: Classroom Management Tricks that Work with Young Learners

World Water Day

In 1992 the United Nations designated the 22nd of March an international day to celebrate freshwater. World Water Day focuses on different themes related to water each year. This day is celebrated by organizing...

Welcome to Earth!

Anna Musielak is a Polish teacher and teacher trainer holding a Ph.D. from Silesian University. She has worked at the military unit, at college, teaching British Literature and Culture and as methodology...