by Claire Venables | Jun 9, 2022 | Teaching tips
Hi there young learner teachers! If any of you follow me on social media and know my work today, you might be surprised to hear that I used to be a really traditional English teacher. In fact, you might have even heard me say something like…“give me a blob of blutak...
by Claire Venables | May 5, 2022 | Download, Professional Development, Teaching tips
Loose parts play refers to the use of materials that can moved, put together, taken apart and used in any way children desire. In this post, I’d like to share what I have learned about loose parts through extensive reading on the topic but mostly through my own...
by Kenia Santos | Mar 24, 2022 | Teaching tips
It’s not rare to use a coursebook that students complain doesn’t have enough space for them to write or draw, that we feel doesn’t cover relevant vocabulary, or that touches only superficially the needs and interests of the children we teach. What do...
by Claire Venables | Mar 21, 2022 | Download, Teaching tips
Hello Young Learner Teachers! If you would like to start planning a story-based lesson this involves much more than reading the book itself. Whether you are teaching remotely or in the classroom with your students, there are lesson stages that you need to include to...
by Claire Venables | Mar 15, 2022 | Download, Professional Development, Teaching tips
If you’re new to teaching Pre-Primary and you are struggling, then this post is for you! Hi there! I’m Claire and I’ve been teaching English to Pre-Primary learners for a very long time now. These days, my lessons flow beautifully but it wasn’t always this way....
by Claire Venables | Jan 17, 2022 | Download, Teaching tips
Looking back over my teaching career, I feel like the most successful experiences have been those in which friendship and fun were present in every lesson. These two elements are essential for developing the kind of healthy classroom environment that supports the...