Category Archives: Flashcard games

The most important part of your YL lesson prep

Posted on 18/11/2012 by alexcase

If I have one tip for teaching kids a substantial amount of English, it would be starting all lesson preparation by printing out 20 or so words on the topic of the day, be that sports when doing can and … Continue reading →

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Variations on classic YL games 5 – flashcard reveal

Posted on 24/11/2011 by alexcase

Showing students a flashcard and getting them to shout out what is shows is already much more stimulating for students than it sounds. These variations make it both more interesting and richer in language. The ‘classic’ version: The teacher shows … Continue reading →

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Teaching preschool English links

Posted on 11/11/2009 by alexcase

I’ve done a fair bit of kindy/ kindie/KG/ pre-school/ nursery/ very young learner English teaching  over the years, and I’m doing it full time at the moment for the first time in quite a while, so will be writing about that and … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipline in the classroom, Ending lessons, Flashcard games, links, Problem students, Starting lessons, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL games, Using songs with kids, Using storybooks | 4 Comments

Putting the grammar back into Xmas

Posted on 03/12/2007 by alexcase

UPDATE: Full list of Xmas ideas and materials now here. Putting the seasonal cheer back into grammar (and putting the grammar back into Xmas) Some of you might be thinking that the problem with Xmas today is an excess of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural differences/ cultural training, Flashcard games, Grammar, Grammar games, Lesson planning, links, Listening, Modals, Modals of deduction, Pairwork and groupwork, Passives, Photocopiable worksheets, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Present simple for routines etc., Present tenses, Songs with adults, Teaching low levels, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL games, TPR, Using songs with kids | 2 Comments

It’s a games games games games games games TEFLtastic world for kids- Flashcard and drilling games

Posted on 30/09/2007 by alexcase

By the kind of happy coincidence that only happens once in a blog lifetime a reader has mentioned they are looking for some flashcard games (see Ana’s question below), a friend has asked me for some kids’ games for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adjectives, Drilling games, ELT publishing, Flashcard games, Phonics, Prepositions, Teaching numbers, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL games, TESOL | 1 Comment