Category Archives: pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners

New articles and worksheets May 2008

Posted on 01/06/2008 by alexcase

This post might just seem like a list of links, but actually this is the good stuff- TEFLtastic was started as a way of linking to my much more serious and useful stuff elsewhere on the web, and to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Business English and ESP, EFL exams, Grammar, Materials, Photocopiable worksheets, PPP (Presentation practice production), pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Reading, Teaching large classes, Teaching numbers, Teaching young learners, Usingenglish | Leave a comment

Chinpoko – Japanese education quote of the day

Posted on 10/01/2008 by alexcase

“During the speech both old and new students had become extremely restless, and thirteen children were out of their seats and moving around the room. The obscenities accompanying another tussle between two four-year-old boys- bakayaro and aho (fool)- had started … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom management, Classroom routines, Discipline in the classroom, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Problem students, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in Japan, Teaching large classes, Teaching young learners, TEFL | Tagged | Leave a comment

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

Questions from a reader- Cookie and Friends and little kids

Posted on 26/09/2007 by alexcase

Question from a reader that I am pondering my answer to- can anyone else help while she is waiting?  “I’m from Bosnia and Hercegovina, and I’ve been teaching English to very small children, age 4-6 and this year I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TESOL, textbooks | 6 Comments

I’ll believe in technology in the classroom when…Part Two

Posted on 05/08/2007 by alexcase

“I’ll believe in technology in the classroom when… …teachers really do have eyes in the back of their heads” Anyone other ideas for a “I’ll believe in technology in the classroom when…”? Comments below please:

Posted in Classroom management, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Problem students, Technology, TEFL, TESOL | Tagged | Leave a comment

Mini reviews

Posted on 24/07/2007 by alexcase

Books I’ve been reading recently that I haven’t had time to review but would highly recommend (in no particular order): Office Ladies and Salaried Men- Yuko Ogasawara (University of California Press). A real inside look on what goes on in … Continue reading →

Posted in ELT publishing, IELTS, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Teaching low levels, Teaching teenagers, TEFL, TEFL qualifications, TESOL | Leave a comment