The lockdown and online classes opened a whole world of possibilities. Learners could show their favourite objects, get out their musical...

Lots of teachers use animal guessing games in their classes. Here's one for younger learners (5 to 8 years old). It's different to its...

What makes a good lesson plan for our very Young Learners' classes? Teachers new to Pre- and Early Primary have to get their heads around...

With their fizzes, bangs and pops, experiments are universally popular. The surprising results of mixing together everyday materials can...

Cooking activities can play a crucial role in language learning and CLIL. In this post, we look more closely at the benefits. Here are...

As a KiVa trainer in Spain, who trains teachers about how to implement the KiVa anti-bullying programme in their schools, I'm often asked...

Have you ever heard of an English school with its very own … pig? Porky lives alongside a dog, rabbits and some chickens that hatched in...

It’s not just a question of age. Ask Primary or Secondary students to estimate how long something is, like a table in the room, for...

Last Tuesday's blog was based on a "Little Cloud" by Eric Carle, a book that encourages its readers to watch clouds and to open their...

There are many attractive picture books available to use in the CLIL classroom, but how do we decide which to use? What are the key...

How can we get our learners to feel confident enough to be more innovative in art class? Many of us want to break away from uniform craft...

Today's installment of “C is for collaboration” is about Andrea Bettinelli, a teacher trained in Argentina who has helped many children...

When the teacher takes the child’s lead: using Loose Parts in nurseries and the three-year-old classroom As an English teacher, do you...

Going on-line with young learners of English during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a surprisingly fruitful experience for this teacher....