There is a paradox. When we teach about something that is so much a part of our lives- such as plants or rocks and minerals- the less...

By the time our learners reach late Primary and early Secondary, they are bombarded with grammar and the sentence-level drilling that...

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

We all know we should give Project-Based Learning (PBL) a go and we all feel the pressing need to cover the 2030 agenda. Here is a...

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...

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...

Working in CLIL can be lonely. You might be the only teacher who has a CLIL class at a school and it can be hard to reach out to your...

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...

Content-laden subjects like Science often leave little room for extra practice to ensure children can speak about what they are learning....

In his video, Changing Education Paradigms, the late Sir Keith Robinson mentioned that as children grow older, they become more rational,...

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...

Last week's blog was about going from one world area to another. What better way to represent travel than coins from different...

Can you fit your life into a cigar box? Can you imagine leaving home forever, never to return? The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleishman,...

Every family has its own stories, passed down from relatives or taken from beloved books. And an older teacher can see how the same...

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...

Nestled between the great land masses of Algeria and Libya and what looks like a stone’s throw away from Italy is the country called...

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...