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Ready, Set, Action Verbs : Help your students use the Present Continuous!
Aug 03, 2020
The present continuous is one of my favorite verbs to teach to groups of young learners. It can be loads of fun and since it's a verb that you can "teach by doing" the target language retention is phenomenal. So, you've finished the Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency and you're ready to move forward and start the Present Progressive Tense. First things first, your students really need to have a good grasp of basic action verbs.
Boom Cards - The Easiest Way to Monitor Progress While Distance Learning
Jul 20, 2020
BOOM CARDS™ are just about the best thing that could happen to an ESL teacher. They are self-checking digital task cards that you can assign through the boom learning website. My collection of digital task cards includes the following resources: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple Regular and Irregular Verbs, Prepositions of Place, Seasonal Vocabulary, Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Plural Nouns and more!
Help Your Students Introduce Themselves : Who am I? - Student Profiles
Jul 20, 2020
Student Profiles help kids visually introduce themselves during that akward first week of school. Whether your students already have a good command of the English language or are complete newcomers, this activity is differentiated into three different ability levels. This is a more passive "Getting to Know You Activity" that doesn't require a spoken introduction. Perfect for ESL newcomers!