A kindergartner should be at a reading level between 1 and 6. Higher reading levels indicate that they’re near the top of the range,
Category: ESL, Phonics, Reading, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFLTags: dra, esl, kindergarten, learn to read, pre school, read, reading levels, Reading recovery, reading stratagies, teaching tefl, tefl
Posted on March 27, 2020
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A friend of mine just showed me this and its really cool and might help keep the children entertained at home during this time! I use AR in my lessons sometimes ( and VR) so i know how excited my students get when they see it.
Category: Educational technology, Educational Technoology, ESL, Reading, Science, STEAM, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFLTags: Animals, Ar, AR books, AR in the classroom, esl, lesson plans, lessons, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol
Pray tell, just what is a contraction? If you want to go straight to the resource press here 🙂 As anyone who knows a little about science will know ( and all the parents out there of course) to contract means to make some… Continue Reading “Teaching Contractions Resources and Ideas”
Category: ESL, Lesson Plans, Phonics, Reading, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFLTags: contractions, EFL, english activities, esl games, ESL reading, reading lessons, Reading Skills, teaching english, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol
This is a tricky one, of all the phonics rules the ones surrounding the letter and sounds of ”y” are difficult to find out. Especially after our students have gone through learning The names of the letters and then the sounds they can make, and maybe even that some of those letters have more than one sound, and then we show them ”y”
Category: ESL, Lesson Plans, Phonics, Reading, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFLTags: esl, kindergarten, phonics games, Phonics skills, phonics worksheets, primary english, Reading Skills, teach phonics, Teaching, teaching english, teaching reading using games, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol, y as vowel worksheets
Using AR ( Augmented Reality) in the classroom can be an awesome experience. There are AR books, Apps, websites and ideas all designed for students, schools and classrooms. Here we show you some of the best!
Category: Educational technology, Educational Technoology, ESL, Lesson Plans, Phonics, Reading, Science, STEAM, STEM, Teaching, Teaching English, Technology, TEFLTags: Ar, AR in the classroom, Augmented Reality, Augmented reality in the Classroom, Education, educational apps, Educational technology, EFL, esl, Teach English, teaching english, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol
As the School year (or years) progresses, as the work starts to pile up, as summer starts to seem like a lifetime ago we all get tired. Teachers are not quite yet super human, despite most of us trying our best to aim for that. I have gathered a selection of advice from better educators than me, that might help to put that spring back in your step
Category: Educational technology, TeachingTags: better teacher, Education, Educational technology, eductional technology, esl, motivation, phonics, rita pierson, Teaching, teaching english, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol, top ten
Posted on January 3, 2020
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Although a very safe activity if done properly it is worth being aware of some issues to make sure your class is both safe and happy when using this. In this post you will find the tips and procedures i use to make sure this happens.
I have also included some things to be aware of when you have to justify using VR in the classroom.
Category: Educational technology, Teaching, Technology, UncategorizedTags: education in asia, Educational technology, EFL, esol, Guided reading lessons, phonics, reading lessons, teaching english, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol, Virtual Reality, Virtual reality in the classroom, VR, VR in the classroom
Posted on January 2, 2020
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The answer to this is impossible to give generically, though its not gonna stop me trying, it will depend on budget, purpose, space and much more
Category: Educational technology, Teaching, Technology, UncategorizedTags: edtech, Educational technology, eductional technology, esl, ESL reading, Guided reading lessons, reading lessons, Teach English, teaching tefl, tefl, Virtual Reality, Virtual reality in the classroom, VR, VR in the classroom
Posted on December 14, 2019
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Free online rhyming games are a great way to engage the whole class in an activity. We have searched the internet to find some of the better ones here. The online rhyming games include. Partners in Rhyme Roy The (Rhyming) Zebra Rhyme Racer (PBS)… Continue Reading “A Selection of Free Online Rhyming Games for Teachers”
Category: Educational technology, Educational Technoology, ESL, Phonics, Reading, STEM, Teaching, Teaching English, TEFL, UncategorizedTags: edtech, esl, learn to read, phonics, Rhyme game, teacher help, teaching english, teaching tefl, tefl, tesol