Teaching Tips
Get some great lesson ideas and tips for your preschool English classes! You’ll find tried and tested activities that I use in both face-to-face and online teaching. My focus is on teaching English as a second language, but all of the ideas can be adapted for any early learning or preschool setting.
Discover engaging Chinese New Year activities for preschool with fun crafts, games, and songs to teach kids Lunar New Year traditions!
As a big fan of using printable resources, here are 5 reasons why I think printable games are such a great option in your preschool ESL classes.
In this article, I share some simple, fun ideas for games you can play with your kids using a pocket dice!
Learn how to make a DIY Giant Pocket Dice that you can use with your own flashcards to play loads of fun educational games with your kids!
Mystery Boxes are a fun learning tool for little kids. In this article, I show you how I use a Mystery Box in my online video classes for preschoolers.
In this post I show you some of the fun vocabulary games I play in my ESL video classes for preschoolers!
In this online teaching special, I show you how I introduce and review sea animals vocabulary in my ESL video classes for preschoolers!
Restless kids? Here are some easy, low-prep ideas you can pull quickly out of the hat when you need to help your little ones focus in class!
If you’re currently teaching kids online, here are some ideas for ESL games and activities you can do with young children during your distance learning and virtual classes.
A summary and review the main platforms, tools and options available for teachers to set up virtual classes and teach English online to kids!
A selection of super-fun Christmas activities for preschool and early primary age kids. Includes games, crafts, books, songs and printables that are tried and tested in the classroom!
Here are a ton of games, activities, crafts and resources to make your English lessons super fun for little ones this Halloween! Includes spooky and non-spooky options to appeal to a variety of age ranges.
My top picks of the books I use in my classes and which I think work really well for teaching English to young kids. Includes the target language for each book as well as some ideas for how to use them!
In this article I talk about the challenges of using picture books in class, tips for effective story-telling, Story Time set-up and follow-up, and what kinds of books to look for when choosing a story.
Make your picnic extra fun for little ones by holding a Teddy Bears’ Picnic! Here are some fun ideas for things you can do even if you can’t get outside.
While it’s never too late to learn anything, when it comes to languages most linguists agree that there is an optimal age for learning. Here I take a look at some of the research on the subject.
Games are a fantastic way to teach languages to young kids! Here are 4 different categories of games that I think work best in the classroom.
During development, a child’s mind is a sponge for knowledge. Here are five key points that make learning foreign languages at an early age so valuable.
Flashcards are a great resource that you can use to play countless games with young kids. Here are five fun flashcard games I love to play in class – all suitable for 3 – 7 year olds!
Arts & crafts can be a great way to teach languages to young children. Learn how to best to use them in your classes and maximize language learning!
