Gender Issues and Inequality in the United States by Pria Mahadevan & Angie Corchado (Brazil ETAs) March is Women’s History Month, and keeping with the theme started with last week’s LotW by South Korea ETA Jessica Chamorro, we’re featuring another lesson based around societal concepts of gender. “Gender Issues and…
Lesson of the Week: Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month by Jessica Chamorro (South Korea ETA) It’s March, and that means it’s Women’s History Month! If you’re looking for a way to help your students recognize the important contributions women have made to society, this lesson from South Korea ETA Jessica Chamorro may provide just the inspiration…
Lesson of the Week: Writing a Summary
Writing a Summary by Janine Perri (South Korea ETA) Sometimes the apparently simplest of tasks can turn out to be the most difficult. For many of us, the act of summarizing—boiling the essence of a book, movie, or even our day into a short, easily digestible and comprehensible format—can prove…
Lesson of the Week: Going to a Restaurant
Going to a Restaurant by Meghan Cioci & Rebecca Kanter (Brazil ETAs) If you were to ask your students to shout out some American foods, what kinds of responses could you expect to receive? Likely something along the lines of: “Hamburger!” “Hot Dog!” “Pizza!” What if you asked about restaurants?…
Lesson of the Week: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks by Lia Sacks (India ETA) It’s February, and that means it’s Black History Month. If you’re looking for an engaging way to get your students to think about and discuss the important role African Americans have played in US history along with the systemic discrimination which has continually…
Lesson of the Week: Love Poetry and Valentines
Love Poetry and Valentines by Elizabeth Beavers (South Korea ETA) We’re back! Did you miss us? In light of the upcoming holiday, for our first Lesson of the Week of 2019, we are featuring a Valentine’s Day-themed lesson created by South Korea ETA Elizabeth Beavers. Following a pun-filled introduction, students…
Lesson of the Week: End of the Year Thank You Cards
End of the Year Thank You Cards by Paavani Reddy (South Korea ETA) Only a few days of December remain; 2018 has run its course. Before we start to focus too much on the promises of the new year and the resolutions we may or may not stick to during…
Lesson of the Week: Christmas Games
Christmas Games contributed by multiple ETAs Rather than posting a single lesson in the lead-up to Christmas, we are featuring a collection of Christmas-themed games which you can play with your students to get them in the holiday spirit! (Some of these games were featured in a 2015 post, which…
Lesson of the Week: Frozen Lesson
Frozen Lesson by Jet Cessant & Jessica Zucker (South Korea ETAs) It’s now been five years since Disney’s hit movie Frozen was released in theaters, and yet many ETAs can likely attest that their students still howl the lyrics to “Let It Go” or “Do You Want to Build a…
Lesson of the Week: The Single Story
The Single Story by Lindsay Mickles (Bulgaria ETA) December just started, and that means 2018 is coming to a close. As we draw nearer to the end of the year, we often reflect on what we have accomplished (or not…) throughout the year. Earlier this year, the Fulbridge blog featured…