Games can be a nice way to reinforce student learning in a low stakes way. These games are also practicing specific language skills like counting, sentence structure, fluency, and phonics. These facets of English learning are integral for elementary school students. These games offer a structured but fun way to…
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…
Warm-Up and Filler Activities (Materials contributed by multiple ETAs) Thinking in another language is hard. In order to prepare our students’ minds for a full lesson of English grammar, conversation, or some other topic, it is often best to use the first few minutes of class doing some sort of…
Board Games for the Classroom II by multiple contributors Are you a board game fanatic looking for ways to bring your love for some of the classic games you played as a child into your ESL classroom? Well, look no further. Fulbridge’s Lesson Resource for this month is jam-packed with…
Board Games for the Classroom I by multiple contributors Are you a board game fanatic looking for ways to bring your love for some of the classic games you played as a child into your ESL classroom? Well, look no further. Fulbridge’s Lesson Resource for this month is jam-packed with…
Christmas Minute to Win It by Hillary Veitch (South Korea ETA) It’s almost Christmas, and if your students are anything like those the US, they likely have little to no focus left at this point in the semester. Most are either exhausted by final exams or distracted by the approaching…
Bomb Games II by multiple contributors For our last Lesson Resource of the Month for 2017, we have decided to supplement one of our most popular lesson catalog blog posts from the past: Best Bomb Game Templates. If you have access to a computer and projector in your classroom,…
Card Games for the Classroom by multiple contributors It’s mid-September, so it’s time for another Fulbridge Lesson Resource of the Month! Almost all ETAs will agree: incorporating games into lessons is one of the most effective ways to engage students and get them to use the English which they have…
Beyond the “To Be” Syndrome: An Alternative Method to Teaching Language by Armen Kassabian & Megan Meyerson (Brazil ETAs) Apathy. It’s one of the biggest challenges ETAs face as we walk into the classroom and meet the glazed-over eyes of our students, so drained from years of drilling “to…
Present Perfect Simple by Sinia Amanonce (Czech Republic ETA) Czech it out – the first lesson from the Czech Republic! I have always admired Czech students for their diligent study habits. They are quick to learn verb forms and new vocabulary words, but sometimes, grammar can be difficult. This lessons combines the…