Success by Lindsay Mickles (Bulgaria ETA) As teachers, our primary goal is not simply to teach our subject matter, but to provide our students with the skills they need to find success in life. What better way to help students do so than to devote a class period to discussing…
Easter Trivia by Robyn Kincaide (South Korea ETA) Easter is coming up in a couple of weeks! If you’re looking for an engaging way to introduce your low to intermediate-level students to some Easter facts and traditions, then this “Easter Trivia” lesson designed by South Korea ETA Robyn Kincaide may…
Speaking Test Unit – Solving Problems by Erin Slocum (South Korea ETA) One of the biggest challenges ESL teachers face is determining how to assess students’ speaking abilities. Such a variety of factors are involved in speaking another language that it can be difficult to know where to begin. That’s…
Plural Nouns & Admired People contributed by an Indonesia ETA “Cat” changes to “cats”, but “mouse” becomes “mice” and “sheep” are always just “sheep” regardless of how many there are…isn’t English grammar simply a delight? Plural nouns can be a hard enough concept for English learners with mother tongues which…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…