Every book and article I read about teaching children reiterates their need of moving around in class, learning not just by their head but their body as well.
Continue reading “Yes or no”
Every book and article I read about teaching children reiterates their need of moving around in class, learning not just by their head but their body as well.
Continue reading “Yes or no”
I love just chatting to students where they use English without noticing how much they learn.
Continue reading “Xylophone and other instruments”
You know when you go to a gig or a match and the audience makes a wave by standing up right after their neighbour?
Classical music is not my forte but I read it somewhere that it’s good to calm the easily excitable pupils.
Continue reading “Vivaldi and other classics”
If a song is difficult or if the class is on elementary level, this can work better than fill in the gaps. Continue reading “Untangle the sentences”
Even when people understand the words, it can be difficult to put together the big picture.
You know that game I think we all played around campfires when you have to give a word that starts with the last letter of the word from the previos person? Apparently it’s called The Snake Game. Continue reading “Snake and music”
Most songs cone with a rhyme so it was a no brainer really but it was fascinating to see the difference between two groups on the same level.
To practise expressions we learned in a song I’ve found this exercise online and I’m curious how it would work out.
Sometimes the course books give enough material that can be used creatively.