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The Two-Toed Tree-Toad – Tongue Twister
A tree-toad loved a she-toad Who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree-toad, But a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree-toad tried to win The three-toed she-toad’s heart, For the two-toed tree-toad loved the ground That the three-toed tree-toad trod. But the two-toed tree-toad tried in vain; He couldn’t please her…
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Ned Nott and Sam Shott – Tongue Twister
Ned Nott was shot and Sam Shott was not. So it is better to be Shott than Nott. Some say Nott was not shot. But Shott says he shot Nott. Either the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, Or Nott was shot. If the shot Shott shot shot Nott, Nott was shot. But…
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Activities for Teaching the PRESENT PERFECT (PART II)
MOST DEPRIVED Arrange chairs facing into a circle for all but 1 of your students. Student 1 stand in the middle and announce something he has never done (present perfect). Anyone in the circle who has done that activity gets out of his seat and races to find a new seat. Student 1 tires to…
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Activities for Teaching the PRESENT PERFECT (PART I)
GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS What are some of things your students have already accomplished at this time in their lives? Students share 2-3 things they have done that they are most of proud of (in front of the class). The rest of the class asks questions. HAVE YOU EVER? Each student writes 5 sentences stating something she/he…
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Post-it: SIMPLE LEARNING CENTERS YOU CAN DO (PART II)
AND THE ANSWER IS Tap into your students’ creativity with the answer of the Day center. Simply write an answer on a post-it note and put it at the center each day. Your students then use their creativity and question writing skills to write the questions it might answer! BECOME EXPERTS Challenge your students to…
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Post-it: SIMPLE LEARNING CENTERS YOU CAN DO (PART I)
PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES Start with a base word written on a post it Students add prefixes and suffixes, each written on its own post-it Reverse the process and have students break down a longer word STUDENT NEWS Post a laminated piece of poster board in a corner of your room. Label it “The News Nook.”…
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Activities for Teaching the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (PART II)
PICTURE PERFECT Using an action packed magazine photo, have student 1 describe the picture to student 2. Student 2 draws what student 1 is describing (using the present progressive). Once the pair is finished, they compare picture and (most likely) get a laugh out of the difference. Students change roles with a second picture. A…
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Activities for Teaching the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (PART I)
CHARADE CALL OUT Have a student act our an activity (such as brushing teeth, washing dishes or getting money from the ATM), and have the rest of the class out what he is doing using the present progressive SORRY, I CAN’T What can’t your students do now because they are doing something else? Have each…
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“Why English is so Hard” – POEM
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house…
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Smart One Liners
Which one of these is the non-smoking lifeboat? Treat each day as your last; one day you will be right. Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is bad for you. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Isn’t it scary that doctors call what…