Read about Australia Activity: Outback Australia
A fun research activity for the Read about Australia book, Outback Australia. Continue reading
Read about Australia: Extra Activities
A new matching activity to supplement the Read about Australia book, Capital Cities of Australia. Continue reading
New Read about Australia series
I’ve always loved classes where you cut up a map of the Australian states and territories, and learners have to reassemble it, adding the capital cities…and of course talking about what goes where. There is just so much of Australia to learn about, and so many unexpected aspects… swimming dangers that aren’t just sharks, birds called a ‘bin chicken’, a … Continue reading
Tabletop English and EAL mapping
Happy new (teaching) year, everyone. I hope it’s going to be a good one. This is an update to my ‘end-of-year’ post about the launch of Starting Tabletop English and Tabletop English. These are two sets of fun, interactive, group games and activities for pre-beginner and early beginner learners of English. They were written and trialled through 2024.. It was … Continue reading
Tabletop English: Beginner group activities
Teachers of ‘Adult Migrant’ early beginners! Now that the assessments are done, and the farewell parties are over, are you wondering what new energy you’ll bring to your classroom next year? If you’d like to add some interactive (but safe and non-threatening) group work to support learner friendships, confidence and independence (plus learning strategies), I’d love you to look at … Continue reading
