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The Mystery Door Game
The Mystery Door Game is a fun way to get students involved in their own education by providing opportunities to make choices about what...
admeurotrucksimula
Jan 16, 20175 min read
A or B – Can you guess correctly?
Comparing two things is a great way to encourage students to discuss and debate or to speculate and guess. It encourages students to...
admeurotrucksimula
Jan 7, 20175 min read
Christmas Quiz 2016
It’s the beginning of the December. For the past two years, I have produced a Christmas quiz template that can be used for the holiday...
admeurotrucksimula
Dec 2, 20162 min read
Random Slides: Improvisation in the classroom
I enjoy using drama, improvisation and role-plays in the classroom, but how could we use PowerPoint to select a random situation or...
admeurotrucksimula
Nov 6, 20166 min read
Battleships: A PowerPoint adaptation
The other day I was reading this post by Svetlana Kandybovich. The post was a list of the 10 most popular games from ELT-CATION, and one...
admeurotrucksimula
Sep 25, 20164 min read
The Outline View: PowerPoint design for busy teachers
It’s September already! That busy time of year when new classes are starting and teachers are busy. A time of the year when it can be...
admeurotrucksimula
Sep 11, 20162 min read
Hieroglyphs for Teachers: Part 2
I wrote the first part of Hieroglyphs for Teachers two months ago. I initially wrote it as an ideas piece because I originally wanted to...
admeurotrucksimula
Sep 3, 20162 min read
Hieroglyphics for Teachers: Graphic Communication in the Classroom
Before I first started English language teaching, someone gave me the advice that shouldn’t try to reinvent the wheel. Which is good...
admeurotrucksimula
Jul 2, 20164 min read
Creating PowerPoint Templates with the Slide Master View
Using PowerPoint in the classroom can be extremely helpful, but from personal experience, finding the time to produce presentations can...
admeurotrucksimula
Jun 6, 20168 min read
Color Blindness in the Classroom Part 2 – Working with Colors in MS Office
Joanna Malefaki and I worked together on Color Blindness in the Classroom: Part 1 – Color Blind Friendly Charts. We tried to introduce...
admeurotrucksimula
May 15, 20165 min read
Word Jumble Part 2: A Drag and Drop Activity in PowerPoint
I have been asked on a couple of occasions about Drag and Drop activities for PowerPoint. Is it possible to click on an object during a...
admeurotrucksimula
May 2, 20165 min read
10 more PowerPoint tips for teachers
Although this is a follow up post to 10 PowerPoint tips for teachers, I prefer to think of it as 10 things I wish someone had told me...
admeurotrucksimula
Apr 25, 20168 min read
Color Blindness in the Classroom: Part 1 – Color Blind Friendly Charts
Back in January, Joanna Malefaki from My ELT Rambles asked me if there was a way to customize charts so that they were more color blind...
admeurotrucksimula
Mar 18, 20167 min read
Classroom Easter Egg Hunt
I’ve created a few seasonal games, such as trick or treat and the Christmas quiz. Recently, someone wrote to me and asked if there would...
admeurotrucksimula
Mar 7, 20164 min read
Classroom Countdown
Countdown is a TV game show where contestants play word games against the clock. It’s perfect for the classroom. Contents Introduction...
admeurotrucksimula
Feb 15, 20164 min read
PowerPoint Dice
I think dice are an essential part of any teacher’s toolkit. I always keep a bag of 15 dice in my bag because they are so versatile. 15...
admeurotrucksimula
Feb 1, 20165 min read
Alphabet Games – Playing games with letters
Word games are fun, they are a good exercise of vocabulary and they often become game shows. I am thinking of Countdown, a game show...
admeurotrucksimula
Jan 16, 20163 min read
Classroom Posters: Using PowerPoint to make classroom posters
Classroom posters not only display students’ work, but you can create material to inform and help the students as well. In this week’s...
admeurotrucksimula
Jan 11, 20164 min read
5 ways to play Jeopardy
It’s the beginning of the year and with a few review classes on the horizon, I have been thinking about review activities. This is why I...
admeurotrucksimula
Jan 6, 201613 min read
Clues & Snowflakes
Over the last few weeks I have written some Christmas themed posts, so this week I am introducing a winter themed activity. Contents...
admeurotrucksimula
Dec 13, 20155 min read
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