The Spinning Wheel 2018
Spinning Wheels can be used with a variety of different classroom activities. They are random, fair and fun. Last year, I created the...
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admeurotrucksimula
Jul 23, 20176 min read
Random Choices – A PowerPoint Randomizer
Random Choices is a fun way to present prompts, words and images to your class. Prompts are useful because they provide a framework or...
admeurotrucksimula
May 28, 20174 min read
Finger Twister: A Classroom Quiz with a Twist
Finger Twister is a great game and it is easy to adapt and use in the classroom. Turn the introduction or review of new language into a...
admeurotrucksimula
Feb 21, 20175 min read
The Spinning Wheel
Spinning Wheels are a great way of introducing an element of randomness into the classroom. A quick Google search reveals how popular...
admeurotrucksimula
Sep 3, 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
Jul 2, 20164 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
Jun 6, 20168 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
Feb 15, 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 1, 20165 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
Jan 11, 20164 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
Nov 23, 20153 min read
Countdown to Christmas!
Can you believe it’s nearly December? Around this time last year I wrote about making your own class advent calendar, so I thought maybe...
admeurotrucksimula
Oct 25, 20155 min read
Video Diagrams – Part 2: Five activities to get students moving
Back in May I wrote a post called ‘Video Diagrams – Help your students visualize your instructions.’ Since then, I have been using these...
admeurotrucksimula
Sep 7, 20155 min read
Need a timer for your lesson – try a video timer!
Timers are great and there are a lot of apps out there available for smartphones and tablets and most phones have timers built into them....
admeurotrucksimula
Aug 31, 20153 min read
Excel at Seating Plans!
I don’t excel at seating plans because I often don’t have the time to write them. Writing down names can be time consuming and personally...
admeurotrucksimula
Jun 20, 201510 min read
10 PowerPoint Tips for Teachers
Last week I read a post called ‘Let’s ban PowerPoint in lectures – it makes students more stupid and professors more boring.’ The author...
admeurotrucksimula
May 31, 20154 min read
Video Diagrams – Help your students visualize your instructions
I recently wrote an article called 5 tips for creating activity instructions in PowerPoint and I have had positive experiences using...
admeurotrucksimula
May 17, 20155 min read
5 tips for creating activity instructions in PowerPoint
The way you give instructions is what makes or breaks an activity in the classroom. Using graded language, gestures and clear modelling...
admeurotrucksimula
Apr 10, 20154 min read
Making flashcards in PowerPoint
The other week I was reading Sandy Millin’s fantastic post about useful links for CELTA. There is so much information in that post that...
admeurotrucksimula
Dec 4, 20143 min read
Keeping Score!
The other week I was reading a few articles on the Teaching English – British Council Facebook page about ClassDojo and they inspired me...
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