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1. Week 1 - Language Experience Approach (LEA)

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills Format(s): Text

   This week, learn about the Language Experience Approach activity.

2. Week 1 - Job Fair

   In: Teacher's Corner: Career Opportunities Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students will explore the world of employment by taking part in a job fair. Job fairs provide employers the opportunity to teach people about the work they do.

3. Week 1 - Thinking Critically about News

   In: Teacher's Corner: Media Literacy Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner will focus on starting a discussion in your classroom about the importance of thinking critically about the news.

4. Information Gaps: Graphic Organizers and Oral Clues

   In: Teacher's Corner: Speaking - Information Gap Activities Format(s): Text

   This week’s activity is an information gap using schedules. Speaking English, students collaborate to reach a shared solution.

5. Week 3 - Making Requests with Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students learn the various ways to make requests using modals.

6. Trend 3 - Digital Game Based Learning (DGBL)

   In: Teacher's Corner: Education Trends and Issues in the World Today Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, we will explore ways we can take advantage of video games for the language classroom even when we do not play video games ourselves.

7. Teaching Techniques: Physical Vocabulary in the Beginner-Level Classroom

   In: English Teaching Forum 2016, Volume 54, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This activity allows students to create their own physical interpretation of a vocabulary word, which increases their ability to remember it (Asher 1996).

8. Week 2 - Vocabulary Building Strategies

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Beginners Format(s): Text

   Vocabulary development is an important part of teaching English to beginners. Students not only need to learn new words, but they also need multiple opportunities to interact with the new vocabulary in order to recall and use the words independently.

9. The First Americans: A Brief History The National Museum of the American Indian Preserving Native Languages and Cultures References, Glossary, and Websites of Interest

   In: English Teaching Forum 2004, Volume 42, Issue 4 Format(s): Text

   This article introduces the history of Native Americans, including accomplishments in building, in social organization, and in art. The article discusses religion and cultural beliefs and the devastating effects that the arrival of Europeans had on Native Americans. The article includes sections on current developments as well, such as the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian and efforts to preserve native cultures and languages. The final section addresses the past practice of forcing children to leave their community to go to boarding schools.

10. Activate: Games for Learning American English

    Format(s): Text

    Are you looking for fun, meaningful activities to use in your classroom? Check out these board games! Game themes require students to produce certain types of expressions, so they practice a variety of vocabulary, grammatical patterns, and functional meanings.

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