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1. Create to Communicate: Collage

   In: Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the EFL Classroom Format(s): Text

   This section contains five lesson plans focusing on imperatives, present continuous, wh-questions, contrastive nouns, and future aspect using will focusing on high beginner to advanced proficiency levels.

2. CyberSchoolBus

   Format(s): Website

   The U.N. CyberSchoolbus is a free educational resource for teachers and learners. In addition to resources about U.N. countries and programs, there are also lesson plans and activities related to peace education, poverty, human rights, discrimination, the environment, and much more.

3. English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 1

   Format(s): Text

   Find strategies for developing Medical English and other ESP courses … ideas for maintaining a communicative classroom … tips for getting young learners to stick to English … and much more.

4. "This American English Class”: A New Model of Cultural Instruction

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article describes a cultural-instruction model and provides clear examples of how to apply it in class.

5. Thousand-Word Pictures 

   In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This step-by-step guide shows how teachers can use pictures to help students develop language skills and cultural awareness. 

6. An Interactive Project for Online Language Practice: Creating a Narrative Flipbook

   In: English Teaching Forum, Volume 60, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Navinder K.D. Singh provides a step-by-step guide to helping students work collaboratively to create a narrative and turn it into a digital flipbook.

7. Mingle Bingo

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Most English teachers are familiar with mingles; Mingle Bingo adds a layer of fun in an activity that can be used as an icebreaker or as a way to reinforce language skills.

8. Classroom Activities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This section presents three stand-alone English language-learning activities related to birds.

9. Creating a Positive Classroom Community

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Creating a Positive Classroom Community," explains how to successfully foster relationships among learners to create a sense of purpose and belonging in the classroom, resulting in greater student participation and rapport.

10. National Archives Educator Page

    Format(s): Website

    The National Archives Educator Page provides activities, exhibits, and professional development for teachers.

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