Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Love Little Critter!

Love Little Critter? Then this place is for you - Little Critter World-Wide Network with coloring pages, the library, interactive activities, songs with downloadable songsheets, storytime movies read by Mercer Mayer,   and, of course, wonderful illustrations that will surely motivate young learners and help them explore the world of these charming creatures.

Word Central Games

Merriam-Webster's Word Central has the Games section with  Alpha-botRobo-Bee, BIGbot, Jumble Kids games - nicely designed and funny, these games will help students improve their vocabulary skills in an easy and active way. The games are a good thing to make vocabulary practice the students' favourite.

English-Zone.Com

English-Zone.Com - a great number of resources necessary for EFL teachers and students. The pages are interactive, some of them with printable versions - very convenient to use. Some material is free, there are for members only.

Friday, April 26, 2013

technology rocks. seriously.: Animal Habitats

technology rocks. seriously.: Animal Habitats: There are some absolutely amazing sites out there for kids to  learn about animal habitats.  Here are a few of my favorites:  ...

Wonderful Pictures

Wonderful pictures of 30 Abandoned Places that Look Truly Beautiful from My Science Academy could become a great source of inspiration, could motivate the students to speak about the beauty of the world, the way we live and the way we forget, the students may want to learn more about the places they see, to discuss why the places have become abandoned.

Like Jazz Music?

KB...Konnected has recently posted a nice collection of resources for International Jazz Day (April 30th) - watch, read, learn and of course, listen and dance to jazz music!

Infographics on Education

An Ethical Island regularly posts education-related infographics, they are nicely designed and contain information - tips, comments, ideas - which can be used to discuss the issues with teachers and parents, to use in one's own practice, to organize the information boards.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

21st April - The Queen's Birthday

Kings and Queens from Teaching Ideas has a wide range of ideas and resources to help teaching children about Kings, Queens and the Royal Family.

Friday, April 19, 2013

About Hair Styles

List of Hairstyles from Wikipedia is a very good resource to support the lesson about style, fashion, hair style. The big list of hairstyles with photos and descriptions will be of much help for a teacher preparing a lesson (much new and interesting information), during the lesson presenting the topic (the students have the opportunity to see hairstyles and discuss them using the vocabulary from the table), and for students at home working individually.