ESL Programs/Lessons

In the following lesson, beginner to pre-intermediate students learn to identify musical instrument vocabulary by sound, actions, and sight.

Jan 24, 2010 - Katherine Kocisky

Teaching intermediate-level ESL students can be a challenge, as many of the students are at different middle levels of language learning. Here are a few activity ideas!

Jan 5, 2010 - Suzanne Swartz

These ideas are for ESL kindergarten teachers looking for more music, movement, and other activities to use in the classroom.

Nov 18, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

These free resources and strategies are for ESL teachers to use in the classroom during Christmas.

Nov 9, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

This article encompasses fun, creative techniques involving technology that ESL teachers can use to accelerate English attainment among absolute beginners

Nov 6, 2009 - Sophia Russell

This article encompasses five creative techniques ESL teachers can use to accelerate English attainment among absolute beginners from introductory to follow up lessons

Nov 6, 2009 - Sophia Russell

These free resources and strategies are for ESL teachers interested in teaching their students more about the American and Canadian Thanksgiving holidays.

Nov 4, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Predictable pre-test games can render a class bored. Playing ESL baseball not only gives students insight into American culture, but helps them stay alert to review.

Oct 24, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

These activities for ESL teachers are intended to help increase students' listening skills and improve comprehension.

Oct 24, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Teaching ESL students to use the clarifying cue card strategies when they come across difficult words will help them learn more new vocabulary on their own.

Oct 19, 2009 - Joanna Szeto

These ideas are designed to get ESL students to practice and improve their writing ability without dull drills or copying lines.

Oct 17, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

These ideas can be implemented in the ESL class immediately to get students talking, with no printing necessary.

Oct 16, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

ESL Games should be fun and productive. Quick and lively games are a great way to build the energy and motivation in students as well as exercising their mind.

Oct 15, 2009 - Aurora Bonaiuto

Teaching English as a Second Language requires active learning strategies that force the student to become fully engaged in the learning process through cooperative work.

Sep 14, 2009 - John Byk

Newcomers and second language learners need to know these five social communication skills in order to succeed.

Sep 12, 2009 - Joanna Szeto

When preparing substitute lesson plans, it is important for a teacher to provide support, guidance and orientation in addition to the content of a stimulating activity.

Aug 12, 2009 - Thadra Petkus

These ideas are intended to encourage all ESL students, from outgoing to shy, to participate in classroom activities that will improve their conversational abilities.

Aug 2, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

A few no cost, no download strategies for the ESL classroom that teachers can implement immediately.

Jun 26, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Educators are beginning to consider the issues and needs of a growing subgroup of English Language Learners with limited native language literacy.

Jun 24, 2009 - Sally Bunch

Once a tool for flirtation and secret messages in Spain and Victorian England, fans still are an important prop in Japanese theater.

May 20, 2009 - Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

ESL teachers need only a deck of cards for a final or vocabulary review lesson with a large group of young beginner to pre-intermediate students.

Apr 24, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

When teaching new vocabulary, it's helpful to have clear pictures of the words and competitive activities in order to engage young students.

Mar 16, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

The following simple resource is valuable for teaching literacy, as an ESL lesson plan and even for basic primary lessons. Visual prompts aid vocabulary learning.

Feb 7, 2009 - James Parsons

Music has long been associated with learning, children grasp their abc and 123 to music, now it's available for all - with the Earworms method it's fun, quick and easy

Feb 5, 2009 - Rachel L. Webb

This lesson plan was written to teach elementary school children basic sentences with the most common verbs, and subjects I, we, and the imperative you.

Jan 23, 2009 - Kyle Timmermeyer