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Reading for the environment: FOOD
Welcome to the sixth post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.Continue Reading -
Writing with role-play: get inspired by the Brontë sisters
As I was reading the ‘Letters to the Editor‘ section in the Times Literary Supplement in early September, I noticed a thread of comments on the 200th anniversary special issue about Emily&nbContinue Reading -
Reading for the environment: SEEDS
Welcome to the second post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Find someone who... and Characters today
We are well into the term now and it's time for some easy and fun activities in your classroom or Book Club. Here are two new games you can use together or separately.Continue Reading -
Graphic Stories Special: Meet the Westbourne Kids
In this special we would like you and your students to meet the Westbourne kids, the main characters in a series of twelve graphic stories at A1-A2 level.Continue Reading -
10 reasons why folktales are powerful tools in the language classroom
What qualities do you associate with folktales? The first three things that come to my mind are oral tradition, universal wisdom and lots of fun.Continue Reading -
Holiday Reading Preparation
The holidays are here, and teachers usually have two main goals for their students during the summer break. One, we want them to relax and come back to school healthy, happy and refreshed.Continue Reading -
Setting up projects for young learners
Setting up creative projects for young learners is an essential part of all language teaching at primary school.Continue Reading -
Reading for the environment: POLLUTION
Welcome to the fifth post in our ‘Reading for the environment’ series.Continue Reading -
Read, think, repeat: Developing critical thinking skills in the English classroom
Among the many goals of English language development at various levels of study, we find critical literacy, critical thinking and critical reading development.Continue Reading -
Mum's the word: mothers in literature
When you look at mother figures in classic literature, you will find an extensive portrayal of motherhood, examined and narrated from every possible perspective.Continue Reading -
Teacher and student wellbeing - An interview with Jane Revell
We talk to Jane Revell, award-winning ELT author and teacher trainer and co-author of our course for adults, Jetstream and the teachers' resource book, Energising Your Classroom, about mindfulness andContinue Reading