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Friends who are similar and different

Friends who are similar and different

Do you have a best friend? How did you meet? Do you have a friend who is similar to you? Do you have a friend who is different from you? Do you spend more time with friends who are similar or different? [purchase_link id=”1569″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] Some people choose friends who are similar to themselves.  Others prefer friends who are different from themselves.  Let’s compare. I used to work in a game shop, where I met lots of geeks. …

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A day in the life of a cat

A day in the life of a cat

Are there cats in your neighborhood? What does a cat do in the morning? …in the afternoon? ….in the evening? How can you make friends with a cat? This lesson contains common vocabulary relating to time of day and daily activities.

What I do with free time

What I do with free time

What is your job? Do you enjoy it? What would you do with 15 minutes of free time? 2 hours? 1 day? This lesson is for intermediate level students, and will get them talking more independently. [purchase_link id=”1535″ text=”Purchase” style=”button” color=”blue”] My job keeps me busy, so I don’t have a lot of free time.  When I do have free time, this is what I do. If I only have 15 minutes, then I sit outside my house and eat…

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Places in the city

Places in the city

This beginner lesson will help the student have a simple conversation about some places in the city. “I go to the store. I go to school. I go to the zoo.” Rich with media and simple and flexible, this is courseware that you can teach around.

Clothes for Different Weather

Clothes for Different Weather

This beginner lesson will help kids speak about the different kinds of weather and the different articles of clothing. I’ve been reading a little bit about curriculum design, common core, and WIDA…it’s fascinating, and sheds a lot of light on the why and how of what I’ve been teaching all this time. Like, oh that’s what I was doing…! Anyway, a lot of courseware will include clothing and weather topics because it’s kind of a beginner’s social studies. They learn…

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What I do everyday

What I do everyday

This is a beginner lesson for children. It’s meant to introduce common vocabulary and basic sightwords, and give them the opportunity to play aloud and speak sentences about things they know how to say.

Different jobs

Different jobs

This is an A2 level lesson for children. I incorporated a storybook, which I did not write. Credit for the storybook goes to Brian Biggs. You can learn more about him here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35888322-tinyville-town .

Birthday Present

Birthday Present

What do you do on your birthday? What present would you like? What present would mom like? What present would teacher like? What do we all eat on our birthday? This beginner lesson is all about birthday presents.

Sophia and the Library

Sophia and the Library

I all my lessons were tried and tested over the last two years while teaching intermediate level learners in university. Now I open my business up and who’s my first customer coming in my door? I now have a 6 year old beginner student. Uh…! I tried adapting my lessons for beginner students, but really I needed a different approach. Less focus on speaking and listening skills…and more fun. More art, stories, songs. So this lesson is the beginning of…

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